Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Portree High School
Location
Skye, Portree
Date
02/1968
lagaisNotes: dung-heap.
leacNotes: hearth.
lobhtaNotes: flooring.
lobhtaNotes: loft.
lòsanNotes: window-pane.
lùdagan (pl.)Notes: hinges.
mòdNotes: smoke-vent.
rampaireanNotes: bars of grate.
sitigNotes: outside.
sitigNotes: dung-heap.
trannsaNotes: lobby, passage.
innearNotes: dung.
iodhlannNotes: stackyard.
preasaNotes: cupboard.
pulpNotes: (an t-àite-teine) damper.
seidhseNotes: bench. (Harris)
seidhseachNotes: bench. (Skye)
siamanNotes: rope.
simleir-crochaidhNotes: smoke-vent.
slabhraidhNotes: chain.
snaidheagNotes: latch.
sparran (pl.)Notes: rafters.
spliuagNotes: a stone wedge. (Scarp, Harris)
stàbullNotes: stable.
starsachNotes: ground in front of the house.
stiallNotes: tethering place of cow in byre.
stòlNotes: stool.
stuaidhNotes: gable end.
sunnagNotes: barrel chair.
sàsagNotes: barrel chair.
tasgadhQuotation: a’ tasgadh an teine. Notes: covering the fire over and leaving it to burn for the night.
teadhairNotes: tether.
tobhtaNotes: stone walls.
udlanNotes: swivel. (See udalan)
ùrlar-dubhNotes: earthen-floor.
ursainNotes: door-post.
acaireNotes: weight (mullach tigh-dubh). [NOTES: slipped under ‘acair’.]
amarNotes: dipping-trough. (N. Harris)
àmhaNotes: barn. (Uist)
aolNotes: lime.
àrd-dorusNotes: lintel stone.
balla-tarsuinnNotes: partition.
bannan (pl.)Notes: hinges.
beingeNotes: bench.
bocsa-bogaidhNotes: dipping-trough.
bòrd na h-uinneigeNotes: window-sill.
bothag-chearcNotes: hen-house.
busan (pl.)Notes: sides of fire.
cabhsairNotes: ground in front of the house.
cartadhQuotation: a’ carthadh [sic] na bàthcha. Notes: cleansing out the byre.
ceangalNotes: beam.
ceannNotes: gable end.
ceannNotes: roof.
ciortalachadhQuotation: a’ ciortalachadh. Notes: covering the fire over, and leaving it to burn for the night.
ciopanNotes: peg, stick.
ciste-mhineNotes: meal-chest.
claisNotes: a drain.
clòsaidNotes: closet. (tigh-dubh)
còmhlaNotes: door.
criopagNotes: hen-house. (Harris)
cròNotes: pen.
cruaidhNotes: weight (mullach tigh dubh).
cùilNotes: box-room.
cùileNotes: a stall.
dàrnagNotes: knob.
deathachNotes: smoke.
dorus-beagNotes: inner door.
dorus-mórNotes: front door.
dreasairNotes: dresser.
eadar-an-dà-dhorusNotes: lobby (tigh-dubh).
fail-mhucNotes: pig-sty.
faingNotes: a fank.
feadanNotes: ventilation hole.
fodarNotes: fodder.
frasachNotes: manger.
furmNotes: stool.
giùrnlairNotes: meal-chest.
gocQuotation: goc(hd). Notes: water-tap.

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