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Nullaig

[n̪u̜ɫiɡʹ] Note: for Nollaig. Thinks they used to talk of Nullaig Bheag and Nullaig Mhór but doesn’t know much about it. Surmises that Nullaig Bheag may have been Christmas and Nullaig Mhór the New Year.

Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

[cuairt]

Cainnt gun chuairt. Straight talk.

Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

a corghail

baby talk.

Location: Na Hearadh [Harris], Horgabost
Category: Faireachdain / Senses

allairt

wild, irresponsible talk.

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

a’ caige

keeping up mere talk, chattering.

Location: Barra, Earsharry [Earsary]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

baraglair

Quotation: Tha e làn baraglair. Cha robh aige ach baraglair. Notes: empty talk.

Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

barra-chainnt

Notes: foolish talk.

Location: Barra
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

beadradh

love talk.

Location: Barra, Ard Mhinish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

bladaireachd

[bɫɑd̪əðɑxk] Notes: useless talk.

Location: Canada, Christmas Island
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

boil

Quotation: a’ boilich. Notes: useless talk.

Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

brosguil

Notes: in W. Lewis in the sense of ignorance or insincere talk. “Cha be ’n Creidimh ach am brosguil chuir a ghiùlan cròis a Phàp thu” – Argyll poet. Aoir air Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair ’n uair a thionndaidh e.

Origin: West Lewis [the location given on the slips]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

bruidhinn chiùin

polite, respectable talk.

Origin: Tiriodh [Tiree]
Category: Faireachdain / Senses

bàilich (f)

chaffing, idle talk. (Éir.)

Location: ? [Eriskay – see below]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cabaireachd

small talk or blethering.

Category: Faireachdain / Senses

calbhan

continual talk on the same subject. Thug e calbhan air an aon rud.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cathalaich

[ˈkəhəLıç] Notes: babble of talk.

Origin: Back
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ceann

Quotation: “Cha deach ceann riamh air clab-sgàinn [kɫɑbsɡɛ̃:nʹ].” Notes: No end to a garrulous person’s talk.

Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ciabalais

Notes: senseless talk.

Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

clab-sgàinn

[kɫɑbsɡɛ̃:nʹ] Quotation: “Cha deach ceann riamh air clab-sgàinn.” Notes: No end to a garrulous person’s talk.

Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

clabalais

[kɫɑbəlɑʃ] Note: a lot of talk without much substance to it.

Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

clabhas

[kɫɑvɑs] Quotation: clabhas gun fheum. Notes: idle talk.

Origin: Islay, Ballygrant
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cleitreach

female exhibiting unwanted talk, unmannerly female.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance

cochlaich

Quot.: “Chaneil aige ach an t-aon chochlaich cainnt.” Note: frothy, prattling talk.

Origin: [Ness]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

criotachadh

lover’s talk. (W. Ross)

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cudhalaid

collective term for a number of people gathering together to talk. [NOTES: note added above ‘u’ in ‘cudhalaid’ – (a).]

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

deob

talk, clatter.

Location: Tiree
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

drabasdachd

obscene talk.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

drabasdachd

filthy language, filthy talk.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Coltas an Duine / Personal Appearance

draosdachd

Note: useless talk. Dw. obscenity.

Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dridalaich

jibberish, nonsensical talk.

Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dudarachd

silly talk.

Location: Inverness
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

frachd

rubbish, tittle tattle, idle talk.

Location: North Uist, Lochportan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

francas

frank talk. I heard the word used, I cannot say now if there is another meaning. I can vaguely remember it being used thus: abair thusa francas.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

gearrabhaireachd

incisive talk.

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

geop

Notes: gossip: small talk.

Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

gibilis

gibberish talk.

Location: [Harris], Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

giusgal

[ɡʹu̟sɡɑɫ] Notes: (1) gossip, worthless talk. (2) a person who talks. (3) chaff (vb and noun).

Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

glaige (f)

silly talk, blethering (N. Ins.); glaigeal (Barra); glagair (m) – non-stop talker (Ins., Ross.).

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

glongail

a muffled, mumbling, drawl talk.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

goileam (n)

meaningless talk.

Location: Harris, Sgarastamhor
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality

leibideach

careless talk.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ninsg (v)

interrupt (talk); perhaps form of inisg.

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

nuadal

empty talk.

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

rabht

[r[ɑu̟]t̪] Quotation: Na bi ag innse na rabhtan sin. Notes: a tall yarn. (Dw. – idle or nonsensical talk.)

Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

rabht (d)

foolish display, idle, coarse talk.

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

raidh

[ˈRɑ-i] Quotation: Tha e le raidh. Bha sinn a’ raidh. Notes: boastful talk; chatting.

Location: Applecross
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

raip

nastiness (talk).

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

raipearachd

smutty talk or conduct.

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

rannachdail

[rɑ̃n̪ɑxɡəl] Notes: rambling, nonsensical talk.

Location: Canada, Christmas Island
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

rog-gaoithe

gust of wind; empty garrulous talk as: Cha’n ’eil ann as roc[sic]-gaoithe.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràbhad bruidhinn

senseless talk.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràbhardach

Note: given to exaggerated talk.

Location: Harris, Grosebay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràdh, ràidh

talk; tha pailteas ràidh ann.

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràfard

nonsensical talk. “Dè an ràfard a tha ort?”

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràfordach

[rɑ:fɔʴḏɑx] Note: full of exaggerated talk. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.]

Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ràislich

Notes: coarse talk.

Location: Applecross
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgathach

Quotation: Tha móran sgathaich so an duine sin. Notes: boasting, exaggerated talk.

Location: Ross-shire, Dornie, Morvich
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeil

Notes: prattle, small talk. Gabble in Dw.

Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sglàmhairt

lout, abusive talk.

Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgothallaich

[ˈsɡɔhəɫiç] Note: a torrent of nonsensical talk.

Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

siurdan

rattling, also idle talk.

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

spitsigeadh

speech(ing), talking. [SLIP: Speechify, talk.]

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sàilleagan

Quotation: Chuireadh e sàilleagan air a’ chat. Notes: phrase used in reaction to pompous or boastful talk, or someone giving himself airs. Cf. Applecross use of searbhan.

Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

tramascal

rubbish (talk or articles).

Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

tuairm

Quotation: comhradh gun tuairm. Notes: senseless talk.

Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous