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cuairteag
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Notes: a whirlwind.
Origin: Strontian
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cuairteanach
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Quotation: gaoth chuairteanaich. Notes: whirlwind, eddying wind.
Location: Ross-shire, Polbain
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gaoth
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Quotation: gaoth chuairteanaich. Notes: whirlwind; eddying wind.
Location: Ross-shire, Polbain
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gaoth-carach
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Notes: whirlwind or wind coming round a corner.
Location: Sutherland, Embo
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ioma-chathadh
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Notes: whirlwind.
Location: Skye, Harlosh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ioma-ghaoth
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Notes: whirlwind, eddying wind.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ioma-ghaoth
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Note: whirlwind.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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iomadh-ghaoth
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whirlwind.
Origin: Harris, Horgabost or Harris, Kyles Stockinish
Category: Sìde / Weather
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iomaghaoth
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Notes: gust of wind from unexpected direction. Dw. has ioma-ghaoth ‘whirlwind, eddywind’.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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luin
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[ɫũ̜nʹ] Note: according to N.C. seen on a very hot day in the one spot, perhaps only 100 yards away. A visual disturbance in the air often accompanied by a whirlwind.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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oiteag (f)
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could also be a whirlwind as experienced at springtime and harvest-time.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Sìde / Weather
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spianagan
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when pulling wool or material which when pulled apart shows fragmentary bits from the effect blown in the wind thus from the ‘spianagan’ due to the ‘wee pulling’. 2. (also) whirlwind effect in the wind, sudden gusts, from ‘spianadh’ – giving a strong jerk.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sron-chòra
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[sic] [sɾɔ̃:ṉxɔ:ɾə] Notes: waterspout caused by a whirlwind at sea. (sròn-chobhaire?)
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
