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633.

ROIṀ, BEFORE.

1. Of time:

Deiċ nóimid roiṁ (ċun) a trí. Ten minutes to three.
Roiṁe seo. Before this, heretofore, formerly.
Roiṁe sin. Previously.
2. Of fleeing before, from; coming in front of; lying before one (= awaiting); putting before one (= proposing to oneself):
Cibé ċuireas roiṁe é seo do ḋeunaṁ.
Whoever proposes to do this.
Ḃí an girrḟiaḋ ag riṫ roiṁ na conaiḃ.
The hare was running from the hounds.

3. After expressions of fear, dislike, welcome, &c.:

Ná bíoḋ eagla ort rómpa. Do not be afraid of them.
Fáilte róṁat (róṁaiḃ)! Welcome!

634.

TAR, BEYOND, OVER, PAST.

1. Of motion (place and time):

Léim sé ṫar an mballa. He leaped over the wall.
An ṁí seo ġaḃ ṫorainn. Last month.

2. Figuratively: “in preference to,” “beyond.”

Ṫar mar ḃí sé deiċ mbliaḋna fiċead ó ṡoin.
Compared with what it was 30 years ago.
Ṫar mar buḋ ḋliġṫeaċ ḋó.
Beyond what was lawful for him.