Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Margaret MacLeod
Age
about 70
Location
Harris, Rodel
“Dean air gorm!”‘dean as’.
ruadhswelling (?), also seen in cow’s udder.
mathair ghuirepuss in the centre of a ‘guiran’.
an deudadhtoothache; 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 caorachcataract; 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 aileaghiccup.
niosgaidboil.
fualigeanboil.
teannachadhconstipation.
tiormachdconstipation, for animals; cured by mixture of rhubarb and treacle.
an greim mòrappendicitis.
an ruithdiarrhoea.
spùddiarrhoea on animals.
losgadh brathadindigestion.
aotromanbladder.
an tinneas buidhejaundice.
sgiuchadh ’s an adhbranntwisted ankle.
leum dramaslipped disc.
mòineachanspotted orchid.
lus nan sùleyebright.
a’ sprogaigeadhmaking yourself up.
frogailsmart, tidy.
spadeir[sic] smart, tidy.
siomanpiece of string slung under the mantelpiece to hang clothes to dry off.

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