TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
pierce. 1 v.tr. Pollaim. A thorn pierced his finger, chuaigh dealg faoina mhéar. Wall pierced with loop-holes, balla faoi phoill lámhaigh. (Of light) To pierce the darkness, scairteadh sa dorchadas. 2 v.i. To pierce through the enemy's lines, polladh trí línte an namhad.