fáth, fádh

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(otherwise fádh, 6754 n.), cause, reason, 6512; prophetic knowledge, skill [cf. Ériu xiii, 170 ff.], 2919. Hence fáthamhail, wise, p. 215 ; fáithbheart, a cunning prank (?), 7075, 7076; fáithbheartach, revealing wisdom in action, 6734 ; fáithghrés, skillful and artistic verse, 6185.

Leabhar Branach: The Book of the O'Byrnes. Editor: Seán Mac Airt.