n f. (Lat. vigilia) figheal feigheal (g
s. n
p. -li)
IGT, Decl.
§ 54
. The late form uigil (
Mac Aingil 271.16
etc.) is possibly
due to influence of etymol.
A vigil; a (nocturnal ?) religious
observance
varying in nature and performed either by an
individual or a congregation:
fighell a vigilia .i. frithaire,
Corm. Y 624
.
O'Mulc. 535
(ficell).
fighil .i. molad,
O'Dav.
889
(quoting
Fél. Dec. 8
, see below).
Stowe Gl. 384
. fighill
.i. clechtain (leg. slechtain) ib.
385
. fighill .i. urnaighthe
doní duine ar a ghluinibh mar atá slechtain no meditátió
,
O'Cl. dorigni figill ... .i. dá cét déc slechtan leis cach laí
...
LU 641
(
ACC 23
).
as í figheall as gnath lé D. na tri
chaoga psalm do radh ina sheasomh, ┐ slechtain ar deireadh
gach psailm,
Rule of Tallaght § 36
(cf.
Mon. Tall. § 5
.
RC xv
491
).
fit, foss, figell,
Mon. Tall. § 47
. dognisom figild
matin (leg. matni ?)
§ 5
. suíri figli
exemption from vigils
§ 15
.
figell nóna,
Rule of Tallaght § 27
.
do Christ cachain figil,
Fél. Dec. 8
.
figell fo déraib,
ZCP vii 311 § 14
.
is ann so
eistfes sibh ... an uiccil-so,
BNnÉ 57.12
. pl.
figli,
ACL iii
314 § 28
.
carais figle,
Fél. May 26
.
co fighlib,
ZCP vi 83.29
.
trosgadh an chorghuis ... ┐ na uigiledh (
fast-days
preceding
religious festivals),
Mac Aingil 289.10
.
See crosḟigel(l).