Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
H. MacFadyen
Location
Tiree, Cornaigbeg
Date
10/1970
lannQuotation: tairnean is lannan chopair. Notes: washers.
ropaQuotation: ròpa [sic] brùghnaich [rɔpəbɾũ̟:ṉiç]. Notes: belly rope on a horse. (From “brùgh”?)
sinnteag[ʃĩ:nʹtʹɑɡ] Notes: stride or jump.
stuadh[st̪u̟ɤ] Notes: gable-end of a house.
àbhNotes: landing net used on the “carraig”.
beulQuotation: beul na maduinn. Notes: daybreak.
beulQuotation: ann am beul an latha. Notes: at daybreak.
ceud-bhainneNotes: first milk.
ciùbhragaich[cu̟:ɾɑɡiç] Notes: drizzle.
cràgair[kɾɑ:ɡɑɾ] Notes: the bits at the two ends of a horseshoe which are turned down.
cromanNotes: landing hook, gaff.
deigheannach[dʹehən̪ɑx] Notes: ice.
dìoganNotes: thistle.
dìosgan[dʹi:sɡɑṉ] Notes: squeaking noise.
diosgan[dʹʒı:ʃɡɑnʹ] Notes: boarded-out alcoholic.
druimeal[d̪ɾĩmɑɫ] Notes: rigwoodie – chain across the saddle.
eallag[ɛɫɑɡ] Notes: chopping block, shoeing stool (orig. made from a tree-stump).
garadh-tàth[ɡɑɾəɣt̪ɑ:] Notes: welding heat.
greallathach[ɡɾɛɫɑhɑx] Notes: rubbish.

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