TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ruaig1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Chase, rout. Cuir an ~ orthu, chase them away. Chuir siad an ~ ar an namhaid, they put the enemy to flight. D’imigh siad sa ~ reatha, they ran helter-skelter. 2. Incursion, foray. ~ éachta, fighting foray. ~ chreiche, preying expedition. Mo ~ dhíomhaoin, my vain excursion. 3. Hurried visit. ~ a thabhairt ar na seanfhóid, to take a trip to the old sod. 4. Onset, attack. ~ thinnis, attack of illness. 5. Lit: Course, career. ~ reabhraidh, sportive career. A ~ do ríomhadh, to recount his career.
ruaig2, v.t. (pp. ~the). 1. Chase, put to flight. Duine a ~eadh as an tír, to drive s.o. out of the country. ~eadh amach as an áit iad, they were chased out of the place. Ag ~eadh breac, driving trout (into bag-net). 2. (With ar) Attack. Bíonn daitheacha ag ~eadh air, he gets bouts of rheumatism. 3. Punch out. Tairne a ~eadh, to punch out a nail.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chuir tú an ruaig orthu, you chased them away.
Ruaigeadh le clocha iad, they were driven off with stones.
~ préachán, chasing of crows.
~ deamhan, driving out of evil spirits.
~ ribeach, capillary repulsion.