nírubtar

Old Irish

Etymology

Univerbation of (not) +‎ ro- (perfective particle) +‎ batar (third-person past plural of is).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̠ʲiː.ɾoβ.d̪aɾ/

Verb

nírubtar

  1. third-person plural perfect negative of is

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 18c6
    Is machthad limm a threte do·rérachtid máam fírinne et soscéli; .i. i⟨s⟩ súaignid nírubtar gaítha for comairli. Is dían do·rréractid maám ind ṡoscéli.
    I marvel how quickly you pl have abandoned the yoke of righteousness and [the] gospel; i.e. it is clear that your counsels have not been wise. It is swiftly that you have abandoned the yoke of the gospel.
    (literally, “it is a wonder to me its quickness that…”)