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feadhain n.
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‘group, crowd’: feadhain [fjøɣɩɲ]
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, North Shore, Wreck Cove
Category: Wreck Cove, North Shore wordlist
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ach an/ am
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conj. ‘’to see if’: feireadh e sùil às a dheoghaidh ach an robh feadhain a’ coimhead air: well, bhiodh a chuile fear riamh a’ dol sìos ach am faiceadh iad __; bha chuile fear riamh
a’ tilleadh
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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car
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nn 1 ‘jest’: Latha nan Car first of April. Bidh time math ann Latha nan Car [ADM]; tha iad ‘ toirt cuir air feadhain; duine sam bith a theirea’ car às na daoine
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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chun
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prep. ‘to, towards’: thuige: thug i thuige [igʼə]; feadhain a bhiodh a’ dol crosach, bha i ‘ toirt thuca
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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coinne, mu ch.
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prep. ‘opposite’: seasamh suas mu ch. feadhain
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Inverness Co., Dunvegan
Category: Word List
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creid
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vb ‘believe’: past: cha ch. [xøp] mi nach tug e; vbl nn: bha ise ‘ ~sinn sna spioraid gu h-uamhasach; tha feadhain a ~sinn sa bhuidseachd; thug iad a chreidsinn air an t-seann
fhear
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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cruach
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Quotation: “Ithidh feadhain na cruachan ’s thig iad suas air na tudanan.” Notes: extravagance.
Location: Ross-shire, Polbain
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cuir
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vb. ‘put’: VBL. N.: bha iad a’ cur a-mach pàipearan ai’son daoine; car a’ cur [khur] sìos air -- feadhain a’ choreigin; cha robh thu ’ dol a chur ann am feirg mhòir idir air; ;
PAST: ch. [xur´] mi pìos ris an taigh-danns’ aca; COND.:: cha chuireadh e sian orm ceathramh a dhèanamh, cha chuireadh e dad sam bith orm sin a dhèanamh; chuireadh e air anteine
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Inverness Co., Dunvegan
Category: Word List
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eadar
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prep. ‘between’: 3pl. [ɛ h tər´i̯u]; tha ~ bùidseireachd ‘s ach uile sian; 3pl:: feadhain … a bhiodh ‘ falbh còmh ri nigheanan ‘s thigeadh rud eadar-riutha
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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eadhon
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advb ‘even’ : ~ [jɔwin] nam biodh fhios agaibh air faclan an òrain; ~ sa [jo.sə] latha an-diugh; tha feadhain ~ [i̯u-ɪn] a’ driveadh às a seo gu Sydney
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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feadhain
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[ɸe̱u̜˖ʔi̜nʹ] Notes: some.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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feir (< bheir = their)
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vb 'say’: well, ~ feadhain nach còir creidsinn ann am bruadal [-taɫ̫] [FMM]; cond. : ~eadh e sùil às a dheoghaidh; ‘s e Archie Beag a feireamaid leis [FMM]; duine sam bith a
theirea’ car às na daoine; ‘Eoghan a’ Chinn Bhi’ ‘s e ‘ theireadh iad air; cha thuigeadh iad guth ’ feireamaid
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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guidh[e]
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nn ‘curse’: ai’ son robaireachd no rudeigin [ADM] -- ‘s e no ~ [FMM]; tha feadhain ann aig a bheil droch gh.; well, chan eil e lucky do dhuine sam bith -- cò dhiubh ‘ bhitheas [gu]s
nach bi -- ged nach dèanadh pears’-eaglais’ sam bith, ~ do dhuine ’son a dhèanamh; ‘s e sin an ~ ‘ tha mise ‘ dèanamh dhuibh
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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slàn
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adj. ‘hail, healthy’: ‘~ dhut! tha mi ’n dòchas gum bi thu ~, fallain’, no nuair a tha duine a’ fàgail; feadhain aca fhèin tàire mhòr a’ togail an teaghlaich, feadhain nach robh ~
cha robh chuile duine cho ~
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Mira Co., Marion Bridge
Category: Word List
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spionnadh
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nn ‘vigour’ : cha dèanadh ~ duine an deamhan a chur air falbh idir; ‘s feadhain deagh spionnadh a bh’ ann; tha ~ ann an cù nan gabhadh e an fhearg ‘ cunnartach
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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taibhseireachd
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nn f. ‘seeing visions’ : bha an ~ aig an duine, well tha an ~ ann cuideachd; tha taibhseireach’ aig feadhain … ‘s e second sight a th’ air
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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thig
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vb ‘come’ : fut.: ~ rud às cuimhne duine; thig e air car furasta; an tig agadsa air pìobaireachd no sian? ~ agad air dannsadh [MM]; ~ duine ’ro poidhle; cond.:feadhain … a bhiodh ‘
falbh còmh’ ri nigheanan ‘s ~eadh rud eadar-riutha; vbl nn: ‘succeed’: cha robh sian ‘ tighinn riutha
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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tudan
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Quotation: Ithidh feadhain na cruachan ’s thig iad suas air na tudanan. Notes: extravagance. Tudan: a “hut” of corn.
Location: Ross-shire, Polbain
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
