TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
orlaigh1, v.t. (vn. -lú m, gs. -ithe). Sledge, hammer.
orlaigh2 : orlach.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ orlaigh, míle, acra, quarter of an inch, of a mile, of an acre.
Dá mbeadh orlach de ~, ~ orlaigh, aige, if it had an inch of play.
Rud a thomhas ina orlaí, to measure sth. in inches.
Chuardaigh siad ina orlaí é, they searched it inch by inch.
Shiúil mé ina orlaí beaga é, I went over every inch of it.
Tá sé ina orlaí tríd, it is interspersed with it.
Léarscáil ar ~ orlaigh sa mhíle, map on scale of an inch to a mile.
Ní bhíonn an ~ gan an donas ina orlaí tríd, there is no rose without thorns.
~ orlaigh, one-inch space.
Tá ~ orlaigh agat orm, you are about an inch taller than me.