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GAELIC PROVERBS
AND PHRASES.
A.
A' bheairt sin nach fliaighear acli cearr, 's e foigliidmn
a's fhearr a cllieanainh ritlie.
The loom, tliat's awry is best handled patiently.
The word 'beairt' has various meanings, but in its primary use
seems to have been equivalent to the word ' loom,' whicli meant
other tools or engines, as well as weaving looms. In the above
proverb, however, the weaAÌng loom seems to have been in view,
and the meaning to be, that if it be found to be out of gear, it is
better to handle it patiently than to try to put it right, at the risk
of breaking the threads. ' What can't be cured must be endured '
expresses nearly the same idea, but not exactly.
A' bheinu a 's àirde tha 's au tir, 's ann oirre 's trice
'chl tliu 'n ceo.
Tiie highest hill is oftenest covered toith clonds.
So is it mth those who tower above the common level of
mankind.
A' bheist a 's mo ag itlie' na beist' a 's luglia,'s a' blieist
a 's lugha 'deauamh mar a dh'fhaodas i.
The higgcr beast eating the lesser one, and the lesser
one doing as it may.
It is interesting to find Modem Science anticipated in an old
Gaelic story. This graphic expression of a great physical and
moral truth occurs in a description of ocean life, common to
several of those West Highland Tales, on the collection and edit-
ing of which ilr. J. F. Campbell has bestowed so much generous
care. See Vol. II., pp. 201, 210.
A bbi gu dàna modhail, sin lagh na cùirte.
To he bold and courteous is the conri rule.
This is a good description of the manner best suited for secur-
ing attention in. courts of all kinds.
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AND PHRASES.
A.
A' bheairt sin nach fliaighear acli cearr, 's e foigliidmn
a's fhearr a cllieanainh ritlie.
The loom, tliat's awry is best handled patiently.
The word 'beairt' has various meanings, but in its primary use
seems to have been equivalent to the word ' loom,' whicli meant
other tools or engines, as well as weaving looms. In the above
proverb, however, the weaAÌng loom seems to have been in view,
and the meaning to be, that if it be found to be out of gear, it is
better to handle it patiently than to try to put it right, at the risk
of breaking the threads. ' What can't be cured must be endured '
expresses nearly the same idea, but not exactly.
A' bheinu a 's àirde tha 's au tir, 's ann oirre 's trice
'chl tliu 'n ceo.
Tiie highest hill is oftenest covered toith clonds.
So is it mth those who tower above the common level of
mankind.
A' bheist a 's mo ag itlie' na beist' a 's luglia,'s a' blieist
a 's lugha 'deauamh mar a dh'fhaodas i.
The higgcr beast eating the lesser one, and the lesser
one doing as it may.
It is interesting to find Modem Science anticipated in an old
Gaelic story. This graphic expression of a great physical and
moral truth occurs in a description of ocean life, common to
several of those West Highland Tales, on the collection and edit-
ing of which ilr. J. F. Campbell has bestowed so much generous
care. See Vol. II., pp. 201, 210.
A bbi gu dàna modhail, sin lagh na cùirte.
To he bold and courteous is the conri rule.
This is a good description of the manner best suited for secur-
ing attention in. courts of all kinds.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases > (41) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76277741 |
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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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