An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language/Supplementary words
SUPPLEMENTARY WORDS NOT GIVEN IN THE BODY OF THE DICTIONARY.
I. From the Sutherland Dialect
(Per Rev. Adam Gunn).
bòrc, thatch, afterwards manure.
ceàldair, slow-moving fellow; from the "r"-like instrument used for making hanks of yarn.
cionlas, "confound you," = string for tying fingers of dead.
dàm, mud, gutter.
dusd, dead body.
failmisg, bold, stormy day; "teamhair fhailmisg," "stormy weather."
faoirisgeadh, sprinkling.
fir-iasg; muinntir an fhìr éisg, salmon fishers. See fìreun (Ed.).
garra-gartan, corncrake.
giorrasach, hare.
goireag, cole.
lampan, curdled milk. See lamban (Ed.).
leumachan, frog.
meanmainn, itch on point of nose prognosticating news.
meireachadh, starving with cold. See meilich (Ed.).
mìlis, white button; cf. Sc. smylies.
mùrd-mhàrd, mumbling.
rangan, putting off time unnecessarily.
smàgach, toad. See màgan (Ed.).
snéip, turnip. See nèip (Ed.).
stiùcan; "is fhiach e stiùcan dheth," twelve times better.
t'ig, why?
tighinn-toghainn, vacillating.
II. From the Perthshire Dialect
(Per Rev. C. M. Robertson).
aoghaist, fishing tackle (line and hook), ad-gaoisd?
bata: gu bata, to abundance. Cf. M'A. buta, surplus.
beò, air: "tha am beò fàs fuar," "the air is getting colder"; "beo-ghaoithe," "breath of wind."
bleithteach, kind of gruel.
brabhd, anything bulky (especially a person).
braodag, a tantrum, huff.
buidean(-reotaidh), icicle, bod?
bulbhag (chloiche), a boulder.
bùta, young bird. See put (Ed.).
ceabhgach = ciagach, q.v.
ciad, opinion, impression; cf. ceudfath.
clòimhneag, flake of snow; cloimh+boinne?
clionach, partition.
cnèadag, fir cone.
cramhuinn, a large (hearth) fire.
curraidh, sitting on hunkers. Sc. v. curr, "On his coorie-hunkers," said of sliding on ice in a crouching position (Ed.).
deanaich, at work.
diaghaltach, fond of.
draichd, stallion (Arms.), drudge.
drug, illness: unnamed illness; cf. dreag.
dubh - reabha (-reabhgan), a mole; cf. Arm.'s dubh-reotha, Shaw's uir-reothadh = dubh-threabhadh.
faghairt, ask = farraid.
frioghlaisg, shred of skin rising at nails.
fucadh, pushing heavily.
fùrlaich, revolt against. "Dh' fhurlaich mi ris"= abhor.
futhair, the dog days. See futhar (Ed.).
geabhag, a twist.
giolc = sgiolc.
iomaltas, hesitation.
lad, loud talk.
leatach, remote.
leiceid, a slap.
liab, a rag, tatter. See leòb (Ed.).
lomh, a diet = longadh.
lùig, desire, long.
luis, outrush of water.
luthasaich, allow. See ludhaig (Ed.).
maoidheanach, friendly.
moislich, stir (out of sleep).
mùganach, thick and damp.
murthail, grumbling; murlaich.
niannradh (clach), grinding (stone); (nn elided).
niarraidh, middling (as to health, when asked).
prio-taoil (accent on last syll.), clatter, heavy noise of falling things.
pròis, beseech, pray, urge.
ràidh (air), scolding, threatening.
raigealtach, rascal, rollicking fellow.
ràmh, pl. ramhchan, a root (of tree).
reamalair = ramhlair.
riasgach, blustering (of weather).
riodach, kind.
ruaig, shower of rain.
saich, sick (Arms, soithich, s. "ill"), saoich. Cf. maith no saith.
samht, a thud.
seanagair, a sagacious one. See seanagar (Ed.).
sgeilceil, crackling (of wood).
sgiorlaich, crush (anything soft and juicy).
sgiut = sgiot.
sglogaid = sglongaid.
siach, avoid.
siochadh, peace.
sic (air), attempt upon.
sladaig (air), working hard at.
smaiteard, youth, "young spark."
snaoic, chunk (of food).
spacadh, wrestling.
suigeartach, merry.
toman - eallaidh, spider. See damhan-allaidh (Ed.).