Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases

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6. Fear falamli 's è gun ni, suidh' è fada sios o chach;
air mhead a bheus g'a 'm b'i na chorp, is iomad
lochd a gheiblier dha. (r)
7. Fear an ime mhoir, is è is binne gloir.
8. Faodaidh duine chuid ithe gun a chluasan a sha-
lachadh.
9. Farraididh na h-uile fear co rinn e, ach cha'n
fharraid iad cia fad a bha iad ris.
10. Fhuair è car troimh an deatliaich. {s)
11. Fad o'n t-suil, fad o n' chridhe. (^)
1 2. Feuch an laogh blar buidh dhomh, is na feuch a
chuid domh. {u)
13. Feasgar dh'ai'nichear na fir.
14. Farraid duin'a ghalar.
15. Fanntinn do ghaoth 'n ear, leannan an t-sealgair.
16. Fagadh tu è mar ga'm fagadh bo buachar,
17. Fear na foille 'n iochdar.
18. Farmad a ni treabhradh.
19. Fear dubh dàna', fear ban bleideil, fear donn
dualach, is fear ruadh sgeigeil.
20. Fhuair thu fios an eagail.
21. Far am bi geoidh, bithidh iseunan.
(r) Pauper uhique jacet.
{s) It was the custom to put a newly christened child into a
basket, and hand it across the fire, in order to counteract the
power of evil spirits. — Vide CamphelVs Journey^ vol. i. p. 260.
it) Qui procul ah oculiSf procid a limite cordis.
" Out of sight out of mind ; this may run right,
For all be not in minde that be in sight." — Heywood's
JEpigrammeSy 32,
(w) « Never show me the meat, but show me the man." —
Kelly's Scott. Prov.