Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Hugh MacKinnon
Location
Coll, Arinagour
Date
10/1970
losaid[ɫosɑdʹʒ] Notes: ashet for potatoes.
mèilichNotes: bleating.
miagailNotes: mewing.
muc-stigean[mũ̜xkʃtʹiɡʹɑṉ] Notes: porpoise.
ròineagNotes: a single strand of hair.
rùdanNotes: knuckle.
sitearraichNotes: neighing.
oirceanNotes: piglet.
pronnasgNotes: sulphur.
purraich[pu̜riç] Quotation: Bha i a’ ruith purraich air tharraich [hɛriç]. Notes: helter-skelter.
seallQuotation: Tha na neòil a’ sealltainn grannda.
sgùdNotes: a cloud.
slinnteanNotes: a stone lintel.
sliop[ʃlʹip] Notes: lip.
smiogadNotes: chin.
sùil-chritheachNotes: quagmire (?).
tharraichQuotation: Bha i a’ ruith purraich air tharraich. Notes: helter skelter.
tòisneachadh[t̪ɔ:ʃnʹɑxəɣ] Quotation: a’ tòisneachadh but thoisich mi, toisichidh mi. Notes: beginning.
torranachNotes: a white maggot which eats potatoes.
urrachdagNotes: thole-pin.
bogha-mucNotes: wild hyacinth.
bolg-loisgteNotes: a kind of toadstool. A brownish powder comes out of it when it bursts.
bratagNotes: caterpillar.
buaileQuotation: Cuiridh sinn an crodh do’n bhuaile. Notes: stall.
cailleach-chròsdagNotes: slater (woodhouse).
casQuotation: Tha e gu math cas. Notes: quick-tempered.
clàdanNotes: snowflake.
cnoimheagNotes: maggot.
deargan-tràghadNotes: like a young ling.
fiogannNotes: nail.
fleat[flɛṯ] Notes: saucer.
fluichnichNotes: sleet.
gartanNotes: garter.
gartan-fraoichNotes: tick found on sheep.

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