Dictionary Entries
oirnis
apparatus for weaving, all the gear connected with the loom
paráiste
applied also to a dispensary district to which a doctor is appointed
toirt gan tairbhe
applied to a person getting in one's way; such a person is said to be an-amscaí
bacóg
bacóg mhónadh ar leathláimh, brosna eidir a' dá láimh (TmB); thug sé leath na cruaiche leis g'ea(n)-bhacóg amháin. armful of turf
giorra anála
asthma; dock seed is boiled as a relief for it
cuais
at seashore, hole wherein crab is found
sáilín ar éanachaí géadh
gearrfa muid a' sáilín gon ghé, we'll cut off the 'sáilín', for identification purposes back-toe on goslings
giúraí
ar adhmad fhásas na giúraí; an chéad chót' - caonach, an dara cót' - giúraí, an tríhú cót' - má sheasann a' t-adhmad barnacles (on timber)
gabháil
má mbeitheá a' goil go bhata ar a' ngaoith ní thóigfeá é, if you were to beat the wind with a stick (do your very utmost), you would not be able to lift it beating
tionnscain
cé thionnscain é, who started it (fight)? (TmB); is tú a thionnscail a' troid (EOCn); v.n. a' tionnscaint. begin, start
crios
belt (on sheaf of corn), but a soldier's belt is beilt.
snaidhm buaic
binding of face of corpse
caindéal
bottom of barrel (stanna)
docsa
bhuail sé le docsa mé, he struck me a box on the ear box
pin! pin!
call for turkeys (to food, etc.)