TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
méarnáil, f. (gs. -ála).1. Phosphorescence. Iasc méarnála, phosphorescent fish. 2. (In phrases) Ag ~ ar lorg éisc, seeking surfaced fish by their phosphorescent light. Iasc a thógáil ar ~, to catch surfaced fish at night with drift-nets. 3. Groping. Ag ~ sa dorchadas, searching about, groping, in the dark. Lámha méarnála, groping hands. (Var:mearnáil)