soiscélae

Old Irish

Compare the formation of Middle Irish *soiscél, a much later formation.

soiscélae n or m (genitive soiscélai)

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	soiscélae^N	soiscélae^L	soiscélae^L
Vocative	soiscélae^N	soiscélae^L	soiscélae^L
Accusative	soiscélae^N	soiscélae^L	soiscélae^L
Genitive	soiscélai^L	soiscélae^L	soiscélae^N
Dative	soiscélu^L	soiscélaib	soiscélaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	soiscélae	soiscélae^L	soiscélai^L
Vocative	soiscélai	soiscélae^L	soiscélu
Accusative	soiscélae^N	soiscélae^L	soiscélu^H
Genitive	soiscélai^L	soiscélae^L	soiscélae^N
Dative	soiscélu^L	soiscélaib	soiscélaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

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. 18^c6
Is machthad limm a threte do·rérachtid máam fírinne et soscéli; .i. i⟨s⟩ súaignid nírubtar gaítha for comairli. Is dían do·rréractid maám ind ṡoscéli.
I marvel how quickly you pl have abandoned the yoke of righteousness and [the] gospel; i.e. it is clear that your counsels have not been wise. It is swiftly that you have abandoned the yoke of the gospel.
(literally, “it is a wonder to me its quickness that…”)
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. 21^c19
Is oc precept soscéli at·tó.
I am preaching [the] gospel.

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
soiscélae	ṡoiscélae	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.