EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
géilleadh, m. (gs. -llte). 1. vn. of géill1. 2. Submission, surrender; obedience, subjection; acceptance, compliance; credence. ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to submit to s.o.; to accept s.o.’s authority; to give way to s.o. Bheith faoi ghéilleadh ag duine, to be subject, obedient, to s.o. Fear ba mhór ~, a man who had great authority. ~ gan chomha, unconditional surrender. ~ a thabhairt do rud, to comply with sth.; to concede sth.; to give credence to sth. Níl aon ghéilleadh ann, he is unflinching, unyielding.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Géilleadh gan chomha, to surrender unconditionally.
Géilleadh don ~, to submit to jurisdiction.
Géilleadh, umhlú, do dhuine, to submit, bow, to s.o.
Géilleadh do dhubh gach eagla, always to fear the worst.
~ chun géillte, summons to surrender.
Géilleadh don fhoréigean, to yield to force.
~eadh do Dhia, to obey God.
Ach amháin go raibh mé ag ~eadh dá mháthair, only that I had consideration for his mother’s feelings.
~eadh don namhaid, to submit to the enemy.
~eadh d’ordú, to comply with an order.
~eadh do chathú, do pheaca, to yield to temptation, to sin.
~eadh do phiseoga, to yield to superstition.
~eadh do dhuine sa slí, to yield the road to s.o.
~eadh d’argóint, to concede an argument.
Géilleadh don ~, to yield to force.