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Gaelic dictionary. A-B., 18th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/5/2
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
18th century
Gaelic literature AD 1000 - 1560 (Notes for a lecture series), Late 19th or early 20th century
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Identifier: Coll-98/1/1/21
Scope and Contents
A bundle of 4 notebooks, containing notes or scripts for lectures on a lecture series. There are no dates noted on the front covers, but the lectures presumably took place at the University of Edinburgh while Donald Mackinnon was Chair of Celtic. The following notebooks survive:'Contents of the literature: Historical section' (Item B44a)'Contents of the literature: Laws; Literary grammars and dictionaries; Science (medical); Translated literature' (Item...
Dates:
Late 19th or early 20th century
Grammars and dictionaries, 1891
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Identifier: Coll-98/1/1/28
Scope and Contents
A script for a lecture, delivered by Mackinnon on 19 January 1891. In the front of the notebook, before the script for the lecture begins, there is a list of grammars, dictionaries, and school books (in chronological order).
Dates:
1891
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Nicolas d'Adelung, 29 November 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/132
Scope and Contents
Nicolas d'Adelung requests some biographical details from Ewart for an encyclopedia in Russian.
Dates:
29 November 1903
List of Goidelic language dictionaries, titled 'G: Dict:', Late 19th or early 20th century
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Identifier: Coll-98/5/10
Scope and Contents
One side of a page with a list of Goidelic idctionaries. The list is divided into three sections: Irish (labelled 'I. G.'), Scottish Gaelic (labelled 'S. G.'), and Manx. Dictionaries are listed in each section in chronological order of publication.For the list of Irish dictionaries, the earliest listed is O' Clery from 1643, and the latest is O' Reilly in 1817.The earliest listed Scottish Gaelic dictionary is AMD in 1741, and the latest is EMD in...
Dates:
Late 19th or early 20th century
Or Ms 687: Fragments, 15th(?)-19th centuries
Series
Identifier: Or Ms 687
Scope and Contents
Or Ms 687 consists of 52 fragments or groupings of fragments, mostly manuscripts, with a few printed items.See individual catalogue entries for more details. The titles and descriptions have been transcribed from the original wrappings, although it is important to note that the previous cataloguer did not have specialized knowledge, resulting in many entries being vague or potentially inaccurate. Nevertheless, we have made the choice to share them online to make these documents...
Dates:
15th(?)-19th centuries
Rev. John Macleod's Gaelic-English Dictionary. Volume I, 1828
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Identifier: Coll-98/2/1
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...
Dates:
1828
Rev. John Macleod's Gaelic-English Dictionary. Volume II, 1828
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Identifier: Coll-98/2/2
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...
Dates:
1828
Rev. John Macleod's Gaelic-English Dictionary. Volume III, 1828
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Identifier: Coll-98/2/3
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...
Dates:
1828
Rev. John Macleod's Gaelic-English Dictionary. Volume IV, 1828
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Identifier: Coll-98/2/4
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...
Dates:
1828