n (? 2 erc
Études Celt. xxiii 49
) f. a reptile of some kind, lizard (?): e.¤ sléibhe
viper (?):
rug an bhen ... | da eirc ṡléibhi ┐ énmac,
Ériu v
82.4
.
is amhlaidh dobhádar an dá earc sin ┐ earc [arc v.l.]
in gach láimh don leanb sin dibh,
80.31
(cf.
dá athair nimhe
ar fud mo chuirp,
80.16
).
ba torrach an peist ... go haimsir
a mbreithi dona hanmannuibh ┐ iad ag a cognam ┐ ag a
sgoltad ga mbreith mur bhis toirrces na herci slebhe,
Aisl. Tond. 129 z
.
104.6
.
toirrcheas na heirce,
Dánta Gr.
69.23
.
e.¤ luachra
lizard, eft:
an earc luachra,
Levit. xi 30
.
da
ndearna an airc luachra créacht ar neach,
TSh. 7187
.
g
s.
airce luachra,
7188
.