a’ platraich | sound of trout jumping in the water. |
reuleich | forked branch. |
a’ cliathadh (v) | shoal of herring – sgadan a cliathadh. |
cliath (n) | [See a’ cliathadh]. |
cliabh a sgadain | mineach a sgadain. |
coille bianan | phosphorescence. |
slòcan | green slime on rocks. |
a tighinn aig roid | sulaire: diving. |
a tiabairt | circling [?], [?]. |
sluitraigan | flat stone used for skimming across surface of water. |
a sluitrich | skimming stones. |
lì | oil of herring on surface of cooking water. |
eunlaith | cluster of feeding birds. |
bulgeanan | bubbles in water. |
gribeach | feeling when fish is there. |
[deargadh] | “Cha d’fhuair iad deargadh.” – Cha d’fhuair iad càil. |
a’ deargadh | a toirt pìos as. |
trì-bhileach | bog bean; plant used to make infusion to cure stomach complaints also psoriasis. |
buadhallan | ragwort. |
dubhchasach | used as purple dye. |
coinneas | gorse. |
bainne slamain | rennet; old practice of keeping milk in the stomach of a calf which was hung up and opened whenever the milk was needed to make cheese. |
Caoraich |
oaisg | 6 months – 1 year old lamb. |
irisg | oasg le uan. |
athaisg | 2 year old with first lamb. (Bays) |
dianag | 2 year old with 2nd lamb. (Pabbay and west side) |
rimhinn chrò | sheep without lamb for four years; the best conditioned of the flock. (Bays) |
glubad | fluke. |
spòg dhubh | blackleg. |
greighar | scabs [?] on ear. |
a chrith | trembling caused by tic[k]. |
doille | heather blindness. |
gartan | tic[k]. |
fiabhras bhainne | milk fever. |
teine-biorrach | glow worm. “Cho luath ris an teine bhiorrach.” |