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shape. a gcruth fill, in the guise of treachery, 4318. do-chóidh a gcrothuibh, 6844 n.

Leabhar Branach: The Book of the O'Byrnes. Editor: Seán Mac Airt.

a shape. Do-cháidh gcruth, became a mere shadow (?), 1776; cf. a ttrén do-chóidh a gcrothuibh, ‘their strength has become a mere shadow (?)’, Leabhar Branach, 6844 n. Also compare (?) do chlaochlódh ’s na crothuibhsi, 2898   a gcruth a chabhra, in a condition that required succour, 3437

Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.

m., form, manner, mode, 4146, 7863; i gc., ‘in such wise,’ ‘so,’ 95, 9314; ‘ita ut,’ 9413; ar ch., ‘in the form of,’ 1329; pl. crotha, 323; dat., 8150; i gcrothaibh báis, 1004

Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Author: Geoffrey Keating. Editor: Osborn Bergin.