[u, m.] vn. of cnaïd, g
s. cnáma.
IGT Verbs § 42
.
cnámh m.,
IGT Decl. § 95
. act of gnawing, wasting
:
in
loiscend .i. cū cnāmha,
Corm. Y 257
.
ro gab int oircne
for c.¤ na hemi,
Corm. 30.13
(cocnam, Y). c.¤ cárna, bronnud
bánbíd `gnawing of flesh',
MacCongl. 92 .z
. is cudruma . . . an
diansgailedh ┐ in cnam
consumption (i.e. of tissues),
Rosa Angl. 20.9
. ac cnam ┐ ac cerrbad (of monsters in Hell),
RC xxviii 320 § 39
.
By extension of territories etc.,
laying waste
: ag cnam
cach comursann
ravaging
,
Ann. Conn. 1315.7
=
ALC i
568.6
.
nir chaicletar Gaill . . . cill . . . cen cnam ┐ cen commilled,
Ann. Conn. 1315.3
=
ALC i 564.17
. geg cosgurach /
cnam gallbaile (of warrior),
IGT Metr. Faults§ 71
. See
cnámtha.
Compds. (see cnáim). With nouns: na trí chnamh-aillse (fig. of enemy fortresses),
ML 80.7
.
sgur dod mhurmur
┐ dod chnaimhcheol oirne,
Luc. Fid. 4726
`grumbling', Gloss.
itir gerradh ┐-césadh ┐-cnámloscadh (describing Hell),
RC
xxiv 381.13
. With adj.: creabair . . . cnamhghobacha,
Lism. L. 3652
.