Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Mr and Mrs J. MacKay
Location
South Uist, South Glendale
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
Notes
  • [NOTES: some notes added (most probably by K. D. MacDonald?). See below for details.]
cuir is dlùthwarp and weft.
inneadh (ch?)leftovers of wool.
fuigheaganthreads which were left over at the end of a bit of cloth.
séiclethe flyer on a spinning wheel.
peartaafter carding this word could be applied to an amount of wool that had been carded. [NOTES: corrected to ‘peàrta’.]
crois iarnaa wooden plank with legs. Had a pin in the middle of this plank, round which wool was wrapped until you had a hank of wool.
cairt lochatubers on the bottom of a loch. The root of this was used for black dye.
liaghratwo bits of wood crossed together in the centre. There is a pin in the centre and on the ends of each bit of wood. The wool was wrapped round this until you had a hank. Unlike the ‘crois iarna’ [q.v.] this did not have legs.
rusg nan uinneananonion peel, boiled with salt and used as a yellow dye. [NOTES: ‘rusg’ corrected to ‘rùsg’.]
cradhadh am beul na duilleiga pain / palpitation in the chest. The ‘duilleag’ was a certain part of the chest which the informant cannot specify. The pain was similar to indigestion but was more acute.
greim mórappendicitis.
galair an domalaisgall stones.
lòinidhrheumatism / sciatica. Cured by seal’s oil which was either rubbed in or drunk.
greim maothainrupture.
sgeith feitha ruptured muscle, especially in the form of a lump on the back of a hand. Also applied as the term for varicose veins. [NOTES: ‘feith’ corrected to ‘fèith’.]
sgònnana bit of wood on a dibble, on which pressure was applied when making a hole for the potato seed.
lothadhrotted.
[each]“Brollach an eich is màs na làir.” – a term used when buying horses. Whereas the strength of the male was the important criteria, the width of a mare’s shoulders was equally important.
an cruadhachthe term applied to the seeds once they had dried.
gealabhanthe fire in a kiln.
camhraicha form of gruel made from small oats.
sgioladhchaffing.
geilceinnan unsuitable, lumpy addition. For example this would be applied to a badly made mould board (bòrd-ùireach). [NOTES: corrected to ‘geilcein’.]
ceannreef.
marcadh sìnespindthrift [sic] [spindrift?].
lianadhswamp.
cròdanthe gurnet.
gilleacha fionndrainnperiwinkle.

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