dall1, m. (gs. & npl. daill, gpl. ~). 1. (a) Blind person. Na daill, the blind. Súile an daill, sightless eyes. An ~ ag déanamh an eolais don ~; an ~ ag giollacht an daill, the blind leading the blind. Aimsíonn an ~ a bhéal, a blind man can find his mouth, everybody can do something for himself. S.a. abhaill. (b)~ bán, albino. 2. Dull, uninformed, person. 3. Dimness; gloom, obscurity. Idir ~ is dorchadas, ‘between the dim and the dark’, at dusk. Dubh agus ~ na hoíche, the darkness and obscurity of the night. 4. ~ na mullóg = dallamullóg. ~ an phúicín = dalladh púicín :dalladh 4.
dall2, a1. 1. (a) Blind. Bheith ~, to be blind, sightless. (b) Blinded. Bheith ~ ag solas, to be dazzled by light. ~ ag deora, blinded by tears. Tá sé ~ ag an ól, he is blind drunk. 2. (a) Dull, uninformed; in the dark. Bheith ~ ar rud, to be ignorant of, unable to comprehend, sth. Duine ~ nach dtuigeann é, one would need to be very dull not to understand it. Tá sé ~ ar imeachtaí a mhic, he doesn’t realize how his son is conducting himself. Chomh ~ le bonn mo, do, bhróige, as blind as a bat; as stupid as an ass. (b) Dazed, stupefied.
dall3, v.t. 1. Blind. Duine a dhalladh, to blind s.o., to put out s.o.’s eyes. Ná ~ thú féin leis, don’t ruin your eyes with it. 2. Bedim; dazzle; daze, stupefy. Bhí a súile ~ta ag na deora, her eyes were bedimmed with tears. Dhallfadh sé thú le caint, le bréaga, le mionnaí móra, he would confound you with talk, with lies, with curses. ~adh le náire mé, I was overcome with shame. Bhí sé ~ta (le hól), he was blind drunk. 3. (Of opening) Darken; block, obscure. Fuinneog a dhalladh, to darken, to close up, a window. Dhall siad na cosáin, they camouflaged the paths. Ná ~ an doras agam go brách arís, never darken my door again.