Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From gú- (false) +‎ forcell (testimony).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːˌorʲɡʲel͈/

Noun edit

gúḟorcell n

  1. false testimony
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13b15
      Is gúḟorcell do·beram do Día amal ṡodin.
      It is false testimony that we give to God in that case.

Inflection edit

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gúforcellN
Vocative gúforcellN
Accusative gúforcellN
Genitive gúḟorcillL
Dative gúḟorciullL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
gúḟorcell gúḟorcell
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngúḟorcell
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.