foopair

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Old Irish

Etymology

From fo- +‎ uss- +‎ beirid.

Verb

fo·opair

  1. to attack
    • The Annals of Ulster from the Trinity College MS 1282, published in The Annals of Ulster (to A.D. 1131) (1983, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Seán Mac Airt & Gearóid Mac Niocaill, AD 870
      Fo·rropartar Laigin dunadh Cerbaill; & m. Gaithine & alios []
      The Laigin attacked Cerball's encampment and slew Gaíthíne's son and others

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: fo·fúabair, fúabair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fo·opair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged fo·n-opair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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