Scottish Gaelic words — page 5

Britain

Briton

matron

confusion

confusing

confuse

opinion

judging, considering

lie, falsehood

lying, deceitful, false, untruthful

liar

word, term

talkative, loquacious

verbosity

comparative degree of breac

oystercatcher

heap of peats or potatoes stacked with boards in a corner of a house

meaning, sense

cut round

trousers

biscuit, cookie

breaking

disappointment

dawn

brisk

broken

badger's den

broccoli

comparative degree of brocail

fox-hunter

fox-hunting

porridge

best

best, choice part

haughty

shoe; boot

trainer

pump

slipper

sturdy

breast, bosom, chest, thorax

grief, sadness, sorrow, mourning, affliction

sad, sorrowful

comparative degree of brònach

soup

belly

robin

wheatear

bank (of lake or river)

dream

dream, reverie, vision

cooking, boiling

hot

comparative degree of bruicheil

brute, beast

barbarous, beastly, bestial, brutal, brutish, violent, cruel

conversation

speak, say, talk

second-person plural imperative of bruidhinn

toothbrush

mumble

alternative spelling of brunndail

brae

past/conditional of is

vocative/genitive singular of buabhall

cowherd

cowherd; herdsman

conqueror

effect, influence, effectiveness, impact, impression

attributive

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow

troublemaker

tempting, troubling, vexing

annoyance, agitation, confusion

striking, hitting

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived

winning, gaining

yellow

jaundice

gratitude, thanks, thanksgiving, acknowledgement

Used in compounds denoting various birds and flowers

yellowhammer

egg yolk

deafness

male wizard

budget

consequence, effect, result

complete

bubble

bubble

genitive and plural of ball

hit, blow, stroke

belong

scrap

diarrhea

win

relevance

bottom, base, foundation

upside down

constitution (politics)

elementary school, primary school

primary source

origin

potato, potatoes

the act of digging

water

bullying

caterpillar

bursary

mouth

shop

pawnshop

bookshop

workshop

puffin

mouth

blethering

cable

chatty

caber, large piece of wood

haste

hasty

comparative degree of cabhagach

fleet

excrement

diarrhea

the rest

old rustic gate

sleeping

pins and needles

hibernation

hearth

whisper

chewing, gnawing

spade

flauchter spade

flauchter spade

fairy spade

kayak

sleep

fellowship

affectionate

friendly

chiffchaff

caffeine

a brace

appetite

chalk

calcium

vulgar girl

girl

attractive

maiden, girl, young woman

lose

old woman, old wife

woodlouse

nun

owl

tit

lost

tax

hemp

speech, language

pun

sign language

related

family relationship, kindred

friendly

gums

Irish moss

to repair

weir

card

ID card

cardboard

playing card

credit card

credit card

chart

postcard

quarter

comparative degree of cas

cheese

dewlap

icicle

stop

censor

march (tune)

castle

sandcastle

where

consumer

spending, wearing, throwing

used up

colewort, greens, cabbage, kale

harbour

direct

losing

fence