Irish/Vocabulary/Verbs

Irish	English
abair	to say
achainigh	to entreat (to request earnestly)
achoimrigh	to recap/recapitulate/summarise
adhair	to adore/worship
adharcáil	to gore
adhlaic	to bury
admhaigh	to admit
aeráil	to air (as in to air a room)
agair	to beg/sue
aibigh	to ripen
aicmigh	to classify
aifir	to rebuke
aimridigh	to sterilise
aimsigh	to hit/locate
ainmnigh	to assign/name
airigh	to receive/calculate
aisghair	to repeal
aisig	to restore
aistarraing	to retract
aistrigh	to change
aisíoc	to refund/reimburse/repay
aithin	to recognise
áitigh	to argue
áitrigh	to inhabit
aithris	to recite
allmhairigh	to import
alp	to devour/gobble/scoff
anailísigh	to analyze
anluchtaigh	to overload
análaigh	to respire/aspirate/breathe
aontaigh	to concour/agree
ardaigh	to ascend/elevate/heighten/hoist/lift
aslonnaigh	to evacuate
athaimsigh	to relocate
athaontaigh	to reunite
athbheoigh	to resuscitate/revive
athbhreithnigh	to review
athbhunaigh	to re-establish, reconstitute
athchas	to rewind (as in a tape)
athcheartaigh	to revise
athchomhairligh	to discourage
athchóirigh	to alter/recondition/refurbish/renovate/restore(building)/revamp/upgrade (house)
athchúrsáil	to recycle
athdhearbhaigh	to reassure
athdheisigh	to refurbish
athdhéan	to redo
atheagraigh	to redeploy (resources)
athghair	to recall
athghnóthaigh	to regain
athlonnaigh	to relocate
athlíon	to refill/replenish (glass)
athnuaigh	to rejuvenate/renew
athobair	to repeat work
athoil	to retrain (worker)
athphlandáil	to transplant
athraigh	to alter/change/vary
athroinn	to redeploy
athscag	to refine
athsheol	to redirect (mail)
athsholáthair	to replace
athshreangaigh	to rewire
atosaigh	to renew/resume
atreoraigh	to divert
atáirg	to reproduce
atóg	to reconstruct (building)
babhtáil	to barter
bac	to hinder/impede/thwart
bagair	to threaten
bailigh	to assemble/collect/gather
bain	to harvest/mow/reap/dig up (potatoes)
baist	to baptise/christen
barrloisc	to singe
basc	to mangle/maul
batráil	to batter
bealaigh	to grease/lubricate
beannaigh	to bless
bearnaigh	to breach
bearr	to prune/shave
beartaigh	to contrive/scheme/wield (sword)
beir	to grab
beirigh	to boil
beoigh	to liven-up
bioraigh	to sharpen
bladair	to cajole
bodhraigh	to deafen
bog	to budge/maneuver/relax(muscle)/soften
bolg	to distend(physiology)/bloat(agriculture)
borr	to surge
braith	to betray/notice/perceive/detect/size-up/sound-out
breithnigh	to evaluate(factor)
breoigh	to glow
bris	to break/fail(candidate)/overthrow/bring-down(government)/shatter - more
broid	to goad/nudge/prod
bronn	to donate
brostaigh	to hasten/precipitate
bruith	to bake
bréag	to lie/delude
bréagnaigh	to belie/contradict/disprove/rebut
bróidnigh	to embroider
brúigh	to hustle/mash/shove
buaigh	to win
buail	to flap/hit/knock/lick/thresh(agriculture)/toll(bell)
buain	to reap
buair	to annoy
bunaigh	to establish/found/institute
bácáil	to bake
báigh	to drench/drown/plunge/sink(ship)/soak/swamp
bánaigh	to bleach(linen)/evacuate(place)
bí	to be
cabhraigh	to assist
cailg	to bite
caill	to forfeit(lose)/miss/shed
cairt	to peel/tan/encrust
cairtfhostaigh	to charter(plane)
caith	to cast(throw)/check(throw)/expend/fling/flip/hurl/toss/throw/wear
can / labhair	to speak
canbhasáil	to canvass
caoch	to daze/overwhelming(victory vi)/resounding(victory vi)
