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'AvtÒ Sè TO (Tiyav òfiokoyovvTos Ì(ttl aov. — Eurip.
Qui tacet consentire videtur. — Lat. Law Maxim. Chi tace
acconsente. — Ital. Quien calla oioY^^à.— Span. Wer schweigt
Vjejalit. — Germ. Silence gives consent. — E^iij.
Is labhar na builg fhàs.
Noisy are the emfty hags.
Macintosh's translation is, ' Loud is the bouncing of the blown-
np bladder,' which is tree but felicitous. The bag, to make a
noise, must have been made of skin of some sort.
Is lag greim fear an neo-shùnnt.
Weak is the grasp of the downcast.
Is lag gualainu gun bhràthair, 'an am do na fir teaclid
'an làthair.
Weak is shoulder without brother,
When men are meeting one another.
Berr er hverr a baki, nema ser broSur eigi — Bare is one's hack,
unless he have a brother. — Iceland. (Saga of Burnt Njal.)
See 'Clanna nan Gàidheal,' and 'Is maol'.
Is làidir a theid, is anfhann a thig.
Strong they go, and weak return.
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred ! — Tennyson.
Is làidir ògiach deadh thighearna.
A good masters servant is .sfron//.
Al. Is math gille deadh tlii-litain.i.
Corn him weel, he'll work the Ik-Uit. — Scot.
Is làidir tathunn coin 's a shàth 'n a bhroinn.
A dog harks loud loith his helly full.
Is le duine an greim a shluigeao e, acli clia leis on
greim a chagnas e.
What one swallows is his oion, hit not ivhat he is
chewing.
This is going further even than the ' 'Twixt cup and lip' saying.
Is leam fhein an gleann, 's gach ni 'ta ann.
The glen is mine, and all that's in it.
These words have given its name to one of our favourite
pibrochs, certain to be heard at any Highland gathering. The
saying seems to be a curious parody on the well-known verse.
The earth Vjelongs unto the Lord,
And all that it contains.
Is leigli fear an ath-chneidh.
A man is surgeon for his second wound.
'AvtÒ Sè TO (Tiyav òfiokoyovvTos Ì(ttl aov. — Eurip.
Qui tacet consentire videtur. — Lat. Law Maxim. Chi tace
acconsente. — Ital. Quien calla oioY^^à.— Span. Wer schweigt
Vjejalit. — Germ. Silence gives consent. — E^iij.
Is labhar na builg fhàs.
Noisy are the emfty hags.
Macintosh's translation is, ' Loud is the bouncing of the blown-
np bladder,' which is tree but felicitous. The bag, to make a
noise, must have been made of skin of some sort.
Is lag greim fear an neo-shùnnt.
Weak is the grasp of the downcast.
Is lag gualainu gun bhràthair, 'an am do na fir teaclid
'an làthair.
Weak is shoulder without brother,
When men are meeting one another.
Berr er hverr a baki, nema ser broSur eigi — Bare is one's hack,
unless he have a brother. — Iceland. (Saga of Burnt Njal.)
See 'Clanna nan Gàidheal,' and 'Is maol'.
Is làidir a theid, is anfhann a thig.
Strong they go, and weak return.
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred ! — Tennyson.
Is làidir ògiach deadh thighearna.
A good masters servant is .sfron//.
Al. Is math gille deadh tlii-litain.i.
Corn him weel, he'll work the Ik-Uit. — Scot.
Is làidir tathunn coin 's a shàth 'n a bhroinn.
A dog harks loud loith his helly full.
Is le duine an greim a shluigeao e, acli clia leis on
greim a chagnas e.
What one swallows is his oion, hit not ivhat he is
chewing.
This is going further even than the ' 'Twixt cup and lip' saying.
Is leam fhein an gleann, 's gach ni 'ta ann.
The glen is mine, and all that's in it.
These words have given its name to one of our favourite
pibrochs, certain to be heard at any Highland gathering. The
saying seems to be a curious parody on the well-known verse.
The earth Vjelongs unto the Lord,
And all that it contains.
Is leigli fear an ath-chneidh.
A man is surgeon for his second wound.
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| Description | "... based on Macintoshs collection". Edited by Alexander Nicolson. Second edition, revised. |
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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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