ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Dul i n~ le rud, to pledge oneself to sth.
Tú féin a dhílsiú do Dhia, to pledge oneself to God.
D’fhíor a thabhairt le rud, to pledge one’s word for sth.
D’fhocal a thabhairt le rud, to pledge one’s word to sth.
Lámh is ~, solemn pledge.
Geall, morgáiste, a fhuascailt, to redeem a pledge, a mortgage.
~ a thabhairt le rud, to give a pledge for sth.
Rud a thabhairt i n~ (le, ar), to give sth. in pledge (for).
Rud a ghabháil ina gheall, to take sth. as a pledge, seize sth. as security.
Rud a chur i n~, to pledge, pawn, sth; to gamble sth.
Thug sé na ~ta geala, he made the most wonderful promises. (Indicating forfeiture of pledge)