Forms: techta, téicht, teicht, techte, techtae, techta, teachta, teacht, teachta, téacht, teachtain
nā,f.vn. of1 téit, later ofdo-icc,do-tét (see1 dul,1 tocht,tíacht,tuidecht). Also techta,Metr. Dinds. iii 232.75 (pl., Gloss.).CRR 36.18 .TBC-LL¹ 4595 .IGT Decl. ex.1139 .Dán Dé vii 24 . téicht,Thes. ii 296.3 . teicht, 9 .gs. techte,Wb. 13c8 . techtae,Ml. 16c12 . 32c17 . techta, 102c5 .LU 2150 . teachta,TSh. 5287 . teacht, teachtam.,IGT Decl. § 95 , § 2 , (? to2 techt). téacht (: bhréantas),Hackett xvi 6 . teachtain,A. Ó Dálaigh l 14 (seeDinneen ).
Iact ofgoing (frequently with prepp.).
(a) t.¤ ┐ tairisem ┐ suide,Ml. 15a1 . oca t.¤ `as he went,' 58c4 . techtae gl. abeundi, 120d17 . t.¤ ar chenn crist,Wb. 25d25 . tect fo smachtu rechto, 19d11 . re t.¤ fo bathis,Tur. 55 . t.¤ doib huili fo recht nimdibi,Ml. 81d5 . ni coir á t.¤ fo culḟiacli (of the Host),Thes. ii 255.18 . t.¤ innar corp for nem,Wb. 15c22 . bás ... du t.¤ forruthat they should die,Ml. 139c3 . t.¤ for culu `go backwards,' 129d3 . cuingid techta a doinmigi hi soinmigi `to pass from adversity into prosperity,' 102c5 . re t.¤ i ndoiri, 80d9 . 82c2 . t.¤ isna imratiu, 15a2 . t.¤ hi piana, 94b3 . issí a bríg liumsa a techtae som huaim `their going from me,' 117d4 . muir dar cricha rothriall t.¤ ,SR 7767 . a t.¤ úaimthat I should lose it,LU 9134 (FB). amal bid do th.¤ secha,IT i 72.14 . fri teacht as ┐ ind `for passing out and in,'Ériu xii 154.z . oc imchossnam techta ar thossaig,LU 8260 (FB). E. ... do th.¤ co bethaid ... na ṅgénti `is perverted to the life ... of the pagans,'PH 6554 . tuidecht ille, t.¤ inond,Fianaig. 32.13 . rot-ba t.¤ tuidecht ar thir,Ériu vii 222.1 . ria techta `before disappearing (?),'Metr. Dinds. iii 232.75 , and Gloss. teacht fa mhúith a muigh neamhdha `to leave ... the Heavenly Plain,'Dán Dé xiv 13 . t.¤ is na manchuibbecome monks,BCC 262.5 .
(b)act ofdying : tussu do th.¤ ar thuus,SR 2040 . fúaratar bás, nar thimm techt `which was no light departing,'Metr. Dinds. iii 68.43 and Gloss. ? nim thi bās for feacht | ro firthar mo theacht,IT iii 54.8 . Cathal ... do th.¤ la Ruaidhri,RC xvii 415.10 = do mharbhadh,AFM ii 918.12 = do thuitim,AU ii 34.21 .
(c) With poss. or foll. gen. (corresponding to the accus. after1 téit,q.v.) : a t.¤to cross it (a stream),TBC-LL¹ 1583 . iar t.¤ graidhafter entering orders,ZCP xiii 20.22 .Cf. ri t.¤ gráid foir,Wb. 28b32 . irlim do th.¤ martre, 7b5 . 13c8 .Cf. t.¤ im martrai,PH 1810 . do th.¤ slógaidto go on a hosting,SR 6418 . ba samlaid bad chóir a th.¤ (slúagad),TBC-LL¹ 456 .Cf. inna thect `in so going,'Wb. 11b22 . Note also : a t.¤ bas indthat he should die therefor,Trip.² 443.
(d) With co, dochumact ofcohabiting with : re t.¤ dochum Bersabae,Ml. 22d17 . t.¤ cosin fer i n-imdaí,IT i 139.13 . adultras ... no t.¤ for coibdeluich `cohabiting with a kinswoman,'Laws i 58.10 Comm.
