An deach i an darna taobh | this term used regarding an expectant mother. |
Nach e a tha maol | an obtuse person. |
fiabhras na siulla | women dying at childbirth. [NOTES: note added above ‘siulla’ – siubhla.] |
siubhal sìtheadh | a vision whereby the participants did not touch the ground. A common example of this would be a funeral cortege seen days or weeks prior to a death. Only seen by certain people. |
sula eisginn | asthma? More correct to say this would be a cure. |
gaiseach | a frailty in a person which made him/her prone to illness. |
adhru(bh) | something that was passed on hereditarily. “Bha e na adhru(bh) dha na daoine sin.” Adhra – singular, adhru – collectively. [NOTES: the catch-word seems to have been crossed out by Mr O’Henley. A note added in second hand – ? aoraibh.] |
breoite | an all round frailty as opposed to the one frailty indicated by the word ‘gaiseach’ [q.v.]. “Duine breoite” – a frail, fragile person. [NOTES: corrected to ‘breòite’.] |
a mhic na dunaidh | applied to someone who was always involved in accidents, usually small, such as breaking dishes. |
tapag | a spontaneous response following a small aggravating accident. Usually took the form of a stream of vulgar swear words. |
spriullag ortsa | a light-hearted phrase applied to someone who has been pulling your leg or telling tall stories. |
glaodhan (-ain) | after taking the eyes out of potatoes this describes what’s left over. |
’s an òmhdail | in the foaminess of the waves. [NOTES: ‘òmhdail’ corrected to ‘òmhadail’.] |
druinneach | a small useless person. |
siofair | a tall man. |
siathaiche | a hapless, useless person. [NOTES: ‘hapless’ corrected to ‘helpless’.] |
a’ dol gu luadar | going to an interview. |
na toir dor-a-bhig air | to keep something secret. |
àt mhórachd | inflation in the monetary sense. |
[aiteal] | Gun aiteal – without stopping. Fuirich aiteal – wait a while. |
Chuir e tàcaid romham | someone delaying you. |
prabagan | excess rheum in the eyes and nose during a cold. |
diorras | provoke. Diorrasach – provocative. |
dòrnag | a small stone which fits nicely in your fist. |
glaisean clumhag na Bealltainn | birds huddling together at Beltane. |
cadhalaid | when people gather together. The word hints at a noisy atmosphere as well. “Bidh cadhalaid ’san taigh sin ’nuair a thig iad uileag dhachaidh.” |
dronnag | carrying a basket of seaweed on your back. |
leum droma | slipped disc. |
geigeach | a compact, diminutive person. |
cumail cagnadh ris | keeping up an argument or more accurately holding your own in a debate. |