sealbh, sealbha

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possession; ds. seilbh, 2546, 2842. ar seilbh riachtanuis, under pretext of necessity, ' so color de necessidad,’ 1326. [Cf. ar seilbh ceannaidheachta, FF, iii, 2894, 4255. thusa, a pheacuidh, a ta ar seilbh a bheith do Chriosdaigh, Gallagher, ed. 1752, p. 93, who claim to be, pretend to be, a Christian.] Hence sealbhughadh, act of possessing, getting possession of, 757, 2835, 3323. vn. of sealbhuigh, possess, 2548.

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

[N. 39] possession; ns. 800; gs. sealbha 2272. Since a ns. seilbh is not recognised, perhaps we should read an seilbh (as.) for an tseilbh 54.

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

gs. sealbhaseilbhe, possession. ar sean seilbhe, our ancestor of possession (i.e. who possessed the kingship), 909; seanfhonn seilbhe, land held by ancestors (lit. ancient land of possession), 1591. See also cairt shealbha.

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

f., possession, 2731; gen. seilbhe, 8996; dat. 163; one’s right, portion, 1007; 3958;--pl. -a, 9996

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