TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
feighil1, f. (gs. -ghle). 1. vn. of feighil2. 2. Vigilance, watchfulness; care, attention. ~ a dhéanamh, to keep vigil, watch. Bheith i bh~ ruda, to be looking after, attending to, sth. I bh~ an tí, an linbh, na mbó, minding the house, the child, the cows. Tá sé i bh~ na bhfear, he is in charge of the men. Chuir mé i bh~ a ghnóthaí é, I sent him about his business. Chuaigh sé i bh~ a bheatha a shaothrú, he set out to earn his living. Téigh i bh~ do chodlata, do leapa, take yourself off to sleep, to bed. Tá sé i bh~ a shuaimhnis, he is taking his rest. Oifigeach i bh~, officer in charge.
feighil2, v.t. (pres. -ghlíonn). Watch, tend. Teach, do ghnó, a fheighil, to mind a house, one’s business. Fir, obair, a fheighil, to oversee men, work.
feighil3 = feidhil2.