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Vocabulary

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 389 Collections and/or Records:

Vocabulary note for 'Cochair', 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/64
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Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for 'Co chair' defining it as 'an old Gaelic word, signifying a small gift given with a good warm feeling.' Alexander Carmichael appears to have annotated 'Co chair' as 'cochair'. Text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 1895

Vocabulary note for collective nouns of birds and fish, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/111
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Vocabulary note for collective nouns of birds and fish which reads 'Sgaoth, Cocasaid = A flock of birds or a shoal of fish - school of fish Plod = Shoal of fish'. Text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: June 1887

Vocabulary note for 'Conathadh', August 1903

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/26
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Vocabulary note for 'Conathadh' that it means 'Madness' giving an example 'Ghabh e conathadh = He took madness.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1903

Vocabulary note for Cragan, 29 August 1868

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/6
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Vocabulary note collected from Angus MacAulay, aged 82, An Cnoc/Knock, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis which reads 'Cragan = a Lews patera, Suileag Cragan a smaller patera Croc ='.

Dates: 29 August 1868

Vocabulary note for 'Creach' and 'Leid' and a note about fire, 22 August 1903

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/10
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Vocabulary note probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, which reads 'Creach = creadh. Leid = A fireplace on a triangle - triangle made to set a coin on it. A peat steeped in spirits makes good light'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 22 August 1903

Vocabulary note for 'crianag', 'craobh seargte' and 'seargag', August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/59
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Vocabulary note for 'crianag', 'craobh seargte' and 'seargag' which are used for 'fire wood'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909

Vocabulary note for 'duradan', July 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/27
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Vocabulary note for 'duradan' [dùradan], which is 'dust in the eye'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: July 1909

Vocabulary note for Eiteag and accompanying song fragment, 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/19
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Vocabulary note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] which reads 'Eiteag = Quay stone egg shaped Deideag = .' The song fragment begins 'San an tai ghlas a bha n Deideag' and a note added reads 'See Allt-an t suain'.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Vocabulary note for 'Fath', 'fithe', 'Laic', 'Lait', 'Iona', and 'Cailcem', September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/110
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Vocabulary note for 'Fath' and 'fithe', for which no meaning is given in English; 'Laic' and 'Lait' which is equivalent to 'Iona' meaning 'brink of sleep'; and 'Cailcem' which is 'sandbank or seabank raised above its surroundings'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: September 1909

Vocabulary note for 'Fathaman' [light breeze] and 'Fanadh' [gentle rowing], 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/96
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Vocabulary note which reads for 'Fathaman = Fabhan = light breeze. Fanadh = Gentle rowing when fishing rods.', probably collected on Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The text has been scored through.

Dates: 1901