EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gríosach1, f. (gs. -aí). Hot ashes, embers. ~ thine, glowing (remains of) fire. Rud a róstadh sa ghríosach, to roast sth. in embers. Bhí ~ phrátaí thíos aici, she was roasting a batch of potatoes in the ashes. Bhagair sé ~, he threatened fire, destruction. Déanfaidh sé ~, he will wreak havoc. Prov: Léim ón tine chun na gríosaí, out of the frying-pan into the fire.
gríosach2, a1. Glowing.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na gríosaí, quenching of embers;
Gríosach a rúscadh, to poke embers.
~ gríosaí, poking of embers.