University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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A manuscripted dictionary, which appears to be the first part of a series of dictionaries. It appears to have become separated from the original document because the section B ends at baile, which is recorded in this document as meaning 'a deluge of water' in English. Its author is unknown.

Scope and Contents 1st volume (of 4) of an impressive dictionary, published by the Highland Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1828. This volume of the dictionary begins with A and finishes with Cn cnaimh reamhar. The volume is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald Mackinnon. Professor Mackinnon also makes handwritten editorial annotations on printed pages of the dictionary, including...

Scope and Contents 2nd volume (of 4) of an impressive dictionary, published by the Highland Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1828. This volume of the dictionary begins with Cn, cnaimhseag, and finishes with Gn, gnàthachadh. The volume is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald Mackinnon. Professor Mackinnon also makes handwritten editorial annotations on...

Scope and Contents 3rd volume (of 4) of an impressive dictionary, published by the Highland Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1828. This volume of the dictionary begins with Go, golghaireach, and finishes with Pu, puthar. The volume is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald Mackinnon. Professor Mackinnon also makes handwritten editorial annotations on...

Scope and Contents 4th volume (of 4) of an impressive dictionary, published by the Highland Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1828. This volume of the dictionary begins with R and an explanation of the letter r in Gaelic, and finishes with Ut ùtraiseachd. The volume is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald Mackinnon. Professor Mackinnon also makes...

Scope and Contents This is the 1st volume of te 1st part of a 2-part Gaelic dictionary compiled by Robert Archibald Armstrong. Published in London in 1825, it was the first Gaelic dictionary to be published. This part of the dictionary gives the Gaelic to English lists. The first printed page has printed on it in large upper case letters 'FOCLAIR. GAILIG AGUS BEURLA.' (translation: 'Dictionary. Gaelic and English'). The dictionary is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald...

Scope and Contents This is the 2nd volume of te 1st part of a 2-part Gaelic dictionary compiled by Robert Archibald Armstrong. Published in London in 1825, it was the first Gaelic dictionary to be published. This part of the dictionary gives the Gaelic to English lists. The dictionary is interleaved with systematic manuscript additions by Professor Donald Mackinnon. Professor Mackinnon also makes handwritten editorial annotations on printed pages of the dictionary, including corrections and deletions. The...

Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary. Unlike the other vocabulary lists, there appears to be no English, and no explanations. It is merely a word-to-word dictionary, with modern Scottish Gaelic words spelled according to the conventions of the time*. The word list should be treated with some caution because the modern Scottish Gaelic words may not have the exact same meaning as the Old or Middle Gaelic...

Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary, with modern Scottish Gaelic words spelled according to the conventions of the time*.The word list starts at A: "aicside". The contemporary Scottish Gaelic word listed is difficult to decipher, and there is no English note.The word list ends at U: "uáth", which is listed as meaning "úir" (today as ...

Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary. As well as translations and explanations in English for most listed words*, there is a note of which manuscript and on which page of the manuscript the word can be found.The word list starts at A: "annoid". There is no translation given for this word, but it is probably cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic word annaid,...