leath bealaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Adverb

leath bealaigh

  1. halfway
    Synonym: leath slí
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      Bhí plainc trasna ar an pholl ⁊ bhí mada mór milteach dubh, ar a robh slabhra iarainn ceangailte, leath-bhealaigh ar an phlainc.
      There was a plank across the pool, and a large, fierce black dog, to which a chain was fastened, halfway on the plank.

Further reading
  • “leath bealaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • “leath bhealaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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