Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь

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giodhar, -air, giodhraichean nm gear (car

engine)

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also gèar

giofag, -aige, -an nf gipsy

□

’s e Granàda

dachaigh nan giofagan Granada is the

home of the gipsies

giog, -ail / -adh v peep (Scots keek)

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bha

an leanabh a’giogail a-mach the baby was

peeping out

gìogan, -ain, -an nm thistle

□

bha am

fearann air a dhol fo fheanntaig is ghìogan

the land was overgrown with nettles and

thistles

giolaid, -e, -ean nf inlet

giollachd nf & vn of giollaich fostering

etc., management, treatment, usage

□

bha

e air droch ghiollachd fhaighinn he had

received bad treatment

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le deagh ghiol-

lachd by good management

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giollachd

fearainn land management

giollaich, giollachd v

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see giullaich

giomach, -aich, -aich nm lobster

□

iasgairean ghiomach lobster ﬁshermen

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bha e a’ bruidhinn air iasgach ghiomach

he was talking about lobster ﬁshing

gioma-goc nm act of setting a child astride

one’s shoulders

giomadair, -ean nm lobster ﬁsherman

gionach, -aiche a avid, keen, gluttonous,

greedy, rapacious, voracious

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bha e na

leughadair gionach he was an avid reader

gionachas, -ais nm rapacity

gionaiche nm greed, greediness, voracity

giopsam, -aim nm gypsum

giorag, -aig(e), -an nf dread, fear

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cha do

nochd iad mòran gioraig they didn’t show

much fear

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bha giorag aca ro a’ghalar seo

they had a dread of this disease

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bhuail

seòrsa de ghioraig i a kind of fear struck her

giorna-giùirne nm helter-skelter

giorra comp form used for both geàrr and

goirid

giorrad, -aid nm brevity, briefness, close-

ness, shortness

□

a’ beachdachadh air

giorrad na beatha contemplating the

briefness of life

giorrachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

giorraich shortening etc., abbreviation,

abridgement, contraction, summary, syn-

cope, synopsis

giorraich, -achadh v abbreviate, abridge,

clip, curtail, shorten, summarize

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tha an

latha a’giorrachadh the days are closing in

giorraichte pp abridged

giort, -a, -an nf girth (of a saddle), strap

giotàr, -air, -an / -aichean nm guitar

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chuala mi fuaim ghiotàraichean I heard

the sound of guitars

giseag, -eige, -an nf spell, charm

□

giseagan may⫽ superstitious practices

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tha e a’ sgrìobhadh leabhair air giseagan

he is writing a book about spells

gisreag alt form of giseag

giùig nf droop

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chuir i giùig air a guail-

nean her shoulders drooped (lit. she put

a droop on her shoulders)

giùlain, giùlan v act, behave, bear, carry

(transport), conduct oneself, convey, put

up with, transport, undergo, waft

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giùlain

thu fhèin mar nach robh amharas agad air

fear sam bith act / conduct yourself as if

you did not suspect anyone

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air a ghiùlan

borne masc

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ar leis gun robh an

t-sàmhchair ud doirbh a giùlan he thought

that that quietness was difﬁcult to bear (lit.

to its fem bearing)

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in the sense ‘bear’,

‘put up with’ is sometimes accompanied

by le and its compounds

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thèid agam air

giùlan leis gach nì a thachras rium I’ll

manage to put up with everything that

happens to me

giùlain a conducting

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ceallan giùlain

conducting cells

giùlan, -ain nm & vn of giùlain conducting

etc., 1. conduct, behaviour

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bha i siob-

halta meata na giùlan she was polite and

timid in her conduct / behaviour 2. car-

riage bearing, demeanour, deportment,

posture

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bha e coltach ri oiﬁgeach airm

na ghiùlan he resembled an army ofﬁcer in

his bearing

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bha ùghdarras ann an giùlan

an duine there was authority in the man’s

bearing 3. transportation 4. bier

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thog iad

an giùlan they lifted the bier

giùlan-bala nm ball bearing

giùlanair, -ean nm agent of transportation,

bearer

giullaich, giullachd v 1. foster, rear

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chan

urrainn dhut na h-eòin seo an giullachd

you can’t rear these birds (lit. you can’t

these birds their rearing) 2. dress, prepare,

process

giùran, -ain, -an m.1. gill (of ﬁsh)

2. barnacle

giuthais a pine, of pine(s)

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air na

leitrichean giuthais on the pine slopes

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comhdaichte le coille ghiuthais covered

with a pine forest

giuthas, -ais, -ais nm ﬁr, pine

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giuthas

Lochlannach spruce

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air an taobh tuath

dheth bha giuthais mhòra àrda on the

north side of it were great, tall pines

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bha

Alba gu lèir còmhdaichte le coille ghi-

uthais Scotland was completely covered

by pine wood

giodhar 332

giuthas-blàir nm bog-ﬁr

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tha am monadh

seo làn de ghiuthas-blàir this moor is full

of bog-ﬁr

glac, -adh / -ail v apprehend, bag (catch)

capture, catch, clutch, distrain, grapple,

grasp, gulp, secure, seize, snatch, trap

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glac teann hug v

□

chan eil an damhan-

allaidh a’ dol a-mach a ghlacadh a bhidh

the spider does not go out to catch his food

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ghlac uamhann iad gu lèir terror seized

them completely

glac, -aice, -an(nan) nf dale, dell, deﬁle,

hollow, valley

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bha iad aige ann an glaic

a làimhe he had them in the hollow of

his hand (lit. / metaph.)

