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344.
Future.
beurfad, beurfair, &c., like molfad (par. 265).
In early modern usage there was no f in this Tense, or in the Conditional. The rule was that when a short vowel in the Present became long in the Future stem no f was added. This rule is still observed in the Futures ending in ‑óċad or ‑eoċad.
Conditional.
ḃeurfainn, &c., like ṁolfainn (par. 266).
Verbal Noun breiṫ, gen. breiṫe or beirṫe.
345. This verb is of very frequent use in the idiom “beir ar”; lay hold on, catch, overtake; e.g., rugaḋ orm, I was caught. Ní ḟuil breiṫ air. There is no laying hold on him (or it).
TAḂAIR, GIVE or BRING.
Principal Parts.
Imperative. | Future. | Participle. | Verbal Noun. | |
taḃair | ḃeurfad tiuḃrad taḃarfad |
taḃarṫa tugṫa |
taḃairt |
346.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
1. | — | taḃraimís, tugaimís (taḃram) |
2. | taḃair | taḃraiḋ |
3. | taḃraḋ or tugaḋ sé | taḃraidís, tugaidís (or ‑adaois) |
Autonomous, taḃarṫar, tugṫar. |