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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
dealg, f. (gs. deilge, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Thorn; prickle, spine. ~ draighin, spine of blackthorn. ~ róis, feochadáin, rose-, thistle-, thorn. ~ gráinneoige, hedgehog quill. ~ láibe, thorn in mud. Bhainfeadh ~ spíonáin fuil as, (of flushed, rosy-cheeked, person) a gooseberry-thorn would cause him to bleed. Prov: Is beag an ~ a dhéanfadh braon, the tiniest thorn can suppurate, little things may cause a lot of trouble. ~a a chur faoi chosa duine, to make a place uncomfortable for s.o. Chuir sin ~ ina sháil, that put a stop to his gallop. 2. Spike; pin, peg; pointed implement. ~ acastóra, linchpin. ~a bráca, pins of harrow. 3. Brooch. ~ brait, mantle brooch. 4. Ich: ~ úcaire, stickleback.
RELATED MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhain sé an dealg as mo chos, he removed the thorn from my foot.
Chuaigh an dealg, an focal, i m~ ionam, sa bheo agam, the thorn, the statement, pierced me to the quick.
Coinleach, dealg, ghéar, sharp stubble, thorn.
Dealg ~e, poisonous thorn.
Dealg láibe ~ focal amadáin, a muddy thorn or a fool’s remark (can be equally virulent).
~ deilge, bioráin, prick of thorn, of pin.
~ deilge, faobhair, point of thorn, of edged weapon.
Dealg spíne, thorn prickle.
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