| sabhal | Quotation: “Is lom ’s is fuar an sabhal a’ chreag.” Notes: “Bare and cold the barn is the rock.” Insecurity of fishing. |
| socharach | Quotation: Is miosa an t-socharach na mheàrla. Notes: The man who is easily led would be liable to give everything away. |
| speileabhais (?) | [speləvɑʃ] Quotation: “Dé a’ [speləvɑʃ] a th’ort?” “Na bith [speləvɑʃ] ris.” Nach ann annad a tha a’ [speləvɑʃ]. Notes: said to a person picking at his food, having very little appetite. |
| stèic | Quotation: na stèicean [ʃtʹʃɛ:çcəṉ] [?]. Notes: Two posts, curved near the bottom and almost coming together. One could be swung out to admit the head and horns of a Highland cow. The post was then restored to its upright position and a loop of rope, one end of which was attached to the top of the freed post, was slipped over it. Usually found on big farms. |
| uisge | Quotation: Cha rachadh e’n uisge na stiùireach do’n fhear a bh’againn roimhe. Notes: He was poor in comparison with the one we had last year. |
| ùmaire | [ũ:məðə] Notes: a dour person. |
| mach | Quotation: “Tha e cho glic mach o nach eil e a’ bruidhinn.” Notes: “He is so wise he almost talks.” Said of an animal. |
| bàrr-lig | [bɑ:rlʹıɡʹ] Quotation: a’ bhàrr-lig. Notes: slight ripple on water. |
| bàs | Quotation: bàs a’ chinn adhairt. Notes: death in bed. |
| beingidh | Quotation: a’ bheingidh. “Tha e ’na shuidhe air a’ bheingidh.” – when getting out of bed. Notes: the front board of a bed. |
| bodraigeadh | Quotation: Cha bhiodh ann ach bodraigeadh. Cha bhodraiginn. Notes: bother, bothering. |
| ceathramh | Quotation: na ceathrannan. Notes: 6 sections of wood in wheel with two spokes in each (the felloes?). |
| ciod | Quotation: ciod thuige? [ɡwt̪wɡʹə] Notes: why? |
| clàbhair | [klɛ:vəɾ] Quotation: Bha iad a’ clàbhair. Notes: they were gossiping. [NOTES: slipped under ‘clèabhair’.] |
| creag | Quotation: Is lom’s [sic] is fuar an sabhal [sɑvɑɫ] a’ chreag. Notes: “Bare and cold the barn is the rock.” Insecurity of fishing. |
| croga | [kɾɔ̃ɡə] Notes: jar. |
| cuimhneach | Quotation: Cho fad’s is cuimhneach leam. Notes: As far as I can remember. |
| cuir-bhiodag | [ku̜ɾvid̪ɑɡ] Quotation: Chaneil mi dol a mach tuilleadh ged a bhiodh cuir-bhiodag ann. Notes: weather – talking about taking the calves in from the cold wind and rain. |
| currachd | [ku̟rɑxk] Quotation: Is iomadh ceann théid an currachd mu’n tig an ath Nollaig. Notes: Many will pass away before next Christmas. [NOTES: slipped under ‘currac’.] |
| déidheadh | Quotation: a’ [dʹe:əɣ] “Chaneil i ach air [dʹe:əɣ].” Notes: shrink, as wood in a barrel or boat due to heat. |