(e) Gramm. : t.¤ inna geniten in i `the ending of the genitive in -i-,'Sg. 91a1 . ar bá in .is. ba téchte tobarthid do th.¤ , 117a5 . ?Cf. beantur comhfhocal ó thaoibhréim uathaidh ag nach bí taoibhréim iollraidh ga bhfaghthur teachd gaoidheilge, mur tá so : a cCrúachanráith,IGT Introd. 23.19 . as eadh as pearsa lóir ann focal ga mbí teachd gaoidheilge na dhiaigh so `lór,' 27.9 . do dhá phríomhlochd na Gaoidheilge ... mur atá neimhtheachd céille no seirbhe ráidh, 32.7 ;agreementof sense,pronunciation ?
IIact ofcoming : isin técht tánisi `on the second coming,'Wb. 14d3 . bás naill du t.¤ forru,Ml. 139c3 . t.¤ on dithrub | cosin tír,SR 4826 . comartha techta Crist,PH 6821 . dula is teachta don tuileebb and flow,Dán Dé vii 24 . ní ar cheann teachta tangadarnot intending to return (?),TD 24.20 .Cf. do-chuaidh is ní ar ceand techta | ceann eachtra uaibh (of a dead chief),ib. note. teacht go dána síos san troid `to come down bravely into the fight,'Content. xvi 116 . teacht ar faghail d'fhuil M. `to attempt to spoil,'TD 10.11 . ar t.¤ an lae,Stair Erc. 1164 . na Tri Tuatha do t.¤ ina techsubmitted to him,Ann. Conn. 1309.2 . Seetech. tar éis theacht chum tuigse uilc,Donlevy xv 8 . na neithe adubhradar ... do bheith chum teachda,Acts xxvi 22 . isi forodgart do Fhind a ais do th.¤foretold his death,Lec. 205a27 . Henceact ofgrowing,growth : tortha na talman uair and ar t.¤ ┐ uair ele gan en raed da t.¤ dibh,Ir. Astr. Tr. 8.8 . beag teacht mo shaorchoille,TD 28.10 .
III With prepp. in special idioms.
(a) With ar : t.¤ ar in cathraig `the city overpowered,'TTr. 943 . curis Ragnall techta da iarraid orra diblinaib ... can techt airnot to attack him,Ann. Conn. 1366.11 .Cf. teacht isteach go bhfaighir airthat you will take advantage of him,ITS iii (1st. ed.) 210.7 . dar smuain teachta ar a thaisibh `thought of visiting his relics,'Dán Dé iv 26 . teacht oram dá gcluinidh-seif you hear discussion about me,Dánta Gr. 95.5 . na facuilse ara ttú ag teachd,IGT Decl. ex. 766 . See (l)infra. teacht don anam ar th'oineach `that my soul depend on thee,'Dán Dé xxii 21.
(b) With as : ria techta as `ere departing,'Metr. Dinds. iv 216 Mag Findabrach 3 . ní fuláir na úghdarais ceudna do bheith 'san eaglais do ghnáth, do bhrígh nach bhfuil teacht as ina n-éagmhuis aicesince it cannot do without them,Eochairsg. 77.13 .
(c) With deabeing the result of,caused by : a theacht dar chuir sibh orm d'éad `the consequence of the (charge of) envy of which you accuse me,'Content. v 12 . a th.¤ dim bas d'faghail don te ...,Stair Erc. 2549.
(d) With do : teicht do écaibdying,Thes. ii 296.9 . t.¤ do láimto take food,to go to communion : oc t.¤ do laim `at the communion,'Thes. ii 254.14 . as mitidh a n-anmaim De t.¤ do laim,RC xxvi 374.11 . SeeÉriu i 48 ,Reeves Culdees 84 .
(e) With eter : teacht idir dhá thighearna is damhna doimheanma `to stand between two masters,'Studies 1932, 140 § 1 . dá chéad bliadhan d'fhine Ír | ós chionn Bhanbha ... | gan teacht d'aoinfhear eatorra `no other king in between them,'Content. xxx 26 . Irrus ┐ na dúinte ┐ uí Brecáin ... ┐ cenél Aodha iartarach i gcionn a chéile, gan t.¤ eturru ó'n Léim aniar go Cill mic Duach `without a break,'Caithr. Thoirdh. 134.28 .
