TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
agairt, f. (gs. -artha). 1. vn. of agair1. 2. (a) Plea. (b) Vengeance, retribution. Liomsa an ~, vengeance is mine.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cás a ~t le duine, to plead a case with s.o.
Trócaire, maithiúnas, a ~t, to plead for mercy, forgiveness.
Dia a ~t, to implore God.
Coir a ~t ar dhuine, to avenge a crime on s.o.
D’fhaltanas a agairt ar dhuine, to vent one’s spleen on s.o.