caoin	to cry (vi)/mourne (vi)/weep(vi)
caolaigh	to dilute/constrict
caomhnaigh	to conserve/preserve (keep safe)
carn	to accumulate
cas	to twirl
ceadaigh	to allow/approve/let(practise/claim/goal)
cealaigh	to annul/cancel/delete
cealg	to deceive
ceangail	to bind/fasten/hitch/teather
ceannaigh	to buy/purchase
ceap	to appoint/designate(to office)/devise
ceartaigh	to adjust(clock/scales/compass)/rectify(error)/rebuke/redress
ceiliúir	to celebrate(vi)/vanish
ceistigh	to interrogate/query/question/quiz
ciallaigh	to interpret
ciap	to annoy/besiege/harass/hound/plague/tease
ciceáil	to kick
cigil	to tickle
cinntigh	to assure/confirm/ensure
cionroinn	to allocate/distribute
ciorclaigh	to encircle
ciorraigh	to hack/maim/mangle
ciúnaigh	to becalm/hush/quell/sooth
clamhair	to maul
claochlaigh	to transform
claon	to incline/perverse/tilt/veer
cleacht	to ply(a trade)/rehearse
clip	to prick/tease/torment/wear out
clis	to conk-out
clois	to hear/overhear
cloígh	to overpower/digest/overwhelm(enemy)/repress/subdue/sap
cluimhrigh	to preen
cluin	to hear/overhear
clutharaigh	to muffle
cláraigh	to enroll
clóigh	to overpower/digest/overwhelm(enemy)/repress/subdue/sap
clúdaigh	to cover
cnag	to bash/crunch/knock/snap(sound)
cnaígh	to gnaw
cneasaigh	to heal
cniotáil	to knit
codail	to sleep(vi)
cogain	to chew(vi)
coigeartaigh	to update
coigil	to economise/save
coigistigh	to confiscate
coill	to castrate/geld/spay
coilínigh	to colonize
coimeád	to hold/keep/maintain
coimhéad	to observe
coimrigh	to sum-up
cóineartaigh	to strengthen, confirm
coinnigh	to hold/retain/preserve/detain/keep
coinsínigh	to consign
coip	to ferment/whisk
coir	to tire, exhaust
coisc	to deter/obstruct(block)/preclude/prevent/prohibit/stave-off(attack)
coisric	to bless
comhaill	to fulfil
comhair	to count/reckon
comhairligh	to advise
comharthaigh	to denote/suggest
comhbhailigh	to aggregate
comhbhrúigh	to compress
comhdhearbhaigh	to corroborate
comhdhlúthaigh	to condense
comhfhadaigh	to justify(computing)
comhfhortaigh	to console, comfort
comhfhreagair	to correspond
comhlíon	to discharge/fulfil/observe/perform(duties)/serve
comhordaigh	to coordinate
comhréitigh	to conciliate/harmonise (of texts)
comhtharlaigh	to coincide
comhtháthaigh	to integrate
conlaigh	to glean
corn	to bale/wrap-up
corpraigh	to incorporate
corraigh	to agitate/affect/budge/disturb/excite/stir(vi)
cosain	to defend/protect/safeguard
coscair	to hack/thaw
cothromaigh	to balance/equalize (sport)
crap	to crumple/shrink(vi)
creach	to loot/pillage/plunder/ransack/rifle
creid	to believe
creim	to corrode/erode/thaw
creimseáil	to nibble
criathraigh	to riddle/sift
croch	to hang/suspend
croith	to shake/sprinkle/wag/waggle
crom	to crouch/droop/stoop
cros	to ban/prohibit/veto
croscheistigh	to cross-examine(law)
cruaigh	to hardened/toughened
cruinnigh	to gather
cruthaigh	to create/establish/prove
cráigh	to bother/harass/pester/annoy
créam	to cremate
críochnaigh	to accomplish/conclude/finish-off
cuardaigh	to frisk/prospect/search
cuidigh	to help
cuimhnigh	to remember
cuimil	to fondle/rub/stroke/wipe
cuimsigh	to comprehend/include
cuir	to put
cum	to compose/form/invent/limit
cumaisc	to merge/mix
cumhdaigh	to protect/uphold(law)
cuntais	to count/reckon
cáiligh	to qualify
cáin	to condemn/criticize/fine/levy/penalize/slam/tax
