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seilch

Uileabhiast [sic] a bhithist a’ faicinn air lochan.

Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

seilch (an t-)

Quotation: Beiridh an t-seilch ort (used by mothers as threat to children who ventured too near loch with water-lilies). Notes: Not in Dw. Monster reputed to live in lochs on which water-lily grows. It was supposed to suck people down into the loch. Cf. seilcheag ‘snail’. Scots selchie, a kind of enchanted seal.

Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous