(neb-, neph-) neg. prefix used in composition with nouns and adjectives in temporary formations, serving merely to negate the positive sense of the word or denote the absence of the object (action, quality, etc.) expressed thereby, without adding any new meaning as do the prefixes an-, é-, mí- (e.g. nebchretem = not believing; anchretem = unbelief). In O.Ir. the forms neb- and neph- are used; in Wb. neb- before a vowel or voiced consonant, neph- before a voiceless cons.; in Sg. and Ml. only neph- (often written as a distinct word). In early Mid.Ir. neph- (nef-) and nem- are used, before voiceless and voiced consonants respectively; during the Mid.Ir. period neph- is ousted by nem- (also written nemp-, nemth-). Before a palatal vowel in the follg. word the final consonant is affected (later expressed by the spelling neim-). Mod.Ir. neamh-, (before palatal vowel) neimh-. Lenites follg. consonant; occas. (in late texts) eclipses a follg. b: nemhmbith, Ériu ii 64 n. 31 ; neimmbind, ZCP iii 32.2 ; neimmbisid (leg. -mbisig), O'Gr. Cat. 289.32 ; neamhmbáidh, Keat. i 50.22 ; neambocht, Keat. Poems 30. nemtsomainech, ZCP x 306.34 is due to analogy of cases in which lenited s prefixes t after the article; cf. nemtsos.

In Glosses common esp. with verbal abstracts, participles and nomina agentis. With vn. commonly used in O. and Mid.Ir. in the sense not to (do someth.), to refrain from (doing someth.), where in Mod.Ir. the prep. gan would be used. With adj. in Glosses freq. renders Lat. in-.

With nouns and adjs. often used to express an alternative or contrast to a foregoing corresponding positive: imdibe Tít nó a nebimdibe Titus' circumcision or his non-circumcision, Wb. 18d9 . eter gess ┐ nemgess, BDD 59. ní ébairt riu a chathim ┐ ní ebairt a nemchathim to eat it . . . not to eat it, TBC-LL¹ 137. ni tharat aichne for charait nā for nemcharait, FDG 238. o na comarsannaib ┐ ó na nemchomarsannaib, PH 7576. náire fri maith, nemnáire fri holc, PH 8228. ara hingin do tabairt do Aenias ┐ ara nemtabairt do Thuirn, Aen. 1644. do ced Gall ┐ do neimhchet Chloinne Taidhg, AFM v 1708.7 . an laphuirt ┐ a[n] nemhlabhuirt speech and silence, Ériu v 130 § 47 . ri ro gni cach ṅdūil . . . aicseid ocus nemaicseid, SR 330. cia lasmad laind nō nemlaind in sluagad, TBC-LL¹ 413. longa na cenntur foicsi ┐ nemhfoicsi near and far, Marco P. 5.

In many cases compds. with nem- come to be stable and assume a more or less positive meaning; cf. marbum na nemcaraid ud Crist those foes of Christ (i.e. the Saracens), RC xix 164.2 , with FDG 238 quoted above.

In later Bardic poetry compds. of neamh-, neimh- somet. serve mainly to supply a rhyme.

In later Mid.Ir. occas. compounded with finite forms of verb.

