Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
J. Gillies
Location
Raasay
Date
07/1970
leumadair-uaineNotes: grasshopper.
liadhQuotation: liadh a’ raimh. Notes: blade of the oar.
mac-lamhaichNotes: monkfish.
màthair-an-duilisgNotes: carrageen.
molNotes: shingle.
muc-mharadh[mũ̜xkvɑɾəɣ] Notes: whale.
peileagNotes: porpoise.
puntach[pũ̜n̪t̪ɑx] Notes: stocky, rounded. (Used of a bird’s head in this instance – ceann puntach.)
sgara-boill[sɡɑɾɑbɤilʹ] Notes: cormorant with white diamond-shaped markings under the wings. [NOTES: slipped under ‘sgarbh-boill’.]
sgothNotes: larger type of boat, e.g. over 18' long.
sguiteQuotation: a’ sguite dheiridh. Notes: seat in the very stern of a boat.
stadhran[st̪ɤɾɛ̃ṉ] Notes: stepping stones.
taomair[ṯw̃mɑɾ] Notes: Gael. for “timber” i.e. the timbers of a boat, usually in pl.
toirisgeir[t̪ɤɾiʃɡʹəɾ] Notes: peat-cutting iron.
tuim[t̪[ɤ̃ĩ]m] Notes: water collecting in a boat.
urlar[sic] [[ɤu̜]ɫɑɾ] Quotation: ùrlar a’ bhata.
ailm[ɤlɤm] Notes: tiller.
bac[bɑxk] Notes: strip of wood fixed on gunwhale under the oar.
baraNotes: a sort of nest for a boat on the shore.
boghaNotes: reef submerged at high tide.
boghaQuotation: bogha a’ chléibh. Notes:
bragadair[bɾɑɡəd̪ɑɾ] Notes: tangle.
breabadair-ladhrachNotes: daddy-long-legs. (Applecross)
bùide[bu̟:dʹə] Notes: puffin. (Usually buthaid.)
calltachQuotation: beothaichean calltach. Notes: destructive. [NOTES: slipped under ‘calldach’.]
ceanna-chnagQuotation: bracket at end of seat in a boat.
cearbanNotes: basking shark.
ciocha-nan-creagNotes: sea anemone.
clàragNotes: square stern in a boat.
cnagNotes: thole-pin.
coile-bianan[kɤləbĩɤ̃ṉɑṉ] Notes: phosphorescence.
colgadan-na-lampaNotes: daddy-long-legs.
connsaich[kũ̜:siç] Notes: argue.
corra-chòsagNotes: slater.
crasgag-thràghadNotes: starfish.
crotNotes: piece of wood put on oar to prevent chafing.
dialtagNotes: bat.
drabhan-eallaich (sic)[d̪ɾɑvɑṉjɑɫiç] Notes: spider.
druid-dhubhNotes: starling.
eatharNotes: boat up to 18' in length.
faobhag[fɤ:vɑɡ] Notes: a squid.
fàsagNotes: bung.
feòlagan[fjɔ:ɫəɡɑ̃ṉ] Notes: shrew. (Applecross)
feòrnanNotes: shrew.
gealladhNotes: blight.
geòlaNotes: boat up to 12' in length.
gocanQuotation: gocan na cubhaig.

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