Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Mrs Archie Kennedy
Location
Canada, Cape Breton, Broad Cove
Date
05/1971
muilleachadh[m[ɔi]lʹɑxəɣ] Notes: mill dues. (Word used by her mother – she herself would use ‘dolla’ (?).)
sluisearachd[sɫuʃəɾɑxk] Notes: area of muddy water.
bragair[bɾɑɡəɾ] Quotation: bragairean de sgeulachan. Notes: stones without much to them.
droighneach[d̪ɾ[ɤı]nʹɑx] Quotation: droighneach de dhuine. Notes: worthless person.
duilichNotes: meaning difficult.
gàbhaidhNotes: on its own means awful. Can say: Tha e gàbhaidh math, fliuch, etc. Common in Ins Co.

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