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tha an saoghal

ann an glaic do làimhe the world is in the

hollow of your hand

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thar bheann is

ghleann is ghlacannan over hills, valleys

and deﬁles

glacadair, -ean nm catcher (person /

implement)

glacadair-cruidh nm cowcatcher (on

a locomotive)

glacadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of glac

catching etc., apprehension, capture,

catch, clutch, grasp, gulp, seizure

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fhuair

iad glacaidhean math de dh’iasg they got

good catches of ﬁsh

glacadh-sùla nm eye-contact

glacag, -aige, -an nf trigger (uncommon)

glacail nm & vn of glac (less common

than glacadh)

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chaidh a ghlacail he was

caught

glacaire, -ean nm pick-up (for record-

player etc.)

glacte pp caught

glag, -aig, -an nm rattle, bell

glag-fhèath nm sudden calm in the weather

g.-ghàire nf guffaw, horse laugh

glagach, -aiche a tottering, unsteady

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bha

a ghlùinean a’ fàs glagach he knees were

becoming unsteady

glagadaich nf clash, clashing noise

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dèan

glagadaich clash

glagais, -e nf babble, babbling

glagan, -ain, -an nm clapper (of a bell),

knocker

glagan-dorais nm knocker

glaic

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see glac

glaiceasach a athletic

glaine nf purity, reﬁnement

glainne, -eachan nf glass (both substance

and container), pane pl glainneachan

may ⫽ glasses, spectacles

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bha glain-

neachan grèine air he was wearing

sunglasses

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glainne bhainne a glass of

milk

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glainne dhathte stained glass

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glainne(-shìde) weather glass, barometer

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còmhdaich le glainne glaze

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dèan / fàs

mar ghlainne vitrify (trans / intrans

respectively)

glainne a glass, of glass

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bha iad ri obair

ghlainne they were engaged in glass work

glainne-amhairc nf telescope

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glainne-

amhairc ath-raonach refracting telescope

g.-meudachaidh nf magnifying glass

g.-shìde nf weather-glass, barometer

g.-suathaidh nf contact lens

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glainneachan-suathaidh contact lenses

glainneach, -iche a glassy, vitreous

glainneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

glainnich vitrifying

glainneachan pl of glainne (q.v.)

glainnead, -eid nm cleanness

glainneadair, -ean nm glazier

glainnich, -eachadh v glaze, vitrify

glainnichte pp vitriﬁed daingnichean

glainnichte vitriﬁed forts

glais, glasadh v bolt, lock, secure

glaisean, -ein, -an nm sedge-warbler

glaisean-daraich nm greenﬁnch

glaisneulach, -aiche a pale, wan

glaisneulachd nf paleness

glaiste pp locked

glàmadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm (voracious)

bite

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thug e glàmadh oirre he took a bite

of her

glamaireach, -iche a ravening

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mar

mhadaidhean glamaireach like ravening

dogs

glamhadh, dèan glamhadh snap (bite)

glan, -aine a 1. bright, clean, pure

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bha an

làr glan the ﬂoor was clean

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bha e glan

sa chraiceann he was clear-skinned (lit.

clean in the skin)

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ghabh e beachd air

cho àlainn glan ’s a bha na sràidean he

noted how beautiful and clean (or how

beautifully clean) the streets were

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thar-

raing iad an t-uisge bho thobraichean

glana they drew the water from pure

wells

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bha a’ Ghàidhlig aige cho glan ’s

a dh’iarradh tu a chluinntinn his Gaelic

was was as pure / as good as you would

wish to hear 2. ﬁne, grand, sheer – as

adv ⫽ downright

□

bu ghlan, a dhuine,

a bhith ag èisteachd ris it was grand, man,

to be listening to it

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also used intensively

as an adverb

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chòrd sin rium glan I really

enjoyed that / I enjoyed that a lot

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bha mi

air mo dhòigh glan I was really pleased /

delighted

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note that, as glan is not

describing dòigh, it is not lenited

□

chòrd

an ùine sin glan rium I thoroughly enjoyed

that time

333 glan

glan, -adh v clean, purge, purify,

reﬁne, weed

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glan dhe wipe off

□

glan

grunnd (aibhne, loch etc.) dredge

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glan

air falbh liquidate

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tha i a’ glanadh na

h-uinneig(e) she is cleaning the window

glan-chainntear nm purist

glanadair, -ean nm cleaner, detergent

glanadair-falmhaidh nm vacuum-cleaner

g.-tioram nm dry-cleaner

glanadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of glan

cleaning etc., purgation, puriﬁcation, wash

glaodh, glaodhach / glaodhaich v 1. bawl,

call, cry, exclaim, hoot, proclaim, roar,

shout, yell

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… nuair a ghlaodhas sinn

ris-san airson a chuideachaidh … when

we call to him for his help

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thuirt e gun

glaodhadh e air an arm mura sguireadh

iad dheth he said that he would call upon

the army if they didn’t stop [from it]

glaodh, -oidh, -an nm 1. call, cry, roar,

shout, shriek, whoop, yell

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chuala e

glaodh na cuthaige he heard the call of the

cuckoo / the cuckoo’s call 2. glue, gum,

paste

glaodh-chlàr nm pasteboard g.-cagnaidh

nm chewing gum

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bha glaodh-cagnaidh

aice na beul she had chewing gum in her

mouth

glaodhach, -aiche a 1. vociferous

2. glutinous, viscous

glaodhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm

proclamation

glaodhaire, -ean nm loudspeaker

glaodhan, -ain nm pith, pulp

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bha seòrsa

de ghlaodhan bog na mheadhan there was

a sort of soft pith in its centre

glaodhan-ﬁodha nm woodpulp

glaodhanach, -aiche a pulpy

glaoic, -ean nf buffoon (Scots glaik), fool

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’s e glaoic a th’annad you’re a fool

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a ghlaoic! fool!

glaoiceireachd nf buffoonery

glas, -aise a pale green, grey, dull grey (of

hair), wan

glas, -adh v become grey, pale

glas-fhaoileag nf herring gull g.-lach nf

widgeon g.-leun nm spearwort g.-neulach,

-aiche a pale, wan (also glaisneulach)

g.-sheabhag nf goshawk

glas, -aise, -an nf lock

□

a’ briseadh nan

glasan breaking the locks

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bha iad uile fo

ghlais they were all under lock and key

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tha e cho onorach ris na seachd glasan he

is as honourable as [the] seven locks

glas, -adh v same as glais, glasadh lock

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glasaidh mi an doras ort I’ll lock the door

on you

glas-chrochaidh nf padlock g.-ghuib nf

gag, muzzle

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cuir glas-ghuib air gag,

muzzle v g.-làimh nf handcuffs, manacles

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chuir iad glas-làimh air they handcuffed

him g.-rotha nf wheel-lock

glasadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm 1. vn of glais /

glas locking etc., dead-lock 2. vn of glas

greying etc., dawning

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bha e air a chois

mun robh glasadh air an latha he was up

(lit. afoot) before the dawn, dawning /

before dawn

glasag, -aig, -an nf ﬁsh roe

glasag-mhuineil nf locket

glastaidh a pale

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bha a choltas glastaidh

his appearance was pale

glasradh, -aidh nm verdure

glasraich nf vegetable(s)

