Dictionary Entries

scoith

scoith muid thú, we passed you out (on the road) (CN); scoith sí iad, thóig sí an rás orthú, she won the race from them (Sb).

sceataí

lá sceataí .i. lá dósta, lá a mbeith gaoth láidir is fearthainn chruaidh

scannail

is olc í an scannail sa gcóir ná san éagóir, g. to accuse someone of stealing something in the right or in the wrong (it gives scandal)

sás

is maith a' sás na cruic a tharraint, the hills are good to draw it (rain), they usually do

sáraigh

sháraigh siad mé (the calves) bested me, got the better of me, got away from me: used impersonally: sháraigh air aon bhean fháil, he failed to get any wife; a' sárú oram, contradicting me, arguing me down.

saoghal Éabha

ní bhainfeadh an saoghal Éabha anuas mé, the whole world; an saoghal Ádhaimh is similarly used.

samhlaigh

tá an intinn chéanna ag a' bhfear thoir agus ní shamhlóchá leis é, he has the same disposition (he'd take a knife to you) and you'd never think it of him

saighead (vb)

shaighead sé an madadh ionnam, he set the dog at me; a' saghdú madaidh, setting on, inciting a dog.

ruaibíní

(bhí) ruaibíní - mar adéarfá súilí do bhrógaí - is na curaigh seo - curaigh an dá éadan

roinn

an sagart agus a' póilí, tabhair a gcuid dóf' agus ná bíof aon roinn agad leóf, give them their due and have nothing more to do with them

roilleadh

ghá roilleadh héin (ar a' mbóthar), rolling itself (horse).

reithíneacht

tá an chaor' ar reithíneacht, the ewe is in season

reamhar

ná tóig oram í .i. caint reamhar, rough speech, using curse-words, etc.

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