beart1, m. (gs. birt, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Bundle. ~ féir, cocháin, tuí, luachra, cipíní, bundle of hay, straw, thatch, rushes, sticks. Fiche punann sa bheart, twenty sheaves to the bundle. ~ ghiolla na leisce, the lazy man’s load. Bailíonn brobh ~, many a little makes a mickle. 2. Parcel. Oifig na m~, parcels’ office. 3. Com: Lot. ~ fuíll, job lot.
beart2, m. (gs. birt, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).Covering, garment. (Var:f, gs. birte)
beart3, m. (gs. birt, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Cast, move (in game). ~ a chaitheamh, to make a throw (at dice). Caith, imir, do bhearta mar is cóir, play your cards properly; play the game. Is dona mar a chaith mé mo bheart ina measc, I got on very badly with them. Scaoil ~ tharat, don’t take things too seriously. 2. Shift, plan. ~ cliste, clever manoeuvre. ~ i gcrích, ó chrích, success, failure (of project). Cuireadh go dtí a aon bheart é, he was driven to his last expedient. 3. Proceeding, action, transaction. ~ a dhéanamh de réir do bhriathair, to fit your actions to your words. Is díchéillí an ~ agat é, you are doing a senseless thing. Ní dhéanfaidh sé (an) ~, it won’t do. I rith mo bheart, in all my experience. I mbearta crua, in evil plight. Dul thar na ~a le rud, to go too far with sth. Aincheart thar na ~a, exceeding injustice. Is minic a chuaigh ~ thar údar, Homer sometimes nods. Níl duine dá chríonnacht nach dtéann ~ ina aghaidh, everybody makes a mistake. ~ gan leigheas foighne is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured. Tar éis na m~, when all is said and done. Tar éis gach ~ a aithnímid ár leas, we learn when it is too late. I ndeireadh na m~, finally. S.a. aithne12. (Var:f, gs. birte)
beart4, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna).Berth. I m~, berthed. ~ glan a thabhairt do long, to give a ship a wide berth. Rud a chur ina bheart féin, to put sth. in its proper place.