coisrig

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish coisecraid, coisercaid, coisrici(gi)d, later forms of con·secra (“consecrates, dedicates; sanctifies”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“I consecrate, dedicate; I hallow, sanctify”).

Verb

coisrig (past choisrig, future coisrigidh, verbal noun coisrigeadh, past participle coisrigte)

1. consecrate, sanctify
2. devote

   Choisrig e a bheatha do dh'adhbhar na saorsa. ― He devoted his life to the cause of freedom.

3. dedicate (a book, etc.)
4. bless
5. anoint
6. addict

Usage notes

• Used with the preposition do.

Derived terms

• mì-choisrig (“desecrate”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “coisrig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con·secra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language