1 noun ZOOL, ORNITH, COOK birdgearg fem2 c m u2 verb literary become afraid INTRANSITIVEcreathnaigh verb c m uI quailed at the sound of her voicechreathnaigh mé nuair a chuala mé a guththey quailed before the enemychreathnaigh siad roimh an namhaidher heart quailedthréig a misneach í, chaill sí a misneach