TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
inse1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -sí). Hinge. Ar insí, on hinges, hinged.
inse2, f. (gs. ~, pl. -sí). 1. Inch, holm, water-meadow. Insí cnoc, grassy places (along streams, etc.) in hills. Tá féar go hinsí cnoc aige, he has all kinds of grazing, grass in plenty. 2 = inis1. (Var: pl. ~acha)
inse3, f = insint.
inse4 : inis1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a chasadh ar bior, ar inse, to turn sth. on a spit, on a hinge. (Of wheel)
~ trá a bhreith go hInse, carrying coals to Newcastle.
~ ar insí, hinged door(-leaf).
~ chun na hinse, transport to the island.