TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
smite, v.tr. Buailim. 1 Lit: He smote his thigh, bhuail sé bos ar a cheathrú. S.a. HIP1 1 My conscience smote me, ghoin mo choinsias mé. 2 He was smitten with fever, bhuail fiabhras é. F: To be smitten with a girl, bheith splanctha i ndiaidh cailín. Love-smitten, i ngalar an ghrá. 3 v.i. A sound smote upon his ear, d'airigh sé glór tobann.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To smite sth. amain, rud a ghreadadh go díbhirceach.
To smite s.o. hip and thigh, súisteáil cheart a thabhairt do dhuine.
F: To smite under the fifth rib, duine a shá.