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f., a bundle held in the hand, ‘ manojo,’ 3169. As vb., take in the hand, take hold of, 1101, 5411 ; hence take, receive, accept, in various uses, e.g. 2801, 4949; 2509, 5481 (gifts) ; 873 (a name) ; 4535, -47 (medicine) ; 632, 1261 (habit of religious order) ; 2519, 6781 (into a religious community). Also of taking or following a path or way, 351, 353 ; and cf. 1170. Hence glacaireacht, handling, touching, 1101. [glacaireacht t(h)ruaillidhe (-ighthe), SSA, 241, 265 b, 289 ; Gearnon, 170.]

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

hand, clasp. ad glaicmhéuraibh, grasped in your fingers, 127.

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