luithir

Old Irish

Verb

luïthir (conjunct ·luäthar, verbal noun luud)

  1. to move
    • c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 193
      Is aí talam diä thuil, is é luäthar lermuir.
      His is the earth to his will; it is he who moves the sea.

Inflection

Simple, class A III present, a subjunctive, deponent
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs.
conj. ·luäthar
rel. luäthar
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive ·rultis (ro-form)
imperative
verbal noun luud
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: luid

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