mothaigh, v.t. & i. 1. Feel. (a)Teas, pian, ocras, a mhothú, to feel heat, pain, hunger. Mhothaigh mé faoi mo chosa é, I felt it under my feet. Mhothaigh sé ina chnámha é, he felt it in his bones. Mothaím mé féin ag éirí fuar, I feel myself getting chilly. (b)~ an fhíneáltacht atá san éadach sin, feel the fineness of that cloth. ~ an mhéid atá ann, feel the size of it. Ag mothú a bhealaigh, feeling his way. 2. Sense, perceive. Mhothaigh mé ar an amharc a thug sé orm (go), I sensed by the look he gave me (that). Mothaím go bhfuil fearg ort liom, I feel you are angry with me. Níor mhothaigh mé an lá ag imeacht, I didn’t notice the day passing. Tháinig siad orm sular mhothaigh mé, they caught me unawares. S.a. fad 5. 3. Hear. Mhothaigh mé a choiscéim, I heard his footsteps. An mothaíonn tú an callán atá acu? Do you hear the noise they are making? Níor mhothaigh mé a leithéid riamh, I never heard the like of it. 4. Boladh a mhothú, to become aware of a smell. 5. Miss. Mothaím uaim iad, I miss them, feel their loss. 6. Become conscious; bestir oneself, awake. 7. Folk: Overlook, cast a spell upon. Beithíoch a mhothú, to bewitch an animal.