Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Sandy MacKinnon
Origin
Elgol
Location
Skye, Portree
Date
07/1970
Notes
  • [NOTES: in IPA transcriptions, the fieldworker uses [w] for [ɯ].]
mìrQuotation: mìr arbhair, mìr fheòir. Notes: a quantity inside the barn.
seiseach[ʃ[ɤı]ʃɑx] Notes: wooden seat.
smotachNotes: nasal in speech.
beinge[b[ɤı]nʹhə] Notes: wooden seat.
brìgQuotation: brìg bhuntàta, brìg mhòineadh. Notes: a neatly stacked quantity. Potatoes would usually be inside the barn.
croisleanNotes: a cross-piece of wood.
crom-riabhach[ɡɾɤmriɤɤx] Notes: bird, may be a snipe. Has a long beak.
cuinneagNotes: a small wooden tub-like vessel.
giurnalair[ɡʹw:ʴnʹəlɑɾ] Quotation: giurnalair mineadh. Notes: a barrel for holding meal and flour, sometimes with a partition down the middle. [NOTES: the turned r used for the symbol which is unclear in the original.]

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