Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Calum Robertson
Age
c. 80
Location
North Uist, Baleshare
Date
02/1969
lobhta[ɫɔtə] Notes: a wooden floor.
muileannQuotation: muileann gaoitheadh. Notes: windmill. (Pl. na muiltean.)
roid[rɔdʹ] Quotation: roid eòrna. Notes: a barley sheaf with two bands.
iullann[ju̜ɫən̪] Notes: a stackyard.
òpair[ɔ:pəɾ] Notes: the mill hopper.
stràc[st̪ɾɑ:xk] Quotation: stràc spealadh. Notes: swathe.
as-bhuainNotes: stubble.
bristQuotation: a’ bristeadh as. Notes: just when the ears of corn or barley appear.
dlòth[d̪ɫɔ:] Notes: bunch cut by a sweep of the “corran”. Handful.
gaothQuotation: muilleann gaoitheadh.

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