| [kɫɛfɑɡ] | Quotation: Thug e dhomh [kɫɛfɑɡ] bheag. Notes: He gave me a small piece. |
| ladhar | Quotation: an ladhar mór. Notes: toe. |
| laoman | [lʹɤ:mɑ̃ṉ] Notes: moth. |
| leibhreagan | [lʹevɾəɡɑ̃ṉ] Notes: sty. |
| leig | Notes: lance (a boil etc.). |
| leth | Quotation: leth na gealaich. Notes: half moon. |
| leth-cheann | Notes: cheek. |
| leud | [lʹɛ:d̪] Notes: width. |
| loc | Quotation: Bithidh a’ loc fhéin air MacGuaire, bitheadh i cruaidh na bog. |
| losgadh-bràghad | Notes: indigestion, heartburn. |
| losgann | Notes: frog. Also used for arrangement to break in horses or for dragging heavy stones. |
| lùb | Notes: bend on a road. |
| maodal | Quotation: a’ mhaodal. |
| meanbh-chuileag | Quotation: a’ mheanbh-chuileag [əvɛ̃ṉɑxu̟lɑɡ]. Notes: midge. |
| meann | [mjɛ̃n̪:] Notes: goat-kid. |
| meàrlach | [mjɑ̃:ɾlʹɑx] Notes: thief. |
| mial | Notes: louse. |
| mìn | Quotation: a’ chuileag mhìn. Notes: midge. |
| muthairle | [mũ̜ʔərlʹə] Notes: ankle. |
| radan | Notes: rat. |
| ròn | Notes: seal. |
| dòrn | Quotation: caol-an-dùirn. Notes: wrist. |
| druim | Quotation: Chaidh a cuir as a caol-druim. |
| iasg | Quotation: iasg goirt. Notes: salt fish. |
| nathair | Notes: snake. |
| nathair | Quotation: an tarbh-nathrach. Notes: dragonfly. |
| peireid | [peɾɛdʹʒ] Notes: ferret. |
| piseag | Notes: kitten, a young of hare (piseag gearraich). |
| prabagach | Quotation: sùil phrabagach. Notes: eyelid encrusted with matter coming out from the eye. |
| prìne | Quotation: prìne dubailte. Notes: safety pin. |
| seangan | Notes: ant. |
| seilicheag | Notes: snail. |
| seilean | [ʃelɑ̃nʹ] Notes: bee. |
| sgadan | Quotation: sgadan dearg. Notes: kipper. |
| sgadan | Quotation: sgadan goirt. Notes: salt herring. |
| sgamhan | |
| sgeth-losgainn | Notes: tadpole. (?) |
| sgrios | Quotation: a’ sgriosadh a’ bhac. Notes: cleaning the surface of the first layer of peat after turfing. (See also glanadh.) |
| speach | [spɛx] Notes: wasp. |
| stiùir | Quotation: [ʃtʹʃu̜:rən̪əṉənʹu̜ru̜bilʹ]. Notes: the long tail feathers of a cock. |
| sùil | Quotation: sùil phrabagach. Notes: eyelid encrusted with matter coming from the eye. |
| tarbh-nathrach | Quotation: an tarbh-nathrach. Notes: dragonfly. |
| tarraing | Quotation: an tarraing air éigin. Notes: root of tough grass or weed growing in the peat. Tough in April/May. Not so bad in March. |
| tathaich | Quotation: Bhiodh iad a’ tathaich an tigh seo. Notes: They used to visit this house frequently. |
| tràigh | Quotation: deargan-tràghadh (q.v.). |
| ugh | [u̜ɣ] Notes: an egg. |
| uileann | [u̜ʔlən̪] Quotation: the elbow. |
| aileag | Quotation: an aileag. Notes: hiccups. |
| aisinn | [ɑʃĩnʹ] Notes: rib. |
| aotraman | Notes: bladder. |
| asgaill | [ɑsɡilʹ] Notes: the oxter. |
| bàsaich | Quotation: A’ fear a bhàsaich leis an acras, fhuair e ’na dh’fhoghainn dha. |
| beachainn | [bɛxĩnʹ] Notes: bee. |
| béisteag | [be:ʃtʹʃɑɡ] Notes: earthworm. |
| biast-donn | Notes: otter. |
| bil | Quotation: am bil. Notes: the lip. |
| blonag | [bɫɔ̃ʔṉɑɡ] Notes: fat in a hen’s body. [bɫɑ̃ṉiɡʹ] – Barvas. |
| boc-goibhre | [boxkɡəiɾə] Notes: he-goat. |
| bog-bhalach | Notes: a boy of tender years. |
| cailleach | Quotation: a’ chailleach cheòsach. Notes: slater (woodlouse). |
| caol | Quotation: caol-an-dùirn. Notes: wrist. |
| caol | Quotation: Chaidh a cuir as a caol-druim. |
