EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bodach, m. (gs. & npl. -aigh, gpl. ~). 1. Churl, lout. ~ mór, bigwig. ~ bóthair, vagrant, tramp. Rith bodaigh le fána, random course; the easy way out. Urchar bodaigh i bpoll móna, random shot. Roinnt an bhodaigh a dhéanamh (ar rud), to give oneself the lion’s share of (of sth.). Prov: Tabhair rogha don bhodach agus tógfaidh sé an díogha, give a beggar a horse and he will ride to the devil. Cuid an bhodaigh thall ar an m~ abhus, robbing Peter to pay Paul. Lig mé chun an bhodaigh ach ná lig an ~ chugam, let me do as I please but save me from the consequences. Anois, a bhodaigh! Now, my lad! 2. Astr: An B~, Orion. S.a. banlámh 1, buaile1 4, slat1 1(m). 3. (a) Crust: Male crab. (b) Ich: ~ buí, pollock. ~ donn, rua, cod. ~ mór, ling. 4. Bot:(a) ~ gliogair, yellow rattle. ~ gorm, field scabious. (b) = bodán 1. S.a. garbhán1 2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tabhair ~ don bhodach agus tabharfaidh sé féin slat leis, give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.
~ an Bhodaigh, nebula in Orion.
~ bodaigh, coarse, wild, kale.
~ an Rí, an Bhodaigh, an Cheannaí, belt of Orion.