TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
béic1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eacha). Yell, shout. ~ a ligean, to let a yell. ~ a bhaint as duine, to make s.o. cry out. Lig sé ~ orm, he roared at me. Baineadh ~ as le pian, he bellowed with pain. ~ asail, donkey’s bray. S.a. bolg1 8(a), bolgán 5.
béic2, v.i. (vn. ~eadh m, gs. ~the). Yell, shout.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá mo cheann ina bholgán béice agaibh, you have me fuddled with your chatter.
Béic a chur ar dhuine, to yell at s.o.
Scread, béic, búir, a ~ean asat, to let out a scream, a yell, a roar.
Béic a dhúiseodh na mairbh, a thógfadh na mairbh as an uaigh, a shout that would wake the dead.