n u, m. (W. gwawd. Orig. n. ? n
s.
fáth
ngle,
LL 17a9
).
fáth
(ó dhá chéill) m.
IGT, Decl. § 38.12
(g
s. n
p. fáith,
fátha. See fáith).
(a)
cause, reason; with subjective
sense motive, object
, oft. with gen. or folld. by explanatory
clause with or without prep.:
in cetadbar ... fath ele,
PH
7429
.
in cétadhbar ... indara fath
,
Aisl. Tond. 110.4
.
fer cotnic brāth ... is les cach fāth, cech forcenn every cause
(i.e. origin) and end
MacCarthy 24.18
. huair nach toracht
trēn in fiach ... is hé fāth in choluim glē | iar sain ro faīdi
Noë the reason why N. sent out the dove
SR 2599
. cethardai
condagar da cech elathain .i. locc ┐ aimser ┐ persa ┐ f.¤ airicc
the cause of composition
Fél. p. 2
(
LB 75a
).
fath airic,
Laws i 26.9
.
fāth airicc a dēnma .i. do dichor in luin craeis,
MacCongl. 3.3
. isse fath a denma (of a poem)
Thes. ii 323.4
(
Hy iv pref
.). más é is f.¤ molta ... dóibh if that be their
matter for praise
TD 8.20
. cidh fodera ... ? is é in f.¤ fodera
... this is the reason why ...
Laws iv 84.14 Comm.
isse fath
fodera fochainn an tedma sin `the "causa causans" of
that pestilence'
RC xvii 416.25
(Tig.).
fath fotruair,
ZCP
vii 305.27
. ro innisemmar in fath ar nách and roadnacht
Cormac the reason why C. was not buried there
LU 4087
.
in f.¤ forar crochad Ísu,
PH 2877
. ga f.¤ 'ma ra molais in fer
sain ? why did you praise that man?
TBC-LL¹ 3343
.
ga f.¤ 'ma
ra thogais,
3367
. cá f.¤ risi raibe ac fir bunaidh hí for what
purpose the owner had it
Laws iii 150.8
.
ca f.¤ nach filet na
demnu fomamaigti?,
PH 2798
. cred in f.¤ ara feithim ? why
do I wait ?
YBL 401a20
(
Dán Dé xxii 4
).
ná habair ...
m'ainm nó f.¤ mo shloinnte,
Dánta Gr. 95.14
. co nadh
fuil fáth h'íca there is nothing to heal thee (no possibility of
healing)
TBC-LL¹ p. 625
St [cf. under (c) below].
fáth oirbhire
ret folt gcas | ní háil re Dia go ndearnas God did not will
me to cause reproach to
Studies 1928, 674
.
ba fiú leis na
fátha sin d'ḟuasaoid orra,
ML 86.11
. fá hé f.¤ Bhlánaide ris
sin, go mbeidis ... B.'s motive
Keat. ii 3505
. With prep.:
ar fath loitiche ind feoir for the purpose of injuring the grass
Laws i 174 Comm.
is ar an ḟ.¤ sin onoraighther in sollamain-sea,
PH 5425
.
ar díb fát[h]aib dorigset a carnd,
LU 7034
(
BDD 68
).
ar dá fáthaib ro hordaigedh in tegdais,
ZCP iv
239.7
. is fāilidh fiach dā fāth
because of them
ZCP viii
227.31
. isin fubtadh fo fath marbtha `for scaring for the
purpose of killing'
Laws i 178.3 Comm.
his e Crimthann
cinnes dar cach | fri fath fuilech for ends of bloodshed
Rawl.
85b35
(
RC xxxvi 263
). gach f.¤ asa bhfuighbheam neamh
`all things by which I may reach heaven'
Dán Dé xxvii 33
.
ár bhf.¤ tnúidh the cause (i.e., object) of our emulation
TD 25.6
.
Cf.
aile dáilemhain ... fáth bris a ainm,
Ériu xiii 41.8
.
cf.
bruis .i. soais, ut est fath bruis a ainm,
O'Dav. 248
.
(b)
subject-matter (of a composition) and in general sense
subject, matter, affair:
fri fileda fāth | fīu dā macc ḟīal
Fedelmthe,
Ält. Ir. Dicht. ii 14
(
Rawl. 124a30
. Meyer compares Welsh gwawd); 'the two noble sons of F. are worth a composition by poets',
ZCP xxxi 49
. Freq. in
chevilles:
fath cen chlith,
SR 6879
.
f.¤ ngle,
LL 17a9
.
f.¤ co
ngail,
299a4
(
SG 368.4
). f.¤ cen dochta an inexhaustible theme
Metr. Dinds. iii 20.1
.
fath gin gheis,
ZCP viii 107.16
. f.¤ ro
feas `a fact well-known'
ML 92.3
.
