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Fuaim mor air bheagan leòin.
Great noise and little hurt.
This might apply to platoons of musketry, before arms of pre-
cision were known.
Fuatli giullain, a chiad leannan.
A hoy's hate, Ids first love.
Fuighleach an tàiUeir shàthaicli, làn spàine 'chabh-
ruich.
The leavings of the full tailor, a, spoonful of sowens.
Al. Fuighleach tàiUeii', dà bhuntàta — A tailor's leavings, two
potatoes.
Fuil bhàiL, 'us craieionn slàn.
White blood, and ivhole skin.
Said to children who fancy they have been hui't.
Fuilingidh gacli beathach a blii gu math acli mac an
duine.
Every creature hut the son of man can hear well-being.
Fuine bean a' mhuilleir, làidir, tiugh.
The miller's luife's kneading, strong and thick.
Fuirich thus' 'an sin gus an tig feum ort, mar a thuirt
am fear a thiodhlaic a bhean.
Stay you there till you are wanted, as the man said
who buried his loife.
Furain an t-aoidh a thig, greas an t-aoidh 'tha 'falbh.
Welcome the coming, speed the parting gvest.
Foster the guest that stays, further him that maun gang. — Scot.
Fuaim mor air bheagan leòin.
Great noise and little hurt.
This might apply to platoons of musketry, before arms of pre-
cision were known.
Fuatli giullain, a chiad leannan.
A hoy's hate, Ids first love.
Fuighleach an tàiUeir shàthaicli, làn spàine 'chabh-
ruich.
The leavings of the full tailor, a, spoonful of sowens.
Al. Fuighleach tàiUeii', dà bhuntàta — A tailor's leavings, two
potatoes.
Fuil bhàiL, 'us craieionn slàn.
White blood, and ivhole skin.
Said to children who fancy they have been hui't.
Fuilingidh gacli beathach a blii gu math acli mac an
duine.
Every creature hut the son of man can hear well-being.
Fuine bean a' mhuilleir, làidir, tiugh.
The miller's luife's kneading, strong and thick.
Fuirich thus' 'an sin gus an tig feum ort, mar a thuirt
am fear a thiodhlaic a bhean.
Stay you there till you are wanted, as the man said
who buried his loife.
Furain an t-aoidh a thig, greas an t-aoidh 'tha 'falbh.
Welcome the coming, speed the parting gvest.
Foster the guest that stays, further him that maun gang. — Scot.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases > (227) |
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| Description | "... based on Macintoshs collection". Edited by Alexander Nicolson. Second edition, revised. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.161 |
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| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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