| craic fuilt | mop of hair. |
| athailt | peat used as a torch and taken round the houses. |
| seig | makeshift bed made of hay. |
| sibheag | wick of lamp. |
| bùican | lowest setting of flame on a lamp, small amount of wick showing. |
| laobhagan | worn, shabby shoes – “laobhagan bhrògan”. |
| lodraigan | toddler. |
| smeallamus | a good thing of any description. “An cat a’ glanadh aodann is duil aige ri smeallamus.” |
| cruaic | a heap, above the level [?]. |
| am brod | the best of something, choicest part. |
| liath-luid | a fool. |
| pluthag | a light smack. |
| sguilleag | a heavy smack. |
| pais | a heavier smack. |
| plathairt | a heavier smack. |
| tumaraid | a fat, round woman. |
| òdagan | fingers. |
| cruinneach | a large clumsy animal. |
| stèr | a smack. |
| ìne dol am beo | ingrowing toe-nail. |
| “Cum do chlut!” | what you would say if someone was about to hit you. |
| dorran | “Chuir e dorran orm.” – He antagonised me. |
| comha thràth | afternoon. |
| air an uideal | restless. Tha e air uideal - he is on tenterhooks. |
| sunnag | a seat made out of a barrel, found in the old houses. |
| spearrach | rope or string used to tie the legs of a hen to stop it scratching. |
| cìrean | cocks comb. |
| feamainn chìrein | |
| feamainn bhuilgeach | bladder wrack. |
| a’ feamanadh | spreading seaweed on the ground. |
| feamainn anachasach | seaweed cut from rocks. |
| tallan | wall between two rooms. |
| cuiseag ruadh | stem of dock plant. |
| ceap bhrog | shoe last. |
| seadhal | shawl. |
| mogain | ankle socks. |
| badag ite | feather duster, usually for cleaning stove. |
| colmadh | a mix of colours in tweed. |
| ula-ruis | fuss. |
| gearaidh ochainn | fuss. |
| clàirg (n) | face. |
| staoic | a chunk, a piece. “Cha do chaill thu staoic.” |
| slearaich | a lazy person, leisgeadair. |
| lunnaiche | a lazy person. |
| manareach de thobhta | last remains of a ruin. |
| aithneachadh de | a trace of something. |
| lèpan | wet, drenched person. |
| cailleach bhearnach | gap toothed woman. (Morag MacKay, Scalpay) |
| ann an collaig | in a hurry. |
| ann an caochaile | in a hurry. |
| liadhba | plot of potatoes, or piece of land where potatoes were once planted. |
| sgùird | long apron worn in fields and used for carrying. |
| ultach (n) | a bundle. |
| geill | a break on the skin. |
| pràmh a chadail | a nap. |
| troc | rubbish, used to describe anything of no good or use. |
| a’ cuachail | wandering round in circles. (Morag MacKay, Scalpay) |
| ag ithealadh | approaching something in a sly, covert way. “Cat ag ithealadh air luch” – a cat stalking a mouse. |
| deathorra | dark skinned. (Morag MacKay, Scalpay) |
| ga bhùird as | to change someone’s intention or opinion. |
| eabar | mire, i.e. that left by cows gathering at a gate. |
| sglogaig | a female (?). |
| sglodaig | a large gulp i.e. of water, whiskey etc. |
| ceibheirt | a stride. |
| cèbhearan | “Bha cèbhearan air” – he was slightly drunk. |
| leibhseach | Bha e leibhseach – it was very good. |
| stumaidsear | a container for coal. |
| le gràgalas | doing something against your will. |
| alla | attention. |
| allamh | Dean gu h-allamh e – do it immediately. |
| brogach de bhalach | balach tabaidh. |
| gurg (n) | a small child, pl. gurgs. |
| follaig | flour used to prevent dough sticking to board. (Also fallaig.) |
| fallaig | [See follaig.] |
| Thoir an tigh gorm ort! | get outside. |
| splogaire | an oily, sycophantic person. |
| craic fuilt | mop of hair. [NOTES: already quoted at the beginning.] |
| cnuaic | heap. [NOTES: already quoted at the beginning.] |
| briathadh | |
| fàireachadh | “Bha mi a fàireachadh air.” - I was seeing [sic] [looking?] at him without him seeing me. |
| spiolaig | balach crosda. |
| coinnean | paper taper for lighting fires. |
| follag | a lazy woman. |
| tràthach | the long grass found in peat bogs. |
| catapurca | “Cho ruighinn ris a chatapurca.” |
| cama rec | a nuisance of a person. “Rinn e cama rec dhe” – he spoilt it. |
| gùirain | sligean cruaidh a gheibhear air fiodh air an tràigh. |
| murragan | driftwood. |
| sporran feannaig | skate egg case. |
| cnothaicean | top shell. |
| muir ceac | jelly fish. |
| frithasg | bait cast out to attract fish. |
| [maorach] | “Dean maorach fhads a bhios an tràigh ann.” |
| cnòdan | gurnard. |
| canntraidh | neap tide. |
| carcair | mullach a phuill an deidh a fheannadh [?]: dubh, cruaidh. |
| grabhag | poll mònadh beag. |
| [cruach] | “Tha e nas glice cruach mhonadh a losgadh comhla ri duine mas pos thu e.” |
| traille | link (hake). |
| [cat] | “S ann dhut a rug an cat an cuilean” – good luck has come to you. |
| caoin | describes a mild taste in food. |
| nasg | a thin film. |
| ag eileabanach | teasing. |
| duine cuiradeach | a bright cheery person. |
| “Tha cumail ris aige” | he has stamina. |
| gorraisg | a silly woman. |
| leth-cheannach | a half-wit. |
| stobairneach | duine bragail. |
| flothagan | smut, little black pieces of coal. |