The following lists are illustrative only:

(a) with subst. ¤acallam: ba himned la F. nempaccallam ina hingine not to converse with, ZCP iv 38.4 = cen acallaim na ingine, LL 249b 26 ( TBFr. 155 ). ¤accomol: dliged nephaccomoil inna teora liter of not joining the three letters, Sg. 7b9 . ¤ág ill luck: ZCP ii 354.24 (nemagh). neamhágh, Keat. Poems 1033. ¤airchóit harmlessness: istait na nemurchoite, PH 7773. ¤áirem: hó nephairim, gl. innumero, Ml. 17d6 . ¤airitiu: tri nebairitin lóge not accepting pay, Wb. 11a12 . nemfairitiu, Mon. Tall. 35. nephairmid a non-computer , Ml. 50d2 (gl. incompotem, connected by glossator with compoto = computo) ; cf. Sg. 67b16 . nephascnaidid, gl. impos, Sg. 106a1 . neimbiathad laech a tri corgusaib na bliadna no refection of laymen, Anecd. i 44.10 . ¤breth: fochund a facbála ┐ a nembrithi leis of not bringing her, TTr.² 15. ¤buith not being: n s. nebud, Wb. 24d11 . nébeth, 9b17 . i nepbuith dia réir in not being subject to his control, 14a16 . ón nepuid hi cumgaib from not being in straits, Ml. 122a11 . Ériu ii 64 § 6. nemhchaint holding one's tongue, Ériu v 130 § 50. nemchaithem, TBC-LL¹ 137 (see above). tre neamhchaitheamh bídh abstaining from food, Keat. iii 2096. ¤chara, FDG 238 (see above). O'Gr. Cat. 384.17. ¤cenél: hi nephchenéil, gl. in non gentem, Wb. 5a14 . neimhcert wrong (injustice), KMMisc. 174.9 . neimhchert gaoidhilghi incorrect Gaelic, Mac Aingil Pref. 8 . ¤chet, AFM v 1708.17 (see above). neimchin (< cin guilt) guiltlessness, ZCP vi 277.12 . neimchin (< cin regard, affection), BCC 304.4 . ¤comainsid: g s. ind nephchomainsedo of the non-trampler, Ml. 42b28 (gl. inculcatoris, in- taken as neg.). ¤comairle: rena nemcomhmairle do denamh by heeding not his counsel, BCC 246.34 . nebchomaitecht non-indulgence , Wb. 6c12 . as crād don cach . . . nemchomaitecht doib im caomclód praindi not to be indulged with a change of diet, Mon. Tall. 64. nemchomall non-fulfilment , PH 7951. nebchomalnad not fulfilling, Wb. 19c4 , cf. 14a15 . ónd nephchomḟogur, gl. inconsonantia, Sg. 152b3 . nebchongabthetu, gl. incontinentia, Wb. 9d24 . nemchotlud not sleeping, TBC-LL¹ 1703. nemcolladh insomnia, RC xlix 18.4 ; 23.9 ( ¤codladh). nebchretem a n-ad[f]iadar di Crist not believing, Wb. 27a10 . ¤crích: ar neachrích (= unsettled, aimless), Measgra D. 64.48 (neimhcrich v.l.). nemhchuimhne not remembering; an amnesty, AFM vi 2182.1 . nephcuimsighe incapacity, O'Gr. Cat. 222.9. nephchuindchid anmae Dáe not seeking, Ml. 104c1 . neamhchuid non-participation, indifference , TD 16.10 . nephchumsanad not resting, Ml. 33d20 . nephchumscugud immutability , Sg. 10a14 . LL 38b37 (nem-). ¤déicsiu not looking, g s. nephdéicsen, Ml. 50d11 . ¤déine lack of vigour , see CCath. 4417 ; Dán Dé xiii 8 . nephdéirge not deserting , Sg. 209b26 . Ériu iii 106 y . nephdēnum neich di ulc not doing any evil, Ml. 23c20 . nebdénum, Wb. 5c23 . fil ara nemdénam de | maíle is meth the penalty of not doing it is baldness, Metr. Dinds. iii 24.313 . nephdiall absence of declension, Sg. 75a1 . nemhdileghadh indigestion , O'Gr. Cat. 207.11. a leth an nemdileghtha, RC xlix 8.5 . nemduine, gl. nemo, Ir. Gl. 954. nephetarcnae inna timnae non-discernment, Ml. 58a20 . -fagbá(i)l not finding, PH 3699. ZCP viii 543.17 . nemagbail in measa, ACL iii 240 § 3. ¤faicsin (= O.Ir. aicsiu): fer a nemhfhaixena gusin tan sin one who had never seen it till then, Fl. Earls 188.12 . Cf. i nemfecsiu inda gnuis `without looking on their faces', Mon. Tall. 62. nemfheodaigecht unfadingness, LB 221b65 . ¤fis(s) ignorance: nephis, Ml. 58a20 . ¤ḟonn indifference : toirsi ┐ nemhfhonn fā neithibh diadha, Celtica i 192.1032 . nemhforbunn, Lism. L. 4617 (of the Law of Moses, oppd. to forbann = heathen law). némfreccra epistle not answering, Alex. 826. ¤fuigell: nemfugell do chiunn fria membru that the head should not pass judgement on the members, ZCP xv 331 § 23. ¤gabál: is ferr a nemgabail not to accept it, Mon. Tall. 35. nephgabaltaid, gl. incapax, Ml. 117a1 . ¤gess non-taboo, BDD 59. nemhghlóir ingloriousness, O'Gr. Cat. 466.19. nephícc non-salvation, Ml. 88b8 . neimhiocht lack of trust, suspicion , Keat. ii 2504. nebimdibe, Wb. 18d9 . nemimniche (.i. cen imnedh do beth air) freedom from care, Anecd. v 25.4 . nephinotacht non-entrance , Wb. 33b5 . ¤insce impersonal form ( Phil. Soc. Trans. lxiv (1965/66) 153 ): tigther, tegar as .c. ar a neminscne sin, IGT Verbs § 5 (174.19) . nephithe, gl. inedia, Ml. 127c18 . nemláthar `mean spirit', Metr. Dinds. iii 56 z (: derbráthar). ¤lécud: bui comairli . . . im nemlegodh Logai isin cath not to let L. into the battle, RC xii 88 § 95. neamhlón lack of support, Content. xxix 14 (: mearshlógh). ní lour in nebmaldachad mani bendachae it is not enough not to curse, Wb. 5d23 . ¤marbtacht, gl. immortalitatem, RC xxviii 320 § 47. ¤marbdacht immortality : nemmarbtach[t] gl. im[m]ortalitatem, RC xxviii 320 § 47 . tlacht na nemmarbdachta ┐ na nemtruaillnidechta, PH 3520 . nebmess for nech not judging any one, Wb. 8d26 . nebmoídem not boasting, ib. nephmolad Dáe not praising, Ml. 145c3 . nemnáire lack of diffidence, boldness , LL 400a22 . 187a24 ( ¤nári). PH 8228. nemnerte want of strength, Aen. 2889. ¤ní see neimní. ¤olc: o nach ulc nó nephulc, ZCP vii 481 ( Enchir. Aug. 74a ). ¤opair, O'Mulc. 446. ¤pecad, ib. 97 . hond nephpiandatu, gl. impunitate, Ml. 28a11 . ¤praind: g s. nepproinde la geinti of not dining, Wb. 19a10 . ¤ríar: dá neimhréir against his will, Dán Dé xxviii 13 . ¤sástid (lit. a non-satisfier): ind nephsastid, gl. inexplebiliter, Ml. 62a7 . nephscríbend omitting to write, Ml. 94a1 . Alex. 826 (nem-). nemhshén misfortune, ill luck, AFM iii 226.20 . nephthabart, Ml. 51d2 ; 54b22 . tre nebthabirt dígle fuirib, Wb. 18b13 . nephthairmthechtid an intransitive verb, Sg. 189a7 . ¤tathaige: o ro airigh sidhe a nemhtathaighe asa sccoraibh `that they were not in the habit of going outside their encampments', AFM vi 2192.21 . nemhthathaidhe deuosioin, Fl. Earls 120.1 . ¤techt: dogena nephthecht dia cungid thou shalt not go to look for them, LL 251b36 ( TBFr. 360 ). neimhtheacht ré chéile discrepancy, variance, Keat. i 86.65 . nebthobe non-circumcision, Wb. 1d18 . nephthoimtiu bed peccad són not supposing that it was sin, Ml. 43a15 . ¤tol: asa ndérnad nemthoil Dé ┐ toil ar máigistrech-ne, PH 8142. toil ┐ nemtoil na naturae, O'Gr. Cat. 235.33. do nemhthoil Rígh Saxan against the wishes of, AFM iii 200.11 . nemthomailt fheola abstention from eating meat, PH 6542. nebthórtrommad not pestering, Wb. 27c24 . ¤tráth: codla nemhthrátha `unseasonable sleep', Ériu i 32.4 . ¤trúaillidecht incorruptibility : tlacht na nemmarbdachta ┐ na nemtruaillnidechta, PH 3520 . ¤tuath: bid tuad dom-sa mo nebtuad (= non plebs mea), Wb. 4d1 . ¤tuidecht: nephtuidechd do Dia not coming, Mon. Tall. 21. PH 5462. ¤uall: a dhuine doní neamhuaill `who art humble', Dán Dé vii 31 .

