lenaid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *linati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈl͈ʲenɨðʲ]

Verb

lenaid (conjunct ·len, verbal noun lenamain)

  1. to stick, cling [with di ‘to’]
  2. to follow [with di]
  3. to remain
  4. to continue, to survive

Inflection

Simple, class B IV present, reduplicated preterite, i future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. lenid, lenaid lenit
conj. ·len ·lentar
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs. lilis
conj. ·lil ·leltar, ·leldar
rel.
perfect deut. ro·lil ro·leltar, ro·leldar
prot.
future abs. lile lilit
conj.
rel. liles
conditional
present subjunctive abs. lia[e]
conj. ·lia
rel.
past subjunctive ·liad
imperative
verbal noun lenamain
past participle
verbal of necessity

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 10a5
    Mainip in chrud so bid anglan for cland, .i. a lliles dind ancretmiuch bid ancretmech.
    Unless it is in this way, your children will be unclean, i.e. whatever follows the unbelieving will be unbelieving.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 54d7
    Ro·lil dím m’ernigde ⁊ ní dechuid húaim.
    My prayer clung to me and did not go from me.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 96c13
    Ro·leldar díb són, connacha·glúaistis in charbait.
    That is, they clung to them so that the chariots could not move.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: lean
  • Scottish Gaelic: lean

Mutation

Mutation of lenaid
radical lenition nasalization
lenaid
also llenaid in h-prothesis environments		 lenaid
pronounced with /lʲ-/		 lenaid
also llenaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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