mearal | Notes: “sàl is uisge ’n ceann a chéile”. Applecross: “Cho saillt ris a’ mheireal”. |
stragaidh (n.) | Notes: used of the catch of fish in a net. |
sùireadh | Notes: favourable current in towards shore, against main current. (< sùgh + ruith?) |
abartach | Quotation: duine abartach. Notes: Duine nach b’urrainn rud a chumail aige fhéin. |
cuaireadh | Quotation: Cuaireadh ort! Notes: mild malediction. |
diridh-oichinn | Quotation: Dé ’n diridh-oichinn a th’ort? Notes: used of person running about from one thing to another. |
Rev. Norman MacSween, Kinloch, Lewis (Scalpay), 1979 |
cnothag | Quotation: An ròs a’ tighinn ás a’ chnothaig. Notes: a bud. |