arcuilli

Old Irish

Etymology

Prefixed with ar-.

Verb

ar·cuilli

  1. to forbid, inhibit
    • c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 48, pages 115-179:
      Feli n-apstal i samchorgos, ní aurchoil som inn figill nach do logud indib.
      Feasts for apostles during the Lent of the Pentecost: he did not forbid the vigil to be relaxed on those days.
    • Trecheng Breth Féne, published in The Triads of Ireland (1906, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy), edited and with translations by Kuno Meyer, §184
      Trí tharsuinn ar·chuillet othras: echmuir, mil, saillti.
      Three condiments that preclude illness: echmuir, honey, and salty foods.
  2. to exclude, exempt from a regulation

Inflection

Complex, class A II present, s preterite
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ar·cuillim ara·chuille (lenited relative); ara·cuili (nasalized relative) ar·chuillet (lenited relative)
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot. ·aurchoil
perfect deut. at·rocuil (sic)
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle aircuillte
verbal of necessity

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