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FIRST BOOK — Continued.
airgead síos, money down
amadán dearoil. a wretched fool
arán geal, white bread
asal fann, weak ass
ball slán healthy member
bád caol, narrow boat
bás obann, a sudden death
bean tinn, a sick woman
bean uasal, a lady
cailín deas, a pretty girl
capall láidir, a strong horse
cara díl, a dear friend
cat dall, a blind cat
clár tirm, a dry board
cnoc mín, a smooth hill
crann glas, a green tree
crúisgín lán, a full jar
cuan socair, a safe harbor
cuisle lán, a full vein
doras daingean, a firm door
duille searg, a faded leaf
duine uasal, a gentleman
eolas cinnte, certain knowledge.
eun gorm, a blue bird
fáinne cruinn, a round ring
fear beo, a living man
feur, úr, fresh grass
focal borb, a violent word
gaol óg, a young relation
gas donn, a brown stalk
gé breac, a speckled goose
iasg folláin, wholesome fish
inis lom, a bare island
lá fada, a long day
léim árd, a high leap
leite fuar, cold stirabout
long láidir, a strong ship.
maidin áluinn, a beautiful morn¬
[ing
mála lán, a full bag
mil úr, fresh honey
móin tirm, dry turf
muineul seang, a slender neck
muintir íosal, low people
neul soilléir, a bright cloud
nós olc, a bad habit
páisdín fionn, a fair little child
pobal fial, generous people
port caoin, a tender tune
rós dearg, a red rose
rud beag, a little thing or affair
saoi glic, a cunning sage
scolaire cliste, an expert schol¬
[ar
seod daor, a costly jewel
sgeul suairc, a pleasant story
sonas buan, lasting happiness
sráid ard, a high street
súgán úr, a fresh rope of straw or
[hay
teanga uasal, a noble tongue
teud teann, a tight string
tinneas garg, a severe sickness
tír áluinn, a beautiful country
tobar glan, a clean well
uisge bán, white water
urlár lom, a bare floor
ursa lag, weak prop.
The following are a few examples
of participles used as adjectives, which
scarcely require an explanation :
doras fosgailte, an opened door
dorn dúnta (lámh iadhta) a shut fist
fuinneog roinnte, a divided wind¬
[ow
iasg sáilte, salted fish
oileán sgriosta, a ravaged island
teine lasta, a lighted fire.
The following examples are very simple and
show the genitive case of a few words —
bainne bó, cow's milk
corn uisge, a cup of water
fód móna, a sod of turf
gloine bainne, a glass of milk
gort cabáiste, a field of cabbage
poll móna, a bog hole
peann iarain, an iron pen
trócaire Dé, mercy of God.
Exercise 14.
A FEW SHORT PHRASES WITH IDIOMS.
agam, (prep, pron., at me; an, is?
whether ? bris, break? creid, believe;
deun, make, do; fíor, true: go, to
leat, with thee; liom, with me; na, do
not; sin, that; tig, come; uaim, from
me.
1. Tá sé agam. 2. tá sé uaim. 3.
ná bris é. 4. is liom é. 5. slán leat. 6
an fíor sin. 7. ní fíor é. 8. ná creid
é. 9. deun so. 10. tig go ciuin.
1. It is at me. 2. it is from me 3. do
not break it. 4. it is with me. 5 safety
with you. 6. whether is that true. 7. it
is not true. 8. do not believe it. 9. do
this. 10. come quietly.
