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I An intervening, interfering (between two persons), a separating (two combatants) : eadarghaire .i. dealughadh separating O'Cl. trí fuidb dotcadaig : ráthaiges, etargaire, fiadnaise mediation Triads 135 . doberar béimm n-etargaire ina chinn `the blow of mediation is dealt on his head' (i.e. the mediator gets a knock for his pains) ib. fuil etargaire bloodshed due to interference 154 . dligid ugra etargaire , Anecd. iii 13.22 = LL 345d10 . fognithea etargaire eturru, TBC-LL¹ 4578.5133 . atbert C. na romarbta Cu ┐ ni tharthus a edargaire co romarbaid simul, BB 350a27 ( Petrie's Tara 139 ) = RC xv 281 z . ní rabi...fer nolamad a n-etargaire who would dare to interpose between them FB 15 . is mebol duit cen etargaire na deisi-se, LL 120b39 . darónais a n-etargaire thou hast separated them 120b42 . Ua C. ┐ Fir na C. do theacht do gabhail tighe ar mhacaibh M.; ro marbhadh cellóir...etorra occa n-ettargoire, AFM iii 178.3 . do érigh F....da n-eadargaire ar a cele, TBC-LL¹ p. 651 n. 4 (St). T. mac A....do mharbhadh...i n-eadairghaire i longport F. `during his interference (to quell a quarrel)' AFM iii 274.2 . Cf. v 1680.6 . ni tria ṡainṡerc roscarsat acht uamhan aroile dia n-etarghaire dread of one another separated them, Hugh Roe 148.10 (f. 39b) . fri fer n-etargaire `the person who interferes' Laws iii 238.2 Comm. ben la fer, ni dleghar gan etarghaire etarru, Leb. Gab.(i) i 30.7 .

II As gram. t., separating, distinguishing by means of inflection, inflection itself (of gender, person and comparison) as a means of distinction: secht n-eatargaire dochuisneat .i. a ngrad condeilg lasin Laitneoir is eatargoiri a n-ainm lasin filid...etargoire n-inchoisc hi persaind: unnse (.i. in fer) unnsi (.i. in ben) onnar (.i. i [= a] nem): etargoire in inchoisc persainni, me faden, tu faden, etc. ...etargaire persainni i ngnim: darignius, darignis, etc. ...etargaire persainni i cessadh: rom-char-sa, rot-char su, etc. [nom-cartar-sa, not-carthar-si Auraic. 3356 ] ...etargaire derscaigthi i nderscugud .i. maith ┐ ferr ┐ ferrsom...etargaire mete i mmetugud: mor ┐ moo ┐ moosom; etargaire lughaigthi i l-lugh[ug]udh: bec ┐ lugum [sic] ┐ lugusomh, Auraic. 639 - 659 . 3261 . 682 . 3298 . is e in fear ┐ rl. is etargaire eter fhemen ┐ mascul insin; no is etargaire intan deifriche fri neach n-aili co n-anmaim a athar senrud. innsci in tan asberar is e nama gen eraill maille fris, 586 . fid ┐ deach rem ┐ forbaid alt ┐ insci ┐ etargaire , BB 296b32 (= IT iii 6 n 34 ). Auraic. 5066 . in cenel no in gne in etargoiri?, 894 . See ZCP xvii 283 - 284 .