feed1, s.1aBia m, cothú m, beathú m; (pasturage) iníor m. To give the horse a feed, rud le n-ithe a thabhairt don chapall. F: Out at feed, ag iníor. He is off his feed, níl aon dúil ina bhéile aige. bFeed of oats, slám m coirce. cF: Béile m. To have a good feed, sáibhirne mhaith, foracún maith, a ithe. dEl.E: Fotha m. 2Tchn: aCothú m (coire). bGléas m (cothaithe).
feed2 .1v.tr.aBeathaím, cothaím (duine, muirear, arm, etc.). The patient has to be fed, caithfear a chuid bia a choinneáil leis an othar. To feed s.o. on, with, sth., duine a chothú le rud. bField that feeds three cows, páirc ina bhfuil féar trí bhó. 2v.tr.aCothaím (inneall); coinním (gual, etc.) le (tine, foirnéis). Mec.E: To feed the tool to the work, an uirlis a chur chun oibre. El.E: Fothaím. bFb: To feed the forwards, soláthar do na tosaithe. cTh: To feed an actor, leidí a choinneáil le haisteoir. 3v.i.Itheann; (graze) iníorann. To feed out of s.o.'s hand, ithe as láimh duine.