| 1. Lìon-mór |
| bascaid | |
| streang | |
| dubhan | |
| druim | |
| 2. Lìon-beag |
| scùil | the wickerwork container. |
| streang | the long lengths of twine which made up the line. I think one line would consist of ‘trì streangan’ usually. |
| snòt | the gut by which the hook was fixed. |
| calp | the short length of ‘còrd mìn’ [q.v.] from the main line to the hook gut. |
| beartaich | fitting out the line with gut, hooks etc. |
| còrd mìn | fine cord. |
| còrd garbh | coarse cord. |
| dubhan | hook. |
| riobhag | the barb of the hook. |
| druim | the main line. |
| biathadh | baiting. |
| reiteachadh | cleaning and unravelling as preparation for the next baiting. |
| sgròbadh | taking off the fish. |
| 3. Lìon-sgadanach |
| magul | mesh. |
| snath càraidh | mending twine. |
| snath còcrach | |
| snath mìn | fine mending twine. |
| snath garbh | coarse mending twine. |
| àrc | cork. |
| ball | thick main rope. |
| rioba | the finer rope to which the corks were attached. |
| daifin | this sounded like an English word – ‘daffins’. The short lengths of thick twine fixing the body of the net to the rope framework. |
| druim | |
| cuir ri druim | |
| beartachadh | fitting out. |
| càradh | mending. |
| puta | buoy. |
| cuibhle puta | the wooden disc in the top of the buoy. |
| snathad chàiridh | the mending needle. |
| cairt | the bark. |
| ag cairteadh | barking. |
| 4. Lìon sam bith eile |
| 5. Duirgh, slatan, driamlaichean |
| stiodhaidh | a steep path down the cliffs to the shore below – the only access to the shore. |
| maorach | this in Bayble, Lewis meant limpets only. These were the commonest bait for the small line. |
| a’ buain maoraich | knocking the limpets off the rocks. |
| òrd maoraich | the short strong knife used for the above [knocking limpets off the rocks] – usually a worn down shortened kitchen knife. |
| slaopadh a’ mhaoraich | covering [limpets] with water and heating sufficiently – and only just – to loosen the shells. |
| èibheis éisg | a welcome catch of fish. |
| 6. Acfhuinn sam bith eile |
