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292 HEN
Bu cheannach learn d' ubh air do ghloc.
Your egg is dear for so much cackling. Said when a
person descants largely when making a gift.
Bu mhath impidh a choilich mu shiol 'thoirt do na cearcan.
Well pleaded the cock for corn to the hens. Disinterested-
ness.
Cas ceum coilich feasgar fann fogharaidh agus a sgroban Ian.
The footstep of a cock in a declining autumn evening, and
his crop full. Slow and majestic.
Cas circ an criathar.
A hen's foot in a sieve. A bad or unpleasant fit.
Cearc a' dol a dh'iarraidh geoidh.
A hen going in quest of a goose. Impudence.
Cearc reamhar a choilich chaoil.
Fat hen and lean cock. Applicable to some households.
Cearcan a' glaodhaich.
Hens crowing. An unnatural thing.
Cha bhi sgroban Ian aig cearc na linne mhoir.
A hen with a lot of chickens (a large brood), will never have
a full croji. This is a fair argument against large families.
Cha choilich a mhealladh a mholl mi.
I am not a cock to be caught with chaff. Knowing to a degree.
Cha 'n ann gun fhios c'airson a bheireas a chearc ubh.
'Tis not for nothing the hen lays an egg. The husband
knows the cost, the wife the value.
Cha 'n 'eil leigheas air leighis clach-ghluin a choilich.
There is no healing or cure better or more effectual than
the healing by, or of, the kneestone of a cock. A stone
said to be in the cock's knee (wherever that is),
supposed to be an infallible cure for various troubles or
diseases — when found !
Cha robh gur riamh gun ghoirein,
A brood was never soundless — some survived.
Cha trom leis a choi leach a chireiii.
The cock feels not the weight of his comb.
Cho bochd ris a chirc.
As poor as the hen.
Cho dudach ri cearc.
As noisy (horny) as a hen. This has also been translated
"thin-skinned."
Cio'd e bhun da .'' an rud a bha'n cas na circe — mi-adh.
What happened to him ? That which was on the hen's
foot — bad luck.
Cirean a choilich air a chirc.
The cock's comb on the hen. Unnatural. The woman
wearing the !
Cnamhag na circe reamhar.
The fat hen's refuse.
Bu cheannach learn d' ubh air do ghloc.
Your egg is dear for so much cackling. Said when a
person descants largely when making a gift.
Bu mhath impidh a choilich mu shiol 'thoirt do na cearcan.
Well pleaded the cock for corn to the hens. Disinterested-
ness.
Cas ceum coilich feasgar fann fogharaidh agus a sgroban Ian.
The footstep of a cock in a declining autumn evening, and
his crop full. Slow and majestic.
Cas circ an criathar.
A hen's foot in a sieve. A bad or unpleasant fit.
Cearc a' dol a dh'iarraidh geoidh.
A hen going in quest of a goose. Impudence.
Cearc reamhar a choilich chaoil.
Fat hen and lean cock. Applicable to some households.
Cearcan a' glaodhaich.
Hens crowing. An unnatural thing.
Cha bhi sgroban Ian aig cearc na linne mhoir.
A hen with a lot of chickens (a large brood), will never have
a full croji. This is a fair argument against large families.
Cha choilich a mhealladh a mholl mi.
I am not a cock to be caught with chaff. Knowing to a degree.
Cha 'n ann gun fhios c'airson a bheireas a chearc ubh.
'Tis not for nothing the hen lays an egg. The husband
knows the cost, the wife the value.
Cha 'n 'eil leigheas air leighis clach-ghluin a choilich.
There is no healing or cure better or more effectual than
the healing by, or of, the kneestone of a cock. A stone
said to be in the cock's knee (wherever that is),
supposed to be an infallible cure for various troubles or
diseases — when found !
Cha robh gur riamh gun ghoirein,
A brood was never soundless — some survived.
Cha trom leis a choi leach a chireiii.
The cock feels not the weight of his comb.
Cho bochd ris a chirc.
As poor as the hen.
Cho dudach ri cearc.
As noisy (horny) as a hen. This has also been translated
"thin-skinned."
Cio'd e bhun da .'' an rud a bha'n cas na circe — mi-adh.
What happened to him ? That which was on the hen's
foot — bad luck.
Cirean a choilich air a chirc.
The cock's comb on the hen. Unnatural. The woman
wearing the !
Cnamhag na circe reamhar.
The fat hen's refuse.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc > (318) |
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| Description | In two parts I. Gaelic-English.--II. English-Gaelic. Part I. contains Gaelic names or terms for each of the above, with English meanings. Part II. contains all the English names for which Gaelic is given in Part I., with Gaelic, other English names, etymology, Celtic lore, prose, poetry, and proverbs referring to each, thereto attached / all now brought together for the first time by Alexander Robert Forbes. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.140 |
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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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