céas	to crucify/hound/persecute/torture
cíor	to comb/scour(search)
cócaráil	to cook
cóimeáil	to assemble
cóineartaigh	to strengthen, confirm
cóirigh	to mend/overhaul/rig/straighten
cónaigh	to dwell, reside
cúbláil	to defraud/misappropriate
cúigleáil	to embezzle
cúisigh	to accuse
cúitigh	to compensate
cúngaigh	to narrow
cúrsáil	to cruise
daingnigh	to fortify/strengthen
dall	to blind/darken/dazzle/mesmerize
dallraigh	to dazzle
damnaigh	to damn
dathaigh	to paint
deachtaigh	to dictate
dealaigh	to part/separate/subtract (maths)
dearbhaigh	to assert/assure/declare
dearc	to consider/look
dearg	to blush/kindle/redden
deifrigh	to hasten/hurry
deighil	to divide
deimhnigh	to check/verify
deisigh	to fix
deonaigh	to accord/condescend/grant
dianscaoil	to break/decompose
diasraigh	to glean
diomail	to dissipate/squander
diúraic	to brandish/cast/project/shoot
doimhnigh	to deepen
dorchaigh	to darken
dramhail	to trample
dreasaigh	to incite
driog	to distil
droimscríobh	to endorse
druid	to shut
dubhaigh	to blacken
dáil	to distribute
déan	to do, to make
dí-armáil	to disarm
dí-oighrigh	to de-ice
díbholg	to deflate
díbir	to banish
dícheangail	to detach
dícheann	to behead
díchoimisiúnaigh	to decommission
díchorn	to unwind
díchreid	to disbelieve
díchum	to distort
dícháiligh	to disqualify
díchóimeáil	to dismantle
dífhabhtaigh	to debug
díghalraigh	to disinfect
díleáigh	to digest
díluacháil	to devalue
díluchtaigh	to unload
dílódáil	to unload
dínáisiúnaigh	to denationalize
díol	to sell
díothaigh	to abolish/annihilate/eradicate
díphacáil	to unpack
díreoigh	to defrost
dírigh	to straighten/unbend
díscaoil	to disintegrate/dissolve
díshealbhaigh	to evict
díshioc	to defrost
díthruailligh	to decontaminate
diúraic	to brandish/cast/project/shoot
dóigh	to burn
dúisigh	to wake up
dul	to go
dún	to close
eadóirsigh	to naturalize
éadromaigh	to lighten/make less heavy
eagraigh	to organize
easpórtáil	to export
éalaigh	to escape
éiligh	to claim/demand/request
éirigh	to rise
eiseachaid	to extradite
éist	to listen
eitil	to fly
fadaigh	to kindle/lengthen/prolong
faigh	to get
fair	to watch
fairsingigh	to broaden/expand/widen
fan	to wait
faobhraigh	to sharpen/whet
feabhsaigh	to improve/recuperate
feall	to betray/fail
feic	to see
feidhmigh	to enforce
feistigh	to tie up (boat)/trim (with)
feoigh	to decay
fiach	to chase/hunt
fiafraigh	to ask
fiar	to slant/swerve/tilt/veer
figh	to weave
fill	to bend/fold/return
fionn	to ascertain/discover/invent
fiosraigh	to inquire/investigate
fiuch	to boil
fliuch	to drench/moisten/wet
foghlaim	to learn/
foilsigh	to disclose/publish/reveal
folaigh	to conceal
folc	to bathe
folig	to sublet
folmhaigh	to discharge/unpack
forbair	to develope/expand (maths)
formhéadaigh	to magnify
forshuigh	to superimpose
fortaigh	to relieve
fostaigh	to employ/engage/hire
freagair	to answer
freastail	to attend
frithchaith	to reflect
fuadaigh	to hijack/kidnap/snatch
fuaigh	to sew
fuaimnigh	to pronounce
fuascail	to release/deliver (from danger)
fuathaigh	to hate
fuin	to cook/roast/knead
fulaing	to suffer
fág	to leave
fáiltigh	to receive/rejoice
fáisc	to tighten/wring
fálaigh	to enclose
fás	to grow
féach	to look
fíoraigh	to verify
fógair	to announce
fóir	to watch
gabh	to take
gaibhnigh	to preen
gair	to acclaim/exclaim/roar
galraigh	to infect
galstobh	to braise
