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Nighean Rìgh Mheangain
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Notes: leads stars in the Pleiades. “Nighean Rìgh Mheangain – a triùir leannan [?] – a gille, a cù, ’s a sgalag.”
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[Seanfhacal 5]
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Na buaill ’s na beathaich cù daoin’ eile.
Location: North Uist, Carinish, Cnoc Cuidhein [Knockquien]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[Seanfhacal 61]
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Cha chuimhnich fear gionach cù.
Location: North Uist, Carinish, Cnoc Cuidhein [Knockquien]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[Seanfhacal 62]
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Cha sgal cù ri cnaimh.
Location: North Uist, Carinish, Cnoc Cuidhein [Knockquien]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[bean]
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Bean gun nàire gun ghliocas / Bean mhisgeach gun bheusaibh / B’fhearr dhut cù a chuir mu’d amhaich na do cheangal ri te dhiubh.
Location: South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cachd]
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Nach eil thu cho briagach ri cù cèaird agus cachd air a thon!!
Origin: Muile (ceann a tuath) [Mull (the north side)]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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[cam]
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“Cho cam ri cù a’ mùn ann an sneachd.” (Cho cam ri cam.)
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[clach]
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Mu dheidhinn cù a bhàthadh chanadh iad, “Cuir clach is sìoman air”.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[comhartaich]
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Tha an cù a comhartaich. – The dog is barking.
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Ruith coin an da fheidh. Divided aims. [NOTE in second hand: Ruith a’ choin air an da fhiadh.]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Cha truagh leam cù is marag mu amhaich. – used when referring to fussy children who will not eat what is given to them.
Location: North Uist, Sollas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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“’S fhearr an cù a dh’fhalbhas na an cù a dh’fhuiricheas.” – the more versatile you are the better chance you have of survival.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Tha latha a choin dubh gu tighinn fhathast.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Tha latha fhein a feitheamh air cù dubh Mhic a Phí.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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“Dh’fhàg thu e na leth cheann coin is chait.” – something that had been left unfinished.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Tha i a’ gabhail nan con. – Tha na coin as a déidh.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[cù]
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Tha ’eigeadh fhein air cù dubh Mhic-a-phi fhathast.
Origin: [North Uist?]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[fair]
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“Fair mar gu’m faiceadh tu cù as déidh rabaid.” – Fair (Beurla) no mur a h-e rudeigin eile. Tha am facal-sa aig na Leòdhasaich airson ‘dìreach’. “Dìreach mar gu’m faiceadh tu cù as déidh rabaid.” Tha aca cuideachd ‘fair néat’ (fair neat).
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[glamhadh]
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“Lig an cù glamhadh thige.” – “Lig e leum thige”.
Location: [Harris], Leverburgh, Kintulavaig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[marag]
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Cha truagh leam cù is marag ma amhaich.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[marag]
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Cha truagh leam cù is marag mu amhaich.
Origin: [North Uist?]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[sìtig]
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“’S dàn a thig gach cù air a shìtig fhein.”
Location: South Uist, Stoneybridge
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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an uamhla
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Am muir-mór, domhainn. “Dòmhnull ’na sheasamh air bearradh na creige agus an uamhla ghorm fodha.” “Thoir an uamhla dha”, chanadh sinn mu dheidhinn cù anns nach biodh feum (bàth ’s a’ mhuir e).
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bragair
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nn ‘champion’ chuirinn an cù __ bochd dhan t-seileir: ~ clìor do chù ‘ bh’ ann cuideachd, ‘s e, ~ do chù
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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buideal
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[bu̜dʹɑɫ] Quotation: a’ cur buideal air duine neo air cù. Notes: attaching a piece of string to a person’s back or to a dog without their knowing.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bòidheach
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adj. ‘pretty’: cù, neo’r-thaing, a bhio’ ~: fionnadh lom, ~
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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caoch
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Quotation: 1. an caoch. 2. cù caoich. Notes: 1. rabies. 2. a dog suffering from rabies.
Origin: Glenurquhart
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cas-bheag
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Quotation: a’ cur cas-bheag air cù. Notes: putting a rope round a dog’s neck with a loop hanging down. Through this loop is put one of the front paws. Restricts freedom of movement.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cas-bheag
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Quot.: “a’ cur cas-bheag air cù”. Note: one of a dog’s front paws in a sling hanging from its neck. To prevent it from straying too far.
Location: Harris, Quidinish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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casg
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[sic] “Chaisg e an cù.” [NOTES: slipped under ‘caisg’.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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cuilean
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Quotation: A chuilein! Notes: used as term of respect < cù.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: cù sheilgeadh. Notes: hunting dog.
Location: Skye, Sleat, Calligary
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: cù eunaich. Notes: retriever.
