Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Mrs MacRae
Age
c. 65
Origin
Arisaig
Location
Perthshire, Kenmore
Date
1975
mulanNotes: big haystack.
ròcaisNotes: crow.
airsonQuotation: Bithidh iad a’ tighinn air a shon sin. Notes: despite that.
idir[id̪ər] Notes: N.B. pronunciation.
iomain[ju̟minʹ] Notes: football.
papagNotes: small haystack.
poc[pɔʰxk] Quotation: poca buntàta. Notes: bag, sack; ‘sack of potatoes’.
sgrìobanNotes: rake.
smeòrach[smɛ̜̃:rəx]
trusadh-chnothanNotes: gathering nuts – a game.
achadhQuotation: pl. [əˈiçən] [?].
babhstlairQuotation: Geda [sic] bha Gàidhlig aig na [b[ɑu]stɫirən], cha robh iad ’ga teagasg idir. Notes: speaking of Gaelic at school.
bòrdQuotation: obair a’ bhùird. Notes: serving at tables in a hotel.
caitheamh[ə x[ɑı]əv] Notes: consumption.
carbad-adhairQuotation: carbad-adhair [ɑhər]. Notes: aeroplane.
carbad-rathad
CeannmórQuotation: as a’ Cheanamhor [as ə çɛ̜nəvor]. Notes: Kenmore, Perthshire. ‘In K.’
cladh[kwəɣ] Notes: N.B. pronunciation.
croit[kru̟ʰtʹ] Quotation: pl. croiteachan [kru̟ʰtʹəxən].
deasaichQuotation: a’ deasachadh. Notes: ‘baking’.
eunQuotation: na h-[ɛwin]. Notes: na h-eòin.

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