gabh de, v.i. 1. Set about with. (a) (With ar) Bheith ag ~áil de chasúr ar rud, to be hammering at sth. Ghabh sé de bhata orm, he set about me with a stick. (b) (With i) Ghabh sé de scian ann, he stuck a knife in him. Ghabh siad de chosa ann, they kicked him. 2. Go by, via. ~áil de Phort Láirge (go), to go by Waterford (to).