(b) with adj. (in O.Ir. chiefly participial formations rendering Lat. compds. with in-): ¤acnatae unnatural: nephacnataib, gl. insolitis, Ml. 129d3 . nephadnachtae unburied , Sg. 20a4 . ¤aerda `non-aerial', material, gross, YBL 161a21 (of demon host). ¤aicside invisible: aicseid ocus nemaicseid, SR 330. i rétaib nebaicsidib, Wb. 4a24 . na huli dúli aicsidi ┐ nemaicsidi, Trip. 120.2 . iarndligud nemaicsidi, LU 2557 ( RC xxv 238 § 9). tuirsi inmhedónach nemhfhaicsidhe, Parrth. Anma 352.3 . slainte nemaidilcnech o legessaib not in need of medicines, Alex. 844. ¤airchóitech harmless, innocent: nepherchoitecha, gl. innocuos, Ml. 74c6 . fuil nemurcóidech, Maund. 86. i mbéalaibh na leanbh neamhurchóideach, Keat. iii 1596. ¤airchradach: cēt guth nemircradach never-failing, Cog. 50.17 . ¤airdirc: marbhta nemhoirderca `not illustrious', AFM vi 2230.7 . nephaithimfolṅgidi, gl. inefficaces, Ml. 80c12 . nephanmanaigthi, gl. nec spiritu viventium animati, 124c20 . nephanmandi, gl. inanimata (a p n.), 60b5 , cf. 130a3 . ¤arsaid not old: co nemarrsaid with fresh vigour, ZCP vi 41.27 . nephatdānaigthe, gl. inremuneratus, Ml. 138a5 , 116b7 . sluag . . . neambāid unloving, unkind, YBL 161a20 . ¤básaigthe(ch) immortal : Día do bhī nemmbāsuighthe, Celtica i 169.240 . a mbethaidh shuthain nembāsuighthe, 170.268 . nemmbāsuighthech, 170.258 . ¤bec: nephbic, Ml. 39d21 (gl. immodicae [laudis]; the glossator uses gend. of `molad'). ¤bind, ZCP iii 32.2 (neimmbind). ¤boc[h]t, Thes. ii 351.37 (gl. díbocht, Hy. vi 8 ). ¤bras(s): triath n. (of Christ), Anecd. i 39 y . Metr. Dinds. iii 360.2 (`mild'). ¤brisc infrangible , MacCongl. 105.17 . nephchainchomracacha, gl. impacata (neut. pl.), Ml. 26b13 . nephchathaigthe, gl. in bellum (taken as compd. adj.), 126c22 . ¤cetaigthech unallowed: mian nemhcedaighteach, ITS xvi 12.21 . go neamhcheaduightheach without leave, Keat. iii 3185. nephcētbatai, gl. inanimata (neut. pl.), Ml. 130a4 . ¤cintach guiltless , see ZCP vi 277.19 . AFM ii 1138.25 . ¤clóithe: nephchloithi, gl. invicti, Ml. 83b7 . is nemchlóti Dia, PH 799. cenél nemclaeti, Aen. 2752. ¤coiceltach unsparing : gleo neimnech nemchoigeltach, Caithr. Thoirdh. 8.26 . nemhchoigealtach, Fl. Earls 198.9, 18 . cineadh bhíos ... neamhchoigealtach ar a bheathaidh = prodiga, Keat. i 64.53 . ¤coimse(-ch) immeasurable, beyond reckoning: is nemchoimsi mét anóra na mainistrich, Maund. 183 , cf. 162 . nemchoimsigh, 78 . is nemchoimseach do mōrchomachta, Fl. Earls 138.18 . neamhchoimsigh ` incomprehensible ', Eg. Gl. 764. nephchomtetarrachti incomprehensible , Ml. 55d11 (n p.). nephchorpde (= incorporalis), Sg. 59b16 . nepchostae footless (gl. apes), 102b4 . ¤creitmech: isin tír ngentlighi neimchreitmidh unbelieving , Ériu v 156.3 . ¤chríchnuigthe infinite : mur chumhachta neimhchrīochnuighthe, Celtica i 165.80 . in mhaith nemhchrīochnuighthe, 167.169 . ¤chrín unwithered, unfading , CCath. 