n ā, f. ferc, Ml. 49b7 . a s. ferc ib. g s. ferce, Wb. 22b4 . fercae, Ml. 27b15 . 32d4 . ferg (f., d s. feirg, g s. -e, n p. ferga) IGT, Decl. § 39 .

Anger, wrath: (gl. ira) Ml. 23a15 . Ériu vii 164.26 . fergg a feruore , O'Mulc. 520 = Corm. Y 618 . ferc ┐ digal, Ml. 22c13 . illestur ferce a vessel of wrath Wb. 22b4 . dofánic [ = dan-ánic] f.¤ ┐ luinni mór ic aicsin in tslóig LU 6280 . fercc leomain, TBC-LL¹ 5557 St (of a warrior). mád co féirg dothí C. chucund, LU 8698 ( FB 52 ). atrāigset clanna N. ferg Foraind, LL 134a4 (Todd, Todd Nenn. 232 ). atagamar ... in fer d'imbert a ferci fornd, LU 3792 ( SCC 36 ). lin a fer fír ferdais feirg, SR 4981 . rind na ferca, Ériu vii 164.28 . ōn dualaich-se na fercai, ZCP iii 26.29 . gus fland ferge, IT i 103.25 . fer feirgi `an angry man' Laws v 284.4 (with gloss: .i. in fer bis a feirg friut, no risi mbi t'fearg). rogab f.¤ ┐ londus iat, PH 2950 . ma dosgní Dia feirg fri re mbicc though God is angry for a little while 6638 . fá fheirg riú dá raibh do Mhac angry with them Dán Dé xix 25 . m'anacol ar fheirg an Choimdeadh the Lord's wrath xix 22 . nocon acaille iter, robar bia ferc leis, BNnÉ 303 § 12 . Excitement, agitation: an chláirseach ... fa ghroidfheorg rithmhir mo mheoir `the swift frenzy of my fingers' Studies 1923, 598 § 10 (where —fheorg may be a scribal error for —fheirg; the compd. assonates with bhrosduigh in following line). Of inanimate objects: fearg bhuinne `the fury of the stream' TD 1.53 . ar ḟeirg ndíleann from the wrath of the Deluge 7.41 . Transf. of cause of anger: olcas choimhéada mo chuirp ... atá 'na fheirg ar m'aingiol `causes my Angel to be angry' Dán Dé xxi 31 . In pl., outbursts of wrath: dofancatar a ḟerga laiss, TBC-LL¹ 1982 (cf. ar méit na ferggi dofánic, 1985 ). fergga, 1368 . ferdair a n-othrusa uili acht a ferga `except [those] wounded in anger' [?] Laws iii 356.3 . (cf. Ériu xii 89 ). cendais eter fhergaib (= inter iras) PH 5924 . beid na reilge derga | ona fergaibh peacaidh, ZCP x 49.24 . Here probably belong: Tuathal na ferg `of the warriors' [battles ?] Metr. Dinds. ii 48 (see v 128 ). laech na ferg fromtha troops' [battles ?] iii 76 . Eochu Fidmuine na fergg, LL 128b1 . fri frais flanruad ferg `the blood-red strife of heroes (?)' PRIA iii 1893-6, 540 § 1 ( LL 146b2 ). Cf. ní bat fergaib fír `they shall not be truly heroic' ib. PRIA iii 1893-6, 532 § 3 ( LU 9839 ). Astud rurech f.¤ , LU 4755 .

Compds. ferg-arnaid relentless in wrath Fianaig. 84.20 ( ¤arnaigh MS.). ¤díchracht wrathful intensity MR 238.5 . ¤duaibsech surly in anger: forne ... fergduaibsecha Finngall MR 216.7 . ¤Ionn wrathfully indignant: ramarbusa ... cethri choicait férn [apparently corr. to fían LL; fercc St] ferglond TBC-LL¹ 4127 . ¤luinne wrathful indignation; fury: nert ┐ ferglunne na righflaithi, CCath. 5534 . fubtad la fergluinne, O'Dav. 500 . Laws v 138.13 . lán d'fhíoch ┐ d'fheargluinne, TSh. 6668 . go ffuasnadh ┐ go ffergluinne luidh Ua D. ainnsidhe, AFM vi 2212.16 . g s. comlud ferglunni , LU 8433 ( FB 29 ). na fergluinne , CCath. 621 . Hence adj. fergluinnech: n p. m. ferclaindig, ZCP iii 451.2 (ferglainig v.l.)

n a warrior, hero (prob. same word as 1 ferg ): f.¤ .i. laech, unde dicitur: comaid f.¤ foebar, Corm. Y 648 . O'Dav. 839 (comadh f.¤ f.). fearg .i. laech, Lec. Gl. 156 . fearg féne .i. láoch eireannach, O'Cl. in f.¤ fēne, IT i 97.13 = LL 112a27 . cf. ferg féne do muintir E. Fedhlig, O'Dav. 839 .