banaodhuigh

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hostess, hospitaller, guest-mistress, ‘ hospedera,’ 693 (spd. banaoidhigh), 1898. For the gender (fem.) cf. nom. an bh., 2873, 3211 ; gen. na banaodhuighe, 2245, 2870, 2996. [Suggested by, if not identical with, ban-aoighe, ban-aoighidh, 'female guest.’]

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