n
ā, f. (n
s. also gleith, geilt) vn. of gelid,
feeding, esp.
grazing:
gleith .i. caitheamh no ingeilt,
O'Cl.
airigsitar in
gleith (geilt, LU)
geltadar ind eich,
TBC-I¹ 247
. ba gleith
ech nDeghadh grazing of Ded's horses (prov. for a clean
sweep of everything),
Anecd. ii 59.8
.
míli do gabraib
fri gleith,
SR 6299
.
romarb t'eochu-su ar gleith in[d] feóir,
Trip. i 228.18
. gleith tar innruic do flaith `feeding beyond
honesty,'
Laws ii 232.6 Comm.
madh gleith ro gelid na
muca,
iv 98.13 Comm.
co [na] toiglen ni a fiacla as oc
a gleith,
96.19
.
amail atreisid sindach do gleith a loing[th]i,
nō dam allaid do gleith guirt,
MacCongl. 119.27
. g
s. dilsi fer
gleithe `the right of grazing,'
Laws iv 130.14 Comm.
scor
glethe `the pasturing herd,'
Metr. Dinds. iii 96.15
. Fig. (?)
gniom gledeoin gleithi glonnbann `a work of goodwill of the
grazing of warlike deeds (?),'
Leb. Gab.(i) i 124.6
. pl. in concrete
sense,
tracks left by grazing:
glethe (.i. slicht) na da ech
fuilliucht ind óenchárptig,
TBC-LL¹ 712.