TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ráinigh1, defective vb. (p. ~, pres. -níonn, fut. -neoidh). Reach, arrive; happen; 1. (a) Gur ~ sé béal toinne, till he reached the water’s edge. Nuair a ~ an lá a bhí socraithe, when the appointed day came. (b) (With le) Succeed. ~ leis é a dhéanamh, he managed to do it. (c) Happen. ~ sé ann, he happened to be there. ~ dó a bheith as baile, he happened to be away from home. ~ triúr mac aige, it so happened that he had three sons. Ó ~ sé agam, since I happened to have it. ~ go, it happened that. 2. Conas a ráiníonn go bhfuil tusa anseo? How is it that you are here? Ráineodh go mbeadh sé déanach, he might happen to be late. Ráiníos a bheith ann in éineacht leis, I happened to be there along with him. (Var: ráinig)
ráinigh2 : ráineach.