tré

prep. (leniting) ‘through’; for pronom. forms, etc. see Introduction, p. 31; 13.3, 19.18, etc.; prep. pron. 3 sg. m., in phrases tríd amach ‘completely’ 50.21, tríd sin 23.5; in compound conj. tré (trí) go (nach) 4.14, etc.

(asp.), prep., through, by means of; originally gov. acc., hence, tré bhiotha, 6277; with art. trésan, 190; trésna, 601; with pron., only 3 sg. m., tríd, 9831; thríd, 2458, 10785; and 3 pl., tríotha, 2610, 6607, 8342; with poss., tré a, 472; tréna, 174, 1141, 4366; with rel. tré bhfaicthear, 1997.—1. In physcial sense, ‘through’: tréna chéile, ‘mixed together,’ 174; dol trésan Muir, 228; cumasg tré fhíor-uisge, 380; do sáthadh tré A., 1010; thriallas tré uisge, ‘pertransit,’ 2152; go neachaidh thríd, 2458; triall...tré bhealach, 2589; lingidh an t-eanach tríotha, 2610; beara...ar bioth-luamhain tríotha, 6607; sleighe do chur thríd, 10785;--2. Oftener ethically, ‘by means of, owing to’: tré choill a chána, 5; tré aidhbhsighe a ghníomh, 147; cromadh trésan déirc, 190; 472, 656, 1018, 1141, 1940, 1997, 2253, 2745-46, 3260, 4366; tré ghuidhe, ‘for (= on condition of) praying,’ 4513; 4558, 4625, 4874; tréna ghné, ‘specie sui,’ 8343; tríd sin, 9831;--before clause: trésna guaisibh se do bheith i gcionn an duine, 601; 2167;--before verbal noun with gan: tré gan a choimhéad féin, 2423; tré gan leanmhain do chomhairle Mh., 8101;--tré mar, ‘inasmuch as’: tré mar is do dhuille, 211; tré mar do-rónsad, ‘quia fecerunt,’ 1736; tré mar do thoghas tusa, 5042; tré mar fuair locht, 8995;--with neg.: tré nár fhuiling, ‘because it has not endured,’ 9676; 3. in phr. tré bhiotha, ‘for ever,’ ‘in æternum,’ 2854; tré bhiotha síor, 6277; tré shaoghal na saoghal=in sæcula sæculorum, 2052.