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Fuaim mor air bheagan leòin.
Great noise and little hurt.
This mighi api^ly to platoons of musketry, before arms of pre-
cision were known.
Fuath giullain, a cliiad leannan.
A hoifs hate, his first love.
Fuighleach an tàilleir shàthaich, làn spàiiie 'cliabli-
nùcli.
The leavings of the full tailor, a, spoonful of soivens.
Al. Fuighleach tàilleir, dà bhuntàta — A tailor's leavings, two
potatoes.
Fuil bhàn, 'us craicionn slàn.
White blood, and whole skin.
Said to children who fancy they have been hurt.
Fuilingidh gach beathach a bhi 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 ivifes 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 wife.
Furain an t-aoidh a thig, greas an t-aoidh 'tha 'falbli.
Welcome the coming, speed the parting gv.cst.
Foster the guest that stays, further him that maun gang. — Scot.
Fuaim mor air bheagan leòin.
Great noise and little hurt.
This mighi api^ly to platoons of musketry, before arms of pre-
cision were known.
Fuath giullain, a cliiad leannan.
A hoifs hate, his first love.
Fuighleach an tàilleir shàthaich, làn spàiiie 'cliabli-
nùcli.
The leavings of the full tailor, a, spoonful of soivens.
Al. Fuighleach tàilleir, dà bhuntàta — A tailor's leavings, two
potatoes.
Fuil bhàn, 'us craicionn slàn.
White blood, and whole skin.
Said to children who fancy they have been hurt.
Fuilingidh gach beathach a bhi 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 ivifes 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 wife.
Furain an t-aoidh a thig, greas an t-aoidh 'tha 'falbli.
Welcome the coming, speed the parting gv.cst.
Foster the guest that stays, further him that maun gang. — Scot.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases > (231) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78591132 |
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| Description | Based on Macintosh's collection / edited by Alexander Nicolson .... |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.e.27 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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