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Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1955

Tá mé ag léamh an scéil "Tnúthán an Dúchais" (as "Braon Broghach") le Máirtín Ó Cadhain faoi láthair.

Ach ní thuigim cad is brí leis an aidiacht "aranta" san abairt:

Quote:

Níorbh aranta luiteamas an ghliomaigh lena áfach ná luiteamas Choilm leis an tinteán.

"The attachment of the lobster to its hole is not ...er than the attachment of Colm to the fire-place."

Being more "ill-humoured" doesn’t make much sense in this context. I'd expect "stronger".

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1723

Is this a variant of urranta/urrúnta, "strong"?

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1955

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