TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bordáil, v.t. & i. (pres. -álann; vn. ~ f, gs. -ála). 1. Board. (a) Long a bhordáil, to board a ship. Líonta a bhordáil, to take nets on board. (b) ~ i dteach, to board in a house. 2. Tack. Bád ag ~, a boat tacking. Ag ~ thart, isteach is amach, tacking about, standing off and on. 3. Bank. Feamainn a bhordáil, to bank seaweed. 4. (In phrases) Ag ~ ar, le, bordering, verging, on. Ag ~ ar chéad bliain, punt, close on a hundred years, pounds. Ag ~ le himeacht, about to depart. (Var:bordaigh)