scrútaid

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrūtor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskruːdɨðʲ]

Verb

scrútaid (conjunct ·scrúta, verbal noun scrútan, scrútain, scrútad)

  1. to examine, to investigate
  2. to consider
    • 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. 91c1
      No scrútain-se, in tan no mbíinn isnaib fochaidib, dús in retarscar cairde ṅDǽ ⁊ a remcaissiu, ⁊ ní tucus-sa insin, in ru·etarscar fa naic.
      I used to consider, when I was in the tribulations, [to see] whether the covenant of God and his providence had departed, and I didn't understand that, whether it had departed or not.

Inflection

Simple, class A I present, s preterite, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. scrútai
conj. ·scrútai ·scrúta ·scrútar, ·scrútadar
rel. scrútar
imperfect indicative ·scrútain, ·scrútainn ·scrútad
preterite abs.
conj. ·scrútus ·scrútais ·scrút ·scrútad
rel.
perfect deut. ro·scrútus ro·scrútais ro·scrút
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs. scrúta scrútai
conj. ·scrút ·scrútai ·scrúta ·scrútar, ·scrútadar
rel. scrútar
past subjunctive ·scrútain, ·scrútainn ·scrútad
imperative scrút scrútad
verbal noun scrútan, scrútain, scrútad
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Irish: scrúd
  • Scottish Gaelic: sgrùd
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: *scrútaigid

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