TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
truaill1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í). 1. Sheath, scabbard. Cuir do chlaíomh ina thruaill, sheathe your sword. 2. Covering, case, envelope. (a) I d~ lúirí, covered with a breastplate, encased in armour. ~ sprionga, spring gaiter. Fig: Níor chuir mé cos i d~ ó mhaidin, I haven’t rested my feet all day. (b) An ~ chré, talún, thalmhaí, the human body. ~ an anama, the tabernacle of the soul.
truaill2, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í). Wretch.