4717. craind nua nemchrína, LL 218b32 . ¤chrínda id., LL 295b7 = RC xiii 40 § 10 . ¤chumscaigthe immovable; unmoved, unchanged (?): nephchumscaigthe immovable, Ml. 40d23 . nemcumscaighthi (= immobiles), Trip. 4.24 . baitsidhe .i. nemsumscaighthi, ... is é beraid in lucht agata na bretha nemcumscaigthi, O'Dav. 271 . nephchutmaide, gl. illapsam, Ml. 89d4 . ind nephdeithbir, gl. immerito, Ml. 38d10 . 94a8 . ¤dermatach not forgetful, PH 8254. ¤desctha unleavened: arān n., SR 4352 , cf. PH 5073. hi cét-ló na némdescata (= azymorum), 5028 . nephdiachtae (= inultus), Ml. 111b6 . ¤diada: ar tír a ndéé nemṡuthain nemdiadai Neptúin not divine, LL 224b10 ( TTr. 535 ). duine neimhdhiadha ungodly , Proverbs xvi 27. co sollsi némdibaide inextinguishable , LB 138b5 . ¤dil not dear: nir bo n. la Dia hé acht robo dil, LU 1110 (gl. ni andil, ACC 116 ). arccain a n-eccrat ┐ a neimhdheala foes, Hugh Roe 188.18 (f. 50b) . ¤díles: in nephdílius, gl. improprie, Ml. 28d4 . duine neimhdhílios unfaithful , Proverbs xxv 19. nephdilledach indeclinable , Sg. 91b5 , cf. 35a13 . ¤dimde (< dim `thing') unreal: it nephdimdi .i. nidat ní, gl. nihil, Ml. 130d7 . ¤dingbala ( ¤bálta) unworthy: cidat nemdingbal-su [sic] do thabairt onora, LB 236a1 . nemdíngbala, 233b34 . airdeaspog neamhdhiongmhálta, Keat. iii 51. nephdíte, gl. indefensus, Ml. 103c5 , cf. 85d13 . ¤dligthech irrational , see Ml. 16b12 . ¤dorcha: neithe nuaidhe nemhdoirche clear, manifest , ZCP x 6.23 . nephdudrachtach (= ¤duth-) gl. indevotus, Ml. 49c1 . nephecailse, gl. indiscussum, 56c8 , cf. 114b4 . ¤élnide (élnigthe) undefiled , PH 2390 , 2391 . o'n ōig nemelnigthe, 176 . in t-Uan neimelnidi, Lism. L. 1119 . nephǽrnaidi (< ess-ro-snī-) not escaped, Ml. 134b9 (g s f.), gl. invasae (in- taken as neg.). neimheasbadhach without want, Ériu v 64.13 . nephéscide moonless , Ml. 29d14 , cf. 30a1 , 5 . neamhfhann not feeble , BS 26.19 . ¤féig not keen-sighted: n p m. nephfegi, Ml. 42d8 . nemfegtach unobservant, unheeding: co hanbḟaitech n.¤ , LB 234b23 . neimhfhealltach free from treachery, see Fl. Earls 92.22 . neimfhirindech untruthful , Acall. 3903. neimhfhírinneach unrighteous , Proverbs xiii 5. nephfodlaide indivisible , gl. impertitum (taken as = in-partitum), Ml. 26a9 . gl. insecabilem, Sg. 189b6 . nephḟodlaidi, gl. atoma, 28b23 . nephḟograigthi, gl. inconcinna (neut. pl.), Sg. 138a8 . ¤foirbthe imperfect , see Fl. Earls 126.22 . íodhbairt neamhfholamhail bloodless, Eochairsg. 