u, later o, m. vn. of bait(h)sid,

act of baptising; baptism: iarna baitzed, Thes. ii 240.22 (Ardm.). forcital inna ndoine ┐ a mbaithsed, Tur. 49. ni baoi hi crist ni bu go / riseth a leas baithsedho `that would need baptising', Blathm. 169. biathad grinde .i. biad cretme .i. bathais .i. log in baistithi, Laws iii 18.x Comm. do ghabh baisteadh ó Phádraig, Keat. ii 307. sacramaint an bhaisdthe, Parrth. Anma 1775. By extension: a sacramint in bhaisdidh esbaic confirmation , Celtica i 220.350 . do bhaisdeadh ar gceann `cleansing', Dán Dé xxix 9 .

(b) act of naming (generally with ainmm): baisdead anma, Metr. Dinds. iii 414.3 . ba mese ba sacart oc baistiud ind anma-sin fora athair (i.e. I gave him that nickname), Sc.M² § 12.9 . "Long Mhéig Uidhir" . . . / bhias ar an athluing éachtaigh/ fuair ón Mhanchach baisdeadh binn a name (?), DDána 107.29 . líon baisdidh anma ort (of conferring a title), Aithd. D. 26.17 .

With gentlide, non-Christian cermony of naming; ceremony of circumcision : rugasdar triar mac ... ┐ robaistedh doréir an bhaisteadh geinntlidhe iad, ┐ ba hiad so an anmanna .i. Lochan ┐ Einne ┐ Siluester, RC xiv 28 § 5 . tangadar druídh baidsidhe in meic i ngeintliucht. Gur chansat an mbaithis ngeintlidhe forin mac beg 'druids came to baptize the boy into paganism. They chanted the pagan baptism over the little boy', Cóir Anm.² ii 69 § 264​​ . Issácc mac Abraham ... tuccadh an baistedh genntlidhi air ... doníat na hIdhail a clann do baisted co genntlidhi, Maund. § 94 .

n (quantity of vowel uncertain, see Vendryes RC xxxv 86 , LEIA S-67-68 ) g s. sétha, LU 1274 (H). ? séig, SR 2869 . a p. ségu, Thr. Ir. Gl. 41 . g p. sed , Auraic. 1227 = segh, 4537 . sedh, Laws v 194.17 Comm .

a deer : sēg (séd, ség, v.ll.) .i. oss allaid. Unde dicitur sēguinidh .i. fer gonas ossae, Corm. Y 1168 . sed .i. os .i. agh allaid, Cóir Anm. 142 . don thi bis ac guin na sedh, na n-aidhe, Laws v 194.17 Comm . ? dia breith for set (sic) .i. dia leca[d] risin adh allaid, ib. 18 (`path'). ? To this: is me dorigni in seilgc séig | forsin chétna leirg don tsléib, SR 2869 . basa thoisechsa do almaib Herend . . . o ro bá i rricht sétha, LU 1274 . Niadh Séghamain .i. is ségh a maín, ar is cuma nó blighthea bai ┐ eillti fon aenchumai cach día ré linn, Cóir Anm. 26 . sét ┐ clossach duo nomina cerui , LL 14 marg . la tricha segh (.i. os) lurganda, Auraic. 4537 .

Compd. ? ¤graig a herd of deer : ran-íurussa im chét n-each mbúada hi sedgregaib oss, BDD² 275 . .x. soda soleicdi asa slabraduib . . . hi se[d]gregaib (sedgregha, v.l.) oss, Ériu ii 3.15 .

n m. g s. and n pl. seadha, IGT Decl. § 95 .

(a) strength, vigour : tracht .i. segh no nert, ut est rith tar tracht, O'Curry 2078 ( H 4.22, p. 67c ). ro benad a sedh . . . asa lámaib, SG 76.x . conā bí súg nō seag innte `sap nor strength', MacCongl. 55.4 . co ndechaid ar seg asar suilib 'ga sith[sh]ellad, TTebe 2048 . ro sheacsat . . . a lamha ┐ ruccadh a sedh asta, conar bó calma gach duine dibh ina ben sheola, BNnÉ 27 § 22 . nach bīnn seadh an rēda noch tig ō nī nī as treisi nā in rēd fēin (i.e. that what is derived is not stronger than that from which it is derived), RC xlix 12.10 . seadh cairte ní chomhaill Gall, Aithd. D. 38.1 . corcair as bhuan seadh, 1.25 . fulang a ffaobhair slegh, sedh a samhthach, AFM v 1628.6 . seadh .i. laidir, no laidirecht, O'Cl.

(b) an equal, equivalent : seadh do tuirind .i. is samhail do chruithnecht, ZCP v 488 § 8 (B. na f.). Cf. cumma ┐ sed ┐ samail a tri cuaich, BB 35a16 .

(c) heed, interest, regard, respect : san tsúil mhairbh ghlais mhuill | ná cuir suim ná seadh, DDána 8.5 . teirce a-cách an creideamh cóir, | beigsheadh ag cách san chanóin, 57.1 . gá seadh méad a iarrata | 's gur mó sa chách a chnuasach what does it signify?, 120.6 . an magh tadhaillse i dtá ar seadh `this passing world which I so love', Aithd. D. 50.35 . do chuir do sheadh na shēna | cor fher fhuil na aithmhéla, Irish Texts ii 79 § 7 (of St. Peter). fuighle an airdríogh do b'é a sheadh `His words were ever Francis' care', PBocht 8.16 . nír chuir sin i seadh | nimh [dá bhear] na mbos `He heeded not the smart . . .', 5.21 . gach neimedh a nemhṡedh | is deiredh don doman, IGT Decl. ex. 392 . tug gach sáoi sedh san roighéig, ex. 1011 . cuiridh bean éduigh eile | seadh nar séduibh suirghine, ex. 819 . fer hé gan gléṡeadh 'na goin, IGT Verbs ex. 364 . ga seadh falta acht a bfráoch ruinn? `what matters any quarrel save their anger against us?', Ériu ix 167 § 37 . measaim nach raibhe seadh aige i seanchus Éireann do lorgaireacht, Keat. i 74.19 . na cuir beann, suim, spéis, seadh, ann `regard', Eg. Gl. 71 . cuirrinn 'mun ccraoibh shairghil go seadh | Uí laoigh Ailghin ó Ailghean esteemed, Irish Texts iv 61.99 .

(d) ó ṡed in respect of, in regard to (?): gan bésa an tíri irroibe do dénum . . . ó shed cos ná lám ná chuirp, SG 48.24 .

Compds. ¤mín of mild strength : Sileas sruith segmín `venerable, strong, mild Silas', Gorm. July 13 . ¤réimm `a vigorous career': ailithrig ro fesser | da sesser co segreim (: helbeim), Gorm. Dec. 23 .

x see 1 ed.