n o (Lat. synodus). O.Ir. senod. Perh. orig. neuter, cf. fria (leg. frisa?) s.¤ truag-sa, Irish Texts i 13 § 40 . senad n-ecalso, Ériu xl 12 § 10 (Bretha Nemed Toísech) . senod .i. a senodo (synodo, v.l.), Corm. Bodl. p. 40 .

(a) a synod : synodus .i. senadh naomh, Ir. Gl. 551 . aire coisring, cid ara n-eperr? Arindí consrenga tuath ┐ rí ┐ senod tar cenn a chenéoil, Críth G. 278 . congbail ts.¤ na hEclaisi, Laws i 158.18 Comm . co n-airnechtatar senod inna cléirech, Trip.² 1110 . ar tri fáthaib . . . ro-cúmscaigset in s.¤ in cógus, PH 5005 . tancatar cum in tṡenaidh sin da ordugudh ceithri hespuic fichet, RC xvii 154. y (Tig.). s.¤ Rátha Bresail, LL 26b1 . turcomrag shenaid Ndhece, MacCarthy 284.18 . gunadh do thoradh na beannachta sin . . . i senud cilli Nemeadha . . . rogen Aedan, BB 234a6 . s.¤ mor do denam do clerchib Connacht, Ann. Conn. 1251.14 . go mbidís seanadha iomdha og cléircibh Eirenn ┐ as amlaidh tigdís na cléirigh sin na senadaibh ┐ a ttuata leo, TFrag. 110.y . laichesa . . . senada, noeim, Auraic. 6150 . The Roman senate : is inti bai in senad Romanach ┐ Poimp antan sin 'at that time the Roman senate and Pompey were therein', CCath. 3284 . ro taisealb in cetblo[i]gh dibh do Poimp ┐ don t-seanudh 'the first portion he assigned to Pompey and the senate', CCath. 968​​ .

(b) assembly, gathering, band, troop , etc.: seanadh .i. coimthionól, O'Cl. a senud uille tra ni biat in óentu muintire nime, Wb. 9c28 . `anfe-sa fria (? leg. frisa) s.¤ truag sa.' Anais iarom Brigid frisin imairchi (i.e. a party of travellers in charge of a cleric whom B. met on the road), Irish Texts i 13 § 40 . nóebainm Petair apstail | atsluindi cech s.¤ , Fél. Prol. 110 . s.¤ na sruithi fo leith, | . . . | . . . | d'immarchur na sanctáre, SR 4897 . s.¤ sruithi . . ., | dofuctais recht is canoin, 4523 . is bert Eile frisin senadh soirche fátha, Snedg. u. Mac R 12 § 58 . co n-acca . . senadh acc adhnacal na ttaisi. BNnÉ 19 § 40 . cúich in senadh tāna[i]c sund irōir?, BColm. 14.19 . adconncatur Patraic chuca, s.¤ mór maille fris, Lat. Lives § 72 . d'uaislibh shenoigh Gaoidhil Glais | 'nar laoidhibh dleghair díoghrais, L. Cl. A. B. 229.99 .

n (1 sen) the act of growing old (?) old age (?): sgath m'uaille níor fhulair dhamh | do leigean síos ré séanadh (sen-, senann, MSS.) | ní san aois budh nóin do neach | budh chóir a bhaois ar biseach, Dán Dé xxii 6 .

u m. vn. formation from 1 sénaid (see also séna). the act of denying, rejecting, disowning : senad na dlegur denying that it is due, Laws i 194.16 Comm . ata se dhá ṡena[dh] orm aniú, Ériu v 98.1 . na fétaim techt tar slanaib ┐ tar senad in Tailgind ┐ Dia, Acall. 6435 . do chaoir ar ndéanamh a ndearna | séanadh fa [thaoi] an tighearna, PBocht 23.11 . a shéanadh nach fuil purgadóir ann, TSh. 4320 . ag séanadh gach peacaidh oile, 9047 .

vn. of 2 sénaid. sénadh (ón bheannachadh), IGT Verbs § 80 . the act of blessing, a blessing; putting a charm (sén) on: do D. . . . ro herbad coceirt a mbreth íarna bennachad do Patraic ┐ íar senad a gena co tanic rath in Spirta Naim fair, LU 9776 . tairset liar nathair nemdae | ria slūag ṅdemnae diar s.¤ , Thes. ii 305.45 . dodechad sa co Bron do senad chailli form chend ┐ edbairt m'ógi do Dia, Irish Texts i 14 § 42 . roghabh Lasair ag sénadh ┐ ag bennachadh na húire, Ériu v 102.9 . is ceat duib . . . dol do senad in oir, Éigse ii 183.12 . co raibh si 'arna senad (of the altar in a church), BNnÉ 308 § 31 . co cluntis . . . cech senad ┐ cech forcetul ┐ cech procept, LB 151b2 . táet Dínel . . ar mo chend dom ṡ.¤ Drui side, Metr. Dinds. iv 304.17 . iarnn do senadh lía ndruidib, IT iii 192 § 23 . Primáith Erenn . . . do éc isin Roim iar senaid (leg. -ad) clerech Erenn dó, ALC i 254.24 .