go héag

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “till death”

Pronunciation

Adverb

go héag

  1. to the death
  2. forever, always

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 275
  • Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
  • “go héag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “go héag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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