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chan eil thu ag

ithe gu leòr glasraich you aren’t eating

enough vegetables

glè adv exceedingly, very, most (⫽ very)

□

lens foll. word

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bha sinn glè thrang we

were very busy

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bha mi glè sgìth I was

very tired

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tha na tha sinn air fhaicinn

chun na h- ìre seo glè mhisneachail what

we have seen up to now / to date is most

encouraging

gleac, gleac v struggle, strive, wrestle

□

ghleac an long ris na tonnan the ship

struggled against the waves

gleac nm indec & vn of gleac struggling

etc., struggle, wrestling

gleacadair, -ean nm wrestler

gleacadaireachd nf wrestling

gleadhar, -air, -an nm blow, jar, thump,

uproar

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fhuair mi gleadhar air mo

dhruim I received a blow on my back

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dèan gleadhar jar

gleadhar-molaidh nm ovation

gleadhrach, -aiche a noisy, rowdy

gleadhrachd nf noisiness

gleadhraich nf clamour, clatter, rattle,

racket

□

dèan gleadhraich jangle, rattle

gleadhran, -ain, -an nm rattle

gleann, glinne, gleanntan / glinn nm dale,

glen, valley

□

gleann crochte hanging val-

ley (geol.)

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anns a’ ghleann in the glen

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tha an dùthaich seo làn de bheanntan àrda

is de ghlinn domhainn this country is full

of high mountains and deep valleys

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air

an taobh tuath de ghleann staoin on the

north side of a shallow valley

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tìr nam

beann is nan gleann the land of mountains

and glens

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am measg beanntan binneanach

is gleanntan coillteach na Gaidhealtachd

among the pinnacled mountains and

wooded valleys of the Highlands (for

the differences in the form of the gen

glan 334

pl see craobh and / or cearc)

□

place

names with Gleann as the ﬁrst element

e.g.Gleann Lìobhait Glenlivet, will be

found in App. 12 Sect. 4.0 under the sec-

ond element of the name

gleans, -a nm gloss, polish, shine cuir

gleans air polish, shine v

gleansach, -aiche a gleaming, glossy, shiny

□

bha an tarbh gleansach dubh the bull

was shiny and black

gleicean, ein, -an nm shuttlecock

glèidh, gleidheadh / gleidheil v keep, cele-

brate, observe, conserve, guard, hold, look

after, maintain (of keeping), preserve, pro-

tect, retain, save, shield, tend, watch

□

bha

an dìol aig na ﬁr seasamh an cas a ghlei-

dheadh it took the men all their time to

keep their footing

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cha do ghlèidh an

leabhar seo m’aire-sa this book did not

hold / keep my attention

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bha iad a’ glei-

dheadh chaorach they were looking after /

tending sheep

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bha an cochall a’ gleid-

headh a h-aodainn bhon ghaoith fhuair

the hood was protecting her face from the

cold wind

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a Dhia glèidh mi protect me,

God

□

bha iad a’ strì às leth na Gàidhlig

agus a’ cuideachadh gus a còirichean

a ghleidheadh they were ﬁghting on behalf

of Gaelic and helping to preserve her rights

gleidheadh, -idh nm & vn of glèidh

keeping etc., conservation, maintenance,

preservation

gleidheadair, -ean nm keeper, curator

□

gleidheadair airgid cashier

gleidheil nm & vn of glèidh keeping etc.

glèidhte pp reserved (of seat etc.)

□

còirichean gu lèir glèidhte all rights

reserved

glèidhteach, -iche a conservative, frugal,

thrifty

glèidhteachas, -ais nm conservation

□

tha

daoine nas cùramaiche mu ghlèidhteachas

de gach seòrsa people are more careful

about conservation of every kind

glèidhteachais a conservation

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… is obair

ghlèidhteachais eile… and other conser-

vation work

glèidhteachd nf frugality

gleò, -òthan nm row (ﬁght)

gleoc(a), -an nm clock

□

gleoc àrd grand-

father clock

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gleoc ﬁgearail digital clock

□

gach uair den ghleoca each hour (of the

clock)

gleòis

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gen sing of gleus tone, trim

gleus, -adh v attune, tune

gleus, gleòis / gleusa nm/f construc-

tion (gram.), key (mus.), lock (of a gun),

machinery, mood, tone, trim, tune

□

gleus

cainnte construction

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bha an giotàr tur à

gleus the guitar was completely off key /

out of tune

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air ghleus in tune

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cuir air

ghleus prime, tune v

gleus-atharraich v transpose (mus.)

g.-chomharradh nm key-signature

g.-theine nm pyrotechnics

gleusta a prepared, ready, clever (in

conception / manufacture etc.), tuned

□

’s e uidheam glè ghleusta a tha ann it’s

a very clever implement

gleustachd nf cleverness

glìb, -e nf 1. sleet 2. see glìob

glic, -e a politic, prudent, sage, shrewd,

sound (of advice), wise

glideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of glidich

budging etc.

glidich, -eachadh v budge, shift, stir

□

bha

iad ga dhùr choimhead gun ghlideachadh

they were looking steadily at him without

budging

glìob, -a, -an nf glebe (portion of land

allotted to a minister by the kirk)

gliocas, -ais nm prudence, wisdom

gliog, -a, -an nm clink, jingle

□

dèan / thoir

gliog clink, tinkle

gliogach, -aiche adj clumsy; feeble,

staggering; lazy, inactive

□

dh’fhàs m’

iosgaidean gliogach leis an eagal

□

houghs became inactive with fear

gliogadaich nf clinking

□

often used as

a vn: bha iad a’ gliogadaich they were

clinking

gliogaid nf useless, poor object, ‘a wreck’

□

thàinig e a-nuas an rathad air gliogaid

baidhseagail he came down the road on

a wreck of a bicycle

gliong, -a, -an nm clang, clash

□

dèan /

thoir gliong clang

□

thuit e le gliong air

an làr it fell with a clang on the ﬂoor

gliongadaich nf clinking

gliongadh, -aidh nm 1. jar 2. clinking,

tinkling

gliongan, -ain, -an nm cymbal

gliongarsaich / gliongartaich nf tinkling

gliongraich nf clamour

glob(a), -a, -aichean nf globe (lightbulb)

glocach, -aiche a baggy

□

bha briogais ghlo-

cach air he was wearing baggy trousers

glocail nf cackle

gloine nf

□

see glaine

gloinne / gloinneach etc.

