fíad

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *wēdu-, from Proto-Indo-European *widhu (“tree”).

Noun

fíad m

1. game, wild animals
2. deer
3. wasteland, wilderness
4. honour
5. respect

Synonyms

• (deer): ag, oss, séd, sideng
• (game): selg
• (wasteland, wilderness): díthrub, fásach
• (honour): agad, airmitiu, cádus, cattú, enech, míad, míadamlae, onóir, ordan
• (respect): airmitiu

Derived terms

• fíadach
• fíadaige
• fíadaigid
• fíadair
• fíadamail
• fíadan
• fíadánta
• fiadántas

Descendants

• Irish: fia
• Manx: feeaih
• Scottish Gaelic: fiadh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *wēdo- (“sight, presence”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“perceive, see”).

Preposition

fíad

1. before
2. in front of