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drís
talamh an dris, smior a' talaimh. An Sean-dall Glic always knew good land from the bramles or briars that were growing on it (MMt). (the best of land). bramble
lot
cancer (inward)
tuar
a' tuar aicíde, causing or generating disease (such as a rubbish dump) causing
cáilidheacht
(chuile shórt) a' rith le na cháilidheacht héin, everything in nature follows its own instinct (Sb); rinne mé é do réir mo cháilidheacht, mar facthas dom go mba chóir a dhéanamh; 'tá cáilidheacht trom ort' adéarfaí le duine a bheith a' tuitim i n-a cholladh lá fliuch (TmB). character, nature
páinéid
tá an phláinéid athruí, (our) climate has changed, we now get a different kind of weather climate
clabhtaí
clouds
coinic
current (in sea).
gábhadh
níl gábh ar bith nach dtigeann duine as, there is no battle but somebody comes safe out of it (Sb); defect (of character); : ach bhí gábh ann - bheith a' caint oram-sa agus ort-sa; bhí sin go ghábh ionn, there was that fault in him, that little flaw in his character, to be talking about me and you (ML). danger, battle
aidhbheirseoir
devil
col sgartha
divorce
deascadh
dregs, lees
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ach d'fhadaigh
but (it) was set
gan bun ná barr lena ghnoithe
without any sense to his business
ar chaoí éicint, agus ..
in some way, and...