fresndal
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- fresdel (Würzburg glosses)
- frestal (9th century onwards)
Etymology
From frith- + ind- + -l.
Noun
fresndal n
- verbal noun of fris·indlea: handling, attendance to
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, published in Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (1905, Harrison & Sons), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, Epilogue line 113
- Do·ratsat a mbendacht for cach nóen nod·géba, do·rregat dia frestul i n-aimsir at·béla.
- They have bestowed their blessing on everyone who shall sing it; they will come to attend [to] him at the time he will die.
- c. 808, Félire Oengusso, published in Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (1905, Harrison & Sons), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes, Epilogue line 113
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fresndalN | fresndalN | fresndalL, fresndala |
| Vocative | fresndalN | fresndalN | fresndalL, fresndala |
| Accusative | fresndalN | fresndalN | fresndalL, fresndala |
| Genitive | fresndailL | fresndal | fresndalN |
| Dative | fresndulL | fresndalaib | fresndalaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: frestal
- Irish: freastal
- Scottish Gaelic: freastal
- Manx: frastyl
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fresndal | ḟresndal | fresndal pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “frestal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language