TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
hail1, s. Cloichshneachta m.
hail2 . 1 v.i. Cuireann clocha sneachta, cloichshneachta. Bullets were hailing on us, bhí na piléir á gcáitheadh linn. 2 v.tr. To hail down curses on s.o., rois mhallacht a chur ar dhuine.
hail3 . 1 int. Fáilte romhat (romhaibh)! The Hail Mary, Fáilte f an Aingil; an tÁibhé Máiria. 2 s. Within hail of. . ., faoi fhad scairte do. . . He is hail-fellow-well-met with everyone, tá sé mór le, teanntásach le, gach duine.
hail4 . 1 v.tr. a Beannaím do (dhuine). To hail s.o. (as) king, rí a ghairm do dhuine. b Glaoim ar, scairtim le (long, duine). Within hailing distance, faoi fhad scairte. 2 v.i. Ship hailing from London, long as Londain.