Dictionary Entries
díth
gan díth ná dolaidh a dhéanamh go dhuine ar bith, to do no harm to anyone
deóiríneacht
i gcónaí a' deóiríneacht, always whining, whinging
déin
in phr. faoi dhéin(t), for, to get, collect especially animals: faoi dhéin caorach, to collect sheep (on mt): faoi n-a ndéint (to go) for them, i. cows on hill. ar fháirnis, to get, is used in reference to eggs: be' mé ag goil suas ar fháirnis uibheachaí, to get some eggs (at a house)
cúb
tá cúb aicí, said of a pup lying between the forelegs of its mother.
crapaim
(1) roll up (sleeves/clothes): bhí a chuid éadaigh crapthaí suas go dtI a chuid glúnaí (JL); (2) contract: fan go gcrapa sé na méaraí.
crainn siar
cuirfe muid crainn siar, we'll cast lots, using a long straw and a short one
coscair
chascair me ag a' diabhal é deifir a dhéanamh, I shouted at him and heaped curses on him to hurry up.
conascar
leis a gconascar, at nightfall
colg
'Tá colg air' adéarfaí faoi mhadadh a bheith ag goil a' troid, with the hair standing (ruffled) on him, ready for fight.
coinín
coincí ar a' bpuíopa cailc' i. the little stem underneath for drainage on clay pipe
cléat
a' tolladh cléat curaigh
cleamáil
a' cleamáil gamhnaí, sqeezing calves, i. castrating with burdizzo.
cipín
lá sa gcipín .i. lá sa mbaile, a wet day when one can't do any work
cionn
goil ina chionn, to undertake it; le goil i gcionn na Gaeilge ceart, to go into, examine, or take up correct, proper Irish
cian
níor mhallaigh (mé) le fada na gcian, I haven't cursed for ages and ages