meisce, f. (gs. ~).1. Drunkenness, intoxication. Bheith ar ~, to be drunk. Dul ar ~, to get drunk. Duine a chur ar ~, to make s.o. drunk. Ar a mheisce, in his cups. Fear ~, drunken man. Achrann lucht ~, drunken brawl. Teacht as ~, to sober up. Níl ~ ná mire air, he is under no illusion as to what he is doing. Prov:Sceitheann, scileann, ~ mírún, drink reveals the ill intent, in vino veritas. 2. Daze, bewilderment; befuddlement, confusion. Bhí ~ chodlata orm, I was dazed from want of sleep. ~ thobac, dizzy sensation from smoking.