cumhachta

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power, 1370, 3866, etc. Here treated as plur. (cf. 3896, 4897) ; gen. cumhachd, 986, 3888, 5017, 6274 ; dat. cumachtaibh, 1005, 1184, 1261, 2967, 3860, etc. Hence cumhachtach, powerful, 6136 (comp. -oighe), and cf. 1279, 6047, 6133 ; but comhachtach, 5295.

Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh. Author: Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire. Editor: Thomas F. O’Rahilly.