□

see glainne /

glainneach etc.

glòir, -e nf glory

□

glòir a bhith dhut airson

solas na grèine glory be to you for the

sunlight

335 glòir

glòir-dhìomhain a vain-glorious g.-mhiann

nm ambition

□

bha e soilleir nach robh

glòir-mhiann saoghalta air a h-aire it

was evident that she did not have wordly

ambition in mind

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spreagar duine le

glòir-mhiann a man will be spurred on by

ambition g.-mhiannach a ambitious

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bha e gloir-mhiannach he was ambitious

glòireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of glòirich

glorifying, gloriﬁcation

glòirich, -eachadh v glorify

glomhas, -ais, -an nm cleft, ﬁssure, nook

□

tha an sruth a’ bruchdadh a-mach

a glomhas an seo the stream bursts out of

a cleft here

glòrach, -aiche a resonant

glòramas, -ais, -an nm euphuism, boasting

talk

glòrmhor, -oire a glorious

glothagach, -aich nm (frog) spawn

gluais, gluasad v agitate, bestir, budge,

excite, incite, move, proceed, prompt,

stir

□

ghluais sinn gu coimhearsnachd eile

we moved to another neighbourhood

□

gluais gu ciùin glide

□

tha e furasta gu leòr

a ghluasad air adhart gu rudan nas dorra

it’s easy enough to move on / progress to

more difﬁcult things

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an e farmad a ghlu-

ais a cheist? was it envy which prompted

his question?

□

’s e am masladh seo a

ghluais i gu bàrdachd it was this disgrace

which prompted her to poetry

gluaiseachan, -ain, -ain nm mobile

(decoration)

gluaiseachd a kinetic

gluasad, -aid, -an nm & vn of gluais

moving etc., action, agitation, gait, gesture,

locomotion, movement, motion, pace,

progression, removal

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gun ghluasad

static, stationery

□

air ghluasad in motion /

moving

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cha robh duine air ghluasad

there wasn’t a soul moving

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tha seo

a’dearbhadh cumhachd na mara air ghlu-

asad this proves the power of the sea in

motion

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dè tha gan cur air ghluasad?

what sets them in motion?

□

bha iad

eòlach air a ghluasadan they were famil-

iar with his movements

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bha mòran

dhaoine a’ tighinn a-steach don ghluasad

many people were coming into the move-

ment

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b’e seo toiseach a’ ghluasaid

shoisgeulaich this was the beginning of

the evangelical movement

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gluasad

neo-thoileach reﬂex action

gluasad-bodhaig nm gesture g.-sùghaidh

nm capillary action

gluasadach, -aiche a locomotive, mobile,

motive

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bi gluasadach ﬁdget

□

… tron

t-seirbhis ghluasadaich through the mobile

service

gluasadachd nf migration, mobility

glùcos, -ois nm glucose

glug, -uig, -an nm gulp

□

glug caoinidh sob

glugach, -aiche a stammering

glugaire, -ean nm stutterer

glugaireachd nf stutterering, stammering,

speaking incoherently

glugaman, air ghlugaman adv in an

unstable condition

□

a ‘chlach a bhios air

ghlugaman tuitidh i uaireigin the unstable

stone will fall sometime (proverb)

glugan, -ain, -an nm gurgle

□

dèan glugan

gurgle v

glùinean, -ein, -an nm garter

glumag, -aige, -an nf pool

glùn, -ùine, -ean / -tean nf 1. knee, lap

□

lùbadh ghlùn genuﬂection

□

chun nan

glùn up to the knees

□

an cànan a dh’ionn-

saich e aig glùin a mhàthar the language

he learned at his mother’s knee

□

bha

pàiste air a glùin there was a child on her

knee / on her lap

□

bha a’ chlann ri a

ghlùin ag èisteachd ris na sgeulachdan

aige the children were at his knee listening

to his stories

□

chaidh e fodha cha mhòr

gu a ghlùin he sank almost to his knee

□

tha do chòta os cionn nan glùn your coat

is above the knees

□

… o bha mise àirde

glùn mo mhàthar … since I was the height

of my mother’s knee

□

bheireadh seo iad

gu an glùinean this would bring them to

their knees 2. generation (genealogy)

□

tairngidh mi craobh ghinealaich dhut gu

deich glùintean air ais I will draw a fam-

ily tree for you to ten generations back

(see tarraing)

□

… gus an ochdamh glùin

to the eighth generation

□

an treas glùn

deug de chinn-feadhna nan Camshronach

the thirteenth generation of Cameron

chieftains

glùn-ghinealaich nm pedigree

glut, -adh v 1. devour, glut, gormandize

2. same as glut-lìon

glut-lìon v pack inside of wall with gravel,

soil etc. (of old black-house) g.-lìonadh

nm & vn packing inside of wall with

gravel, soil etc. (of old black-house)

glutadh, -aidh nm & vn of glut 1. gor-

mandizing etc. 2. same as glut-lìonadh

gnag, -adh v tap, thump

□

bha e a’gnagadh

a’ bhùird le a mheuran he was tapping the

table with his ﬁngers

gnagadh, -aidh nm & vn of gnag tapping etc.

