TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
scalladh1, m. (gs. -llta). 1. vn. of scall1. 2. Scald; scalding sensation. Ar ~, scalding, boiling hot. D’ól mé as an ~ é, I drank it piping hot. ~ croí, heart-scald, torment of heart. ~ orthu! Blast them! Mo ~! Alas! 3. Scolding, abuse. ~ teanga, dressing down.
scalladh2 = scaladh.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a ~adh le huisce te, le gal, to scald s.o. with hot water, with steam.
An croí a ~adh ag duine, to grieve s.o. bitterly at heart.
Bainne a ~adh, to scald milk.
Ubh a ~adh, to poach an egg.
Soitheach, cuinneog, a ~adh, to scald a vessel, a churn.
Ag ~adh a chéile (leis an teanga), scolding one another.
An rud ~ sin, that miserable thing.
Punt ~, one wretched pound.
Do dhícheall beag ~, your puny little best.