Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Donald MacLennan
Location
Ross-shire, Plockton, Diurinish
Date
03/1970
rùbhanQuotation: rùbhan mòine.
slatQuotation: cabar-slatach.
pùlasNotes: pail or pot handle.
toirsginn[t̪ɔʴsɡʹĩnʹ]
ùrlarQuotation: ùrlar a’ bhaic. Notes: cut area of peat.
bainneQuotation: bainne slaman. Notes: curdled milk (rennet added to warm milk).
cìreanNotes: ridging on a thatched roof.
còmhrad[kɔ̃:rəd̪] Notes: straight.
cròicNotes: muzzle put on calves to prevent them suckling.
diaball[dʹiɤbəɫ] Notes: eaves, the thatch projecting over the top of the wall.
dlòdhanQuotation: dlòdhan sneachd. Notes: snowflake.
fairichNotes: always used for “hear”.
fir-chlisnichNotes: aurora borealis.
fluichneadh[flıçṉəɣ] Quotation: fluichneadh shneachd. Notes: sleet.

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