grian

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  1. the sun. a n-am fón ngrein, at any time, 1908; gan aonlocht fón ngréin, without any fault, 1933; is uaisle fón ngréin, noblest of all, 1941.
  2. gravel. ar na grianshrothaibh, on the gravelly streams, 163; grian sreibhe, 2953.  In transferred sense 'land': go grian Creige Fearghuis, 3329; grian áighfoighrian áigh, a battle-field, 2532 n.

Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.

  1. m., bottom (of lake, pit, etc.), 6645, go g., ‘ad ima,’ 7605
  1. f., sun, 2488; gen. gréine, 2289, 2477; dat. gréin, 2479

Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Author: Geoffrey Keating. Editor: Osborn Bergin.