glòir 336

gnàth, -a, -an / -annan nm convention,

custom, practice, usage

□

mar bu ghnàth

as [was] usual

□

mar bu ghnàth leis as was

customary with him

gnàth, -a a common, customary, habitual,

usual

□

precedes and lenites the noun

□

gnàth dhuine the common man / the man-

in-the-street

□

chan eil an gnàth dhuine a’

tuigsinn seo the man-in-the-street doesn’t

understand this

□

cùm an gnàth chleach-

dadh perpetuate

gnàth, a ghnàth adv

□

see a-ghnàth

gnàth-aimsir nf climate g.-charactar nm

stock character g.-chùrsa nm routine

g.-chùrsach a routine

□

gnothaichean

gnàth-chùrsach routine matters g.-dheise

nf lounge-suit g.-fhacal nm maxim,

proverb g.-fhaclach a proverbial g.-fhear

nm native g.-mhuinntir nf native people,

natives g.-riaghailtean pl standing orders

g.-shìde nf climate g.-theagasg nm dogma

g.-theagasgachd nf dogmatism

gnàthach, -aiche a accustomed, average,

common, conventional, customary, habit-

ual, normal, orthodox, set, usual

□

gnàthach habitually

gnàthachadh, -aidh nm & vn of gnàthaich

practising etc., exercise, practice, habits,

ways

□

… a dhìth fhaclan is a dhìth

gnàthachaidh lacking vocabulary and

lacking practice

gnàthachas, -ais, -an nm custom

gnàthaich, -achadh v accustom, exercise,

familiarize, generalize, habituate, practise,

use

□

… air an robh iomadh cleachdadh

air a ghnàthachadh on which [day] many

customs were practised

gnàthaichte pp current, ordinary, usual,

used, wonted

gnàthalachd nf orthodoxy

gnàthas

□

a form of gnàths used mostly in

compounds

gnàthas-cainnte nm idiom

□

tha

gnàthasan-cainnte matha aig Gàidhlig a’

Bhìobaill the Gaelic of the Bible has good

idioms g.-chainnteach a idiomatic

gnàthasach, -aiche a idiomatic

□

Gàidhlig

ghnàthasach idiomatic Gaelic

gnàths, -àiths nm 1. custom, fashion, wont

2. nature

□

cha robh eagal na ghnàths fear

was not in his nature

gnè, gnèithean nf breed, category, essence,

ethos, gender, genre, kind, manner, nature,

quality, sex, sort, species, strain, temper,

type, vein

□

gnè bhoireann feminine gen-

der

□

gnè fhireann masculine gender

□

gnè

neodrach neuter gender

□

tha caochladh

gnè is cuspair ann there is a variety of

genre and subject in it

□

is dùth do neach

a ghnè fhèin a shireadh it’s natural for

a person to seek his own kind

□

ann am

bàrdachd den gnè seo in poetry of this

type

□

cha robh gnè a’mhartaraich ann he

wasn’t the martyr type

□

gnèithean

litreachais eadar-dhealaichte different

literary genres

gnè-fhàs nm evolution g.-fhas v evolve

g.-fhuaim nm tone g.-sgrìobhaidh nf genre

gnèitheach a generic, native

gnètheasach a sexual

□

ann an

gnothaichean gnètheasach in sexual

matters

gnèidheil, -e / gnèitheil, -e a 1. kind

2. natural, radical

gnìomh, -a, -an / -annan / gniomharan /

gniomharran nm act, action, deed, per-

formance, task, turn

□

Gniomharran nan

Abstol Acts of the Apostles

□

dèan gnìomh

act, perform an action

□

fear gnìomha man

of action

□

gnìomh bodhaig body funct-

ion

□

cuir an gnìomh execute, perform,

implement

□

cur an gnìomh execution,

implementation

□

gnìomh oillteil a dread-

ful deed

□

chan eil seo ach a’ lagachadh

a’ ghnìomha this only weakens the action

(in a play)

□

… airson gnothaichean sòn-

raichte a chur an gnìomh … to implement

particular undertakings

□

bha e a’ cur an

gnìomh an aon ghluasaid ionnanaich fad

an t-siubhail he was performing the same

mototonous movement all the time

gnìomh, -adh v pile, stack up (e.g. a

peat-stack)

gnìomhach, -aiche a active, executive,

functional, industrious

□

bha i air leth

gnìomhach ann a bhith ga chuideachadh

she was particularly active in helping him

□

a’ sgrìobhadh gu gnìomhach writing

functionally (educ. – writing reports,

letters etc. as opposed to creative writing)

gnìomhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

gnìomhaich acting etc., exercise

gnìomhachail, -e a industrial

gnìomhachas, -ais, -an nm industry

□

gnìomhachas seirbheise service industry

□

gnìomhachas nàiseantail nationalised

industry

gnìomhachd nf activity, operation

□

’s e

gnìomhachd gu math sgìtheil a tha ann an

seo this is a rather wearisome activity

gnìomhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm plot (of

a play)

gnìomhaich, -achadh v act, perform,

effect, operate, work, perpetrate

□

agus

337 gnìomhaich

iomadh gnè uilc eile a thatar a’

gnìomhachadh air beathaichean bochda

and many other kinds of wickedness

which are being perpetrated upon poor

animals

gnìomhair, -ean nm verb

□

gnìomhair

neo-iomlan / gnìomhair easbhaidheach

defective verb

□

gnìomhair taiceil auxil-

iary verb

□

gnìomhair crìochnach ﬁnite

verb

□

gnìomhair riaghailteach regular

verb

□

gnìomhair neo-riaghailteach irreg-

ular verb

gnìomhaireach a verbal

□

a’ cleachdadh

an ainmeir ghnìomhairich using the ver-

bal noun

gnìomharraiche, -ean nm operator

gnìomhas, -ais nm (legal) deed

gnoban, -ain, -an nm knoll, hillock, heap

□

shuidh e air gnoban creige he sat on a rocky

knoll

gnog, -adh v knock, nod

□

gnog (air) an

doras knock at the door, knock

□

cò tha

a’gnogadh air an doras? who is knocking

at the door?

