n [n.] later m. n p. íairmbérladha, IGT Introd. 28.26 . See Thurn., RC xiii ff. and O'Rahilly, EIHM 85 ff.

I Applied to difficult or archaic language : is aire raiter iarmberla de .i. ara se[c]dacht amal iarunn, ... no iarmberla .i. berla ranig Iar mac Nema, Auraic. 1313 - 15 . fern (.i. cach maith) .i. īarnbēlrae nō īarmbērla innsin, Corm. Y 612. it e coic gne in berla tobaidi .i. berla Fene ┐ fasaige na filed ... ┐ iarmberla amal rogab : Cuic .i. ruin. Et ballorb .i. ball do forbau na filideachta aicce ..., Auraic. 1302 - 8 . i nGaidilg na filedh ┐ iarmberla ┐ berla neterscartha ..., BB 300b4 . cloch, trī anmann lé .i. onn a īarmbērla, cloch a gnāthbērla ..., Corm. Y 213. iarnnbērlae .i. is aire isberar, ar a duibe in bēlrae ┐ ar a dorchatae ┐ ar a dlūithe, co nāch erasa taisscelad ind, 755 .

II As grammatical term, unstressed word or particle: iarmbérla .i. bérla ro baí oc Iar mac Néma .i. iaram ┐ dono ┐ tra ┐ imurro, O'D. 1210 (< H 2.15A, p. 83b ) = IT iii 37 n. 3 . gne n-aill do iarmberla .i. iarum ┐ dno ┐ atat ┐ tra ..., Auraic. 1307 . íairmbérla na guidhe the interjection of entreaty, IGT Introd. 29.26 . m'fhearsa t'fhearsa ... ní cóir iarmbérla sunnartha rompa mur tá don, no ón, no san definite article, 7.19 . an tan bhíos íairmbérla ceanguilti don áireamh ... mur so : a trí, a cúig ... when an í.¤ is joined to the numeral, 28.28 . cóir áireamh ar nach bí íairmbérla coimhleanamhna a ttús chomhfhocuil, mur so : do sdéd asdrach ochttairrngeach, 25.1 . íairmbérla coimhleanamhna : ané, aniogh, ... anoirthear, ... anall, 28.30 . an coimhcheangal úd `agus' gurab ionann é ... ┐ an t-iarbheurla so `nó', Eochairsg. 96.14 .