geal	to brighten
geall	to bet/promise
gearr	to cut/shorten/snip
gin	to conceive/generate
giorraigh	to curtail/shorten
giortaigh	to shrink
glac	to take
glan	to clean
glaoigh	to call
gloinigh	to glaze
glám	to clutch/grab
gléas	to adjust
glónraigh	to glaze
gnáthaigh	to haunt
gníomhachtaigh	to activate
gníomhaigh	to activate/perform/act
gnóthaigh	to earn
gob	to peck
goid	to steal
goil	to weep
gor	to hatch
gortaigh	to hurt
gread	to batter/swish/wallop
greamaigh	to fasten
grean	to engrave/grit
greasáil	to beat/drub/trounce
grinnléigh	to peruse
griog	to annoy/excite/incite/irritate/rile/tease
griosaigh	to fire/incite/stimulate/inspire
gráinigh	to hate
gráinseáil	to nibble
gríosc	to broil
grúdaigh	to brew
guailleáil	to jostle/shoulder
gualaigh	to char (burn)
géaraigh	to sharpen/aggravate
géill	to capitulate/give/submit/surrender
hiopnóisigh	to hypnotize
iarr	to ask
imigh	to go
imir	to play
impigh	to beg
imscaoil	to decipher
imtheorannaigh	to intern
inbhéartaigh	to invert
infheistigh	to invest
inis	to tell
iniúch	to audit/inspect
insealbhaigh	to install
insligh	to insulate
insteall	to inject
íoc	to contribute/remit (money)
iolraigh	to multiply
iomlánaigh	to integrate
iompaigh	to turn
iompair	to carry
iompórtáil	to import
ionchorpraigh	to incorporate
ionchúisigh	to prosecute
ionfhabhtaigh	to infect
ionramháil	to maneuver/manipulate
ionsaigh	to attack
ionsúigh	to absorb
íoslaghdaigh	to minimise
íoslódáil	to download
íosmhéadaigh	to minimise (reduce)
ith	to eat
lagaigh	to dilute/weaken
laghdhdaigh	to decrease/diminish/dwindle/lessen/lighten/reduce
lamháil	to allow
lansaigh	to lance
las	to light
lasc	to flog/lash/whip
leachtaigh	to liquify
leadair	to whack
leag	to knock down
lean	to follow
leasaigh	to amend/reform/season/undo/update
leath	to diminish/divide
leathnaigh	to broaden/expand/extend/widen
leigheas	to cure/heal/remedy/undo
leithlisigh	to isolate
leomh	to allow/dare
leáigh	to melt
lig	to allow/release
ligh	to lick
liostaigh	to itemize/list
liostáil	to enlist
lobh	to decay/decompose/fester/rot
loc	to enclose/pluck
lochtaigh	to criticize/fault
loit	to hurt/injure/damage
lom	to mow/scuff/shear
lonnaigh	to settle
lorg	to trace
luacháil	to evaluate
luaigh	to mention
luathaigh	to accelerate
luchtaigh	to charge/fill/load/fill
luigh	to lie (rest)/settle (dust)/to comply with (with le)
láidrigh	to toughen
láimhsigh	to manipulate
láraigh	to centralize
léas	to flog/trash
léigh	to read
léim	to jump
léirigh	to demonstrate/depict/elucidate/illustrate/indicate/portray
léirsigh	to demonstrate
líomhain	to allege
líon	to fill
lódáil	to load
lúb	to loop
machnaigh	to meditate/muse
maidhm	to burst/detonate
mair	to live/remain/survive
maisigh	to decorate
maistrigh	to churn (agriculture)
maith	to forgive/pardon
malartaigh	to barter/
mallaigh	to damn
maolaigh	to abate/allay/alleviate/deaden/modify/qualify/reduce/relieve/slacken/soothe
maothaigh	to moisten/soak/soften
maraigh	to kill/slay
maslaigh	to blaspheme/snub
maígh	to boast
meabhraigh	to meditate/memorize/ponder
meall	to coax/deceive/delude/disappoint/entice/tempt/woo
mearaigh	to baffle/confound/mystify/perplex
meas	to consider
measc	to mix
meidhrigh	to elate/make merry/confuse/frisk
meil	to squander/grind (corn)
meáigh	to weigh
mill	to blight/destroy/devastate/mar/spoil
