i, dedirn (
Mon. Tall. 149. 6
), dédhoirnn (
O'Dav.
736
), Oir. adj. of uncertain derivation, occasionally occurring in early Mid.-Ir. compositions in poetry and standing phrases. n
p.
dedarnni,
Ml. 97 b 3
. a
p.
dedoirne,
O'Dav. 736
. d
p.
dedarnaib,
Ml. 22 c 4
. COMP.
dedarnnu,
57 a 6
.
I
Strong, strenuous
, transl. Lat. strenuus : a uiris
strenuis, gl.
dedarnaib,
Ml. 22 c 4
. strenuum principem, gl.
dedairnn,
48 c 4
. cum essent strenui, gl.
dedarnni,
97 b 3
.
Glossed by calma :
tinfeth dedoirn .i. teipsi calma,
O'Dav.
736
.
II
Strong, hard, firm, strict, severe, troublesome
,
transl. Lat. arctus (i.e. artus) and given as Synon. with
imnedach and timmartae (a literal transl. of Lat. artus) :
omnes illos ita ultio arcta concludat ut.
.i. dedairnn .i. timmartae,
Ml. 44 a 2
. artiores rerum praesentium necessitates,
gl.
ata dedarnnu .i. ata thimmartu ón ┐ ata imnedchu,
57 a 6
.
—abstinit dedirn doa traothad strict abstinence to subdue
them
Mon. Tall. 149. 6
. Joined to dúr :
lám fo chrábud deduirn
dúr,
ACL iii 306 st 4
(11th-century poem).
dédhoirn .i.
demin nó calma ut est : cía concorad cétchuru dúra
dedoirne (v.l. durn dedoirn) .i. cura daingne nó demni,
O'Dav. 736
. —Cf. dedarn-tuae.