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  1. prep. + acc. (often for le); +pron. riom, rum; riot, rut; ris; ria; r(u)inn; r(u)uibh; riu, rú; + poss. rem; red; re a (also re n-a 57 1, 24 P 8 194); rer, etc.; +rel. re n-, rer', ris ar ' (cf. 24 P 8 218). Uses: cf. TS; re tamall, headh, seal 2 3, 36 11, 13, 49 27; re (engaged in) ceird, dán, etc. 12 17, 48 5; in regard of, etc. 12 25 n.; geall, láimh, taobh, etc. re vid. geall, etc.
  2. re n-, prep.+ acc; + pron. romham, reamham, róm; romhad, -t, reamhad, -t, ród; roimhe, reimhe; roimpe, reimpe; romhuinn, reamhuinn, róinn; romhaibh, reamhaibh, róibh; rompa, reampa; before gach and before the advbs. aréir, ané, anocht, aniodh, amárach, anoirthear, re>res (24 P 8 194, roimh being condemned). Uses; cf. TS, also roimhe, etc., to a greater extent than he, etc. 1 12, 95 21; téighim romham I go forward 5 13,62 9; roimhe, romhuinn, etc. previously, etc. 68 14, 72 11,95 29; romhuinn, etc. in future 73 19 n.

Aithdioghluim Dána: A Miscellany of Irish Bardic Poetry, Historical and Religious, including the Historical Poems of the Duanaire in the Yellow Book of Lecan. Vol II, Translations, Notes, Vocabulary. Editor: Lambert McKenna S.J.

  1. re (h-) prep. with acc. against, for, with; re bél mbuinne 1503. With following possess. pron. 3 m. ré fhréimh. Conjugated; 2 pl. ribh 658, ruibh 2231; 3 pl. rú 925, riú 142. (a) with dat. re daingneachaibh 943; (b) confused with re (n-); re ccléir 1129; (c) confused with le; fear re ccuirthi 3063.
  2. re (n-) prep. with acc. before; re dteacht 1053, re ccliathaigh 1210, re ndáimh ndoiligh 1196. Conjugated; 3 m. reimhe 172, roimhe 1771; 2 pl. remhaibh 72, romhaibh 1223, róibh 1479; 3 pl. rompa 837, rempo 2492.

Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir: The poembook of Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir, Lord of Fermanagh 1566-1589. Editor: David Greene. Translator: David Greene.

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