Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
J. MacInnes
Location
[South Uist], Daliburgh (Schoolhouse)
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
Notes
  • [NOTES: some notes added (most probably by K. D. MacDonald?). See below for details.]
brallusga roaring fire.
smòtfine broken down seaweed found in April or May.
laraglarch.
sgreithecracks in the boards of a boat.
collaidknotting of nets.
coitea small boat.
coinnleagcould be used for an eddy but also applicable for the gurgling of fat.
cnaga time limit. “Bidh mi air ais ann an cnag.”
cnag na cùiseused for someone who was in the midst of a debate or in the centre of affairs.
gròamfish seed that floated on the sea’s surface.
clabaila sharp sea.
ripa mórthe rope that extended from the buoy to the bottom of the net. About 18 [sic]. [NOTES: ‘ripa’ corrected to ‘ribe’.]
carrthis was the impurities that came to the surface after a seal’s fat had been boiled. [NOTES: corrected to ‘càrr’.]
iasgach luathaireachdfreelance fishing outside the fishing season.
leathar bànthe sole of the shoe.
a’ closaigeadhthe sowing of the uppers. [NOTES: corrected to ‘clòsaigeadh’.]
ag athrachto blame someone.
air mo bhleideachadhfed up.
cleipisdemisfortune. [NOTES: corrected to ‘cleibisde’.]
sùil mu’n t-sròinlooking for an argument/fight.
druim àrcachthe top rope of the net.
gròcana large whelk.
a’ cumail air fàdkeeping within reason. Literally to keep within boundaries.
cùl-fraonsomeone who is being left out of a discussion or pushed into the background.
meannalachdregs. [NOTES: corrected to ‘meanalach’.]
sgiorraghailsquealing.
fidealadhfootering about.
grignea group.
mabhailquiet. [NOTES: corrected to ‘màbhail’.]
a’ coiseachd deisealwalking in a clockwise direction. This happened at funerals before the coffin was brought into the graveyard, i.e. the procession walked round the outside of the graveyard in a clockwise direction before entering the graveyard.
mollachdana rogue.
fiadhaireapplied to a good worker.
borranstrong grass on the moorland that is difficult to cut.
portaireanferrymen.
ròsladhburnt, roasted.
miapadhhotch potch.
lasgaireanstrapping fellows.
leugainbrave men.
a’ liagaireachdcreeping along in grass when hunting.
loireacha weakling.
luathbheulsomeone who was quick to criticise.
luthaigeachdaina desire to give.
miastadha mistake.
miabhadhrough treatment.
muir-tiachdjellyfish.
tiachdadhscorching with thirst.
na h-abhthe Atlantic Ocean. From the Old Norse word Haf.
ròlaisteantall tales.
rùilleachadhrummaging.
saodmeans of getting to a place. “Cha robh saod agam faighinn ann.”
sgleòas in drawing a veil over a conservation [sic].
tabhannan offering. Also in the sense of forcing an issue.
teòradhpersuading, to win over.

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