EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
láib1, f. (gs. ~e). Mud, mire. ~ abhann, silt. ~ bholcánach, choiréil, ghorm, volcanic, coral, blue, mud. Grinneall ~e, muddy bottom. Folcadh ~e, mud-bath. S.a. caoch1, dealg 1.
láib2, v.t. (vn. ~eadh m, gs. & pp. ~the). Muddy, spatter.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ láibe a dhéanamh de dhuine, to beat s.o. into the ground, to trounce s.o.
Dealg láibe ~ focal amadáin, a muddy thorn or a fool’s remark (can be equally virulent).
~ láibe, spattering of mud.