Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Neil MacVicar
Location
North Uist, Grimsay, Gearradh Dubh
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
asaiddelivery of a child. “Bha i dlùth air a [sic] asaid.”
caislib (-ean)a wide expanse of sea water.
spongair (-achd)said of a mean, tightfisted person.
a’ cuachanaichmaking yourself heard, loud shouting.
fùlgthe course set by a sailing boat. “Dh’fheumadh iad cumail ri fùlg cho math ’sa b’urrainn dhaibh.”
bealmadha breakwater or dam. Also in sense of putting an obstruction in the way of something.
a’ fearbadhto moor a boat. Also ‘air fearb’.
a’ cliabadaichgrappling, struggling with one another.
garbhag gàrraidha type of fern. Not sure exactly.
meacan (-ain)parsnips.
bainneachanlettuce.
crad [?]beetroot.
subhaganstrawberries.
friseaganraspberries.
loineachdnadhto roll about in some substance. “Bha an ga loineachdnadh fhéin thall an sin ann an lòn.”
moggaichblisters or irritation of the skin.
feirsta small channel of sea water on the shore.
cungaidh suainanaesthetic.
forailused for meaning conscious.
spoch e airto turn sharply and aggressively on someone.
ciuchalasa word which would be used for a person who was prepared to live off someone else’s labour. “Cha robh e ach ri ciuchalas riabh.”
spiolcgameness, sportiveness, fun. “Cho beag spiolc ’s a bha ’s na daoine sin.”
samhachthe wooden leg in a peat iron. “Samhach na trèisgeir.”
meadharefers to the width of the peat bog having been turfed. Usually consisting of a width of seven peats.
cas bheagrefers to a peat which when thrown out lands on its side or on a corner. “Tha fear ud air a dhol air a chois bhig.”

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