brallusg | a roaring fire. |
smòt | fine broken down seaweed found in April or May. |
larag | larch. |
sgreithe | cracks in the boards of a boat. |
collaid | knotting of nets. |
coite | a small boat. |
coinnleag | could be used for an eddy but also applicable for the gurgling of fat. |
cnag | a time limit. “Bidh mi air ais ann an cnag.” |
cnag na cùise | used for someone who was in the midst of a debate or in the centre of affairs. |
gròam | fish seed that floated on the sea’s surface. |
clabail | a sharp sea. |
ripa mór | the rope that extended from the buoy to the bottom of the net. About 18 [sic]. [NOTES: ‘ripa’ corrected to ‘ribe’.] |
carr | this was the impurities that came to the surface after a seal’s fat had been boiled. [NOTES: corrected to ‘càrr’.] |
iasgach luathaireachd | freelance fishing outside the fishing season. |
leathar bàn | the sole of the shoe. |
a’ closaigeadh | the sowing of the uppers. [NOTES: corrected to ‘clòsaigeadh’.] |
ag athrach | to blame someone. |
air mo bhleideachadh | fed up. |
cleipisde | misfortune. [NOTES: corrected to ‘cleibisde’.] |
sùil mu’n t-sròin | looking for an argument/fight. |
druim àrcach | the top rope of the net. |
gròcan | a large whelk. |
a’ cumail air fàd | keeping within reason. Literally to keep within boundaries. |
cùl-fraon | someone who is being left out of a discussion or pushed into the background. |
meannalach | dregs. [NOTES: corrected to ‘meanalach’.] |
sgiorraghail | squealing. |
fidealadh | footering about. |
grigne | a group. |
mabhail | quiet. [NOTES: corrected to ‘màbhail’.] |
a’ coiseachd deiseal | walking 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. |
mollachdan | a rogue. |
fiadhaire | applied to a good worker. |
borran | strong grass on the moorland that is difficult to cut. |
portairean | ferrymen. |
ròsladh | burnt, roasted. |
miapadh | hotch potch. |
lasgairean | strapping fellows. |
leugain | brave men. |
a’ liagaireachd | creeping along in grass when hunting. |
loireach | a weakling. |
luathbheul | someone who was quick to criticise. |
luthaigeachdain | a desire to give. |
miastadh | a mistake. |
miabhadh | rough treatment. |
muir-tiachd | jellyfish. |
tiachdadh | scorching with thirst. |
na h-abh | the Atlantic Ocean. From the Old Norse word Haf. |
ròlaistean | tall tales. |
rùilleachadh | rummaging. |
saod | means of getting to a place. “Cha robh saod agam faighinn ann.” |
sgleò | as in drawing a veil over a conservation [sic]. |
tabhann | an offering. Also in the sense of forcing an issue. |
teòradh | persuading, to win over. |