léig

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(v.n. léigean), let, passim. nách léigtheá as do chuimhne, that you would bear in mind, 4877. nír léig an eagla dhó a cheann do thógbháil suas, he did not dare (he was afraid) to raise his head, ' no osava algar la cabeça,’ 6895 ; sim. 1052, 3469, 3512, -96, 4168, 6543 (‘ no osaria deziros ’). gu léigfiodh an náire dhúinn, that we should be so shameless as to, 1544 ; sim. 1572. léig dhamh dot fhormod, cease troubling me with envious thoughts, 1361. () do dhéanamh nó do léigion díom, to do or to leave undone, 5554 ; sim. 5971. a léigean oram ó bhéul go mbeinn, to pretend verbally that I was, 4404. go léigfea-sa ar dearmad mé, lest you should forget me, 7038. léigean a mugha, to lose, 4090 ; sim. 6844.

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