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Middle Irish
Etymology
scíath + -ach
Adjective
scíathach
- having a shield or shields
- c. 1050 Táin Bó Cúailnge, from the Book of Leinster, published in Táin Bó Cualnge from the Book of Leinster (1970, Dublin), edited and with translations by Cecile O'Rahilly, TBC-LL 3430
Níba búriud berna Baidbi béldergi do scoraib sciathcha scáthbricci.- The breach made by the red-mouthed roaring Badb shall not be dug for encampments full of shimmering shields.