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Amadan aig Mac ’Ic Ailein
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phrase for a jester.
Origin: [South Uist]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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Bealltuinn
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Quotation: Amadan Bealltuinn. Notes: whimbrel.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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Dè an t-ioghnadh amadan a bhi leannanachd òinseach
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proverb.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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Mac ’ic Iain
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“Rinn e Mac ’ic Iain dheth fhéin.” – Mhill e e fhéin, ann an dòigh sam bith. Rinn e amadan dheth fhéin. Rinn e call dha fhéin. ’S mar sin. Tha mi cinnteach gu bheil i seo anns a h-uile h-àit.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[amadan]
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Measar an t-amadan glic ma chumas e a theanga.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[amadan]
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“Chan eil eadar an duine glic is an t-amadan ach gur ceil an duine glic a rùn agus gun innis an t-amadan e.”
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[amadan]
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Mar thionndaidheas a’ chomhla air a bannaibh, pillidh an t-amadan a ghòraich.
Location: South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[amadan]
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A, amadain bhradaich! – You fool you! You silly man!
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[ceann]
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Ceann mór air duine glic, is ceann circ air amadan!! – A large head on a wise man, a “chicken’s” head on a fool.
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cearc]
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Ceann mór air duine glic ’s ceann circe air amadan.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan
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Quotation: Iasgach amadan, corra bheathach mór. Notes: used by older fishermen. Not sure what it means.
Location: Islay, Port Wemyss
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan
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Notes: foolish man.
Origin: Islay, Ballygrant
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan
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Quotation: Amadan Bealltuinn. Notes: whimbrel. (?)
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan
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Quotation: slig’ an amadain. Notes: the pancreas.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan
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1. Seòrsa de cheap aig greusaiche. Rudeigin mar seo: [see illustration]. Bha fear aig m’athair dhiubh ri mo cheud chuimhne. 2. Seòrsa de dh’unndais a bhiodh aca airson tarruing nan eathraichean móra.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan dè
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butterfly.
Location: South Uist, South Boisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan mòintich
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dotterel.
Origin: Glasgow/South Uist? or South Uist, Kildonan or South Uist, Garrynamonie or South Uist or Skye, Bernisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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amadan-mòintich
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Notes: dotterel. (In Dw.)
Origin: Strontian
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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an t’ amadan mòintich
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[sic] dotterel.
Category: Eòin / Birds
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ceann ( kèoon)
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[pron.] head. [NOTES: there is a slip with ‘ceann’ as the catch-word and Ellie Walker as the source but it gives a phrase - Ceann mór aig duine glic, Ceann circ air amadan.]
Origin: Kill-Fhinn
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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iasgach
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Quotation: Iasgach amadan, corra bheathach mór. Notes: saying used by old fishermen. Not clear what it means.
Location: Islay, Port Wemyss
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
