TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
prey1, s. Creach f, fiach m, seilg f. Biol: Creachaí m. Birds of prey, éin chreiche. To be a prey to sth., a bheith i ngreim ag rud. He is a prey to anxiety, tá sé ite ag an imní. To fall a prey to temptation, titim i gcathú.
prey2, v.i. To prey upon sth., rud a fhiach, a sheilg, a chreachadh. F: Something is preying on his mind, tá rud éigin ag goilleadh, ag cur, ar a intinn. Mind preyed upon by anxiety, intinn a bheadh ciaptha ag an imní.