Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
D.R. Morrison ( D.R. Moireasdan )
Age
[?]
Location
Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Date
[?]
Notes
  • [NOTES: the original title of the list is “Faclan Gàidhlig le mìneachadh ’na cois”.]
ciorasailgiggling.
bloaigeadhblowing.
sgòrnanaichgulping.
miar (noun)a notch in wood.
miarag (n)a wee notch (dim.).
bàrr-mara (n)wave top.
gionach (adj)eager.
gealadh (v)whitening.
uitean (n)whitening chalk material (Harris). From the English word ‘white’, probably.
gealachadhwhitening, perhaps of the form ‘dealachadh’, originating likewise.
locairean (n)lockers (in a boat, etc.).
raoghachdailin the act of making hoarse sound.
riachdail[See raoghachdail.]
luidealachdshabbiness.
rùidealachdbruttishness.
roiseannose. Na faiceam do roisean a nochdadh a stigh air an t-dorus. [Cf. rùisean.]
rùisean[See roisean.] But here ‘gnùis’ may be the etymological embryo while the former word (written above) as above could be from ‘do shròin sa’.
salbhasdadhsalvaging. (Invented? I heard it once or twice. ‘Salbhasdadh’ – you may have…?)
seannsalhurt.
seinnseal[See seannsal.]
lamaisteachadhbeing weather, influenced not weather-beaten or being under the weather but being out in bad weather, soaked and fighting against the wind and rain, perhaps you could say in a sense weather-beaten. Weather-beaten ‘dreach nan sion’, a mariner or a sea-farer is always referred to as when having very fresh complexion as being weather-beaten.
caoirneanaichsmall patches of herring playing. Bha caoirneanaich bheaga ann dhe.
donachdI am not quite certain if this is a swear word, it’s still in use as: an donachd càil a gheibh e bhuam-sa, unless it’s a corruption of ‘donas’, or dressing the word ‘donas’.
curgagadhtwo in an engagement to bond in romantic matters, towards marriage, etc.
cuirgigeadh[See curgagadh.]
rùpsale, sell-out; selling goods cheaper as termed ’g a rùp (Harris). It’s still in use, ‘sell out’ is the exact meaning of the word.
poca-na-busraicheana spell by a witch through a bag connected with witchcraft.
sgeimheadhabrupt.
sgeimheaghabrupt female.
sgabaisteadhscattering.
gruamalsurly. Tha an aon ghruamal air.
marbhalachddeadness.
sgraingeal (n)a surly looking character.
malcadhhandled often which shows as on herring; drabed [sic], etc. Sgadan air a mhalcadh.
maide-chasfeet spar.
mabladhmessed by handling often, fish being continually or often handled shows this effect, also being trawled and the net’s causing it to be recognised as trawl fish.

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