forba

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish orbbae.

Noun

forba m (genitive singular forba, nominative plural forbacha)

  1. (literary) landed estate, patrimony
  2. glebe

Etymology 2

From Old Irish forbae (“cutting”).

Noun

forba m (genitive singular forba)

  1. a cutting, gash
Derived terms
  • forba a dhéanamh (“to tear into, to work wonders”)

References
  • "forba" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “forba” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “forba” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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