làmhan a’ chruinn | Notes: used for plough handles. |
maighdean | Quotation: na maighdeanan. Notes: uprights supporting the flyer axle in a spinning wheel. |
mèipil | [mɛ̃:pəl] Notes: maple. |
mial | Quotation: mialan a’ bhuntàta. Notes: worms in potatoes. |
milearach | [mĩlɑɾɑx] Notes: seaweed used for manure in some parts. |
mór-roinn | Notes: province. |
rùda | Quotation: uan-rùda. Notes: tup lamb or young ram. |
rùda | Notes: ram. |
ruigein | [rwɡʹɛ̃nʹ] [sic] Notes: ridgeling. |
athairle | [ɑhəʴɫə] Notes: a beast a little older than a heifer. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.] |
sitig | Notes: area outside the kitchen where dirty water was thrown. |
siug | [ʃu̟ɡ] Quotation: siug, siug! siugan! Notes: call to a calf. |
siugan | [ʃu̟ɡɑ̃ṉ] Quotation: siug, siug! siugan! Notes: call to a calf. |
pairce | Notes: a field (didn’t use terms achadh, feannag). |
póc | [po:k] Notes: cockroach. |
pràiseach | Notes: cast-iron. |
saighdear | Quotation: na saighdearan. Notes: uprights which supported the wheel axle in the spinning wheel. |
sgrìoban | Notes: commonly used for rake. |
sinnteachan | Notes: older term for drag-chains. |
siosar | Notes: sheep shears. |
spagh | Notes: swathe. |
speal | Notes: blade of scythe. |
spùt | Notes: the scours. |
steinseal | [sṯɛ̃ṉʃɑɫ] Notes: stanchion (for tying cows in byre). |
stràbh | Notes: trail or scatter of hay on the field after bulk had been removed. |
suamp | [su̜ɑmp] Notes: swamp. |
tir-mór | Notes: mainland of Nova Scotia. |
tlèim | [t̪ɫɛ̃:m] Notes: handful of hay or grain. (Dw. handful of wool.) |
treasachan | Notes: traces, drag-chains. |
treasadach | Notes: ground in which grain was sown the previous year. |
uan | Quotation: uan-rùda. Notes: young ram or tup lamb. |
amall | Quotation: amall beag, amall mór. Notes: swingle-tree. |
barag | [bɑɾɑɡ] Notes: a place where hay or corn was stored, as the hay or corn was removed from below – the top could be slid down. |
blianag | Notes: a green, level patch of ground. |
bogaich | Notes: soft, muddy area. |
boitean | Notes: a bundle of hay or straw carried on the back. |
buailtean | Notes: often used for sùisd. |
calc | Quotation: a’ calcadh a’ bhalla le còineach is creadh. Notes: caulk (packing in between the logs). |
càthadh | Notes: winnowing. |
ceathramh-dubh | Notes: “Blackleg” in cattle. Would have to burn the carcase and bury it. |
cire | Quotation: cire, cire! Notes: call to a sheep. |
cliath | Notes: a panel in a log or board fence. |
coille-dhubh | Notes: area of burnt forest. |
colaidh | [koɫi] Quotation: Tha a’ mhart ann an deagh cholaidh. Notes: for culaidh. She is in fine condition, of good appearance. |
còpadh | Quotation: a’ còpadh a’ chairt. Notes: coping. |
corrag | Quotation: na corragan. Notes: heard this term used for plough handles. |
corrag | Notes: grip on a scythe. |
crann-deilbh | Notes: warping frame. |
crann-speal | Notes: wooden frame of scythe. |
cuilean | Quotation: mathan is cuilean. Notes: bear cub. |
deoghal | Quotation: a’ deoghal a’ bhoin; a’ deoghal sweetie. Notes: suckling or sucking. |
dlòth | Quotation: air a dhlòth. Notes: e.g. grain laid in an orderly swathe after the mower. |
dromanach | Notes: back-band. |
dubhadh | Notes: blight. |
faod | Quotation: math dh’fhaoidte. Notes: perhaps. |
feurslan | [fe:sᵊɫɑ̃nʹ] Notes: warble-fly (in cattle). |
fiachadh | Notes: inviting. |
gamhnach | Notes: farrow cow. |
giort | Notes: belly band. |
glan | Quotation: Na ghlan a’ bhó fhathast. Notes: Did she deposit the placenta. |
gorm-glas | Notes: dapple-grey (horses). |
grìneas | [ɡɾĩ:ṉəs] Notes: potato-pit. |