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ROIṀ, BEFORE.
1. Of time:
| Deiċ nóimid roiṁ (ċun) a trí. | Ten minutes to three. |
| Roiṁe seo. | Before this, heretofore, formerly. |
| Roiṁe sin. | Previously. |
2. Of fleeing before, from; coming in front of; lying before one (= awaiting); putting before one (= proposing to oneself):
Cibé ċuireas roiṁe é seo do ḋeunaṁ.
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Whoever proposes to do this.
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Ḃí an girrḟiaḋ ag riṫ roiṁ na conaiḃ.
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The hare was running from the hounds.
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3. After expressions of fear, dislike, welcome, &c.:
| Ná bíoḋ eagla ort rómpa. | Do not be afraid of them. |
| Fáilte róṁat (róṁaiḃ)! | Welcome! |
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TAR, BEYOND, OVER, PAST.
1. Of motion (place and time):
| Léim sé ṫar an mballa. | He leaped over the wall. |
| An ṁí seo ġaḃ ṫorainn. | Last month. |
2. Figuratively: “in preference to,” “beyond.”
Ṫar mar ḃí sé deiċ mbliaḋna fiċead ó ṡoin.
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Compared with what it was 30 years ago.
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| Ṫar mar buḋ ḋliġṫeaċ ḋó. | Beyond what was lawful for him.
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