milsigh	to sweeten
mionaigh	to crumble/mince
mionbhrúigh	to crush/crumble
mionscrúdaigh	to scan/sift/scan
modhnaigh	to modify
moilligh	to delay/linger
mol	to praise
monaraigh	to manufacture
morg	to decompose
muirnigh	to cherish/cuddle/fondle
mungail	to munch
méadaigh	to increase
méaraigh	to baffle/confound/mystify/perplex
mínigh	to smooth/make gentle/explain
múch	to asphyxiate/extinguish/muffle/smother/stifle/suffocate
múin	to teach
múscail	to awaken
nasc	to bind/connect/link
neadaigh	to embed/nest/nestle
neartaigh	to strengthen
neodraigh	to neutralize
nigh	to wash
nuachóirigh	to modernize
náisiúnaigh	to nationalize
nódaigh	to transplant
obair	to work
oighrigh	to congeal/freeze
oil	to educate
oirnigh	to cut in bits/crush/fragment
ól	to drink
ollchóirigh	to overhaul
onnmhairigh	to export
onóraigh	to honor
ordaigh	to order
ornáidigh	to ornament/embellish
oscail	to open
pacáil	to pack
pearsanaigh	to impersonate
pioc	to pluck/preen
píolótaigh	to navigate
plac	to bang/eat/gobble/slam
pléadáil	to plead
pléasc	to bang/burst/erupt/explode
plúch	to asphyxiate/smother/stifle/suffocate
poibligh	to make public/publish
poll	to bore/penetrate/perforate/pierce/puncture
poncloisc	to cauterize
potbhiathaigh	to spoon-feed
prioc	to pluck/preen
promh	to prove
pábháil	to pave
póraigh	to grow from seed/breed
pós	to marry/wed
radaigh	to radiate
ramhraigh	to fatten/thicken
rangaigh	to classify
ransaigh	to forage/ransack
reoigh	to freeze
riar	to administer/dispense/distribute/manage/mete/provide
righ	to control/stretch
rith	to run
robáil	to rob
roghnaigh	to pick/select
roinn	to divide
rois	to unravel
rop	to dash/stab
rothlaigh	to rotate/slew/slue/twirl
ruadhóigh	to scorch
ruaig	to drive out/ to chase away
ruathair	to raid/foray/scramble (rush)/swoop (by police)
rácáil	to rake (as in leaves)
réal	to make clear/develop (photography)
réamhaithris	to foretell/predict
réamhcheannaigh	to pre-empt
réamhdhátaigh	to backdate
réasúnaigh	to rationalize
réitigh	to adjust/arrange/clear/elucidate/level/smooth/solve
ríomh	to calculate/count/reckon
ríomhairigh	to computerize
rómhair	to dig
rúisc	to strip/shell/poke/trounce
sábh	to saw
sábháil	to save
sádráil	to exceed/violate (as in history)/outclass (as in sport)
sáigh	to stab
sáinnigh	to beset/hem
sáraigh	to violate (law)/get beyond/harass/weary
sásaigh	to satisfy
sac	to tuck
saibhrigh	to enrich
saibhseáil	to sweep bottom of water/to rummage about
saighid	to incite/provoke
sainaithin	to identify
sainigh	to state expressly/specify/define
sainmhínigh	to define
samhlaigh	to envisage/imagine/suppose/visualize
sann	to assign
santaigh	to covet
saobh	to distort/pervert/warp
saor	to emancipate/free
saothraigh	to cultivate/farm/make/till
scag	to filter/refine/sift
scaip	to scatter
scaird	to gush/jet/pour/splatter/spray/spurt
scairt	to shout
scall	to poach/scald
scan	to scan
scanraigh	to appal/frighten/overawe/scare/terrify
scaoil	to release
scar	to detach/diverge/unfold
sceimhligh	to terrify
sceith	to divulge/overflow/spawn/spew/vomit
scil	to divulge/shell
scimeáil	to skim
sciob	to snatch
scioll	to scold
sciorr	to skid
scoir	to adjourn/detach/disband/disconnect
scoith	to wean
scor	to slash
scrabh	to scrape
scrios	to destroy/erase
scrábáil	to scrawl/scribble/squiggle
scréach	to screech
scríobh	to write
