úr1, m. (gs. ~a).Lit:1. Heath. 2. Letter U in ogham alphabet.
úr2, m. (gs. úir). 1. Anything fresh or new. An t-~ is an críon, the fresh and the sere; the young and the old. S.a. críon11. 2. ~ olla, wool-grease. Olann faoi ~, wool in the grease. An t-~ a bhaint as an olann, to remove the yolk from the wool.
úr3, a1. 1. (a) Fresh. Duilliúr ~, fresh foliage. Buinneán ~, fresh, green, shoot. Im ~, fresh, unsalted, butter. Feoil, iasc, ~, fresh meat, fish. Aer ~, fresh, invigorating, air. Uisce ~, fresh, newly-drawn, water. Adhmad ~, unseasoned timber. Leathar ~, untanned leather. Cneá ~, fresh, recent, wound. Tá tú chomh h~ óg is a bhí tú riamh, you are as fresh and young as ever you were. (b) New. Éadaí ~a, new clothes. Dearcadh ~, new, different, outlook. Dóigh ~ le rud a dhéanamh, new, novel, way of doing sth. Níl scéal ~ agam ná seanscéal, I have nothing new or old to relate. Talamh ~, newly-reclaimed, newly-cultivated, land. Saol ~, new mode of life. 2. Free, liberal. Tá siad ~ faoi bhia, they are hospitable in regard to food. D’ól sé go h~ é, he drank it freely, with relish. 3. Moist. Tá an bhó ~, the cow is coming into heat.