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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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[leannan-òinsich]
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Cha chreid mi gu bheil ‘leannan-òinsich’ againn idir. [NOTES: one of the phrases suggested in the questionnaire – ‘an easily led man’.]
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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[leannan]
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Fuath a ghiollain a cheud leannan. – an old Gaelic expression which turns its English equivalent on its head. Implies that a first love is not forgotten but for reasons other than romantic nostalgia. Rather this saying says that a first love is hated thereafter.
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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durgh
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[d̪u̜ru̜ɣ] Quot.: “’S ann durgh a tha cridhe fear dha m’ fheadhainn / mo leannan.” Note: dour. This was usually said by a girl or woman when the fire wasn’t taking properly.
Origin: Kershader
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leannan-òinsich
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Notes: an easily led person.
Location: Skye, Kyleakin
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leannan-òinsich
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[lʹɑ̃n̪ɑṉɔ̃:ʃiç] Notes: applied to a man who would go with any woman who came his way. In general “an easily-led man”.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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soirbheas
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Quot.: “Tha leannan soirbheis ann.” Note: chanadh iad seo nuair a bhiodh soirbheas chothromach ann.
Origin: [Caversta]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
