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laoichgeann

[ɫw:çɡʹən̪] Quotation: “Éirich a sin, a laoichgeann!” (sp?) Notes: addressed to a person lying like a useless hulk. (Dw. laoighcionn: tulchan – calf, calf-skin.)

Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

tulchan

[t̪u̜ɫu̜xɑṉ] Note: the part of the “mircean” nearer to the rock.

Location: [Lewis], S. Lochs, Gravir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

tulchan

[calf-skin stuffed, to induce the cow to give milk.] [NOTES: the definition copied from the list of terms suggested by the authors of the questionnaire (the informant wrote the word next to it).]

Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Crodh / Cattle

tulchan

[t̪u̜ɫu̜xɑ̃ṉ] Notes: a small hillock.

Origin: Glenurquhart
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous