Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
geall /gʲauL/ 
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. gill
1 promise, pledge 2 bet, wager 3 vow 4 stake, surety |
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geall /gʲauL ~ gʲaLəɣ/
gn. ag. -adh
1 promise, pledge! 2 bet, wage! 3 vow! |
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an geall air
1 committed/pledged to 2 hanker after, long for |
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gléidh geall air Seumas
win a bet against James! |
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cuir geall
bet, (lay a) wager! |
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cuiridh mi geall dhut
I bet you, you betcha |
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tha e an geall nas fhiach e /ha ɛŋʲ gʲauL nə ʃiax ɛ/
everything he owns is at stake (fig.) |
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geal /gʲaL/
bua. coi. gile
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ann an geall do chridhe air snàmh
a very eager swimmer, keen on swimming |
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bha mo bheatha an geall na b' fhiach i
my life was hanging by a thread (fig.) |
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cuir uaireadair air geall
wager/bet a watch! |
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cuiridh mi mo cheann an geall gun…
I will bet my bottom dollar/my last farthing that… (fig.) |
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geall nach doir thu ás a seo e
promise not to tell, keep it a secret! (fig.) |
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geall-cinnidh
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. gill-chinnidh
compensation for manslaughter (paid in cattle and money according to rank of the desceased) |
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cùm geall
keep a promise! |
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geall-dùbhlain
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. gill-dhùbhlain
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geall-barantais
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. gill-bharantais
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geall-cheannaiche
fir. coi. -an
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rach an geall taic a thoirt
pledge support! |
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thoir an geall uaireadair
pawn a watch! |
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cuir an geall uaireadair
1 pledge a watch! 2 pawn a watch! |
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Geall-dùbhlain Esme Nic a' Ghobhainn
Esme Smyth Trophy |
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geall do Mhàiri
promise to Màiri! |
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geall-dùbhlain cuimhneachain
memorial trophy |
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Geall-dùbhlain Cuimhneachan Uilleam Dòmhnallaich
The William MacDonald Memorial Trophy |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
geall
gill, sm Pledge. 2* Mortgage. 3 Bet, wager. 4 Prize, reward. 5 Desire, love. 6 Notch. Thoir d...an còrr |
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geall
pr pt a' gealltainn & a' gealladh, va Promise, wager. 2 Pledge, vow. Gealla...an còrr |
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cuir
pr pt a' cur [& a' curadh, **] va Put, place. 2 Lay. 3 Send. 4 Invite. 5 Sow. 6 Ac...an còrr |
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fiach
-a, a Worthy, valuable. 2 Good. 3 Deserving. 4 Proper. prov. Chan fhiach seo, ...an còrr |
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gealladh
-aidh, -aidhnean, sm Promise, vow. 2 Mortgage. 3 Promising, vowing. 4 Betting. 5 Pledging. Ge...an còrr |
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rach
def. v Go, proceed, move, travel, walk.
Active Voice:
IND past ch...an còrr |
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thoir
irr v Give, grant, deliver, bestow on. 2 Take. 3 (with prep air) Persuade, compel. 4 (...an còrr |
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an geall
adv Wishing for, desirous. |
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geall-barantais
gill-, pl. gill-bh-, sm Pledge. 2 Mortgage. 3 Bet. |
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geall-cheannaiche
‡‡ -an, sm Pawnbroker. |
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geall-chinn
see geall-cinnidh. |
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geall-cinnidh
sm Fine paid by one guilty of manslaughter to kinsmen of deceased. That of an earl was 66...an còrr |
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geall-daingneachaidh
gill-, sm Pledge, earnest, earnest-money. |
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geall-daingnich
pr pt a' geall-daingneachadh, va Pledge, promise. |
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geall-daingnich
s. see geall-daingneachaidh. |
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geall-dìolaidh
‡‡ sm Mortgage. |
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geall-fhiachan
sm Mortgage. |
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geall-meas
sm Compensation for anything carried away or destroyed. 2** Estimate. |
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geall-réis
(WC) sm Racing competition, games. |
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geall-spréidh
(no cruidh), (WC) sm Cattle-show. |
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geall-strith
(MS) s. Agonism. |
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geall-stritheach
(MS) sm Agonistes. |
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geallta
a. & pt pt of geall. Promised, vowed, pledged. 2 Betted. |
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gealltainn
sm ind Promising, act of promising, vowing, pledging. A' gealltainn, pr pt of g...an còrr |
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geall-treabhaidh
(WC) sm Ploughing-match. |
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