torradan | kept in milk vessels to preserve ‘toradh’. Figwort? |
strathbhàillidh | a levelling blow. |
stangarran | stickleback. Also in sense of a cross person. |
ràth | an amount of seaweed bound and towed to a port. |
mir gearr | a money tip given to a weaver when cloth was being paid. Payment usually in kind. |
marraisgeach | a big, ungainly person. |
leothras | 1/16 of a davoch. |
leaca teithe teintean | skimming flat stones across water surface. |
lonrac (-an) [ionrac?] | a malingering person, pretending to be ill in order to dodge work. |
Di luain a’ bhrealain | Monday for punishing those who had acted in a delinquent fashion on Sunday. Punishment usually meted out with sole of shoe or boot. |
Tha e bharr a dhoghach | meaning that someone is in a huff. |
ealacarach | able, skilful. |
dorn buar | pulling the foreleg of a dead ox out of its socket. Also a game or contest in which the shankbone was put through a hole in a bit of wood/plank. Bone pulled by competitors to see who would let go first. “A’ toirt a mach dorn buar.” |
eubhunn | a trailing plant with blue flowers. Used for barking when oak bark was not available. |
failceadh feannaige | dipping head in water up to ears. |
deatharra | ugly. |
deargann doininn | spot of red, indicating storm to follow. |
falpan | height (mountain), paps, alps. |
fal shìde | bad weather. |
deiseag | a sheep on its backside. |
tuirlean | a new born babe. |
sraon | dribble of ball in shinty. |
dararaich | a bombardment of noise. |
smàgach | a toad. |
cuidhbhil | a sheltered recess for cattle. |
fàrsan | exile. (W. Ross) |
slat-shiudain | pendulum. |
crumpa | a bowl or bailer. |
cur am fiadhachadh | starting a courtship between man and woman. |
sgobadh gàillich | cutting off protuberances on gums of cattle. |
cromaidh | a stag with antlers bent back. |
cra fhaoileag | a black-headed gull. |
fochlacht | brooklime which you find growing in ditches. |
geabnaidh | glib. |
cràigisgean | a stick protruding at each end of the roof. Heather ropes fixed to these to secure thatch. |
geadha | expression of regret. “Cha bu gheadha leam gun tachradh càil dha.” |
corma | a drink, consisting of barley mixed with honey. Apparently a favourite with early Celts. |
gaoisne | a horsehair halter. |
Nach b’e ’n gioball e | expression of commendation. |
an iar air | if it came up his back. |
iaradh | non stop. “Cha deach iaradh air riamh ach ag obair.” |
buille choilleag | ‘hail’ in shinty. |
cochullan | a hairy outgrowth on head of grain. |
clodhan | slit in sheep’s ear. |
cnacas | conversation. |
budhailt | bowels. |
buaile mhiosdain | whirligig. |
brisgein | thyroid gland. |
barra stràc | strake full. (W. Ross) |
sgàig | bashfulness. |
baoit mhnatha | a foolish female. |
bainne nan each | wild clover. |
saigheach | bitch, female dog. |
ruam | redface, embarrassment, shame. |
bacach-cearr | a fish belonging to the flounder family. |
bacharainn | s shepherd or rustic type person. |
ròiseal | a feast. |
àsradh | pining. Also a sheep disease in Sutherland. |
a-stan | down, downwards. (Sutherland) |
làn dith | fill of. “Làn dith do bheatha.” Surprisingly not in Dwelly. |
ainbhte | a heifer. (W. Ross) |
àbhaich | deer. (Sutherland) |
buaileam ort | let us pick teams. |
breamaiceadh | sudden fit of irritability or high spirits. Also breamasgal. |
blà laoghan | a fish with spiny fins and bright colouring. Found in tropical seas. Wrasse. |
biast na sgrogaig | a unicorn. |
biche | the pelt of the hind. |
geambairn | poison. |
golag | little rounded mounds on moor. |