uaithne, uaitne, uaidne
Definitions (by source)
[N. 2] pillar; uaitne 359, 1456, uaithne 2059, uaidne 1171.
Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir: The poembook of Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir, Lord of Fermanagh 1566-1589. Editor: David Greene. Translator: David Greene.
in phr. u. an égnuigh, 1594 n.
Leabhar Branach: The Book of the O'Byrnes. Editor: Seán Mac Airt.
a prop, a pillar, a post. feidhm ar uaithne, belabouring a pillar-stone, 660. Meatphorically: uaithne feasa is fíorfhulaing, a pillar of wisdom and true support, 626; uaitne feadhma, a pillar of action (i.e. a warrior), 2465; treas uaithne talmhan, one of the three pillars of the world (i.e. a triumvir), 2906.
Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.