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put. translate (into a language), 4, 22. as fearr do chuirfeadh iad, who would employ them better, 1684. do réir mar churthar é, ‘ segun el modo de usar dellas,’ 2249. do chuir 'na shuidhe é, ‘ lo hizo (as)sentar,’ 2079, 2999; sim. 1901, 2447, and (with seasamh for suidhe) 5190, 5412. cuir ar, charge with, 4186. cuir a leith, lay to the charge of, 4183, 6483. féin do chor ré, (I) to accept, adopt, 4401. cuir romhad, resolve, 6877, etc. cuir uait, dismiss, drive away, 3473, 4742. cuir díot, lay aside (weapons), 4680, (fear) 6955 ; turn aside, 4686. chuireas cúram an tshaoghail díobh, ‘ donde se quitan los cuydados del mundo,’ 212. ag cur na sligheadh thairis, (he) journeying along, 5158 ; sim. 1809. cuir síos, (1) overthrow, 3776 ; (2) set forth, 36, 1603, 4640, 6018. cuir amach, (1) expel, 678, 957, etc. ; (2) publish, 112, 6979. cuir ar cáirdi, postpone, 4462 ; al. cuir ar athlá, 4466. cuir ar ccúl, destroy, vanquish, 4773, 5680 ; undo, 5769. cuir a ngníomh, put into practice, 121, 1026, 3219, 3598 ; ‘ usar y exercitar,’ 6972. cuir a tteitheamh, put to flight, 309. cuir a n-amharos, suspect (one of evil), 1781, -89. cuir chum báis, put to death, 3538. cuir a n-umhail do, persuade, 1524; show, demonstrate, 6065. cuir a ccéill do, persuade, p. 14 n., 1467 ; prove, show, reason, 2260, 3980. cuire do thoil a n-oíreamhuin dom thoil, ‘ conformar tu voluntad con la mia,’ 5544 ; sim. 2785, 3976, 4379, 6976, 7091. So cuir a neamhoireamhoin do, 6489. cuir d'fhiachaibh ar, impose as an obligation on, 1601, 2806 ; make or oblige (one to do something), 149, 264, 5316, -50, etc. Phrases of the type cuir + noun + prep. are numerous. Thus : cuir críoch ar, conclude, bring to an end, 674, 3419, etc. cuir eólas ar, get to know, become acquainted with, 1891 (and cf. 2155). cuir fios ar, send for, 4518, 7008. cuir gairm ar, summon, 6920, 7010. cuir impidhe ar, intercede with, 532. cuir cúl ré, turn one’s back on, renounce, 3644, -50. cuir druim ré, id., 3504, 4011, 6379. cuir srian ré, bridle, 3078 ; fig. p. 14 n., 3005, -16 ; cf. cuir aghastar ré, 1225. cuir conntabhairt a, doubt (the truth of), 4857. See further under cíocaras, conntracht, cosmhaileacht, dúil, fo deara, fonn, gnáthuigh. In intransitive use we find : cuir fá, incite, 1356. cuir a n-aghaidh, oppose, 2169, 4020, etc. As vn. both cor and cur are used ; gs. cora, 3355, 3406, 6997, curtha, 1748.

Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh. Author: Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire. Editor: Thomas F. O’Rahilly.