borradh1, m. (gs. -rrtha). 1. vn. of borr3. 2. Swelling, growth. ~ agus biseach, expansion and increase. ~ farraige, srutha, swell, surge, in sea, in current. Tá ~ inniu ann, there is a swell (at sea) today. ~ feirge, rising anger. ~ ceoil, crescendo. ~ an éin gé, na raithní, na sailí, rapid growth (as of a gosling, fern, willow). Gan a bhorradh a chosc, without preventing its expansion. 3. El: Surge. Mch: Expansion. Com:~ trádála, boom. (Var:borrachadh, borraílf)
borradh2, m. (gs. -rrtha, pl. -rrthaí). Fulcrum. ~ a chur faoi charraig, to insert a levering stone under a rock. (Var:pl. borraíocha)