cothaigh
Definitions (by source)
(1) support, sustain (esp. by food, etc.), 493, 497, 5670 (‘ mantengo ’). vn. cothughadh, 2838, 5014 ; sustenance, ‘ comer,’ 6577 ; gs. cothuighthe, ‘ conservacion,’ 6357. mo choda cothuighthe, of my livelihood, 4404. gabhla cothaighthe, supporting forks. supports, p. 14 n. (2) maintain (as a dogma), 4981. [Cf. dá chothughadh air gur mhaith an gnás an tAifrionn, Eochairsgiath, 22.]
Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh. Editor: Thomas F. O’Rahilly.