Location: Skye, Glasnakille
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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nn ‘dog’: pl.: Macdonalds, bheil fhios agaibh, na coin
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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cù
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Quotation: cù strùmach. Notes: a dog with a short, cut-off tail.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: an cù. Notes: dogfish sometimes referred to as “an cù”.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Notes: the dogfish.
Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Oldshoremore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: an cù agus an gala. Notes: fox and vixen.
Location: Ross-shire, Dornie, Morvich
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: Bha a’ lion làn choin. Notes: sometimes applied to “dogfish”. “Biorach” also used.
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: cù caoich. Notes: a dog suffering from rabies.
Origin: Glenurquhart
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: Chan e là marbhadh na féidh là biadhadh nan coin.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: cù cruinnichidh. Notes: a “weirer”. A dog which gathers sheep towards the man. Cf. “cù fuadaich”.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù
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Quotation: cù fuadaich. Notes: a “hunter”. Cf. cù cruinnichidh (sic).
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù a’ glagadaich
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continuous barking of a dog.
Location: Benbecula, Muir of Aird
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù a’ roulladh chaorach
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a dog gathering sheep but without its master. Therefore means to worry sheep. [NOTES: note added above ‘roulladh’ – robhladh.]
Location: South Uist, Stoneybridge
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù duine
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unpopular character.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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cù gorm
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greyhound.
Location: South Uist, South Boisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù leth choilair
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when half the dog’s collar is white. Supposed to be an indication of a good working dog.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù odhar
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beaver.
Location: South Uist, South Boisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù stubach
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a dog without a tail.
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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cù-chaorach
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sheepdog.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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cù-crodhaidh
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[NOTES: slip not found.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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cù-dubh
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Notes: otter.
Location: Sutherland, Durness, Laide, Portnacon
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù-eunach
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Notes: gun dog.
Origin: Blackburn, near Glentarff
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cù-fuadaich
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Cha deanadh an cù-fuadaich càil ach am fuadach fhéin. Chan eil cù-fuadaich aca againne an àite sam bith an diugh cho fada ’s is aithne dhomh. [NOTES: slip not found.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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cù-mara
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Notes: dogfish.
Origin: Coigach
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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dranndan
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[d̪ɾ[ɑ̃ũ̜]n̪ɑṉ] Quotation: Bha ’n cù a dranndan. Notes: growling.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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dunalaich
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Quot.: “cù a’ dunalaich”. Note: usually used of the howling of a dog (e.g. at the moon).
Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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dunalaich
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[d̪ũ̟ṉɑɫiç] Quot.: “Cù a dunalaich.” Note: howling.
Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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durghail
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[d̪u̜ru̜ɣəl] Quot.: “cù a’ durghail.” Note: growling.
Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fearg
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nn f. ‘anger’: chuireadh e an fh. orra; tha spionnadh ann an cù nan gabhadh e an fh. ‘ cunnartach
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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fonagradh
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[fɔ̃ṉɑɡɾəɣ] Quot.: “cù a’ fonagradh a measg nan caorach”. Note: a dog worrying sheep.
Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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freanadh
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Quotation: “Feumaidh sinn an cù a leigeil a-steach ach an toir e franadh air an fheòil.” (Smith A about Dunfermline digs) “Thug siud freanadh air na bh’aige anns a’ bhanc.” (Keose) Notes: Bragar ‘franadh’. Not in Dw.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fuadach
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Quotation: cù fuadaich. Notes: a “hunter”. Cf. cù cruinnichidh (sic).
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gala
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Quotation: an cù agus an gala. Notes: fox and vixen.
Location: Ross-shire, Dornie, Morvich
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gaoisid
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Quotation: Tha an cù a’ cur na gaoisid. Notes: The dog is shedding its hair.
Location: Skye, Harlosh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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geàrr
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vb ‘cut’ : vbl nn: cù … agus e ‘ ghearradh duine
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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glamhadh
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Quotation: “Thug an cù glamhadh air a’ chat.” Notes: “The dog snapped at the cat.” The meaning of glamhadh is usually the snapping of a dog’s jaws, accompanied by a growl. Sometimes it implies a lunge.
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gnùsd
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Quotation: Tha an cù a’ gnùsdaich. Notes: The dog is growling.
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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lanaicneadh
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[ɫɑ̃ṉɑcṉəɣ] Quot.: “Bha ’n cù air e fhéin a lanaicneadh as a pholl.” Note: had covered himself in mud by rolling in it.
Origin: Crowlista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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loineachdnadh
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to roll about in some substance. “Bha an cù ga loineachdnadh fhéin thall an sin ann an lòn.”
Location: North Uist, Grimsay, Gearradh Dubh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mastaige
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Duine grànda, ’na dhòigh. Duine a nì rudan grànda, agus glé ghrànda. Chan eil fhios ’am an ann bho mastiff masluidh [?] (cù) a tha seo. Faic Dwelly. [SLIP: A man who would “do the dirty” on other people.]
