cosain

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(vn. cosnamh), (1) protect, 3264, 3536, -55, 6968 (ó, from;. (2) defend, uphold, 3790, 4373, 4841 (ar, against). (3) win, acquire, p. 18 n. (4) cost. dá dhaoire dá ccoiseónadh dhamh, ‘ aunque sea a mi costa,’ 1687. [Cf. dá dhaoire choiseónus sé dhuit, SSA, 431.]

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