Nadur an duine (Personality) |
ludaire | shoogily. [NOTES: corrected to ‘lùdaire’.] |
gliogach | splay-footed. |
ràbair | homely but also a bit untidy. |
teò chidheach [sic] | warm-hearted. |
sgeigeil | sarcastic. |
ròcach | rugged. [NOTES: corrected to ‘rocach’.] |
slinneineach | |
budhta | a fat woman. |
tomatach | well-built, stocky. [NOTES: corrected to ‘tomadach’.] |
Seorsaichean Duine |
sliomach | sly person. |
guineach | greedy. [NOTES: note added above ‘ui’ (in Mr O’Henley’s hand) – ea.] |
bumulair | fool. |
unid [?] | [NOTES: two question marks added.] |
adhartach | ambitious. |
làghail | knowing their rights, argumentative. [NOTES: corrected to ‘laghail’.] |
sgeigeire | gander (male goose). |
Good company / Bad company |
spòrsail | sporting. |
eirmseach | witty. |
geur | witty. |
laghach | kind. |
cruaidh | mean. |
fuar | cold-hearted. |
marbh | boring. |
solta | placid. |
blaudaire | speaks before thinking. [NOTES: corrected to ‘blabhdaire’.] |
[feannadh] | “Thug mi feannadh air.” – I gave him a tongue-lashing. |
[dall] | “Dhall mi air.” – in physical sense. |
Cheerful / Gloomy |
solta | patient. |
smachdail | self control. |
crabhanach | moaning, grumbling. [NOTES: note added above – cnàmhanach.] |
air bhioran | on tenterhooks. In anticipation. |
luasganach | restless. |
griseach | cold, chilled. [NOTES: corrected to ‘grìseach’.] |
prabach | |
gruamach | moody. |
greannach | surly. |
grobaire | someone who was not good at knitting. |
grogaire | a bad tradesman. |
rubh-radh | rough and ready. [NOTES: corrected to ‘rùbh-ràdh’.] |
puthaill ’sa peadhaill | puffing and panting. |
A good man / A bad man |
A successful man / A failure |
comasach | |
easgaidh | |
air a thuc fhein | own initiative. |
beothail | lively. |
aighearrach | |
maosgaideach | incompetent. |
rabach | untidy, dirty. |
A wise man / Foolish |
emaid | foolish woman. [NOTES: note added above – amaid.] |
goralaisg | foolish chatter. |
Bold / Timid |
adhach | forward. |
ladarna | forward. |
straiceil | bossy. [NOTES: corrected to ‘stràiceil’.] |
Proud / Humble |
proiseil | proud. [NOTES: corrected to ‘pròiseil’.] |
mór as fhein | |
bòstail | |
sgeigeil | sneering. |
iriosal | humble. |
Polite / Coarse |
cruinn | neat, tidy. |
sgiobalta | |
meata | finely built. |
duine suairc | handsome man. |
cursa | rough. |
mi mhodhail | badly-behaved. |
daimheil | warm-hearted. [NOTES: corrected to ‘dàimheil’.] |
Bad types |
buaireasach | troublemaker. |
biorag | [an acid-tongued woman.] |
rag | stubborn. |
buraidh | bully. [NOTES: corrected to ‘burraidh’.] |
Young / Old |
pocan | [tubby, cheeky boy.] |
[gnogadh] | Cha deach gnogadh air. – [he hasn’t grown an inch.] |
siogada sìdh seanarach | |
Agus faclan sam bith eile |