TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fala, f. (gs. ~, pl. -lta). 1. Grudge, spite, resentment, feud. ~ a bheith agat le duine, to bear a grudge against s.o. Fuath, fearg, agus ~, hatred, anger and spite. Fear ~, spiteful man, revenge-seeker. 2. (In phrase) Ar eagla na ~ thuas, for fear of the wrath to come; to be morally on the safe side.