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Middle Irish

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Middle Irish
rí[rʲiː]
noun
A male sovereign or the male ruler of an independent state.

“Is maith in rí.”

The king is good.

Also means
  1. king

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
Mórrígan
proper noun
A major female figure from Irish mythology, associated with war and fate.

“Is í an Mhórrígan banlaoch mór na nGael.”

The Mórrígan is the great heroine of the Gaels.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Morrígan
  2. Morrígan

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
buiAppears in an example
verb
This is the past tense form used to state that someone or something existed or was in a specific state.

“Bui in rí for a láim.”

The king was at his side.

Also means
  1. third-person singular preterite absolute/conjunct of at·tá
  2. was

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
mic[mʲikʲ]Appears in an example
noun
This is the plural or genitive singular form of the word for son.

“Mac mic an rí.”

The son of the king's son.

Also means
  1. inflection of mac (“son”):
  2. inflection of mac

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
ainm[ˈanʲ(ə)mʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.

“Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm.”

There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.

Also means
  1. name

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
Midi[ˈmʲiðʲə]Appears in an example
name
The genitive singular form of the place name Mide. It is often used to show possession or origin related to the region of Meath.

“Rí Midi.”

The King of Meath.

Also means
  1. genitive singular of Mide

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Irish
tégedAppears in an example
verb
This is a form of the verb meaning to go or to travel. It is a variant spelling of the word ·téiged.

“Téged in rí co dúnad na n-arm.”

The king went to the army camp.

Also means
  1. alternative spelling of ·téiged
  2. go

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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