follnaithir
Present
| 2nd sing. | follaither |
| 3rd sing. | fallnathar |
| 1st plur. | follnaimmi (active ending); follnamar |
| 2nd plur. | follnaithire |
For the machine-generated forms (marked with mono-space font), C.f. labraithir, sroiglid.
Nominal Forms
| Verbal Noun | follnae |
| Past Participle | folllaidi |
For the machine-generated forms (marked with mono-space font), C.f. airlithir, comalnaithir.
Sample Sentences
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.i. is and ǽm bieid finis lasse do·n-indin in Macc dond Athir innahíi i rrufollnastar siú. (i.e. then indeed will be the end when the Son shall deliver to the Father these things wherein He has reigned here.)
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.i. bad nertad dúib inso, as·n-eírsid et folnibthe lassin coimdid. (i.e. let this be an encouragement to you pl, that you pl will arise and reign with the Lord.)
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follnaither (.i. Salamon) .i. bith flaithem intí Solam for saint... (That he (i.e. Solomon) rule, i.e. Solomon will be king over cupidity...)
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"Ní hansa[e]. Recht fallnathar for talman tuind, táthum, at·chous duit," ol Cormac fri Carpre. (The right that rules upon the surface of the earth, I have it, let me make it known to you," said Cormac to Cairpre.)
Etymology
1. From Proto-Celtic *walnator, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-. Related to Latin valeō (“to be strong”), Proto-Germanic *waldaną, Proto-Slavic *volděti, among others.
2. This word was greatly reshaped under the influence of the adjective follán (“full, entire”), explaining both the double -ll-, unassimilated -n- and the vowel o. See: Latin '
valeō', Proto-Germanic '
*waldaną', Proto-Slavic '
*volděti'.