TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
brachán, m. (gs. -áin). 1. Porridge, stirabout. ~ (mine) coirce, oatmeal porridge. ~ (mine) buí, Indian-meal porridge. ~ lom, thin porridge, gruel. ~ réidh, gruel (for invalids). ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a mess of sth. Tá sé ina bhrachán agat; tá an t-im tríd an m~ agat, you have made a hash of it. ~ ó aréir é, it is cold comfort. Tá an ~ doirte, the fat is in the fire. 2. ~ plúir, bán, white sauce.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní dhéanann ~ brachán, beauty will not boil the pot.
Tá an bainne, an brachán, ~e, the harm is done, offence has been given.
Brachán ~, cold porridge.
Brachán, pota, a mheascadh, to stir porridge, a pot.
5. Bainne, brachán, glóthach, ~, thick milk, porridge, jelly.