airfitiud

Old Irish

Noun

airfitiud m (genitive unattested, nominative plural airfiti)

1. (especially of minstrel-like entertainment) verbal noun of ar·peti: entertainment, delighting
   • c. 775, “Táin Bó Fraích”, in Book of Leinster; republished as Ernst Windisch, editor, Táin bó Fraích, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1974, line 259:

     Gabthus mesca[e] ⁊ arus·peittet céola ⁊ airfiti.

     Intoxication seizes them, music and entertainment perform for them.

2. gratification, satisfaction

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	airfitiud	airfitiudL	airfitiH
Vocative	airfitiud	airfitiudL	airfitiu
Accusative	airfitiudN	airfitiudL	airfitiu
Genitive	airfiteoH, airfiteaH	airfiteoL, airfiteaL	airfiteN
Dative	airfitiudL	airfitib	airfitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• airfitech

Descendants

• Middle Irish: oirfideadh
  • Irish: oirfide