cuir ort a dhuine

[pog it]

Reading book called 'An Siondacáit' by Eoghan Ó Grádaigh. Nice easy to read fiction.

But stuck on this expression.. What's happened is a man has a stolen ring in this house, and guards have just found it under the table. The man denies it, and then the guard says,
'Cuir ort a dhuine, nó arbh fhearr leat teacht in éineacht linn agus tú gléasta mar sin?'

so guessing from that context, it means 'give over' but I'd kinda like to get a definite meaning for it, and other examples of where you'd use it.

Cheers!!

[conchubhar1]

i dont know for definite but i would hazzard a near certain guess at ''give over''

[An gal gréine]

I wonder would it mean "Cuir ort (do chuid éadaí) a dhuine ?
I say this because the garda then goes on to refer to the man's state of dress !

[Nuggles]

Originally Posted by pog it

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'Cuir ort a dhuine, nó arbh fhearr leat teacht in éineacht linn agus tú gléasta mar sin?'

Well without the "cuir ort a dhuine", the rest means "or would you like to come with us dressed like that".

I'd take "cuir ort a dhuine" to mean "get dressed"

[pog it]

Originally Posted by An gal gréine

I wonder would it mean "Cuir ort (do chuid éadaí) a dhuine ?
I say this because the garda then goes on to refer to the man's state of dress !

Nice one. That's good thinking Gal Gréine! Tis possible alright, in the sense that the guards are saying 'get your clothes on' /'get dressed' (like Nuggles just suggested) (cause you're coming to the station).

Thanks so much for helping me with this!