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on 134. This is possible ; but, on the other hand, it can hardly
be denied that an infixed pronoun of the neut. sg. is found refer-
ring loosely to a preceding noun of another gender or number :
cf. Wb. 9^23, 26^22, Ml. 46''7, 84 ''13 ; further d-a-beir,
Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus, ii. 241, 3, referring back to manchi
and andoóit. With Ml. 84^13, cf. Ml. 116^3, in digal do-
mbeir-som is ed in-chosaig a frecndarcus.
268. do-rraidchíuir, fr. do-n-raidchíuir : see do-aid-
chren.
269. romatar, fr. ro-m-batar, 3 pl. perf. of the copula, with
rel. n.
270. ro-cúala : see ro-cluinethar.
273. r-a-cúalid as n-é, lit. ye have heard him that it is he,
i.e. ye have heard that it is he. The infixed pronoun anticipates
the subject of the dependent clause.
274. tremi-tíagat, fr. tremi-d-tíagat, as the absence of
aspiration shows.
276. 277. fo-n-d-úair : see fo-gaib.
do-árbuid, -tárbas : see do-adbat.
277. nach mór, to any great extent, dat. sg. of na mmór,
anything great ; see nach.
278. ad-rothreb. atreba, inhabits, is often used in Sg. to
express Lat. possidet, possesses.
278. 279. con-rótgatar, con-rótacht : see con-utaing.
279. -toissitis : see 2. do-fich.
280. du-cuitig, -tóissed : see tongid.
282-3. do-rochair, do-cer : see do-tuit (Paradigms).
283. do-luid : see do-tét (Paradigms).
arithissi (fr. a frithissi), again, lit. its retiirn course ; frithissi
acc. of frithiss, retiirn course, fr. frith + éis, trach.
284. etir-rudib : see etir-diben.
286. imme-ruidbed : see im-diben.
288. -éicdid : see ad-fét.
do-n-dechommar : see do-tét (Paradigms).
289. di ludéib do Barnaip, lit. 0/ the Jews to Barnabas, i.e.
Barnabas was of the Jews. This is the regular form of expression
in O. Ir. when the subject of the copula is a pronoun and the
predicate is not a noun or an adjective : cf. is ónd athir dó,
it is from the Father, Wb. 21^4, with is úadib Críst, Christ is
from them, Wb. 4*^30.