Macidonii

Old Irish Alternative forms sga Macidonsi manuscript spelling at Wb. 14a8 Etymology From sga la macedonus Macedonī. Noun sga noun m-p Macedonians sga Maccidóndu Wb 14 a 8 sga Níba cuit adíll ⁊ cucuibsi, acht ainfa lib, ar nídad foirbthi-si; it foirbthi immurgu Macidonii. It will not be merely a passing visit to you p, but I will remain with you, for you are not perfect; the Macedonians, however, are perfect. Wb 17 c 1 sga Céin ro·pridchos doib it Macidoníi dom·roisechtatar. So long as I have preached to them it is the Macedonians who have supported me. Usage notes The manuscript spelling at Wb. 14a8 is sga Macidonsi, which the editors of Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus emend to sga Macidonii on the basis of the form at 17c1; however, they suggest in a footnote that sga Macidonsi could be correct if based on a hypothetical Latin form la *Macedonēnsēs. Mutation sga Nationalities