folca | a Sabbath gown, colourful and frilly. |
stal | a strapping on the head to relieve earache. |
crioman | cotton shirt, grey with red or navy stripes. No collar. Thought to be connected with Crimean War. |
bainne lòm [?] | used to cure loss of feeling in body. Not sure what this constituted. Will check? |
tutadean [?] | used to describe people who wore a lot of clothes. |
giteag | a slap. |
leideag | a slap. |
deoch bhàn | oatmeal drink to quench thirst. |
stiureag [sic] | sore, sprained wrist. |
eideag | sore, sprained wrist. |
glacan cleibheadh | stitch in side. |
uisge beatha an t-suathaidh | methylated spirits. |
ùrdan | new born child. |
miaradan | someone with no appetite. |
mileineag | someone with no appetite. |
barach | used to describe temperamental person. |
scud a cur nan seòl | bad weather followed by flat calm conditions. |
ceann snamadh | tree like cloud formation, indicating bad weather to follow. |
fìreag (-an) | stones used to keep thatch in place. |
buadhana | strapping fellow. |
stolaideireachd | in old thatch houses used to describe action of woman who would empty a basin on lawn etc. in front of house. |
soideanach | a good, honest (?) man. |
coradh | first peat taken out of peat bog. |
arlas | bargaining for herring ladies. Again will check to see what this constituted. |
dubhcholl | to describe severe loss of cattle stock. |
stìbhair | large dram. |
crannag | a party at Halloween. |
leanabh focalach [?] | used of a child who would not sit still. |
cùlum | dust at bottom of bucket, i.e. of peats. |
cneamh a ròsan | bone in lower back. |
caolan breote | appendicitis. |
cadal cearnach | cat nap. |
allar [?] | wine token when someone dies. |
urdean | wine token at birth. |
iolach sheasg | cutting peat deliberately short. |
geilbeannan | bethers [?]. |
sleachaireachd | loafing about; ‘sleach ... mun taigh’. |