24.9 . ¤forcennach boundless (of the ocean), Ériu iv 142.10 . murbrucht nemḟorcnedach, LL 168b10 . neph[ḟ]repthae, gl. immedicabile, Ml. 58a17 . neph[ḟ]rept[h]anaigthe, gl. immedicabilem, 76a17 . nepfrescastae unexpected ; gl. insperatus in Ml. 36b9 ( ¤frescestu), 56d1 ( ¤rescastu), 40b10 ( ¤rescastib). nephfrithgabthe, gl. ineffrenata (n s f.), Tur. 114. nephfrithortae, gl. inlaesum, Ml. 39a4 . ¤fhuirechair, gl. [im]provigil, Ir. Gl. 985. neamhfhuirithe unprepared , AFM v 1430.8 . neamhghann ample, unstinted , Dán Dé xxvii 21 . ¤gel not fair, swarthy: re cois nglúine neimhghil Néill, IGT Dec. ex. 1233 , cf. KMMisc. 170.7 . cathugud neimgēr can arm not keen, spiritless, BColm. 2.25 . nebglan, gl. inlustratus, Thes. ii 234.13 . an dá ghuthaidhe neamhghlana impure vowels (i.e. the semi-vowels u and i), IGT Introd. § 9. Nemglan, rí énlaithi, BDD 145 . neimhghlic unwise , A. Ó Dálaigh xxxii 8. nephglidi (part. of gelid), gl. intonsi, Thes. ii 46.21 (Philarg.). ¤glinne not secure (?), see Thes. ii 352.41 . ¤gnáth unusual, unwonted , LB 234b40 . nephgnatha, gl. insoliti, Ml. 40d15 . ceardacht neamhghnáth rare, Dán Dé vi 39 . ¤gnáthach id.; Fl. Earls 236.34 , AFM vi 2226.24 . neimhiarmartach regardless of consequences, reckless , CCath. 5904. nephícthe, gl. immedicabilem, Ml. 76a17 . nephimmaircide, gl. inconveniens, 17b6 . nephimfolngidi, gl. inefficaces, 17a5 . nephimgabthi unavoidable , 40b9 . neimhionann not the same, different , Fl. Earls 100.8 . go neimhionann unevenly, irregularly , TSh. 1655. nephindlachtae, gl. inscissus, Ml. 96a8 ( ¤indlachtu d s m.). nephinducbaide, gl. ingloriosus, 139d2 . neimhiongnadh not strange , Keat. ii 4878. cocad . . . nemlac not weak, Cog. 100.26 . ¤laind unenergetic , TBC-LL¹ 413. nephlesc, gl. impiger, Ml. 106c7 . nebleisc, gl. non pigri, Wb. 5d17 . go neimhlescc, AFM v 1658.13 . brúti nemliterdhai illiterate , MacCongl. 29.21 . ¤lochtach faultless , see LU 4250 , PH 2399. ¤lochtaigthe unblamed, blameless , SR 592. nem[m]aithmech unforgiving , Fianaig. 82.13 . cunntas nemmhaithfech inexorable , Ó Héodhusa 172.7 . ¤marbda not mortal , IT i 191.26 ( FA 30 LB). ní mhuirbfitis in nemhmarbdhai, LB 229a54 . ¤meirgide unrusting: d'uma nemergidi, Cog. 152.10 . nemergdi, 50.16 . nem[m]ertnech unflagging , Cog. 100.26 , cf. 160.7 . neimmertnech, LL 224b14 . nephmesse, gl. inexaminatum, Ml. 117a2 . ¤munnterdha unfriendly , RC xxviii 316 § 26. ¤nár unabashed, bold, shameless: LU 5253 = TBC-LL¹ 775 (neph-). co nefnar, LL 3b23 = co nemnár, Leb. Gab.(i) 212.2 . ¤nechtardae neutral, see nemnechtardae. ¤opthach non-refusing? n.