EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gráinneog, f. (gs. -oige, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).1. (a)~ (fhéir), hedgehog. Chomh colgach le ~, bristling like a hedgehog. (b) Bristly, short-tempered, person. (c)~ a dhéanamh díot féin, to curl oneself up like a hedgehog. ~a a dhéanamh den fhéar, to roll the hay into tiny cocks. (d)Mil:Cosaint na gráinneoige, hedgehog defence. 2. (a)~ thrá, sea-urchin. (b)F: Urchin.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh ~ le gráinneog, as prickly as a hedgehog.
~ gráinneoige, spine of hedgehog.
Chomh ~ le gráinneog, as prickly as a hedgehog.
Bhí sé chomh ~ le gráinneog, he was curled up like a hedgehog.
~ gráinneoige, hedgehog quill.