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djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1751

Ó Dónall glosses this as "to suit cards". I have never heard this phrase before. Does it mean to arrange playing cards in suits?

Ade · **Posted:** Sat 22 Apr 2023 4:38 pm

djwebb2021 wrote:

Ó Dónall glosses this as "to suit cards". I have never heard this phrase before. Does it mean to arrange playing cards in suits?

Yes. A better translation might be your own, "to arrange cards", because even if it's implied, the Irish doesn't have "by suit" built in.