(c)
wisdom, learning; maxims;
skill:
fath .i.
fogluim, unde dicitur faitsine .i. faith,
Corm. Y 602
.
fath
.i. foglaim, ut est ní acrat filid acht a firaib fer fath
,
O'Dav.
860
(=
Ériu xiii 17.26
.)
sruaim [sic leg.] co fathaib feith,
O'Mulc. 537
(cf.
fath .i. fis, ut est sruaim co fathaib feith,
O'Dav. 916
). Cf.
fithcill .i. fath-ciall .i. fath ┐ ciall oca
imbirt,
Corm. Y 607
. fatha felmacc 'a student of wisdom (leech)',
Ériu xx 38 § 28
.
… fer fatha,
Ériu xiii 17.26
.'… of the men of wisdom (learning)',
ZCP xxxi 48
. The following seem to belong to this:
cétdruí in domuin ri fath fiss,
LL 143a50
. co fáthaib fiss
`mit Weisheitssprüchen' (maxims of wisdom)
ZCP xi 82 § 24
;
fri fáthaib is fri fogail `prepared against ruses and pillage'
Metr. Dinds. iii 110.18
.
fath ... .i. gliocas, O'Cl. dán ...
as fuamḟoirfe fáth
whose meaning is perfected in sound (i.e.,
perfectly expressed)
O'Gr. Cat. 392.13
. pl. bam-sa heól,
fri fecht fatha, | do sceól chert in chlíath-átha `through
lore of battles'
Metr. Dinds. iii 314.3
. furiud fáth
`succouring
sciences'
RC xxvi 24 § 88
.
tochmarc fáth
`wooing science'
22 § 61
. ? fiad fath
`
food of learning'
16 § 17
(see 7 fíad).
fíad ḟáth
'in the presence of poetic skill',
Éigse xxxvii 76 § 3
. ?
Eocho
flaith na fáth
,
LL 18a3
.
(d)
a composition (?); a maxim, apophthegm (?):
fath .i.
aisde,
O'Cl. Eg. Gl. 308
.
`airbhe 'is `fáth 'da ainm d'aside,
Metr. Gl., D 52
. cf.
ar mo fath .i. ar m'aisti,
RC xxvi 24 n. 15
.
In composition, gen. in sense (c) with nouns: fáithbéim (a
feat of Cú Chulaind)
RC xxix 128.5
. Probably a scribal
transformation of táithbéim (
LU 5973
.
9293
.
10343
).
¤bert
crafty deed (?):
ag feithem ar ḟáthbhertuib Féidlim,
ALC i
582.1
=
faithbertaib,
Ann. Conn. 1316 § 3
(ref. to the proceedings of an enemy).
¤chomairle
wise counsel:
fathchomairledha fellsam,
MR 296.30
.
¤foghloim:
(labrait) iarsin
rath ┐ iarsin f.¤
,
Anecd. v 25 n. 22
.
¤foras: fáthfhoras focal
`mystic import of words' (?)
Ir. Review 1913, 595 § 11
.
¤gleó: f.¤ feichemnais `recriminating quarrel'
MR 298.13
.
¤imbert:
ag fáithimirt ar fi[d]chill,
Acall. 1387
.
ag
fathimirt fithcille,
Ériu iii 162.10
.
¤rann `a witty stave'
(a quatrain constructed with art ?)
Triads 89
(.i. rann fáthach,
gl.). ?
¤réim (a feat of Cú Chulaind):
fáithréim andiaigh
do rannaibh slegh,
RC xxix 128.6
. Probably corrupt, cf.
fonaidm níad for rindib sleg,
LU 10344
.
¤rún
figurative,
mystical meaning: gurab é is f.¤ di (sc. a dream),
TSh. 66
.
With adj.:
¤bertach: do roinn sé go f.¤ cách `with fore-sight' (cleverly ?)
Duan. F. i 13.27
.
¤chomhairlech wise
in counsel
MR 214.20
.
¤rannach: ar mo cheird bfathrannaigh (i.e. my poetical calling)
ZCP xii 384.5
=
Dán Dé
xvi 14
.
¤rúnda
mystical, figurative:
Eochairsg. 28.10
.
do-ní Dia bagar go f.¤ san .29. caibidil ag Ieremias,
TSh.
7802
.