□

air is often omitted: tha iad

uile a’ gnogadh nan aon dorsan they are

all knocking at the same doors

□

gnog

an ceann nod

□

ghnog e a cheann he

nodded

□

bha e a’gnogadh a chinn he was

nodding

gnog, gnuig, -an nm knock

□

chualas gnog

aig an doras a knock was heard at the door

gnogadh, -aidh nm & vn of gnog knocking

etc., knock, knocking (at door)

□

thàinig

gnogadh chun an dorais a knock / knock-

ing came to the door

□

gnogadh cinn nod

gnogag, -aige nf light knock, tap

□

thug mi

gnogag don phìob I gave the pipe a tap

gnoig, -e, -ean nf sulky expression

□

cuir

gnoig air pout

□

chuir i gnoig oirre she

pouted (cf gnùig)

gnòmhail nf groaning, grunting

□

bha e a’

toirt fead is osna is gnòmhail às he was

whistling, sighing and grunting

gnòmhan, -ain, -an nm groan, groaning

gnos, gnois, -an nm trunk (animal’s)

gnòsail nf grunt

□

dèan gnòsail grunt v

gnòs / gnòsad

□

see gnùst / gnùsad

discussed

□

tha gnothaichean a’ glu-

asad gu math luath a-nise things are

moving quite quickly now

□

cùisean

nach buin ris a’ ghnothach irrelevant

matters

□

chan e do ghnothach e it’s

not your business / none of your busi-

ness

□

bha i trang a’ sgioblachadh a

gnothaichean she was busy tidying up

her things

□

chan ann riut a tha mo

ghnothach it’s not you I’m dealing

with

dèan gnothach ri deal with, negotiate

with, transact business with

dèan an gnothach answer, cope with,

ﬁt, suit, be suitable, do, do the trick, be

sufﬁcient, be enough, sufﬁce

□

nì seo

an gnothach this will do

□

… ach cha

dèan seo an gnothach… but this won’t

□

nì adhbhar sam bith an gnothach

any reason will do

□

cha dèanadh e an

gnothach dhomh a bhith a’ gabhail

taobh seach taobh it would not do for

me to be taking one side rather than

another

□

cha dèan e an gnothach do

chloinn bhig it won’t do / isn’t suitable

for small children

□

nì sin an gnothach

dhut that will do from you / be enough

from you (lit. for you)

dèan an gnothach air succeed in, beat,

get the better of

□

cha do rinn e an

gnothach air pàirt de na deuchainnean

he didn’t succeed / he failed in part of the

examinations

□

cha dèan e an gnothach

oirnn he won’t get the better of us

gabh gnothach ri concern oneself

with / have something / anything to do

with

□

cha ghabhadh iad gnothach ris

a’ Phrionnsa they would have nothing

to do with the Prince

□

bha e an

aghaidh gnothach sam bith a ghabhail

riutha he was opposed to having any-

thing to do with them

□

carson a tha

thu a’ gabhail gnothach riutha? why

are you concerning yourself with

them? (see also under gabh)

tha gnothach agam ri I have business

with

□

may translate into English in

a number of ways

□

chan eil gnothach

sam bith aige ri dràma Ghàidhlig he

has nothing to do with Gaelic drama

□

chan eil gnothach agad ris it’s none of

your business / concern

□

cha bhit-

headh gnothach aige riutha a-muigh

no a-mach he would have nothing to

do with them at all

□

tha iad a’

dèiligeadh ri nithean ris nach eil

gnìomhair 338

gnothach, -aich, -aichean nm affair,

business concern, dealing, errand, job,

matter, ofﬁce, thing, transaction,

undertaking

Some examples: na gnothaichean a tha

ri an deasbad the matters to be

gnothach dìreach aca they are dealing

with matters which lie outwith their

direct competency (lit. matters to

which they have no direct business)

□

tha gnothach aig a’ ghealaich ris the

moon has something to do with it

□

note also: chan eil gnothach aige

thighinn an seo idir he has no business

coming here [at all]

air gnothach adv on an errand / on

business

□

a’ dol air gnothach going

on an errand / going on business

□

chaidh e air gnothach eaglaise do

Ghlaschu he went on church business

to Glasgow

□

cuir air gnothach / cuir

air ceann-gnothaich send on an errand

□

cuir air gnothach na cuthaige send

on a fool’s errand – from Là gnothach

na cuthaige All Fools Day (also Là na

gogaireachd)

□

note also: air ceann

gnothaich on business

□

bha e air

ceann gnothaich ann an Dùn Èideann

he was on business in Edinburgh. It

should be noted that the expressions in

the above section frequently have

gnothaich instead of gnothach (see

also a dh’aon ghnothach below)

a dh’aon(a) gnotha(i)ch adv deliber-

ate, by design, expressly, on purpose,

purposely, by express purpose

□

bha e

air a dhèanamh a dh’aon ghnothaich

dhaibh it was made expressly for

them

□

tha grunn dhiubh sin a dh’aon

ghnothaich do chloinn a number of

those are speciﬁcally for children

□

’s

ann a dh’aona ghnothaich a tha e it’s

deliberate, on purpose

Note also: tha iad air a dhol thar

gnothaich anns na dòighean anns a

bheil iad a’feuchainn ri seo a dhèanamh

they have gone too far in the ways in

which they are trying to do this

□

dè ‘n

gnothach a th’ agadsa …? what right

have you to …? (rhetorically)

gnùig, -e, ean nf scowl

□

bha gnùig oirre

she was scowling

gnùis nf countenance, face, visage

gnùis-bhrat nm veil

gnùmhan, -ain, -an nm

□

same as gnòmhan,

-ain, -an nm

gnùsad, -aid

□

same as gnùst

gnùst, -ùist nm lowing, groan, grunt, moan

gnùstaich nf lowing, moaning

gò nm deceit, guile, hypocrisy (uncom-

mon)

