tionnsgain

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(1) set on foot, found, 627.  do thionnsgnadar, ‘ establescieron,’ 210.  (2) begin, set to. Usually trans., c. vn , 228, 407, 992, 1243, 4655, etc. ; but foll. by ar in tionnsgnam ar chantaireacht, let us begin to chant, 5130. Without vn., ar na daoinibh óga thíonnsgnas, ' a los nuevos,’ 2584 ; thionnsgnadar, (they) originated, came into existence, 3899. In the section-headings note tionnsgantar, begins, 224, 3291, but tionnsgnuidh, vn. tionnsgnamh, 3329, 4322 ; -nadh, 100.

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