toirbhir

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Irish

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Etymology

From Middle Irish tairbrid, from Old Irish do·airbir, from to- + air- + beirid.

Pronunciation

Verb

toirbhir (present analytic toirbhríonn, future analytic toirbhreoidh, verbal noun toirbhirt, past participle toirbheartha)

  1. hand over, deliver, yield, give up
  2. offer, dedicate
  3. devote

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32

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