condaig

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish con·dïeig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon͈ˈdaɣʲ/

Verb

con·daig (verbal noun cuingid)

1. to seek, to ask for
   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.

     People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con-dïeig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language