EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
creathnaigh1, v.i. (vn. -nú m, gs. -ithe). Tremble (with fear), quake; take fright, flinch. Creathnú roimh an mbás, to flinch from death. Chreathnaigh siad roimh an namhaid, they quailed before the enemy. Chreathnaigh sé roimh an oibleagáid, he shrank from the obligation. Chreathnaigh mé roimh an dreach a bhí air, his expression horrified me. Chreathnaigh sé ó bhun go barr, he trembled all over with fear.
creathnaigh2, gsm. of creathnach2.