Word-list (‘Cruinneachadh de dh’fhaclan’) |
cleitric | (also) a fair attempt, a fair workable motion, strong endeavour. |
cialag | (also) wee darling. |
dòs | dose. |
dos | tuft. |
dosan | small tuft, dosen (hair). |
locaidh | dosen (hair). |
Mileag | Murial, personal, female name. |
mileag | (also) a brand of tinned dried milk. (Scalpay) |
ruith | run; ruith-na-mara. |
rachdaid | clout. |
ragaid | racket, rumpus. |
plàig | plague. |
plàidh | a rough, unruly, female. |
pochdair | poker. (colloq. Scalpay) |
pois | palatial (posh). |
flodraigeadh | slow boiling, or being brought to simmer, as in the case of water, liquid. |
plodraigeadh | [See flodraigeadh.] |
sgipearsaich | skipping; le sgipearsaich th’aithris air. |
aran-corca | oat-cakes. |
cràbadh | crinkling. |
easgann-dhubh | black conger of a dark colour until its return to deep water, etc, etc. |
easgann-chaol-dhubh | jelly eel. |
easgann-gheal | when the conger comes to the almost wholly white. |