mionn, m. (gs. ~a, npl. ~aí, gpl. ~).1. Lit: Symbol of distinction; venerated object, halidom; precious thing. Dar mo mhionn, by my halidom. 2. Crown, diadem. ~ ríoga, kingly crown, diadem. 3. Oath. ~ a thabhairt, to take an oath. ~ an leabhair a thabhairt, to swear on the book, on the Bible. Thabharfainn ~ an leabhair (go), I could have sworn (that). Bheith faoi mhionn, to be on one’s oath. Dearbhú faoi mhionn, to testify on oath. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to administer an oath to s.o. Finné a chur faoi mhionn, to swear a witness. Bhí ~ air é a dhéanamh, he was sworn, determined, to do it. ~ bréige, éithigh, false oath. Thug sé ~ séanta ann, he denied it on oath. Bhí sé ar na ~aí marbha, ar na ~aí mort (go), he had taken a mortal oath (that). S.a. clár13. 4. ~ mór, swear-word, curse. ~aí móra a thabhairt, to use swear-words, to curse. (Var:~a)