Graiméar na Gaedhilge/Appendix 5

by Christian Brothers

Appendix V

A LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBAL NOUNS

Verb	Meaning.	Verbal Noun
abair	say	ráḋ
adṁuiġ	confess	adṁáil
bain	snatch, take[1]	baint
beir	bear, carry	breiṫ
bliġ	milk	bliġian
bruiṫ	cook	bruiṫ
buain	reap,	buaint
caill	lose	cailleaṁain
caiṫ	throw, open, consume	caiṫeaṁ, caiṫeaḋ
ceannuiġ	buy	ceannaċ
ceil	conceal	ceilt
céim	step	céim
cinn	determine	cinneaṁain
claoiḋ	defeat	claoi
coimeud	watch, guard	coimeud)
coisriġ	bless $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	coisreagan coisreagaḋ
coisg	prevent	cosg
coṁraic	fight	coṁrac
cogair	whisper	cogar
congaiḃ	keep	congḃáil
corruiġ	stir. move	corruiġe
cosain	defend	cosnaṁ, cosaint
creid	believe	creideṁaint
cuir	put, send	cur
dearmad	forget	dearmad
díol	sell	díol
druid	shut (M. move towards)	druidiní
dúisiġ	awake	dúiseaċt, dúsgaḋ
éag	die	éag
éiliġ	claim	éileaṁ, éiliuġaḋ
éiriġ	rise, arise	éiriġe
éist	listen	éisteaċt
faġ	find, get	faġáil
fág	leave	fágáil
fan	wait	fanaṁaint
fás	grow	fás
fead	whistle	feadġail
fear	pour out, shower	fearṫain
feic	see	feicsint
feuċ	behold, look	feuċaint
fiafruiġ	ask, enquire	fiafruiġe
foġluim	learn	foġluim
foill	suit, fit	foilleaṁaint
fóir	help, succour	fóiriṫin
freasdail	attend, serve	freasdal
fuaiġ	sew	fuaġail
fuagair (fógair)	announce, proclaim $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	fuagairt, fuagra fógra
fulaing	suffer	fulang
gaḃ	take, go	gaḃáil
gáir	call, shout	gáirm
geall	promise	geallaṁain
géim	bellow, low	géimneaċ or géimeaḋ
glaoḋ	call	glaoḋaċ
gluais	journey, go	gluasaċt
goil	weep	gol
guiḋ	pray	guiḋe
iarr	try, ask, entreat	iarraiḋ
imreas	contend, wrestle	imreasgáil
imṫiġ	go away	imṫeaċt
innis	tell	innsint
iomċair	carry	iomċar
iompuiġ	turn	iompóḋ
íoc	pay	íoc
ional	wash	ionlat
ionnsuiġ	approach	ionnsuiġe
iṫ	eat	iṫe
leag	knock down	leagan
lean	follow	leanaṁaint
léig	let, allow	léigean
ling	leap	ling
lomair	strip, pull off	lomairt, lomraḋ
luiġ	lie (down)	luiġe
mair	live, exist	maireaċtain marṫain
maiṫ	forgive	maiṫeaṁ
meas	think	meas
oil	nourish	oiieaṁaint
ól	drink[2]	ól
reic	sell	reic
réiḋtiġ	arrange	réiḋteaċ
rinnc	dance	rinnce
riṫ	run	riṫ
roinn)	divide	roinnt
saoil	think	saoilsin
seas	stand	seasaṁ
seinn	play (an instrument)	seinnm
sgar	separate	sgaraṁaint
sgrios	destroy, erase	sgrios
sguir	cease	sgur
siuḃail	walk	siuḃal
slád	slay	slád
snáṁ	swim	snáṁ
stad	stop	stad
suiḋ	sit	suiḋe
taḃair	give	taḃairt
tairg	offer	tairgsin
tarraing	draw	tarraing
teagasg	teach, instruct	teagasg
teilg	fling	teilgean
toċrais	wind	toċras
tóg	lift	tógail tógaint
tóiriġ	search for, pursue	tóiriġeaċt
tréig	forsaken, abandon	tréigean
tuig	understand	tuigsint, tuisgint
tuill	earn, deserve $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	tuilleaṁ tuilleaṁain
tuirling	alight, descend	tuirling

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Notes

1. To take a thing not offered is “bain;” but when offered, “glac.”
2. Drunk, meaning intoxicated, is not ólta, but “ar meisge.”