Breac à linne, slat à coille ‘s fiadh à fìreach - mèirle às nach do ghabh Gàidheal a-riamh nàire.
A trout from the river pool, a staff from the wood, and a deer from the moor - "thefts" of which no Gael was ever ashamed.
C1
Scottish Gaelic word
a-riamh
ever
adverb
a-riamh means “ever” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a adverb.
Mutation forms
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | a-riamh |
| Roimh-h | ha-riamh |
| Roimh-t | t-a-riamh |
a-riamh in context
'S e Dùn Aluinn (1912) a’ chiad nobhail Ghàidhlig a bh’ ann a-riamh is chaidh a sgrìobhadh le Iain MacCormaig.
B2
A bharrachd air sin, s'e an ceithreamh Iùdhach a choisinn an Duais Nobel ann an Ceimigeachd a-riamh a bh'ann.
B2
A bharrachd air sin, s' e an còigeamh Iùdhach a choisinn an Duais Nobel ann an Ceimigeachd a-riamh a bh'ann.
B2
A bharrachd air sin, 's e an siathamh Iùdhach a choisinn an Duais Nobel ann an Ceimigeachd a-riamh a bh'ann.
B2
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