TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
guairdeall, m. (gs. -dill). 1. Circling movement; (act of) hovering, loitering, about. Ag ~ ar rud, circling round sth. Ag ~ i mo thimpeall, hovering about me. Bhí sé ag ~ thart ar feadh an lae, he was loitering about all day. Thug siad oíche ar ~ dom, they had me wandering about all night. S.a. coire1 5. 2. Restlessness, uneasiness. Ar ~ chun rud a dhéanamh, impatient to do sth. 3. Orn: Storm petrel. ~ gabhlach, Leach’s petrel.