ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ba chosúil air go raibh an bás aige, he had the appearance of a dying man.
Bhí na seanamhráin ag fuarú, the old songs were dying out.
Tiarnaí Gael ag dul ar fuarú, the lords of the Gael dying out.
Ag treabhadh an ~ fhada, ‘ploughing the long ridge’, dying.
Léadh na liodáin os a chionn, the prayers for the dying were recited over him; his life was despaired of.
Tá an duine bocht ag síothlú, the poor fellow is dying.