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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
ghá
gheibh
gheobhadh
gheobhaidh
gheois
ghní
giairseach
giall
giallach
giallacha
giallachán
giallacht
gialladh
giallbhach
giallfach
giallmhach
giallnas
giallnasc
giallta
gialltrachán
giar
giarán
giarbhosca
giall1, m. (gs. géill, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Jaw, (lower) cheek. (a) Cnámh géill, jaw-bone. I mbun an ghéill, on the under-jaw. Breathnú i leith do ghéill ar dhuine, to look askance at s.o. (b) ~ bíse, rinse, jaw of vice, of wrench. 2. (a) (Of door, etc.) Cheek, jamb. (b) (Of house) Corner (of gable-end).
giall2, m. (gs. géill, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). Hostage, (human) pledge. ~a a ghabháil, to seize hostages.
giall3 = géill1.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ géill, jaw-bone.
3. ~ géill, angle of jaw; lower jaw-bone, jaw.
Giall ~, lantern jaw.
Duine a ghabháil ina phríosúnach, mar ghiall, to take s.o. prisoner, as a hostage.
~ giall, taking of hostages.
Ghéill éigse dó, learned men accepted his authority.
Ghéill an t-arm, the army surrendered.
Ghéill sé do m’achainí, he yielded to my entreaty.
Níor ghéill siad don rabhadh, they didn’t accept the warning.
Níor ghéill sé riamh iontu, he never believed in them.
Ghéill sé go raibh an ceart agam, he admitted that I was right.
Ghéill an bád don stiúir, the boat answered the helm.
2. ~ slí, yield right of way.
~ sa lámh, sa ghiall, a sharp smack on the hand, on the jaw.
An giall ~, the upper jaw.