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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meadal
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Quotation: Rinn an cù meadal rium. Notes: showed pleasure at seeing me, e.g. wagging tail.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mu réir
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Quotation: “Leig an cù mu réir.” Notes: “Let the dog loose.”
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mùigean
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Quot.: “Cho muigeach [sic] ri cù le cnaimh.” Note: nuaranta, gruamach, mi-mhodhail.
Origin: Swainbost
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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nach b’e ’n cù e
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mean, careless behaviour.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance
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ràinich
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Quotation: cù a’ ràinich. Notes: a dog whimpering or moaning.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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seadadh
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A’ dealachadh nan caorach bho chèile. Aon, no dhà, no trì, no aireamh eile a mach bho chàch. “Tha e math air an seadadh.” (an cù) [SLIP: Separating one, two or several sheep from the main flock.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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seileir
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nn ‘cellar’: chuirinn an cù __ bochd dhan t-~
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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sgaimhleach
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[sɡ[ɑ̃ĩ]lɑx] Quotation: cù sgaimhleach. Notes: restless, not able to stay in the one place for very long.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgalairt
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Quotation: Tha ’n cù a’ sgalartaich [sɡɑɫɑrṯi]. Notes: The dog is yelping. [NOTES: ‘a’ sgalartaich’ in the quotation corrected to ‘a’ sgalairtich’.]
Origin: Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgaltaich
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[sɡɑɫt̪iç] Quot.: “cù a’ sgaltaich”. Note: a dog barking loudly. (Shawbost)
Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgeimheadh
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[sɡɛ̃fəɣ] Quot.: Thug an cù sgeimheadh thuige. Note: lunged at him, snarling.
Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgrìob
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“Chuir e air falbh air sgrìob e.” “Bheir an cù agam-sa sgrìob cho math ’sa thug cù a riamh.” Sgrìob:
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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sic (f)
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a snatch; thug an cù sic air.
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sitig
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Notes: ’S dàna cù air a shitig fein. Sitig – in the sense of dunghill. Sitig – a ditch, or drain. “’S tric a bha thu cadal ann a sitigean na dùine [sic].” Sitig – in the sense of site. “Bithidh esan a siubhal na sitigean.” He goes from house to house – or from site to site (certainly did not mean from dunghill to dunghill).
Origin: West Lewis [the location given on the slips]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sodal
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[sɔd̪əɫ] Quotation: Rinn an cù sodal rium nuair a thàinig mi. Notes: It showed pleasure by making a fuss.
Origin: Bunloit
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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soillsich
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vb ‘shine’ : cond.:chunna mise cù againn fhìn agus shoillsicheadh an dealanach air an druim aige
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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sotal (sic)
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[sɔt̪ɑɫ] Quotation: Rinn an cù sotal rium. Notes: adj. sotalach [sɔt̪ɑɫɑx]. Sodal.
Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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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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strùmach
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Quotation: cù strùmach. Notes: a dog with a short, cut-off tail.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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stuig
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[st̪iɡʹ] Quot.: “Stuig an cù ann.” Note: set the dog on him.
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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stuigeadh
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“Stuig e an cù.”
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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séip
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Quotation: Ghabh an cù séip eagallach! Nach tu a ghabh an séip! Notes: a big meal – a “tightener”. Also used in Lochinver – heard from Miss Ina MacKenzie.
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sùisdean
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Quotation: Tha an cù a’ dol mun cuairt le sùisdean. Notes: a type of distemper (?) which causes a dog to go round in circles. [NOTES: slipped under ‘sùistean’.]
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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tarbh
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Quotation: Cuir tarbh a dh’Éirinn agus thig e ’na tharbh as. Notes: a number of similar sayings, e.g. “Cuir cù a Shasainn,” “Cuir cat do’n Fhraing…” etc.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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thug
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Quotation: (Keose) Thug an cù a mhùn gu a mhaighstir.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“Bus-dubh”
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[cù]
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“Caoran”
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[cù]
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“Do sheanmhair a stigh an sin!”
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’Se seo a chanadh sinne ri cù aig toll airson gu’n tòisicheadh e a’ sgrìobadh. Agus abair gu’n deanadh e sin! [NOTES: slipped under ‘seanmhair’.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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“Feadag”
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[cù]
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“Tha an cù a dol cas orra.”
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Tha e dol faisg air na caoraich. A’ dol cas riutha:
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
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”Sig!”, “Sig a mach á sin.”
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’Se seo a chanas sinne ri cù airson a teiche as an rathad ort agus laighe. [NOTES: slipped under ‘sig!’.]
Origin: Leòdhas, [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Stuigeadh Coin / Encouraging a Dog
