Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
thig /higʲ/
gn. ag. tighinn
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dìg /dʲiːg/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -eachan
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dìg /dʲiːgʲ/
gn. ag. -eadh
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ruamhair /Ruəvɪrʲ/
gn. ag. ruamhar
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dùisg an talamh
dig up the ground! |
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ruamhair geadag
dig a flowerbed! |
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cladhach /kLɤ.əx/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich
1 (act of) digging 2 dig 3 excavation |
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cab /kab/
gn. ag. -adh
1 indent! 2 notch! 3 dig, break soil! |
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cha chreid an òige gun dig an aois
youth will not believe that old age will come |
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cha dig iolla de shìth ort
you won't have a moment of peace/moment's peace (fig.) |
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thig ri latha (rud) nach dig ri linn
it chances in an hour that happens not in seven years, it happens in an hour that comes not in an age (fig.) |
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cha dig olc á teine
fire purifies |
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tha dùil agam gun dig e
I expect/hope that he will come |
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pioc /pihg/
gn. ag. -adh
1 nibble! 2 pick! 3 dig with a pickaxe! 4 sting! |
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cha dig ugh mór á tòn an dreathain
never came a hearty fart from a wren's arse (said of a stingy present; fig.) |
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thig ri uair rud nach dig le aimsir
it chances in an hour that happens not in seven years, it happens in an hour that comes not in an age (fig.) |
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bùraich /buːrɪç/
gn. ag. -rach
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uinnleag /ɯ̃ĩNʲLʲag/
boir. gin. -eige, iol. -an
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gun fhios nach dig e
in case he might come |
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tochail /tɔxal/
gn. ag. tochladh
1 dig, delve! 2 quarry! 3 mine! |
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mulc /muLxg/
gn. ag. -adh
1 (head)butt! 2 dig (with the snout), grub! 3 beat, thrash! |
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cha dig an aois leatha fhéin
old age does not come on its own |
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an sneachd nach dig aig Féill Brìde, thig e dha-rìribh aig Féill Pàdraig /əNʲ ʃNʲɛxg nax dʲigʲ ɛgʲ feːLʲ brʲiːdʲə higʲ ɛ ɣaˈriːrɪv ɛgʲ feːLʲ paːdrɪgʲ/
if Candlemas Day be fair and bright, winter will have another flight (fig.) |
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an dig thu ás aonais?
can you spare it? |
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cha dig fiach air beul dùinte 's cha tog balbhan fianais
speech is silver, silence is golden (fig.) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
dìg
-e, -eachan, sf Ditch, drain. 2 Mound to keep out an inundation. 3 Wall of loose stones, dike...an còrr |
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dig
fut neg & interr of thig. Cha dig e, he will not come. |
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dìg
* va Dress, hoe up, as potatoes. 2 Furrow. 3 Drain. |
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staingich
va & n. Dig a ditch or ditches. 2 Fail into, or stick in, a ditch. |
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ruamhair
pr pt a' ruamhar & a' ruamhradh, va Delve, dig with a spade. 3 see ruathair. |
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rium
(ri + mi) prep. pron. To me. 2 Against me. 3 Towards me. 4 With me. Thubhairt e rium, ...an còrr |
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bruid
pr pt a' bruideadh, va Torture, oppress, enslave. 2 Stab. 3* Give the hint by touching...an còrr |
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riutha
(ri + iad) prep pron To them, unto them. 2 Against them. 3 Towards them. 4 With them. Cuir ri...an còrr |
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riut
prep pron (ri + thu) To you. 2 Against you. 3 Towards you. 4 With you. An dig e riut? will...an còrr |
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cab
pr pt a' cabadh, vn Indent, notch, as the edge of a bladed weapon. 2 Hack. 3 Break lan...an còrr |
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càir
pr pt a' càradh, va Dig. 2 Raise. 3 Prepare. 4 Gird on. 5 Bury. 6 Repair, mend. 7 Lay ...an còrr |
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cas-chrom
cois-chruim, sf The crooked spade, an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used fo...an còrr |
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ruinn
prep pron (ri + sinn) To us. 2 Against us. 3 Meddling with us. Thubhairt e ruinn, he said ...an còrr |
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cha
negative particle, Not. [Cha aspirates the fut. neg of a verb, also the initial...an còrr |
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ruibh
prep pron (ri + sibh) To you, against you. 2 With you. 3* Molesting you. 4* Mastering you. A'...an còrr |
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cladhaich
pr pt a' cladhach & a' cladhachadh, va Dig, delve. 2* Poke. |
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reamhar
-mhra, a. Fat, plump, fleshy. 2 Fat, greasy, oily. 3 Big, great. 4 Thick, gross, of great cir...an còrr |
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pleadhagaich
va Dig or work with a paddle or dibble. |
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cor
gen [cor, coir &] cuir, sm Condition, state, situation, circumstance. 2 Method, ma...an còrr |
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còta-glas
sm Grey coat. Cha dig an còta-glas cho math do na h-uile fear, the grey coat becomes not e...an còrr |
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creach
creiche, -an, sf Plunder, booty, pillage. 2 Ruin, devastation. 3‡‡ Host, army. 4† for ...an còrr |
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deiseal
-eala, a Towards the South, southward. 2 Having a southern exposure. 3‡‡ Lucky....an còrr |
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deò
sf Breath. 2 Air. 3 The vital spark, life. 4 Ray of light. 5 Vision. 6** Place where a stream...an còrr |
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pioc
pr pt a' piocadh, va Pick, nip, nibble. 2 Pinch. 3 Dig with a pickaxe. Pioc an coimhea...an còrr |
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bùirich
pr pt a' bùrach [& a' bùrachadh] va Dig, delve. 2 vn **Howl, roar, make a l...an còrr |
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