árach
Definitions (by source)
a fetter, 1090
Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.
m., opportunity.
Stories from Keating's History of Ireland. Editor: Osborn Bergin.
m., security, guarantee; recourse (to), opportunity (against); do iarradh á. ar, ‘had recourse to,’ 180; á. na humhlachta d’iarraidh, 185; i n-á. a n-ilchleas, ‘in reliance on,’ 528; nach bí á. ag an anam ar shuan, ‘has no hope of sleep,’ 4174; iarras do námhaid á. ort, ‘seeks an opportunity against thee,’ 7762; go bhfaghann á. ar a mharbhadh, ‘a chance of slaying him,’ 9290
Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Editor: Osborn Bergin.