TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cuilithe, f. (gs. ~, pl. -thí). 1. Eddying current; vortex. ~ ghuairneáin, whirlpool. ~ stoirme, storm-centre. I g~ na habhann, in the central current of the river, in mid-stream. Prov:Breathnaigh, féach, an abhainn sula dtéir ina ~, look before you leap. ~ an tsaoil, the whirligig of life. ~ cainte, circulation of talk, of rumour. 2. (Of sickness) Throes. I g~ tinnis, fiabhrais, in the throes of sickness, of fever. 3. Centre, core. (Var: cuilith f)