gaisced

Old Irish

Etymology

A dvandva compound of gae (“spear”) +‎ scíath (“shield”).

Noun

gaisced m

1. (collective) weapons, arms, armor
2. (abstract) valor, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gaisced	gaiscedL	gaiscidL
Vocative	gaiscid	gaiscedL	gaisceduH
Accusative	gaiscedN	gaiscedL	gaisceduH
Genitive	gaiscidL	gaisced	gaiscedN
Dative	gaisciudL	gaiscedaib	gaiscedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• gaiscedach

Descendants

• Irish: gaisce