scrúdaigh	to examine
seachaid	to deliver
sealbhaigh	to possess
séan	to deny/disown (son)/outgrow (clothes)/repudiate/renounce
séid	to blow/inflate
searbhaigh	to embitter
searg	to shrivel/wilt/wither
seas	to stand
seiceáil	to check/test
seiftigh	to improvise
seilg	to hunt/prey
seinn	to sound/perform/play (all of music)
seol	to dispatch/remit/sail/send
sioc	to congeal/freeze/frost
siortaigh	to forage
siúntaigh	to shunt (as in rail)
slad	to destroy/devastate/loot/pillage/plunder
sleamhnaigh	to glide/slide/slither
slog	to engulf/swallow/swig
slánaigh	to redeem
slíoc	to pat/pet
smachtaigh	to control/dominate/restrain
smaoinigh	to think
smeadráil	to smear
smear	to grease/smear
smiot	to swat
smol	to blight
smuigleáil	to smuggle
smálaigh	to blot/blur/tarnish
smúr	to sniff
snaidhm	to knit/knot
snoigh	to cut/carve
snámh	to swim
socraigh	to settle/calm
soilsigh	to enlighten/illuminate/shine
soiléirigh	to elucidate
soláthair	to gather/procure/provide/supply
sonraigh	to distinguish/perceive/remark
spall	to spall (small chip of fragment)
spalp	to burst forth
spoch	to castrate
spreag	to urge/inspire
spáráil	to spare
spíon	to exhaust
spól	to carve (meat)
srac	to drag/extort/strive
sraon	to deflect
sreangaigh	to wire
srian	to curb/restrain
sroich	to arrive/reach
sruthlaigh	to rinse
stad	to stop
steall	to dash/spatter/squirt
steiriligh	to sterilize
stiúir	to manage/navigate/steer
stoith	to extract/uproot
streachail	to pull/drag/struggle
stócáil	to stoke
suaimhnigh	to placate/quieten
suaith	to massage/shuffle
suigh	to sit
suiteáil	to install
síl	to think/intend
síolraigh	to breed
sóinseáil	to change
súigh	to suck/absorb
tabhaigh	to deserve
tabhair	to give
tacht	to choke/strangle/throttle
tairngir	to foretell/prophesy
taiscéal	to explore/examine/reconnoiter/reconnoitre
taispeáin	to show
taithigh	to haunt
tanaigh	to dilute
taom	to teem
tarchuir	to transmit
tarlaigh	to happen/occur
tarraing	to pull
tarrtháil	to rescue/retrieve/salvage
tarscaoil	to waive
teagasc	to instruct/teach
teann	to tighten
teasc	to amputate/sever
teasdíon	to insulate
teilg	to fling/hurl
teimhligh	to darken/stain/tarnish
teorannaigh	to limit/restrict
timpeallaigh	to surround
tiomnaigh	to bequeath/dedicate
tiomsaigh	to compile
tiomáin	to drive
tionlaic	to accompany
tionscain	to begin/institute
tiontaigh	to capsize/convert/invert/turn
tionóil	to gather/convene/assemble
tirimghlan	to dry-clean
tit	to fall
tiubhaigh	to thicken
tochail	to dig
togair	to choose
togh	to cull/elect/select
toghair	to call
toll	to bore/hollow
tomhais	to measure/weigh
tosaigh	to start
traoch	to exhaust/wear out
trasnaigh	to heckle/interrupt/intersect
treascair	to annihilate/flatten/overwhelm/topple
treisigh	to reinforce
treáigh	to digest
truailligh	to contaminate/doctor/pollute
tréig	to abandon/desert/fade/forsake/jilt
tuairteáil	to collide/smash
tuar	to forecast/foresee/foreshadow/predict
tuaslaig	to dissolve
tuig	to comprehend/realize/understand
tuill	to deserve/earn
tuirling	to descend
tum	to submerge
táblaigh	to tabulate
táthaigh	to bind/solder/unite/weld
téacht	to come
tóg	to take
tóraigh	to pursue
uchtaigh	to adopt
uimhrigh	to number
uirísligh	to humiliate
uiscigh	to irrigate
ullmhaigh	to prepare
úraigh	to freshen/refresh/sweeten
urchoill	to inhibit
vacsaínigh	to vaccinate