About this word

This is the verbal noun of the regular verb cas, meaning turn.

The form casadh le (duine éigin) (literally, 'to turn with (somebody)') is used in Connacht to mean to meet (somebody).

Notes

Equivalent Munster forms are:

• Bualadh um (duine éigint); literally, 'to strike about (somebody)'.
• Bualadh le (duine éigint); lliterally, 'to strike with (somebody)'.