dírnaith

noun. a military wedge-formation launched over a short distance against an enemy massing but not yet arrayed, or against a defensive formation on open ground

dírnaith

noun. wedge-shaped battle-formation, (lit.) man-spearhead

Cognates

• Q. nernehta “man-spearhead” ✧ UT/282

Elements

Word	Gloss
dîr	“man, man, [N.] adult male; agental suffix”
naith	“spearhead, gore, wedge, narrow prominitory; angle”

Variations

• dirnaith ✧ UT/272; UTI/dirnaith

dírnaith

man-spearhead

(wedge-formation in battle) dírnaith (i nírnaith, o ndírnaith), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndírnaith). (UT:282)

dírnaith

man-spearhead

(wedge-formation in battle) dírnaith (i nírnaith, o ndírnaith), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndírnaith). (UT:282);

dírnaith

man-spearhead

(i nírnaith, o ndírnaith), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndírnaith). (UT:282)