| 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. |
