TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
croitheadh, m. (gs. -ite, pl. -ití). 1. vn. of croith. 2. Shake. ~ a bhaint as duine, to give s.o. a shake, a jolt. ~ láimhe, handshake. Bhí ~ lámh ansin, there were handshakes all round. Le ~ dá cheann, with a shake of his head. Tá sé sna croití deireanacha, he is in the throes of death. 3. ~ crúb, disease affecting hoofs of animals. 4. Sprinkle, scattering. ~ uisce choisricthe, the sprinkling of holy water. Dá mbeadh ~ den aol air, if it were sprinkled with lime. 5. Waving. ~ bratach, flag-waving. 6 = crochadh.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sé croite go maith, he was rather shaken.
Ag ~eadh anonn is anall, ó thaobh go taobh, shaking, waving, back and forth, from side to side.
Ag ~eadh láimhe, lámh, le chéile, shaking hands with each other.
Tá an madra ag ~eadh a eireabaill, the dog is wagging his tail.
Tá sé ag ~eadh na gcos, he is giving his last kick, dying.
Tá siad ag ~eadh chugainn, linn, they are waving to us.
Madra ag croitheadh a eireabaill, a dog wagging his tail.
Croitheadh an tsacáin, the last-born of the family.