□

tha e nas fheàrr a bhith gun

ghò na (a) bhith gun tùr it’s better to be

guileless than senseless

gob, guib, guib / -an nm beak, bill, neb,

nib, vertex

□

bha na tunnagan a’ bualadh

air an uinneig le an guib the ducks were

tapping on the window with their beaks

□

tha thu air gob a’ phinn a mhilleadh you

have spoiled the pen nib

gob-cathainn nm spoonbill g.-leathann

nm 1. shoveller (duck) 2. spoonbill (see

gob-cathainn nm)

gobach, -aiche a 1. beaked, billed 2. talka-

tive 3. querulous, fault-ﬁnding, interfering

gobach, -aich, -aich nm hawﬁnch

gobag, -aige, -an nf interfering / gossiping

female

gobaire, -ean nm busybody

gobaireachd nf loquacity, gossiping,

tattling, prattle

□

dèan gobaireachd

prattle

□

bi a’ gobaireachd gossip

□

dèan

gobaireachd gossip / tattle

gobha, gobhainn, goibhnean nm black-

smith, smith

□

gobha ghunnachan gun-

smith

□

gobha ghlasan locksmith

□

tha mi

cho sgìth dheth ’s a bha ’n gobha dhe

mhàthair I’m as tired of it as the smith was

of his mother (a once common saying, in

Lewis at any rate, ‘his mother’ probably

being his anvil)

gobha-dubh-an-uisge / gobha-uisge nm

dipper (bird), water-ouzel

gobhachan-allt nm little grebe (also

spàg-ri-tòn nf)

gobhal, -ail, goibhlean nm crotch

gobhal-gleusaidh nm tuning-fork

gobhar, -air, -air nm or gobhar, goibhre,

gobhair nf goat (note that, though Calder,

Dwelly and MacLellan give the gender as

fem only, common usage also makes it

masc)

□

tha iad ag ràdh gum bi an gobhar

beò air rud sam bith they say that the goat

lives on anything

□

’s e buachaille ghobhar

a bha ann he was a goatherd

□

thug i aire do

ghobhar le a meann she noticed a goat with

her kid

□

note that the pers pron has been

made fem, since it is obviously a nanny goat

339 gobhar

gnothachail a business-like

□

bha iad

dripeil gnothachail they were industrious

and business-like

gnothachas, -ais nm business

gnothaich

□

an alt. nom. form of gnothach

gnù a grim, sullen, surly

□

cho gnù ri broc

as surly as a badger (proverb)

gnuig

□

gen sing of gnog knock

gobhar-adhair / g.-oidhche nm snipe

(bird – also naosg) g.-allaidh nm chamois

gobhlach a forked

□

fas gobhlach fork v

gobhlachan, -ain, -ain nm turnstone

gobhlachan, rach gobhlachan air straddle

gobhlag, -aige, -an nf earwig, fork

gobhlan,-ain, -an nm small fork / fork-shaped

object

□

uncommon now except in

compounds denoting fork-tailed birds as

shown below:-

gobhlan-dubh swift g.-gainmhich nm

sand martin g.-gaoithe nm swallow (bird)

g.-mara nm Leach’s petrel, fork-tailed

petrel g.-taighe nm house martin

gobhrag-bheag nm jack snipe

goc, -a, -an / -achan nm 1. tap, faucet, stop-

cock 2. goc (feòir) haycock, haystack

gocaireachd nf

□

see gogaireachd

gocaman, -ain, -ain nm 1. watchman

2. meadow-pipit

gocan, -ain, -ain nm 1. whinchat (see gocan-

conaisg) 2. titlark, tit (see gocan-cuthaige)

gocan-cìreanach nm waxwing g.-conaisg

nm whinchat g.-cuthaige nm titlark

gog, gogail v cackle, cluck, gurgle (of liquids)

gog nm ind. toss, tossing of the head,

cackle, cluck

gog-cheannach a light-headed

gogaid nf coquette, ﬂirt

gogail nf & vn of gog cackling, clucking,

gurgling (of liquids from a container)

□

ruith na cearcan às an rathad le gogail

fhrionasaich the hens ran out of the way

with a vexed cackling

□

dèan gogail cluck

gogaireachd nf making a fool of someone

Là na gogaireachd All Fools’Day (see also

cuthag)

goibhneachd nf smith-work

□

dèan goibh-

neachd forge

goic, -e nf toss of the head (in pride, disdain

etc.)

□

chuir i goic phroiseil oirre she gave

a proud toss of the head

goid, goid v ﬁlch, purloin, steal, thieve

□

goid air falbh kidnap

□

ghoideadh àireamh

mhòr de chàraichean a large number of

cars was stolen

□

bha iad a’goid nan ùbh-

lan air they were stealing apples from him

goid, -e nf robbery, stealing, theft

goil, goil v boil (liquid)

□

air ghoil boiling,

at boiling point

□

tha a’ phrais a’ goil

thairis the pan is boiling over

□

bha i a’

goil beagan bainne she was boiling a little

milk

□

bha an t-uisge a’goil anns a’choire

the water was boiling in the kettle

goile, -eachan nf maw, stomach

goileach a boiling

□

uisge goileach boiling

water

goileadair, -ean nm boiler

goileam, -eim nm chatter, garrulity, gibber-

ish, jargon, patter, prating, prattle, tattle

□

dèan goileam gibber, tattle

goileamach, -aiche a chattering, garrulous,

prattling, tattling

goileamaiche, -ean nm tattler

goilf nm golf

□

raon goilf golf-course

□

machair goilf golf-links

□

caman goilf

golf club (stick)

□

comann goilf golf-club

(society)

goilfeire, -ean nm golfer

Goill gen sing & nom pl of Gall

goir, goirsinn v call, crow, hoot

□

ghoir an

coileach the cock crew

goireas, -eis, -an nm aid (useful object),

amenity, convenience, facility

□

pl goireasan

usually means conveniences of any kind,

including public convenience(s), and is

often speciﬁed (see following and also

goireasan below)

