“Dean air gorm!” | ‘dean as’. |
ruadh | swelling (?), also seen in cow’s udder. |
mathair ghuire | puss in the centre of a ‘guiran’. |
an deudadh | toothache; healed by putting hot salt onto cheek, also by putting a piece of tobacco onto tooth. |
teine dè | (unsure), something pertaining to the mouth. |
doille nan caorach | cataract; applied ground glass to remove it. |
[fual] | bronchitis – fual (poultice) of chewed oatmeal, sugar and soap, also application of bread and hot water, and also peat. |
an aileag | hiccup. |
niosgaid | boil. |
fualigean | boil. |
teannachadh | constipation. |
tiormachd | constipation, for animals; cured by mixture of rhubarb and treacle. |
an greim mòr | appendicitis. |
an ruith | diarrhoea. |
spùd | diarrhoea on animals. |
losgadh brathad | indigestion. |
aotroman | bladder. |
an tinneas buidhe | jaundice. |
sgiuchadh ’s an adhbrann | twisted ankle. |
leum drama | slipped disc. |
mòineachan | spotted orchid. |
lus nan sùl | eyebright. |
a’ sprogaigeadh | making yourself up. |
frogail | smart, tidy. |
spadeir | [sic] smart, tidy. |
sioman | piece of string slung under the mantelpiece to hang clothes to dry off. |