feidhm

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[41], f. (deed) soirbh 66 27; f. (employment, profession) 32 9; fighting 16 34, 37 33, TD 2 11 n.; f. (carrying out of) móideadh 62 25; ní bhi d’fh. an orcharaibh he is no hard mark for shots 7 34; do bhí f. aige orra he made good use of them 23 28; d’fh. éinfhir by unaided effort 64 26; is f. do he achieves it 17 1; beag a f. dó dealbh .. the forming of .. costs him little effort 62 8; teach i bhf. a fame guarding her 50 11; i bhf. na ndrol 50 14 n.; f. fadhálta vid. fodháilim.

Aithdioghluim Dána: A Miscellany of Irish Bardic Poetry, Historical and Religious, including the Historical Poems of the Duanaire in the Yellow Book of Lecan. Vol II, Translations, Notes, Vocabulary. Editor: Lambert McKenna S.J.

use, need, 2661; f. romhór ar, an exceeding great need of, 1202; ‘na bhf. ar gach neach, (they) that are necessary for everyone, 2884; gach ni atá dfh. air, everything he needs, 2909.

An Teagasg Críosdaidhe. Author: Bonabhentura Ó hEodhasa, O.F.M.. Editor: Fearghal Mac Raghnaill, O.F.M.

service, 2520, etc. f. aingil, ‘ officio de angel,’ 1353. gan fh., useless, 1967,2510. do chur 'na bhf. féin, to turn to their own use, 3548. feidhm ar, need of, 2623. an tan nách fuil d’fh. aguinn ria acht sin, since it serves no other purpose (for us) but that, 46. Hence feadhmantach, 6579 ; see sttíobhard. [Usually feadhmannach. But fedmanntach, Lr. Chl. Suibhne, p. 58 ; pl. feadhmantaigh, Me Guidhir Fhearmanach, p. 30.]

Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh. Author: Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire. Editor: Thomas F. O’Rahilly.

service, work; often 'prowess in battle'. buain fát fheidhm, to tackle your prowess, 30; feidhm ar uaithne, belabouring a pillarstone, 660; fuair...feidhm gleó, achieved prowess in battle, 672; clú feadhma, fame for prowess, 827; nach feidhm aighneas, that contending is unavailing, 942; do-ní feidhm laoich is cléirigh, he fills the function of warrior and cleric (i.e. he is both learned and valorous), 1044; do-ní...feidhm Logha, he performs the service of Lugh (i.e. he equals Lugh), 1120; féinnidh ar fheidhm, a warrior in prowess, 1787; uaitne feadhma, a hero (a pillar of prowess), 2465.

Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.

use, service, force, validity, 2149, 3537, 4460, 5204, -é-, 731, 5154, luchd feadhma, followers, attendants, 416.

Scáthán Shacramuinte na hAithridhe. Author: Aodh Mac Aingil. Editor: Cainneach Ó Maonaigh O.F.M.

m., gen. feadhma, operationeffortusefunction.

Stories from Keating's History of Ireland. Author: Geoffrey Keating. Editor: Osborn Bergin.

m., act, effort; duty, service, 6211, 6590; function, 3159; nach bí f., ‘there is no use (in doing, etc.)’ 554, 5955; gen. feadhma, ‘service,’ 2194, 5954;--pl. feadhma, 9881; dat. feadhmaibh, 6214; feidhmibh, ‘actions,’ 8287

Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Author: Geoffrey Keating. Editor: Osborn Bergin.