TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
mearaí1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe). Crazed person; distracted, bewildered, person.
mearaí2, f. (gs. ~). Craziness, distraction, bewilderment. Ar ~, crazed, distracted; bewildered. S.a. fóidín, meascán, mír1 3 (g).
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ mearaí, mearbhaill, spot of ground on which one is supposed to be led astray; cause of confusion.
Dul ar an bh~ mearaí, to lose sense of direction, become confused.
~ mearaí, bewilderment, confusion; hallucination.
~ mearaí a chur ar dhuine, to bewilder s.o.
Chuir sé ~ mearaí i mo cheann, it fuddled my brain.
~eanna mearaí, jigsaw puzzle.
~ mearaí, fit of distraction.