(f) With fo : na hairberta móra sin do th.¤ fo laim le C. `taken in hand by Caesar,'CCath. 2389 (taidhecht,v.l.).
(g) With friopposing,resisting : ni do t.¤ re t'aitesc na re t' (fh)orcongra,BB 239b32 . do theacht re a dtreóir `resisting,'TD 9.41 .
(h) With i,etc. : t.¤ i mmes in choimded `to submit to the judgment of the lord,'Ml. 38d1 . 54b2 . t.¤ immi iar sudiu i rréir nAilellasubmit it to A.'s decision,LU 8214 (FB). á t.¤ i naicdi `its entrance into structure,'Ml. 31d10 . t.¤ na dhál do dhligh gach duine `to pay court to him,'Studies 1919, 73 § 8 . tug dóibh so gan teacht is-teaghthat they did not assume kingship,Content. vi 182 . trí neithe nach foil teacht na négmhais san bhaisdedhthree things indispensable in baptism,Ó Héodhusa 190.7. na snadhma fa decra dhó | ar techta a tarbha teasdó,IGT Decl. ex. 1139 . t.¤ i dtírto gain a livelihood, seeGadelica 64 , 301 ,Desid.s.v. tír . ? To this : mna ler dhóigh a thecht a ttír | ar echtuibh do chóir an chuain,Rel. Celt. ii 230.9 . an mhallmhuir gan t.¤ i dtráighthe sea recedes not,L. Cl. A. B. 234.86 .
(i) With laagreeing with : a-tá ag teacht lér bhfocal `bearing out my words,'PBocht 22.3 . atá betha C.C., cap. 38 ag t.¤ leis sinagrees with that,Mart. Don. 44.19 . ar dteacht Chormaic le cloinn L. `had joined the race of L.',TD 29.8 . teacht le beagán maoineto be content with,Measgra D. 28.33 .
(j) With óescaping from : ní mé do thuill teacht ón tigh,Timth. vi (1916) 19 § 10 . ar dteacht ón ré dhocruidh dhi `had come through the time of hardship,'TD 15.37 . do theacht slán ... | ón dreim, 16.43 . Alsodeviating from,giving up : do theachta ón chóir 'n-ar gcoinne | is eachtra do fhóir inne,DDána 10.26 .
(k) With ós : ag t.¤ os taisib Donnchaidhvisiting the remains of D.,IGT Decl. ex. 1071.
(l) With tar.
(i)going beyond,passing : oc airmirt techta thairis (of a bridge),LU 2150 (FA). iar t.¤ dar equinoctás celebarthar,PH 3511 . re hÍosa is adhbhar móide | teacht tar tuar na Tríonóide `if we do aught but merit God,'Dán Dé xxv 15.
overlooking,ignoring: fó 'n missi ro bris recht réil | foirb, ri techt dar bfor n-amréir 'or is it I who has broken the clear law on you by ignoring your disobedience?',SR (Greene) 5533 .
(ii)transgressing,violating : teacht tar riaghail Dé,Dán Dé xi 26 . is tearc tharrla ... díobh gan teacht tar tiomna, xii 2 . milis é re dteacht dthairisit is pleasant till it is violated (God's rule),DDána 10.10 . Note also : ní bá íarraid and laóch bas tualaing th'ergaire ┐ t.¤ thorut `overcome thee,'TTr.² 767.
(iii)talking about,discussing : teacht thoraibh `relate of thee,'TD 14.31 . gan mheadhair achd teacht tairsewith no merriment, but talk of it (?),DDána 68.8 . t.¤ tort a mbrug banchuiri,IGT Decl. ex. 652 . t.¤ tar sgél in chloideimh-se,SG 252.27 .
(m) With triabeing the result of,caused by : na h-uilc-si do th.¤ trit,PH 7791 . seacht bpeacaidh marbhtha ar meallta | deacair m'anma ag teacht trompa (sic leg.),Dán Dé vii 35 . gur tré Chríosd ... chaithfeas gach ní ... do theacht,Donlevy 444.9 .
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