EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sraoill1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Ragged person; bedraggled person; sloven, slattern. ~ fir, mná, tattered, slovenly, man, woman. 2. Trail. ~ éadaigh, trailing, tattered, garment. ~ deataigh, trail of smoke. (Var: ~e m & f)
sraoill2, v.t. & i. 1. Lit: Flagellate, flog, scourge. 2. Tear apart. Bhí siad á ~eadh ag na madraí, they were being torn to pieces by the dogs. 3. Drag, trail. Rud a shraoilleadh leat, to drag sth. along. Ag ~eadh sa lathach, trailing in the mud. 4. Straggle; trudge, traipse. Tá siad ag ~eadh leo inár ndiaidh, they are straggling along after us.