EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bánaigh1, v.t. & i. 1. Whiten. 2. Bleach. 3. Blanch. 4. Dawn. Bhánaigh an lá, the day dawned. 5. Clear out, empty. Bhánaigh siad an halla, they put everybody out of the hall. Bhánaigh an slua, the crowd dispersed. Tá an áit á bánú, the place is becoming deserted, depopulated. Bhánaigh sé a chuid talaimh, he cleared his land (of stock, crops). Bhánaigh tú mé, you took everything I had. 6. Lay waste, devastate. Ag creachadh agus ag bánú na tíre, plundering and laying waste the country.
bánaigh2 : bánach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a dhéanamh le (páiste, etc.), to stroke affectionately, to pet (a child, etc.).
~ an tae, milk for the tea.
~ an lae, the dawn of day.
~ na tuaithe, rural depopulation.
Go bánú an lae, till dawn of day.