spreag
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish sprecaid (“reproves, rebukes; wakes, rouses, urges”).
Verb[edit]
spreag (present analytic spreagann, future analytic spreagfaidh, verbal noun spreagadh, past participle spreagtha)
Conjugation[edit]
First Conjugation (A)
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Synonyms[edit]
- (reprove): ceartaigh
References[edit]
- "spreag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “sprecaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.