1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
caoraich | sheep. |
uan | lamb. Uan boireann – female [lamb]. Uan firionn – male [lamb]. |
oisg | a yearling sheep (male or female). |
caora-uain | a breeding sheep or ewe. |
bliadhnach | yearling. |
do bhliadhnach | two year old. |
croga | an aged ewe. |
mult | a wedder. |
reithe | a ram. |
ciora | a pet lamb or sheep. |
caora-sheasg | a sheep without a lamb. |
dionag | one-year old sheep with lamb. |
2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
uan reithe | |
bliadhnach reithe | |
do bhliadhnach etc. | |
3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
oisg muilt | |
bliadhnach muilt | |
4. Sheep’s appearance |
caora bhreac-cheannach | spots over the body. |
caora tarran | spots over the body. [NOTES: is ‘tarran’ a pronunciation spelling? Tarr-fhionn?] |
caora bhan-cheannach | |
caora dhubh-cheannach | |
caora dhubh | |
caora-gheal or caora bhàn | |
caora Ghàidhealach | coarse wooled sheep. |
caora le lomradh throm | |
caora sgrogach | sheep with stunted horns. |
caora adharcach mhor | |
caora mhaol | |
caora reamhar | |
5. Miscellaneous |
uan pheta | pet lamb. |
uan càraid | twin lamb. |
caora-bhainne | milk ewe. |
caora le càraid uain | sheep with twins. |
caora-uain | a breeding sheep. |
ciora | pet ewe hogg or sheep. |
caora air seacharan | a sheep that has strayed. |
rige | ram only partly castrated. |
reithein | a small ram. |
6. Feeding and grazing |
biathadh agus ionaltradh | feeding and grazing. |
biathadh a stigh | hand feeding. |
amar | vessel used for feeding. |
clàr | vessel used for feeding. |
cuinneag | vessel used for feeding. |
boitean connlach | corn etc. given at feeding time. |
sùgan | a straw rope, means of tying hay, corn etc. |
a toirt deoch dhaibh a amar na miodar | watering. |
ionaltradh | grazing of sheep. |
cuir air feur | grazing of sheep. |
leasar | regular beat of sheep on the moor. |
7. Handling of sheep |
cibeireachd | handling of sheep. |
saodaich | driving them to their grazings. |
cuir a mach | driving them to their grazings. |
trusadh | taking them home. |
fangaich | enclosing them in a fank. |
treud | flock. |
bad | flock. |
Cuir air falbh iad | ‘Send them away’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
Thig gu mo shail | ‘Come to my heel’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
Cuir a mach iad | ‘Put them out’ (command [given to a sheep-dog]). |
fangaich | fanking. |
[fang] | Fang lomadh nan caoraich sheasg – [shearing fank for] the yeld ewes. Fang lomadh nan caoraich uain – [shearing fank for] the breeding ewes. Fang bogaidh nan caorach – dipping [fank]. Fang na Lunasdail na fang togail nan uan. |
balla nam faing, an geata | parts of a fank. |
amar a bhogaidh | [dipping trough.] |
a bogadh nan caorach | [dipping.] |
a comharreachadh nan uan | [marking.] |
a spoth nan uan | [castrating.] |
a gearradh nan uan | [castrating.] |
a spannadh nan uan | weaning. |
ciridh | call addressed to a lamb or sheep. |
[note] | [NOTES: the definitions in square brackets copied from the list provided in the questionnaire as it is clear that the informant was following it, even the order is the same.] |
8. Apparatus |
uidheam | apparatus. |
acainn | apparatus. |
glas | lock. |
crann | bolt. |
claidhean | a door bolt. |
dealan-doruis | bar of a door. |
teathar | tether. |
taod | tether. |
cipein | a peg or pin for tying a tether. |
udalan | a swivel. |
ceangal | a band for tying the legs. |
geimhealan | fetters. |
9. Diseases |
galairean | diseases. |
foinneamhan | [warts?] [NOTES: this term appears in the same line as ‘galairean’ and is not followed by a definition but it seems that it should be translated as ‘warts’ because that’s the first English term in the questionnaire.] |
seid | swellings. |
àt | swellings. |
iongrachadh | swellings. |
cnap | swellings. |
fearsanan | worms in the skin. |
shenladan | worms in the skin. |
mial-chaorach | ticks found in wool. |
doille | blindness. |
ladhair | swelling. |
iongar | puss. |
an cridhe | heart. |
an gruthan | liver. |
am pluc | liver fluke. |
sprog | liver fluke. |
“braxy” | disease of the lungs. |
tuainealaich | staggers. |
stuird | a disease in sheep. |
10. Parts of the body |
an ceann agus am muinneil | the head and neck. |
rusg, craiceann, seiche | hair, hide. |
slinneanan | shoulders. |
uchd | breast. |
casan toiseich | [sic] forelegs. |
an cnamh droma | backbone |
smior a cnaimh droma | spinal cord. |
an ceathramh deireadh | hindquarters. |
alt na sleisne | hips. |
bun an earbuill | rump. |
earball | tail. |
ùgh | udder. |
ballan | udder. |
feith | muscle. |
feith-lùghaidh | tendon. |
ceanglachan | ligament. |
maoth-chnaimh | cartilage. |
cridhe | heart. |
cuisle | artery. |
cuisle | vein. |
fuil | blood. |
sgamhan | lungs. |
steic-braghad | windpipe. |
braigh-an-scornain | larynx. |
grùthan | liver. |
dubhagan | kidneys. |
an dubh liath | pancreas. |
colag a chait | pancreas. |
domhlas | the gall. |
faireag | gland. |
sgornan | gullet. |
slugan | gullet. |
maodal | stomach. |
caolan | intestine. |
geir | fat. |
11. Lambing |
Tha a chaora air son an reithe | |
Chaidh i air reithlachd | |
12. Miscellaneous |
am feaman | short tail after docking. |
dosan | small tuft of hair under chin. |
toipean | small tuft of hair under chin. |
caora chlaimheach | scabby sheep. |
cutach | docked or short tail. |