| pointeáiltí |
exact, tight in money matters, (even) mean |
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| seisc |
bearach sheisc, heifer not in calf (MMt); seisc-capall, a dry mare (Sb). dry |
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| grabhar |
droch-mhóin (éadrom, geal), often with heather growing from the sod; it goes in dust |
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| brocach |
tá d'éadan bróch brocach salach dirty, filthy |
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| codramanta |
c. le bainne, "clotty" with milk, not hygienic (ML); bróch salach, codramant' (Sb). dirty, "clotty" |
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| deabhal |
in the alliterative doublet deabhal ná deamhan / diún/ devil |
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| séan |
(it was in the prophecy) go séanfá do bhó héin ar do dhoras héin, that you would deny your own cow at your own door (people may do this to qualify for state assistance) deny |
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| 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 |
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