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20 matches found. Entries grouped by DIL headword. Click the version code to see the entry in context, or the manuscript reference to see the manuscript image (where available). Note that headwords only are currently available for transcriptions of H¹a, H¹b, K: see Y (closely related) for text in those cases.

ballán

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Dúil Dromma CettaD1.119 Ballan a greicc ballanus .i. glandis .i. dercu ara cosmailus p. 65c
Dúil Dromma CettaD2.26 Ballan .i. ian billi .i. lobuir. p. 633b
Sanas CormaicH1a.125 ballán [...] p. 17a
Sanas CormaicH1b.169 ballan [...] p. 81a
Sanas CormaicH1b.189 ballan [...] p. 81b
Sanas CormaicK.170 ballan [...] p. 6a
Sanas CormaicK.190 ballan [...] p. 6b
Sanas CormaicYAdd.167 Ballan .i. bill-ian .i. lestar ḟir truaig. aliter, ballan .i. balloinis isin greic, glandis isin latin .i. dircu. ballan didiu .i. fuath dercon biss fair. aliter, bell-ian .i. beil mele, ut dicitur a ł beill dogní in fer sa, .i. a ł troich. ballan didiu ian duine beill .i. duine troigh. col. 15
Sanas CormaicYAdd.187 Ballan .i. ian mbille i. lobair. col. 16

bill

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Dúil Dromma CettaD1.47 Bill .i. lobar, ut dicitur ballan .i. ian bille{?}. p. 64b
Sanas CormaicYAdd.179 Bille .i. genaige, amail ata da n-ó bill fort, i genaige. no bill .i. bec, amail ata ballan .i. bill-ian .i. ian bec, tuctha o Maelsechlainn sunna cét mbó mbretblaind, dar Baire, damsa o Cindcharad finde, nirbtar bai bille baille. ł alius dixit Immaille ri triar cen truime finna a fiad co finne, lesaigit suid co somma uas brut mæt co minne allus tiug ar toind cen tinne a broinn beinde bille, .i. genaige. col. 16

bóige

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Dúil Dromma CettaD2.34 Boige .i. ballan .i. coire sainnti. p. 633b
Sanas CormaicB.121 Bóge din ainm do ballan bec ambidís .u. ungi oir. issed (ł sech) nobíd fri hól sainlenda ass. ⁊ nobíd din fri géll doḟilid .i. do ollam. unde dicitur i mBrethaib nemid ballan baisse boge (.u. ṅuinge banoir). p. 264a

boige

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Sanas CormaicM.109 Boige dano ainm do ballan bic ambidis cuic uinge oir 7 nobidh didiu fri hol sain leanda as 7 nobidh frigeall do ḟileadhaibh 7 do ollamnaib inde isna breathaibh neimidh ba lanbuig se boghe cuic nuinge oir ut dr fol. 177vb

bóige

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Sanas CormaicY.142 Boge dano ainm do ballan beg i mbitis coic uṅgi col. 14 oir, sech nobid fri hol sainlenna as. nobid dano fri geall d’filedaib ⁊ d’ollamnaib. inde dicitur isna Brethaib Nemed ballun baissi boige coic n-uṅga. col. 13

cochmae

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Dúil Dromma CettaD2.80 Cochmen .i. ballán p. 633d
Sanas CormaicYAdd.377 Cochme .i. ballan. col. 27

cochmíne

TextVersion/RefReadingMS ref
Dúil Dromma CettaD1.170 Cochmaine .i. ballain beca p. 66c
Dúil Dromma CettaD2.81 Cochmeine .i. balláin beacca. p. 633d
Sanas CormaicYAdd.378 Cochmine i. ballain becca. col. 27
* Asterisks after headwords indicate they are not in DIL; "cmpd" indicates they are found under compound section of headword.

Paul Russell, Pádraic Moran, Sharon Arbuthnot, Early Irish Glossaries Database, version 3.3 (2023) <www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/irishglossaries/search.php?sText=ballan> [accessed 18 July 2025]

Image: Sanas Cormaic in the Book of Uí Maine. By permission of the Royal Irish Academy © RIA. Image courtesy of Irish Script on Screen.