leideag | Quotation: leideag, ceum is leum. Notes: hop, step and jump. |
leidigeadh | Quotation: Nadur de ghreim no siataig – leidigeadh anns a ghlùin. |
leidigean | Quotation: Cha b’ioghnadh ged a dh’fhaisgeadh do mhathair bhochd a dùirn t’athair s e gun eirigh ’san leidigean ’na ghluin. |
luchag | Quotation: An làir a’ tighinn faisg air a h-àm – an luchag a’ fas farsuinn. |
maide-ruim | Notes: maide air a dheanamh daingean anns a bhalla aig ceann bathcha. |
muc-breac | Notes: killer whale. |
[fuigheall] | Quotation: Is minic a bhuannaich fuigheall fanoid is a shearg fuigheall farmaid. |
[greim] | Quotation: Tri rudan as doirbhe greimeachadh orra. Greim air earradh air eathar. Greim air iorball air bradan. Is greim air cas dheiridh air fiadh. |
[feasgar] | Quotation: Mar chloich a riuthle [sic] glea’ [?] feasgar fann foghair. Mar bho chaol direadh aonaich feasgar ruighinn earraich. |
ìochdrachadh | Quotation: Gar do chasan s cuir ort do bhrogan is seall a mach aig cul an taighe fiach bheil an carraidh g’ iochdrachadh. Notes: heard originally from grandmother as nonsense rhyme: “Cuirt [sic] ort do chasan is gar do bhrogan is seall a mach aig cul na carraidh fiach bheil an tigh ag iochdrachadh.” Similarly: Mi fhein tarsuinn air an t-sioman ’s mo chota mor muigh ga fhliuchadh.” |
saileagan | Notes: Balgam geur bho’n stamag. (Bruchd ruadh aig Dwelly.) |
saoradh | Notes: Mar saobh-shouth ann an faclair Dwelly. |
siompair | Notes: Maide bh’air a chleachdadh gu bhi putadh sios buntata a bhiodh air stad ann an amhach beathaich. |
sladhag | Notes: Am droinn adhairc. (The inner sheath, not outer as in Dwelly.) [NOTES: slipped under ‘slabhag’.] |
sliobhag | Notes: porridge stick, oar blade. |
sodarra | Quotation: Tha a ghaoth ag eirigh. Bi e gu math sodarra anns an t-eilein an diugh. |
speuird | Notes: Nadur de thé chaol bhiorach. |
splochdan | Notes: mumps. |
stéidh-bhualaidh | Notes: (Gigha) Innein. |
tath-thoinneamh | Notes: rope splice. |
arcan | Quotation: A’ bho a’ tighinn faisg air am breith – an arcan a’ fas farsuinn. Notes: arcag? |
breid-reitheachd | Notes: Poca air a cheangal fo’n reithe gu bhi cur bacadh air am measg nan caorach. |
claoidhean | Quotation: Cha deachaidh glas no claoidhean air an dorus bho dh’fhalbh thu. |
clobha-nan-adharc | Quotation: Inneal airson adharc an reithe a chumail a mach bho’n leth-cheann. |
corra-shnìomh | Quotation: Corran a bh’air a chur gu feum a’ deanamh sùgar fraoich. |
craidhligeadh | Notes: boisterous play. |
craigisgein | Notes: Na ceangail aig gach ceann de’n tigh a nochdadh os cionn an tughaidh – an maide feannaig aig Dwelly. |
cuimeran | Quotation: Thainig e air le cuimeran a leag fuar e. Notes: ceimeran. |
ealag-seoltaidh | Notes: chopping block. (Gigha) |
èigheach-tathaisg | Notes: Glaodh no guth neo-thalmhaidh a toirt rabhadh bho chunnart. |
fideag | Notes: Taod air a cheangal mu chas deiridh beothaich ann an eathar. |
fleitige | Notes: Taod air a cheangal ri ceann beothaich anns an eathar – g’ an ceangal ris an taobh-stock. |
foilidean | Quotation: Seorsa de dh’fheoil. “Sud sibh” ’illean ithibh am foilidean. |
glag-bheairt | Quotation: Seann ghlag-bheairt de thigh a bha tuiteam as a cheile. |
gloine-mhothachaidh | Notes: (Gigha) Prosbaig. |
goin | Quotation: Bun goinean (guinean) maduinn earraich. |
grathais | Notes: killer whale? |
gunna-caol-torrach | Notes: (Gigha) Rifle. |