déibhleid

déibhleid
a feeble or awkward person, Middle Irish déblén, Early Irish dedblén, weakling, from dedbul, weak; the opposite of adhbhal, q.v. (di-adbul). Stokes allows the alternate possibility of it being from Latin dêbilis; See dìblidh.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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