Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
[see below] ( various )
Location
Applecross
Date
[see below]
miothal-mothalQuotation: Tha h-uile dad miothal-mothul aca. Notes: referring to disarrayed furniture of people who had newly moved house, cf. mothal, odds and ends. Source: Mrs A. Beaton. Date: 1968.
monasgQuotation: Bha fon a’ bhial aige ’na mhonasg (of cat hit by car). Notes: pulp, mash. Source: John MacRae. Date: 1967.
muirQuotation: Chuir e na muirean sin dheth. Notes: voluble complaining. Source: Mrs N. Morrison, Kenmore. Date: 1970.
connNotes: thread used for tying a hank of yarn. Source: Mrs M. MacDonald. Date: 1975.
gugaillQuotation: Bha i ’na gugaill aig a’ rathad. Notes: used of person in crouched position. Source: Mrs K. B. Clark. Date: 1971.
arrachdNotes: used of mischievous boy. Source: G. Gordon. Date: 1950.
clisichNotes: wooden vent in barn wall. Source: Mrs A. Gillies. Date: 1964.
dàsannach[ˈdɑ:səNəx] Notes: audacious. Source: Mrs Iain MacBeath. Date: 1966.

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