roiseadh, m. (gs. -ste, pl. -stí).1. vn. of rois2. 2. Rip, rent, tear. ~ i stoca, ravel in stocking. Snáth roiste, yarn from unravelled knitting. ~ in éadach, rent in cloth. ~ i gcraiceann, tear in skin. 3. Ragged cutting. ~ scine, sáibh, tearing action of knife, of saw. Thug sí ~ den teanga dó, she flayed him with her tongue. 4. Rush, spate. ~ cainte, oibre, spate of words, of work. Tá ~ gaoithe aniar, there are great blasts of wind from the west. (Var. of 3:roiseáil f)