TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
orlaí2, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe). Sledger, hammerer.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a thomhas ina orlaí, to measure sth. in inches.
Chuardaigh siad ina orlaí é, they searched it inch by inch.
Shiúil mé ina orlaí beaga é, I went over every inch of it.
Tá sé ina orlaí tríd, it is interspersed with it.
Ní bhíonn an ~ gan an donas ina orlaí tríd, there is no rose without thorns.