condaig

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish con·dïeig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kon͈ˈdaɣʲ/

Verb

con·daig (verbal noun cuingid)

to seek, to ask for
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
  Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.
  People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “con-dïeig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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