fuilear

s. Too much. Fuilear is used to express necessity, need or obligation and forms a verb, which is Englished by must, need or require. Chan fhuilear dhuibh a bhith cinnteach á sin, you require to be sure of that; cha mhór nach b' fhuilear dhomh e, it was no more than it could be — i.e. I am almost entirely dependent on it; chan fhuilear dha punnd eile, he will require another pound; cha b' fhuilear dhaibh tighinn aig aon uair, they would need to come at one o' clock; chan fhuilear dhut a bhith an-seo, you would require to be here; cha b' fhuilear dhuinn cogadh no fàilneachadh, we were obliged to fight or yield; cha b' fhuilear uiread eile, as much again is necessary. Chan fhuilear is rendered affirmatively and is uilear negatively in English, as, chan fhuilear dha tastan air an tunnaig, he requires a shilling for the duck; is uilear dha tastan air an tunnaig, he does not require (so much as) a shilling for the duck; tha thusa mar a bha thu an-uiridh, 's ged a bhiodh tu na b' fheàrr cha b' fhuilear, you are as you were last year and if you were better, it would be no more than was needed.

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