Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
spéacláireacht
spéaclóir
spéaclóireacht
speadán
speadóg
spéagach
speaitín
speal
spealadóir
spealadóireacht
spealaire
spealán
spéalán
speallraíd
spealóg
spealt
spealta
spealtacht
speán
speanc
speancach
speancaire
speancaireacht
speal1, f. (gs. -eile, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Scythe. Ag baint le ~, mowing with a scythe. Idir ~ is corrán, between the haymaking and the harvesting. ~ aitinn, furze scythe. 2. Scythe-like object. ~ choise, long thin leg. 3 = spealadóir.
speal2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. ~ta). 1. Mow, scythe. Féar, arbhar, a ~adh, to mow hay, corn. 2. Shell, strip, shed. Bairnigh, pónaire, a ~adh, to shell barnacles, beans. Tá an coirce ag ~adh, the oats are shelling. 3. Scatter, disperse, squander. Ag ~adh an drúchta, scattering the dew. ~ sé a chuid airgid, he squandered his money. 4. Grow thin, waste, decline. Is mór a ~ sé le bliain, he has failed a lot in the past year. Tá an t-at ag ~adh, the swelling is going down.
speal3 = seal.
speal4, f = spalla.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is aige a fuair mé an speal, I got the scythe from him.
Bhain tú an ~ as an speal, you blunted, indented, the scythe.
Tá an speal ag baint go ~, the scythe is cutting nicely, easily.
~ speile, scythe stroke.
~ speile, scythe-board.
~ speile, scythe-board.
~ speile, scythe-stone.
Idir speal is ~, between the haymaking and harvesting seasons.
~ píce, spáide, speile, handle of pike, of spade, of scythe.
~ speile, grip of scythe.
~ scine, speile, rásúir, sharpened edge of knife, of scythe, of razor.
~ corráin, speile, grass suitable for cutting with reaping-hook, with scythe.
Speal, céachta, a ghabháil, to fit a scythe, a plough.
I g~ pinn, rámha, speile, wielding, working with, a pen, an oar, a scythe.
Arbhar a ~an le speal, to cut down corn with a scythe.
~ i scian, i speal, i dtua, gap in knife, in scythe, in axe.
~ scine, speile, rámhainne, worn-out knife, scythe, spade.
Tá an speal ag ~eadh, the scythe is cutting raggedly.
~ corráin, speile, scine, heel of reaping-hook, of scythe, of knife.
~ speile, scythe-cut; amount cut with one stroke of scythe.
Má thugann tú an ~ cheart don speal, if you use the scythe properly.
