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brù dearg (m), bruidhean dearga (pl)

robin. (Not ‘dhearg’.)

Origin: [Tiree]
Category: Eòin Thiriodh / Birds of Tiree

bus (m)

Quotation: busan móra dearga. Notes: cheek (Harris). Dwelly – Uist.

Location: Harris, Ardhasaig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

caoirnean

a flash of sparks, or sparks in the dark. Na chaoirneanan dearga.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

mialan-dearga

keds.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants

na chnapan dearga

means it [i.e. herring] being thickly congregated on the point of breaking into playful practice or movement – reference ‘an t-uamhas dhe cliucheadh [sic]’.

Location: [Harris], Scalpay
Category: Iasgach an Sgadain / Herring-Fishing