focíallathar

Old Irish

Etymology

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Verb

fo·cíallathar (verbal noun fochell)

1. to pay heed to, to take care of
2. to get ready, to prepare
3. to be on guard

Inflection

Complex, class A I present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive

		1st sg.	2nd sg.	3rd sg.	1st pl.	2nd pl.	3rd pl.	Passive sg.	Passive pl.
Present indicative	Deut.			fu·ciallathar				fo·cíaltar
	Prot.
Imperfect indicative	Deut.
	Prot.
Preterite	Deut.
	Prot.
Perfect	Deut.							fon·rochled (with infixed pronoun n-); fot·roichleth (with infixed pronoun t-)
	Prot.		·roichlis						·forchelta
Future	Deut.			fu·cheillfea
	Prot.
Conditional	Deut.
	Prot.
Present subjunctive	Deut.			foda·rochlethar (ro-form)					fo·cialltar
	Prot.			·foichlither			·rochlat (ro-form)
Past subjunctive	Deut.
	Prot.
Imperative				foichle			foichlid
Verbal noun		fochell
Past participle		foichlide
Verbal of necessity

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “focíallathar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language