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[ceapaire]
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Ceapaire saileach – butter spread on bread with the thumb, done before the age of knives.
Location: Killearn
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[fingers]
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Thumb and four fingers: ordag, meurag (miarag), gille fada, mac an aba, gircean.
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[òrdag]
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Air ordaig na coise (laimhe) deise. On toe (thumb) of right foot (hand).
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ceapair
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Quotation: ceapair òrdaig. Notes: a scone buttered with the thumb.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cearrag
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Notes: the first finger after thumb.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cnap fo mo mheòir
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lump under my thumb, a character denoting some unusual diagnosis.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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cruaidh
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tips of fingers pressed together with thumb as test of cold. Ma ni thu cruaidh chan-eil do làmh fuar.
Location: ? [Eriskay – see below]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cruimhean
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[kɾũ̟ĩɑṉ] Quot.: “Feuch an dean thu cruimhean.” Note: bringing the tips of the fingers and the thumb together. Very difficult to do if the hands are cold.
Location: Lewis, Uig, Crowlista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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crumha-cait
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Notes: when the tips of the fingers and thumb are brought together, and placed on a soft or dusty suface, they form the imprint of a cat’s paw. This is known as crumha-cait.
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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crumhagan
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[kɾũ̟əɡɑ̃ṉ] Quot.: “Feuch an dean thu crumhagan.” Note: This was a test carried out by children on a very cold day to see who was the hardiest. One tried to get all the tips of fingers and the thumb together – very difficult if the hand is benumbed with the cold.
Origin: Ness
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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crumhagan
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[ˈkɾũ̟əɡɑṉ] Quot.: “Feuch an dean thu crumhagan.” Note: bring the tips of the fingers and thumb together – difficult if hand is cold. Also: “crumhagan min”, “crumhagan siùcair” – the amount one would lift between the tips of the fingers and thumb.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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dearna
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the ball of your palm, next to your thumb. [NOTES: corrected to ‘deàrna’.]
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leanan
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Rinn mi leanan dhi (thumb) = pull.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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lungag (bheag)
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sling made from a piece of leather, to hold a stone, and two strings, one looped to go on the forefinger and the end of the other knotted to hold between forefinger and thumb. It was swung round the head until sufficient momentum was obtained and then the knotted end was released allowing the stone to fly off.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig
Category: Cur-seachadan: Dèideagan, Geamaichean is Farpaisean / Recreation: Toys, Games, Contests
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ordag
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thumb.
Origin: [Ross-shire]
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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pocan-òrdaig
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a paper bag made by screwing the paper round the thumb into a cone shape.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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port-an-aillean
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[pɔʴsṯəṉˈɑlʹɑṉ] Note: also used (as well as gìbean (pl.) [q.v.]) for hollow under the ear. Could hurt a person badly by pressing fingers and thumb into both. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.]
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ràis
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Notes: from the tip of the middle finger to the thumb, stretched.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ràis
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[rɑ:ʃ] Note: a measure. Length between tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgaileag
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[sɡɑlɑɡ] Notes: nail of the middle finger on inside of thumb and released.
Location: North Uist, Bayhead, Kylis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sneic
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[sn̪ɛ̃çc] Notes: thumb sneck on a door.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sneic
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[sṉɛ̃c] Note: for opening a door by pressing a lever down with the thumb outside making a length of flat iron, hinged at the inner end, to lift from a slot on the doorpost.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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òrdag
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[ɤ:ʴḏɑɡ] Notes: thumb. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.]
Origin: Drumguish, by Kingussie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
