TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
scáin, v.t. & i. 1. Crack, split, sever. Tá an t-adhmad ag ~eadh, the timber is splitting. 2. Thin out; part, scatter. Néalta ag ~eadh, clouds parting. Bhí an slua ag ~eadh, the crowd was dispersing, getting sparse. 3. Wear thin. Tá mo chuid éadaigh ag ~eadh, my clothes are getting threadbare.