Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Donald MacDonald
Location
South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
Notes
  • [NOTES: some notes added (most probably by K. D. MacDonald?). See below for details.]
Tha e ri choileanadhstill to be confirmed, decided.
tuilpeadh a staighto nip in for a short while. [NOTES: note added above ‘ui’ in ‘tuilpeadh’ – ‘iu’.]
cabastaira special rein for horses that were difficult to control. Had two bits of wood, one on each side of the horses’s face, which could be tightened so as to hurt and thereby control the horse.
nuarrandaused for a windy, rainy day.
goireadhasachused for a windy, rainy day.
Cho fiachaill ri anam an fhuathaireas precious as a giant’s soul. [NOTES: ‘fiachaill’ corrected to ‘fiachail’.]
snathad camaraiga needle used for silky or expensive clothing. [NOTES: ‘snathad’ corrected to ‘snàthad’.]
phrìne banaltrumsafety pin for nappies. [NOTES: note added above ‘phrìne’ – frìne.]
beul gun fhéima mouth without a seam. Applied to someone who talked too much.
[treabhadh]“Bhiodh an t-àm aca stad a’ threabhadh an uair a chìtheadh iad a’ barr buidhe air an t-sealasdair.”
feur air ghréitheadhhay that was well dried, and thereby easy to work with.
[treabh]“Cha threabh gach bliadhna dha chéile.” – in other words the crop will not be of the same quality every year.
stòras an t-saoghailenough worldly goods.
[gaoth]“Rud a thig leis a’ ghaoith, falbhaidh e leis an uisge.” Something which you gain by sheer luck is likely to be taken away from you just as quickly as you found it.
crann spealthe wooden part of a scythe. Specifically just below the handles and extending to the blade.
làmh bheagthe handle which is on the outside of a scythe.
an tanagormhunger. [NOTES: note added above ‘tanagorm’ – t-anacothrom.]
a’ bhraointhe wife. [NOTES: note added – (from mhnaoi?).]

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