arcuilli

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Prefixed with ar-.

Verb[edit]

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

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