déan rud ar

Irish

Etymology

Literally ‘to put a thing on (someone)’

Verb

déan rud ar

  1. to obey (someone’s) wishes
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:
      « Is truagh cráidhte », ar sise, « nár dheineas rud ar m’athair. []  »
      “It is a great pity,” she said, “that I did not obey my father. []

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