Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
J. L. MacDonald
Location
Canada, Cape Breton, Boisdale
Date
05/1971
màganNotes: frog.
miùg[mjũ̜:ɡ] Notes: whey.
troig[t̪ɾ[ɤi]ɡʹ] Quotation: C’àite a bheil an [t̪ɾɤiɡʹ]? Notes: fault, e.g. in machinery.
neimhQuotation: ceò neimh. Notes: mist on the surface of the water as the ice was about to form.
plaomach[pɫɤ:mɑx] Quotation: duine plaomach. Notes: bungling.
pleòideag[plɛɔ:dʹɑɡ] Notes: word for snowflake used in the Antigonish area.
prasganNotes: brat.
sgioblaichQuotation: Sgioblaich i. Notes: She expelled the placenta.
sgùdQuotation: “Tha sgùdan dubh air an adhair.” Notes: dark, gloomy cloud.
siolladhQuotation: siolladh bàta. Notes: floor board in the stem of a boat.
spathalag[ˈspɑəɫɑɡ] Notes: big wooden spoon.
màganNotes: frog.
miùg[mjũ̜:ɡ] Notes: whey.
troig[t̪ɾ[ɤi]ɡʹ] Quotation: C’àite a bheil an [t̪ɾɤiɡʹ]? Notes: fault, e.g. in machinery.
solusQuotation: solus-putan. Notes: button wrapped in a piece of cloth, put in a dish of tallow and lit.
tarsannNotes: cross-piece on a sleigh.
aiteamhQuotation: aiteamh mór na h-Fheill Brìghde. Notes: January thaw.
balgQuotation: balg-uisge. Notes: water bag expelled at the birth of a calf.
bangaidQuotation: Di-ardaoin bangaid. Notes: Holy Thursday in Easter Week.
bangaidNotes: celebration drink on the birth of a child.
brathQuotation: Di-ciadaoin a’ bhrath. Notes: Wednesday before Good Friday.
BrìghdeQuotation: Aiteamh mór na h-Fheill Brìghde. Notes: January thaw.
builgean[bu̟liɡʹɑṉ] Quotation: builgean balsam. Notes: balsam bubble on a spruce tree – when pressed exudes balsam.
buntàtaQuotation: Buntàta breac coilleadh. Notes: very dry potatoes – blue spots through them.
ceòQuotation: ceò neimh. Notes: mist on the surface of the water as the ice was about to form.
clach-lianradhNotes: whetstone.
cnuasachdQuotation: “Nach robh e gam chnuasachd a raoir.” Notes: sexual petting.
crithQuotation: crith an orcain. Notes: violent shivering (e.g. in extreme cold).
dealganNotes: spike on which spool goes in a shuttle.
Di-ardaoinQuotation: Di-ardaoin bangaid. Notes: Holy Thursday in Easter Week.
Di-ciadaoinQuotation: Di-ciadaoin a’ bhrath. Notes: Wednesday before Good Friday.
Di-domhnaichQuotation: Di-domhnaich Càisg. Notes: Easter Sunday.
Féill BrìghdeQuotation: aiteamh mór na h-Fhéill Brìghde. Notes: January thaw.
gathNotes: potato sprout.
gathachQuotation: Bha am buntàta gathach nuair a cheannaich mi iad. Notes: sprouting.
gutramaidNotes: junk, bits and pieces.

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