ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Lúb a bhaint de shlabhra, to shorten a chain by a link.
Giota a bhaint de thuras, den bhealach, to shorten, set out on first stage of, a journey.
Tá an lá ag ~adh, the days are beginning to lengthen, shorten.
Ciorróidh sé an bóthar dúinn, it will shorten the journey for us.
Do mhuinchillí a chrapadh, to pull up, shorten, one’s sleeves.
An lá, an turas, an bóthar, a ghearradh, to shorten the day, the journey, the road.
Rud a ghiorrú, to shorten sth.
Seol a ghiorrú, to shorten sail.
An bealach a ghiorrú, to shorten, relieve the tedium of, the journey.
Ghiorraigh sé a shaol leis, he shortened his life on account of it.
Seolta a mhaolú, to shorten sails.
~ gearr, ~ giortach, shortened sail.
Bain lúb den ~, shorten the draught-chain by a link.