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For very distinct examples qf this use of
air in the oldest Irish MSS. one may long
search in vain. And such a search is not
unlikely to be misleading, as well as fruit-
less. For the old Irish writers make use
of a preposition ar, in the different sense
of "from" or "against," which, at first
sight, a novice is apt to take for the word
of which he is in search — e.g., sochraite de
dommammd armtledaib demna, araslaigthib
dualche, arirnechtaib aicnid, arcechndidne
miduthrastar dam = God's army for my
defence from the temptations of devils,
from the wiles of the wicked, from my
nature's passions, and from every man
malevolent to me; Zeuss, 2nd edition, p.
624. But still the word, in its modern
form, is sometimes to be met with in the
oldest Irish writings : ^.^.,tesbanat boill diriu
=:want of members was on them, dorigcni
dia air7^iu de maid = what God wrought
on them of good {Ibid). It is, however,
in the form o{ /or, by aspiration fhor — 'or,
that this preposition usually appears in Old
Irish. Under this same form it also
For very distinct examples qf this use of
air in the oldest Irish MSS. one may long
search in vain. And such a search is not
unlikely to be misleading, as well as fruit-
less. For the old Irish writers make use
of a preposition ar, in the different sense
of "from" or "against," which, at first
sight, a novice is apt to take for the word
of which he is in search — e.g., sochraite de
dommammd armtledaib demna, araslaigthib
dualche, arirnechtaib aicnid, arcechndidne
miduthrastar dam = God's army for my
defence from the temptations of devils,
from the wiles of the wicked, from my
nature's passions, and from every man
malevolent to me; Zeuss, 2nd edition, p.
624. But still the word, in its modern
form, is sometimes to be met with in the
oldest Irish writings : ^.^.,tesbanat boill diriu
=:want of members was on them, dorigcni
dia air7^iu de maid = what God wrought
on them of good {Ibid). It is, however,
in the form o{ /or, by aspiration fhor — 'or,
that this preposition usually appears in Old
Irish. Under this same form it also
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Description | Celtic footprints in philology ethics and religion. |
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Shelfmark | Blair.1 |
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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