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A' Fál Mór (MC), ní fios cárbh as do MCd

  1. ceartharnach
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): kern, mercenary (?)
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: heard only in the very common proverb 'is fada an saol ceatharnaigh bliain' (MCd); dá mbeitheá ag caint ar rud a dhéanamh, déarfaí leat é (MC); 'up today and down tomorrow', therefore do not say what you'll do in the future, you may not be able to do it, you may not be alive Cf. SFC, 2386
    Tuilleadh