cobraithir
Present
| 3rd sing. | cobraethar |
| 1st plur. | cobraimmi (active ending); cobramar |
| 2nd plur. | cobraithire |
For the machine-generated forms (marked with mono-space font), C.f. airlithir, labraithir, sroiglid.
Sample Sentences
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.i. manim·chobrad rad Dǽ; da·géna cammaib (i.e. [no power,], unless God's grace shall help me; it will do it, however.)
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.i. hore is oín-chorp, cobrad cach ball alaile. (Because it is one body, let each member help each other.)
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Treide nad conairiti tol Dé [leg. nad·chonaircet toil Dé]: [...]cobair fo·reissed ma do·berthe inruth no·cobrafad & do·berar iarnasa indruth nad·cobradar. (There are three things that are not pleasing to God... [the last one of which is] help that comes [too late, Gwynn & Purton] which could provide aid if an attack was made, and there is made an attack which it does not help against.) [c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 90, pages 115-179:]
Etymology
A denominal formation from cobair (“help”).
Verbs referencing "cobraithir"
Irish
cabhraigh.