bile
Definitions (by source)
an ancient conspicuous tree; metaph. a champion, hero.
m. tree 641; dpl. bilibh 553.
Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir: The poembook of Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir, Lord of Fermanagh 1566-1589. Editor: David Greene. Translator: David Greene.
a tree. ríbhile, a kingly tree, 136. Metaphorically ‘a scion’: gpl. -bhileadh, 2700
Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.
m., a great tree.
Stories from Keating's History of Ireland. Editor: Osborn Bergin.
m., tree (poetical word), 588
Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Editor: Osborn Bergin.