¤ fri hernail cech uilc ` consenting to', PH 8181. ¤pecthach sinless , see BNnÉ 196.29 . ¤pudrach harmless , Alex. 837. neamsádhal ` ungentle ', Ériu iv 114.10 . AFM v 1314 y . nephsaithrach, gl. inlaborata, Ml. 103b4 . neamhsgaoilteach ` niggardly ', Ériu v 52.2 . ¤scélach not given to tattle, ZCP iii 29.14 . neimhsciamhach unsightly , Fl. Earls 36.22 . ¤scíth unwearied , LL 224b14 . ¤scíthach id., LB 137b1 . nephsētaigthi, gl. invias, Ml. 126a13 . ¤snímach unanxious , PH 5923. AFM v 1756.2 . ¤somaínech unprofitable , ZCP x 306.34 (nemts-), cf. 289.1 (nemhsh-). nephsuande, gl. insomnis, Ml. 95d12 . nephsūilig, gl. minus oculati, 42d8 . neamhshunnartha indefinite , IGT Introd. 7.20 . ¤suthain transitory, mortal , see ¤diada. ¤thairberta unsubdued , Alex. 524. nephthairismech (gl. instans. . . . quod vix stare potest), Sg. 147b1 . nephteipirsnechaib, gl. influidis, Ml. 129d4 . neimtim ` undaunted ', CCath. 3356. nemhtindisnech, gl. infestinosus, Ir. Gl. 617. ¤tláith, Ériu iv 222.10 . nephthoachtae, gl. inbellum, Ml. 126c22 (part. of to-fich-). nepht[h]oimtiu (d s m.), gl. insperatâ, 56d1 (< to-muin-). nephthort[h]ech unfruitful (?), Ériu iii 6.1 . nemhthonnach waveless , Ériu ii 112 § 34. ¤threbtha uncultivated , viii 8.13 . neimhthréith not weak, strong , BNnÉ 280.24 . ¤thremeta, gl. impenetrabilis, Gild. Lor. 66. ¤throeta unconquered , ib. ¤thrócar unmerciful , PH 7627. ¤tromm: hua Néill nemthruim, LL 182a8 = Arch. Hib. ii 49 § 27. ¤thrúailnide uncorrupted : isuisse intoichther andruailnitheso honnebdruailnithiu, Wb. 13d20 . cia n-dechsad hi curp nem-thruaillnide, PH 6750 . in tan taitnigfes amal gréin nemthrualnide a chuirp ┐ a anma, BCC² 243 § 65 . neamhthuitimeach not liable to fall. Luc. Fid. 333.16 . ? ¤uis bold, insolent: dochodar co nemuis niata namdemail . . . dar in mbadun, Ann. Conn. 1236 § 8. Cf. uiss .i. umhal, O'Cl. ¤ulach beardless: glabrio .i. moit ł nephulach, Études Celt. xi 115 (Paris Latin 10290 15 b 15) .

(c) in late Mid.Ir. occas. with verbs: croch Chríst . . . 'com dhín anois nemhcheilter be it not hidden, Miscell. Celt. Soc. 338. 14 . do neimchreit se do recht Dé believed not, PH 7770. do neimhmheirtnigh iad encouraged , ML 82.12 . neamhmúchaidh ghlóir na nGaoidheal quench not, Ir. Monthly 1919, 341.44 . dontí neamhonóruigheas a anam féin (= exhonorantem animam suam), TSh. 1385. ara nemrenar enechcland on which honour-price is not paid, O'Mulc. 403. nemhtaisigh [mo phectha] deal not gently with (?), Ir. Lit. 8 n. 14 . ? atat cóic dualiche co nemthiagat in aíne i nfhóimtin, PH 8386 ; leg. conimthiagat there are five vices which accompany fasting to be guarded against?