EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
geit1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Jump, start; fright. ~ a bhaint as duine, to startle s.o. ~ a thógáil, to take fright. De gheit, at a bound, suddenly.
geit2, v.i. (vn. ~eadh m, gs. ~e). Jump, start. ~eadh le scanradh, to jump with fright. Ná ~, don’t start. Gheit mo chroí le háthas, my heart jumped with joy. Gheit an lasair ina grua, the colour sprang to her cheek.