n
n. (Breatnach,
Ériu xxxii 92
)
strength (archaic or poetic word) :
firsi .i. nert,
ut dicitur : ferr fira firse
,
Corm. Y 647
.
O'Dav. 904
(firrsi).
O'Curry 511
(fir firsiu). feirrsi, firsi .i. neart, O'Cl. ferr folud firsiu 'consideration [is] better than force'
Contract Law 184 § 51
.
conutaing
firrsi (.i. rocumdaigistar [sic leg.] nert),
Anecd. v 28.1
. firtse,
feirtse, `
strength, power, virtue
, Lat. virtus'
P. O'C.
See
fersech.