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Pronnabhiadhadh
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Buntata air a chagnadh; sgruim – maorach meanbh nan sgeir air a phronnadh ’na lite; partanan is crubagan air am pronnadh, no biadh meanbh ’sam bith a dh’itheadh cudaig.
Origin: [Lewis], Dail a Tuath or [Lewis], Suaineabost [Swainbost] or [Lewis], Lional
Category: Acfhuinn Iasgaich / Fishing Tackle
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[ceangail]
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Ceangail ri chéile – a meanbh bhristeadh (etc.). The running along a split to search for and ‘catch’ together broken meshes which correspond, so enabling as many fishermen as possible to start mending on a single tear, and so hasten completion of the task.
Location: [Harris], Scalpay
Category: Iasgach an Sgadain / Herring-Fishing
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[gludruigeadh
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[?]] Bha ghlaic eadar an da bhalla air a lionadh le criadh agus clachan meanbh (clachan meanbh agus criadh air am measgachadh. Theiridh mid [sic] – gludruigeadh [?] ris a sin).
Origin: [Harris? – cf. ‘Taigh Croitear anns na Hearadh – an taigh anns an do rugadh mi.’]
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
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[stiùir]
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Quotation: “Stiùirinn-s’ i, bhalaich, a mhàs na meanbh-chuileig.” Notes: Craig, my father’s half-brother, boasting of his steering powers (of a boat).
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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clachan meanbh
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Origin: Na Hearadh [Harris]
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
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meanbh
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neat, i.e. after drinking a small whisky: “Bha sud dìreach meanbh.”
Location: South Uist, Stoneybridge
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh
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an dàra bòrd bho’n druim.
Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Eathraichean / Boats
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meanbh
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Notes: used in Eriskay in sense of ‘feeble, weak’ = lag.
Location: Eriskay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chlachan
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small stones. [NOTES: slipped under ‘meanbh-chlach’ with ‘meanbh-chlachan’ as the quotation.]
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chrann
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shrub(bery).
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chrodh
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[mɛ̃ṉɑxɾəv] Notes: small stock. Used of cattle or sheep.
Origin: Kinlochourn
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chroinn
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shrubbery. Perhaps similar to meanbh-chrodh, of the lighter series of growth and cattle distinction.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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Quotation: a’ mheanbh-chuileag [əvɛ̃ṉɑxu̟lɑɡ]. Notes: midge.
Location: Islay, Bowmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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[meɾu̜xu̜lɑɡ] Notes: midge.
Location: Sutherland, Embo
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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[mɑɾɑxu̟lɑɡ] Notes: midge.
Location: Sutherland, Bettyhill, Swordly
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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[mɑ̃ɾɑxu̟lɑɡ]
Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Blairmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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[mɛ̃ṉɛxu̟lɑɡ] Notes: midge.
Origin: Applecross
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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[mɛ̃ṉɑxu̟lɑɡ] Notes: midge.
Origin: Glenurquhart
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag
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a midge.
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-chuileag [mɛ̃ṉɑvxu̟lɑɡ]
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Notes: midge.
Location: Ross-shire, Achiltibuie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbh-lusan
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termed likewise are a more delicate species.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meanbhasg
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small fish. Derived from ‘meanbh-iasg’.
Location: [Harris], Scalpaigh [Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mearachuileag
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[mɛ̃ɾɑxu̟lɑɡ] Notes: for meanbh-chuileag.
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sigean
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Note: fear beag meanbh.
Origin: Swainbost
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
