uaithne, uaitne, uaidne

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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.

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