□

goireasan athais /

goireasan curseachad leisure facilities

□

goireasan de gach seòrsa amenities of

every kind

□

goireasan cluinn-amharc

audio-visual aids

□

tha e riatanach gun tèid

cur ris na goireasan a tha aca an-dràsta it

is essential that the the facilities they have

at present (will) be increased / added to

goireasach, -aiche a convenient, handy,

useful

□

le rathaidean matha agus aisea-

gan goireasach with good roads and con-

venient ferries

□

…a bhitheadh goireasach

do dhaoine … which would be handy for

people

goireasan- pl of goireas used as the ﬁrst

element in a number of compounds:-

goireasan-ceangail pl communications,

transport facilities g.-còmhdhail pl means

of transport, transport facilities g.-ionnlaid

pl washing / toilet facilities g.-siubhail pl

transport facilities

□

ann an goireasan-

siubhail is an goireasan eadar-cheangail

in transport and communication facilities

goirid, giorra a brief, brusque, short

□

ann

an ùine ghoirid in a short time

□

goirid an

dèidh a’ chiad chogaidh shortly after the

ﬁrst war

□

goirid do close to, near to, not

far from

□

tha Dia goirid dhaibh God is

close to them

□

tha e bodhar air a’chluais as

giorra dhut he’s pretending not to hear you

goirilea, -athan nm gorilla

goiriseachadh, -aidh nm & vn of goirisich

shivering

goirisich, -eachadh v shiver

□

ghoirisich

e he shivered

goirmean-searradh nm pansy, heartsease

goirt nf

□

see gort

gobhar-adhair 340

goirt, -e a 1. painful, sore

□

bha a cheann

goirt leis a’ mhìgrain her head was sore

with [the] migraine 2. sour, stale

□

dèan

goirt sour trans, make sour

□

fàs goirt sour

intrans, become sour

goirte nf acerbity, sourness

goirtean, -ein, -an nm plot (of ground)

goirteas, -eis nm ache, hurt

goirtich, -eachadh v 1. afﬂict, hurt, pinch

2. sour (make / become sour), acidulate

□

tha an rubair air a ghoirteachadh le ﬁon-

geur the rubber is acidulated with vinegar

goirtichte pp hurt etc.

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cha robh e cho

goirtichte ’s a shaoil e he wasn’t as hurt as

he thought

goistidh nm 1. gossip

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dh’innis i goistidh

dhomh mu fheadhainn a bha a’ fuireach

anns a’ bhaile she told me gossip about

some who were living in the town 2. bosom

companion 3. godfather, sponsor

goistidheachd nf 1. gossiping 2. sponsor-

ship, role of godfather

gòl, gòil, -ichean nm goal

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bha e air gòl

a chur he had scored a goal

gòlaidh, -ean nm goalie

gòmadaich nf gagging (as if to vomit)

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dèan gòmadaich gag intrans

gòmag, -aige, -an nf pinch (nip)

gon, -adh v hurt, prick, wound

gonadh, -aidh nm & vn of gon pricking

etc., prick

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gonadh ort! curse you!

gòrach, -aiche a absurd, clownish, daft,

foolish, imprudent, ludicrous, ridiculous,

silly, stupid, witless

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duine gòrach a fool-

ish etc. person

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na bi cho gòrach don’t be

so silly etc.

gòrachd nf

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see gòraiche

gòrag, -aige, -an nf foolish woman

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a’

ghòrag bhochd! the poor foolish woman!

gòraiche nf absurdity, folly, foolishness,

silliness

gorm, guirme a blue, green (blue-green of

vegetation), verdant

gorm-leug nf sapphire g.-smigeach a

blue-chinned g-shùileach a blue-eyed

gormag, -aige, -an nf hobby (bird)

gorman, -ain, -an nm cornﬂower

gort, goirt / gorta nf want, famine (if the

gen is gorta the dat is gort, but if the gen

is goirt, the dat is goirt)

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… an deidh gort

uabhasach a’ bhuntàta… after the dread-

ful potato famine

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’s fheàrr a bhith an

iomall a’ phailteis na an teis meadhan na

gorta [it is] better to be on the fringe of

plenty than to be in the very centre of want

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tha iad ann an suidheachadh truagh leis

a’ghoirt they are in a pitiful situation because

of famine

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leig gort air starve trans

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cuir

gu bàs leis a’ ghoirt starve to death trans

gorta nf alt nom or alt gen form of gort

famine

gosg, gosgail v gnash

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bha e a’gosgail [a]

fhiaclan he was gnashing his teeth

gosgail nf & vn of gosg gnashing etc.

Gotach a Gothic

grab, -adh v hinder, impede, restrict, trammel

grabach, -aiche a restrictive

grabadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of grab

impeding etc., hindrance, impediment, let,

prevention, restriction, stop, stoppage

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cuir grabadh air hinder

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thàinig grabadh

air [a] oideachas his education was

impeded / checked (lit. there came an

impediment upon etc.)

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cha do chuir seo

cus grabaidh air this did not put too much

of an impediment on him

gràbhail, gràbhaladh v carve, emboss,

engrave, grave

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bha an ìomhaigh air

a gràbhaladh às a’ chloich the statue was

carved from [the] stone

grabhail, -e a horrible

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oidhcheannan

grabhail horrible nights

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tha sin grabhail

that’s horrible

gràbhaladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

gràbhail engraving etc., carving, graving

gràbhalaiche, -ean nm engraver

341 gràbhalaiche

grad a expeditious, immediate, instant,

quick, rapid, sudden, swift

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precedes

and lenites noun

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rinn e grad ghrèim

air an ròpa he swiftly grabbed the rope

gu grad adv: instantly, quickly, sud-

denly

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gu grad thug e daga às a phò-

caid suddenly he took a pistol from his

pocket

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thog e am fòn gu grad he

lifted the phone quickly

When closely associated with a verb it

precedes the verb (which is always in

the past tense) and is lenited as if it were

part of the verb

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ghrad dh’èirich e he

rose quickly

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ghrad leum a gu a chasan

he leaped quickly / sprang to his feet

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ghrad chlisg e he suddenly started (i.e.

jumped)

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ghrad dh’èirich a’ghaoth the

wind rose suddenly

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often used in com-

pounds as shown below

grad-

grad-amhairc v glance g.-bhuntàta nm

instant potato g.-chofaidh nm instant

coffee g.-ghlac v nab g.-ghlaodh nm

exclamation g.-shealladh nm glance

g.-smuain nf inspiraton g.-ùineach a

momentary