adj (omun)
fearless, bold, daring: am essamin
do thabirt testassa airibsi I am bold to give evidence
Wb.
16a26
. (with gen.) am essamin se precepte fearless in
preaching
23b7
. cia fiu esámain (gl. quam temerarium)
Ml.
27d8
. nibbát ecal ocal opond esamain be neither timid nor
violent, precipitate and rash
IT i 213.19
. is esamain (the
question) is a bold one (?)
Anecd. ii 12.3
. (Adv.)
tanic co
hesamain ┐ confergach i n-agaid Patraic,
Trip. 456.1
.
co
dána ┐ co hesamain,
PH 5137
. Compar.: it essamnu de
they are the more fearless
Wb. 23b12
. esamnu (gl.
audentior)
Ml. 29a12
. esamnu...du écnduch dǽ bolder to
blaspheme God
ib. 11
. Cf.
esamain .i. lasamain, ut est oc
esamain airbert i cuairt,
O'Dav. 772
(cf.
799
). esomain
(essomuin v.l.) .i. obann no lasamain, ut est is esomain
naillech .i. is lasamain fri tabairt luighi `he is a sudden
swearer, i.e. he is on fire to take an oath'
781
. pn As
sobriquet: mac Elcaib Essamain `son of E. the fearless'
MacCongl. 75.8
;
119.24
(Esomain). Cf. es(s)omon.