leath bealaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

• leath-bhealaigh

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