Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
John MacKinnon
Location
Barra, Ard Mhinish
Date
[1988]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
Notes
  • [NOTES: some notes in pencil most probably added by K. D. MacDonald. See below for details.]
dè b’àilleamhpardon.
an caraidhreferring to the movement of clouds. Could judge wind speeds according to this. “Ciamar a tha an caraidh an diugh.” [NOTES: note added in pencil: Eng. carry?]
rampaira halo round the moon.
murrachdairsomething of value which is cast ashore.
broilleina sore throat, affecting man and animal.
dalladhblinding. Treated with ground glass which was put in sheep’s eye. Broke up the film or cataract on the eye.
slammanspoonful of rennet added to milk and left to settle. Eaten as a sweet or blancmange.
air mhithairtleaving someone dissatisfied, e.g. with work which was not completed properly. “Bha e air fhàgail air mhithairt.”
eadar a làmh ’s an taobhsomething that emerges accidentally.
leuda strip of something, e.g. cloth.
Cha chuireadh e maide ’nam pàirtcould not hold a candle to them.
sorchairto illuminate. “Shorchair thu sgeul dhomhsa.”
pràmhdrowsy, dejected. “Aislig phràmh.”
faidhreanna love token.
beadradhlove talk.
strathailnoise as in something approaching the door of a house. “Chuala mi strathail mu’n dorus.”

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