amhail
Definitions (by source)
conj. ‘as’ 18.10; amhail ⁊ 20.4-5
Aibidil Gaoidheilge & Caiticiosma: Seaán Ó Cearnaigh's Irish primer of religion, published in 1571. Editor: Brian Ó Cuív.
conj., (1) as (modal), 1096, 1611, 2918, 5508, etc. (2) as if, with condl., 1422, 3183. Al. amhail 7, (1) as, 1923, 2798 (see Note) ; (2) as if, 5244, 7047. The later form mar (q.v.) is commoner.
Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh. Editor: Thomas F. O’Rahilly.
(a) prep. asp. like, as; with acc., a. na huisgeadha, 49; a. gach nduine oile, 254; a. chaorcha, ‘sicut oves,’ 1961; a. chreachtacha, ‘sicut vulnerati,’ 4708; (b) conj as; 100, 4684; ‘as though,’ 4255
Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Editor: Osborn Bergin.