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tre’ prep. followed by acc. through; tre chert ccomhráidh 311. Conjugated; 3 sm. tríd 774, 3 sf. tríthe 1683, 2 pl. tríbh 2105, 3 pl. tríotha 1521.

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

rfh., through, by 23, 31, 94, 106, 107, 110, tre, 204.

Scáthán Shacramuinte na hAithridhe. Author: Aodh Mac Aingil. Editor: Cainneach Ó Maonaigh O.F.M.

(asp.), prep., through, by means of; originally gov. acc., hence, tré bhiotha, 6277; with art. trésan, 190; trésna, 601; with pron., only 3 sg. m., tríd, 9831; thríd, 2458, 10785; and 3 pl., tríotha, 2610, 6607, 8342; with poss., tré a, 472; tréna, 174, 1141, 4366; with rel. tré bhfaicthear, 1997.—1. In physcial sense, ‘through’: tréna chéile, ‘mixed together,’ 174; dol trésan Muir, 228; cumasg tré fhíor-uisge, 380; do sáthadh tré A., 1010; thriallas tré uisge, ‘pertransit,’ 2152; go neachaidh thríd, 2458; triall...tré bhealach, 2589; lingidh an t-eanach tríotha, 2610; beara...ar bioth-luamhain tríotha, 6607; sleighe do chur thríd, 10785;--2. Oftener ethically, ‘by means of, owing to’: tré choill a chána, 5; tré aidhbhsighe a ghníomh, 147; cromadh trésan déirc, 190; 472, 656, 1018, 1141, 1940, 1997, 2253, 2745-46, 3260, 4366; tré ghuidhe, ‘for (= on condition of) praying,’ 4513; 4558, 4625, 4874; tréna ghné, ‘specie sui,’ 8343; tríd sin, 9831;--before clause: trésna guaisibh se do bheith i gcionn an duine, 601; 2167;--before verbal noun with gan: tré gan a choimhéad féin, 2423; tré gan leanmhain do chomhairle Mh., 8101;--tré mar, ‘inasmuch as’: tré mar is do dhuille, 211; tré mar do-rónsad, ‘quia fecerunt,’ 1736; tré mar do thoghas tusa, 5042; tré mar fuair locht, 8995;--with neg.: tré nár fhuiling, ‘because it has not endured,’ 9676; 3. in phr. tré bhiotha, ‘for ever,’ ‘in æternum,’ 2854; tré bhiotha síor, 6277; tré shaoghal na saoghal=in sæcula sæculorum, 2052.

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