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Present tense forms in -idh
In older forms of the language the 3rd person present verb forms were in -idh, e.g. féadaidh sé, ólaidh sé. These forms are still used in certain dialects and contexts. In Teileann they remain as normal present tense forms, in free variation with forms in -ann[1]. Further north they appear to be only used as a "historical present" in a narrative register.
The historical present
The forms in -idh can be used in the narrative register to refer to past actions, for example:
Ach goidé a rinne sé ach ar bhfeiceáil ar thógáil ruball Árd-na-gaoithe dó, agus pillidh sé.[2]
These forms have been recorded in Toraigh [3]
See Also
http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/verbend.htm §present tense
