n (vn. of sissidir
ZCP xxviii 260
).
Pedersen Vgl. Gr. § 824
. o, m.
(a) the act of standing, standing posture
:
eter foss nō utmailli eter suide nō ṡessam,
Thes. ii 300.1
(
Hy. I
).
gur eirigh crioth . . . a gcosa an ḟir mhóir risan
sírṡesamh,
RC xxix 130 § 40
. na tri .l. inda sesam `the three
fifties standing',
Mon. Tall. 129.13
.
ro bátár in tslúaig inna
seseom ┐ a scéith fora cennaib,
LU 5888
(TBC, H).
a' t-conncatar in ríg 'na sh.¤
,
MU² 231
.
┐ se i n-a shessom for lár in
rig-thige,
PH 623
.
roeirigh ina shesum ar lar in prisun,
ZCP
vi 287.10
.
stop, standstill
: sercc as sesamh ar gach nech, |
iomat dál ┐ drochbhreth decline and standstill on everything,
Irish Texts iv 87 § 2
.
(b) the act of standing by, defending; standing fast
:
ag sesamh
a hucht a bprionnsa,
AFM vi 2076.z
. ag seasamh a ndúthcha
`defending their country',
Rel. Celt. ii 206.32
.
ag seasamh a
posda fein,
198.13
. nach rachdaois do sheasamh an mhíghníomha `they would not go to defend the evil deed',
Keat. iii 4998
.
mó dhlighfinn mh'fhiacha do dhíol | seasamh córa d'fhuil mo
ríogh,
Content. vi 273
.
leithsgéul sonn re sesamh t'fhiach |
a ghaoil curadh chlann Iliach,
L. Cl. A. B. 163.45
. dealbhaid mar ṡeasamh dá spairnn | caoire ris nach gabhdaois
airm `resource',
Content. v 176
.
crann seasuimh síthe,
23 G 24, 394.17
. ag sesamh a chiort fein air fa Iarrlacht Rois defending
his own right against him in the matter of the Earldom of Ross,
Rel. Celt. ii 160.31
.
an tiomchel a bferann féin ga s.¤ ar
namhuid,
202.36
.
(c) making a stand, resisting, holding out; resistance
:
an tan
do mhothaigh Eoghan mac Néill . . . sesamh sírdhéinmhach
chlann na gColla ina chertaghaidh,
L. Cl. A. B. 10.1
.
déana . . . seasamh ro-láidir a n-aghoidh antola do cholna,
Desid. 4814
. riú bhaineas bríogh ar seasaimh | is iad airm ar
n-imreasain `on them rests my confidence',
Content. xviii 31
.
gan seasamh ar sheanchas chlaon,
xvi 65
. do ghéabhthair
sonn seasamh rut | i gceardaibh fis na bhfealmac `you shall
here find resistance',
xxii 22
. ro an ina certsesam fris `he
opposed him firmly',
Stair Erc. 350
. s.¤ . . . i n-
standing upon,
supporting
: seasamh i n-aighneas éagcáir making a stand in
an unjust cause,
Content. x 11
. s.¤ maith
perseverance
:
guidh
Dia . . . fá sheasamh mhaith do thabhairt duit,
Desid. 4769
.
See 1 sesta.