TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
folmhaigh1, v.t. 1. Empty, discharge, exhaust. Ciseán, mála, a fholmhú, to empty a basket, a bag. Teach a fholmhú, to empty a house. Do phócaí a fholmhú, to empty one’s pockets. Bád, lasta, a fholmhú, to discharge a boat, a cargo. Gunna a fholmhú, to unload a gun. Píopa a fholmhú, to empty out a pipe. D’fholmhaigh sé a phláta, a ghloine, he cleared his plate, finished his glass. D’fholmhaigh siad an áit, they cleared everything out of the place. 2. Med: Purge, evacuate. 3. Lit: Lay waste, devastate.
folmhaigh2 : folmhach.