Searchable Lemmata: inar (Ir).
Alternate Forms: inair, inaraib, inur, ionar.
1a(n.)
Garment;
a tunic, sometimes referred to as being of short length, often of high status and made from expensive fabric. Sometimes described as being worn over a léine or tonach (qqv.). Mostly referred to as being worn by men, but with occasional instances as a woman's garment.(post 1000 - post 1650 ?)
2. Ro gab tairsi sin inar imetrom orcimsach do srol rígda a tirib Siria, cona stuaghlubaibh airgdidib, cona cnaipip oir deircc fri h-iadad & fria h-oslaccad ann.
Historic.
[eDIL CCath (4671-3) ante 1200]
5. & brat corcra corr-thurach uime, & dealg óir isin brut ós a bruinne, & inar maeth-sróil uime ... Is annsin ro cháieasdar an t-óclach déra falcmara fír-truagha, gur' ba fliuch blaei & bruinne dho.
[eDIL Acall. (1945-1953)]
6. Ocus ní cian ro badur ann co facadur in scolóc da n-indsaigid,& [sithal]brat álaind uaine uime, & delg airgit ann, & leine do t-shidha buidhe ria cnes, & inar maeth-sroill tairsi anechtair, & timpan toghaide ara muin.
[eDIL Acall. (3346-3349)]
Sex: Male, Female Status: High Rank: Uncertain Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
1b(n.)
Garment;
specifically, a tunic worn by Christ at the Passion.(circa 900 - circa 1200)
1. & amal rancatar locc in crochda, ro-fádbud ann Ísu o étach .i. inar corccra do-róine Muiri dó, & ni fess cia luib di-a ro-bi;
[eDIL PH (PH 2853 [Io 19,2])]
2. Piláit imorro, is dó rannic inar Ísu, is e do-roine Muiri do Christ, corccra din dath an inair-sin .i. purpuir a ainm ; ni bui tra tomailt na uaimm snathati is-in inar-sin ; ba mirbulta ingnath he, & maraid beos.
[eDIL PH (PH 2859 [Io 19,23-24])]
Sex: Male Use: Ecclesiastical Status: High Rank: High Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
1c(n.)
Garment;
sporadically used to refer to a tunic worn by ecclesiastics.(ante 1200 ?)
1. do innarba asin mainistir ro cumdaigsetar féin & do arcain co leir, eter libru & aidhmí, bu & dainiu, eochu & cairchiu & na h-uile ro tinólsat ann o aímsir in legait remraiti conice-séin, cenmothat na inair & na capai ro batar ímpu isind uair-sein, tria format & baidh collaidhe & saint onóiri dó féin. Uair ro díchuirsetar manaigh Drochait Atha é asan abdaine, tria chuisibh dlightechaibh.
Historic.
[eDIL AU (ii 166.1 (U1170.6)) 1170]
Sex: Male Use: Ecclesiastical Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
2(n.)
Armour;
a protective tunic worn in battle, often made of leather.(ante 1100 - post 1600)
1. Ro gabastarsom forbrat faind taris anechtair dorigni Simón druí do Dair do ríg Rómán conda darat Dair do Chonchobor conda darat Conchobar do Coin Culaind condarairbert Cu Chulaind día araid. Ro gabastar t-ara cétna sin dano a chathbarr círach clárach cethrochair co n-ilur cach datha & cach delba dara midguallib sechtair bá somassi dosom sin & nirbo thórtromad.
Heroic, Ulster.
[eDIL LU (6388-6394) ante 1100]
Sex: Male Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Definite, native Irish word, morphologically comparable to Greek ἔναρα 'trappings and arms of an enemy, spoils' (and therefore etymologically comparable to English reaf).
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References:
A number of illustrations from the early modern period depict the style of ionar current in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which took the form of a tight-fitting woollen jacket with a pleated 'skirt' at the bottom. It is probable that the medieval versions were of rather different design. Cf. Dunleavy, M. (1989), pp. 21-2.
