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- Ka 'n Ithe na coin do dhiot is falbh le do (liuipelr cha
bhiodh tu cho mear. "
Na bi ga Qiireadh is ga flieachnadh.
Na aireamh a chaoigh 'n t-iafg gus an tig e as a
■ ■' mliuir , . ' ,
, Na gabh boirineach air bith mar mhnai, ach aon
air am bi alhais agad oirre. '~i. ,'
25 Neach a ftijneas a lamh, fllineadhe chas. {d)
• "'Nuar a fliaoii'thu^bhi air muin na 'tìuìc, 's ann' a bha
thu laimh re arms an laib. ■ ;
Nuair is tinn' air duin' is e cheann a cheart mhuineal.
Nuar a chaiUis duin' a ftòras, cha'n fhiu a iheola no
chomhairle.
Noidhcachd. is mo 'm bliadhna 's e 's ludh 'n
ath-bliliadhna. .
30 'Nuarbhios mife-'thall gearran. drochaid.
'Nuar is fearr a cbluich is fearr fcur. [e)
Ni e dhiotfa feCrmanach, is ni e dhiomfa breugach.
Na deanadh dume tuirfe 'n earralas gu 'm faidh -e
culmfe.
Na triuir nach fiiuiling criotachj fean a bhean, cearc
a's caora.
35 Nuar theJrgis glial teirgidh obair.
Na'n fealladh cu air comain.
Ni lamhan fada cluafan goirid.
'Nuar a bhios a mhuc sathach cinnidh 'n drabh goirt;-
Na dean cugain air feoil dhaoine. ' •
40 Ni Carcair cais 'nuar thèid crodh cbàich an diofg.
'Nuar a thig aon ni, thig gach aon ni.
\d) 1. e. He who lendeth muft walk to get it back.
(e) Too mueh of cue thing is good for nothing.
- Ka 'n Ithe na coin do dhiot is falbh le do (liuipelr cha
bhiodh tu cho mear. "
Na bi ga Qiireadh is ga flieachnadh.
Na aireamh a chaoigh 'n t-iafg gus an tig e as a
■ ■' mliuir , . ' ,
, Na gabh boirineach air bith mar mhnai, ach aon
air am bi alhais agad oirre. '~i. ,'
25 Neach a ftijneas a lamh, fllineadhe chas. {d)
• "'Nuar a fliaoii'thu^bhi air muin na 'tìuìc, 's ann' a bha
thu laimh re arms an laib. ■ ;
Nuair is tinn' air duin' is e cheann a cheart mhuineal.
Nuar a chaiUis duin' a ftòras, cha'n fhiu a iheola no
chomhairle.
Noidhcachd. is mo 'm bliadhna 's e 's ludh 'n
ath-bliliadhna. .
30 'Nuarbhios mife-'thall gearran. drochaid.
'Nuar is fearr a cbluich is fearr fcur. [e)
Ni e dhiotfa feCrmanach, is ni e dhiomfa breugach.
Na deanadh dume tuirfe 'n earralas gu 'm faidh -e
culmfe.
Na triuir nach fiiuiling criotachj fean a bhean, cearc
a's caora.
35 Nuar theJrgis glial teirgidh obair.
Na'n fealladh cu air comain.
Ni lamhan fada cluafan goirid.
'Nuar a bhios a mhuc sathach cinnidh 'n drabh goirt;-
Na dean cugain air feoil dhaoine. ' •
40 Ni Carcair cais 'nuar thèid crodh cbàich an diofg.
'Nuar a thig aon ni, thig gach aon ni.
\d) 1. e. He who lendeth muft walk to get it back.
(e) Too mueh of cue thing is good for nothing.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (132) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78584755 |
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| Description | Accompanied with an English translation, intended to facilitate the study of the language; illustrated with notes. To which is added, The way to wealth, by Dr. Franklin, translated into Gaelic. By Donald Macintosh. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.90(1) |
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| Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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