Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word . In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word , but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word you have here. The definition of the word will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Irish
Etymology
Uncertain. Contains ad-, which disappears in the prototonic forms similarly to ad·ágathar(“to fear”).
c.760Blathmac 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 267
Scarfaid – mairg nád·ais a thnú – caírcha gela fri mindu.
He will separate – woe the one who does not fear his wrath – bright sheep from goats.
to hate(especially when contrasted with caraid(“to love”))
c.700–800Táin Bó Cúailnge, published in Táin Bó Cúailnge. Recension I (1976, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Cecile O'Rahilly, TBC-I page 46
"Cia t'ainm-siu?" olsé. "Nachit aiss, nachit chara — Bude mac Báin," olsé.
"What's your name?" said. "One who hates you not, who loves you not, Buide mac Báin," he said.