| ceann | Quotation: ceann goirt. Notes: headache. |
| ceàrdaman | Quotation: An ceàrdaman. Notes: big fly frequenting manure heaps. (Dwelly – hornet.) |
| ceathramh | Quotation: Tha a’ cheud ceathramh de’n ghealach againn an nochd. Tha an ceathramh mu dheireadh de’n ghealach againn an nochd. Notes: first quarter, last quarter. |
| ceathramh-deiridh | Notes: hindquarters. |
| ceathramh-toisich | Notes: forequarters of a beast. |
| ceòsach | Quotation: a’ chailleach cheòsach. Notes: slater. |
| ciabhadair | [cıəvəd̪ɑɾ] Notes: the man who lifted the peats in a tough spot; usually employed in the distillery squads when a lot of peat was being cut. |
| ciotach | Quotation: duine ciotach. Notes: a person who couldn’t be taught anything – always went his own way. Always going wrong. |
| cìrean | Notes: crest on a cock. |
| clisnidh | Quotation: Na fir chlisnidh [fiɾxliʃnʹi]. Notes: Northern Lights. |
| cluais | Quotation: a’ chluais. Notes: ear. |
| cobhar | Notes: froth, foam. Also lather on face when shaving. |
| coingheall | [kɔnʹɑɫ] Notes: a loan. |
| coinnean | Notes: rabbit. |
| cracair | [kɾɑxkɑɾ] Quotation: an cracair. Notes: cricket. |
| creithire | [kɾeʔeɾə] Notes: horse-fly; cleg. (Same as “greimeadair” in Lewis.) |
| cridhe | Notes: heart. |
| croimheag | Notes: maggot. |
| cruigh | Quotation: a’ cruigheadh a’ roth. Notes: putting the iron rim on the cartwheel. |
| cruachan | Notes: hip. |
| cuileag | Notes: house-fly. |
| cuileag | Quotation: a mheanbh-chuileag [əvɛ̃ṉɑxu̟lɑɡ]. Notes: midge. |
| cuileag | Quotation: a’ chuileag mhìn. Notes: midge. |
| cuilean | [ku̟ʔlɑ̃nʹ] Notes: puppy. |
| dalma | Notes: bold. |
| daolag-lìn | [dəɫɑɡlĩ:nʹ] Notes: earwig. |
| dealan-dé | Notes: butterfly. |
| dearg | Quotation: sgadan dearg. Notes: kipper. |
| deargan | [dʹʒɛɾɑɡəṉ] Notes: flea. |
| deargan-tràghadh | Notes: small black insect found under stones below high water mark. |
| dochainn | Quotation: a’ dochainn. Notes: injuring (vb). |
| dochann | Notes: injury. |
| domalas-àdh | [d̪oməɫɑsɑ:] Notes: gall-bladder. [NOTES: slipped under ‘domblas-sàth’.] |
| domhainneachd | [d̪ɔnʹɔxk] Notes: depth. |
| donn | Quotation: Biast-donn. Notes: otter. |
| dorch | Quotation: Tha ’n dorch ann. Notes: It is dark. |
| dorchadas | Notes: darkness. (See dorch.) |
| ealtag | [jɑɫt̪ɑɡ] Notes: bat. |
| fadachd | Quotation: De ’n fhadachd a th’ann? Notes: length. |
| fadalach | Quotation: Tha mi fadalach ann a seo leum fhéin. Notes: I am lonely here by myself. Loneliness because one is waiting for someone to come. |
| féurag | [fe:ɾɑɡ] Notes: ferret. (Colonsay) |
| fiacal | Quotation: fiaclan coimheach. Notes: fake teeth. |
| fir chlisnidh | Quotation: na fir chlisnidh [fıɾxliʃnʹi]. Notes: Northern Lights. |
| fitheadair | Notes: spider. |
| fòghnaich | Quotation: A’ fear a bhàsaich leis an acras, fhuair e ’na dh’fhoghainn dha. |
| galaisean | [ɡɑlɑʴsəṉ] Notes: braces. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.] |
| gearraich | [ɡʹɑrɑç] Notes: hare. |
| giall | [cıʔəl] Notes: cheek. |
| goile | Quotation: goile cearc. Notes: stomach. |
| goirt | Quotation: ceann goirt. Notes: headache. |
| goirt | Quotation: sgadan goirt. Notes: salt herring. |
| goirt | Quotation: iasg goirt. Notes: salt fish. Also “sgadan goirt”. |
| gruag | Quotation: a’ ghruag. Notes: wouldn’t use “falt”. |
| grùthan | Notes: liver. |
| gualainn | [ɡu̜ɤɫĩnʹ] Notes: shoulder. |
