| 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. |
