Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
gille /gʲiLʲə/ 
fir. iol. -an
1 lad, boy 2 man-servant, ghillie 3 (with def. art. Mintaka (delta Orionis; δ Ori) 4 cock, willie, prick |
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(an) gille fada /gʲiLʲə fadə/
index/pointer/trigger finger |
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gille-plibire
fir. iol. -an-plibire
(male) flunkey, lackey, underling, dogsbody |
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gille cas-fhliuch
sidekick |
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gille-bog
fir. gin. -buig, iol. -an-boga
1 young bird, chick (often esp. young puffin) 2 lamb with a weak back |
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goile-bianain
boir. ainmear iolra
wild fire, sea sparkle (phosphorescence/bioluminescence in sea-water) |
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gille-dubh
fir. gin. -dhuibh, iol. -ean-dubha
1 drover 2 stone holder (for a pinewood taper) |
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gille-comhailtich
fir. iol. -an-comhailtich
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gille-milein
fir. gin. -mhilein, iol. -an-milein
1 spinning top, whirligig 2 puppet 3 lively/playful person |
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gille luideagach 's loth pheallagach, dithis air nach bu chòir dìmeas a bhith
looks can be deceiving, don't judge a book by its cover (fig.) |
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gille-cnagain
fir. iol. -an-cnagain
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smiorach gille
a strapping lad |
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gille-mu-lunn /gʲiLʲə mə LũːN/
fir. neo-ath.
dead man's rope, sea lace (chorda filum) |
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an Gille, an Cù 's an Sgalag
The Three Kings/Sisters (on Orion's Belt) |
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gille-cupa
fir. gin. -chupa, iol. -an-cupa
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b' esan an gille riochdail
he was such a handsome lad |
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pàiste-gille
fir. iol. -an-gille
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mac-gille
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. mic-ghille
son, man-child, boy-child |
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gille-buic
fir. iol. -an-buic
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gille-shimid
fir. iol. -an-shimid
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gille-comhailteachd
fir. iol. -an-comhailteachd
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gille na bunaich
(male) flunkey, lackey, underling, dogsbody |
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gille-àigich
fir. iol. -an-àigich
stallion lad/boy (i.e. lad travelling around the area with a stallion for those in need of one) |
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sgonn gille
a big lump of a lad |
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gille-flidir
fir. iol. -an-flidir
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Toraidhean Dwelly
gille
-an, sm Boy, lad, youth. 2 Man-servant. 3 Ploughman. 4 Bachelor — Arran. [Gille ...an còrr |
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gille-Brìghde
-ean-, sm Oystercatcher, sea-piet — haematopus ostralegus.
...an còrr |
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bonaid
-e, -ean, sf Bonnet. Bonaid bhallach, bonaid chath-dath, a tartan bonnet; is i a' bhon...an còrr |
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braim
brama, bramannan, [genpl in Uist bràm] sm Crepitus ventris {fart}. Mar tha gille mór n...an còrr |
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gille-cupa
-an-, sm Cup-bearer. |
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brìd-eun
-eòin, sm Oystercatcher or sea-piet, see gille-brìde. Cho luath ri brìd-eun san tràigh, as...an còrr |
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car
cuir, sm Twist, bend, turn. 2 Winding, meandering, as of a stream. 3 Trick, fraud. 4 Way, cou...an còrr |
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fachach
¶ -aich, sm Puffin, coulterneb, shearwater (fratercula arctica). [A small bird with a ...an còrr |
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gille-feadaig
¶ sm Dunlin, (bird) see pollaran. |
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geir
-e, sf Tallow, grease. 2 Suet. Geir chartach, cart grease. Is coma leam comann ...an còrr |
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duine
gen sing duine, pl. daoine, sm Man. 2 Person, body, individual. 3 The oldest ma...an còrr |
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gille-pìobair
** sm Piper's attendant, who carried the pipes when not being played upon. He formed one of a...an còrr |
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gnothach
-aich, -aichean, sm Business, avocation. 2 Affair, matter, circumstance. 3 Errand. 4 Call of ...an còrr |
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leanabh
leinibh, sm Infant, child. 2 in derision, Childish person. Thus declined: —...an còrr |
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mart
-airt, sm Cow or steer fattened for killing. The common expression was mart-làmhaig or...an còrr |
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mìn
-e, a. Soft, delicate, tender. 2 Smooth, not rough. 3 Level, of even surface. 4 Mild, meek, g...an còrr |
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mór
1st comp motha, 2nd comp mothaid, ...an còrr |
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réir
(a-réir & do réir) phrase. According to, as, like as. Nam bithinn 'nad réir, if I were...an còrr |
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ruith
-e, sf Running, act of running. 2 Race, rushing, chase. 3 Flowing, act of flowing as a stream...an còrr |
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stàball
-aill, -an, sm Stable, stall. Gille stàbaill, a stableboy. Names of The Parts of a Sta...an còrr |
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toirt
sf Giving, granting, bestowing, grant. A' toirt, pr pt of irr v thoir. F...an còrr |
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pollaran
sm The dunlin (calidris alpina) also called bird-of-the-mudpits — ¶....an còrr |
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gille-boidhre
(AF) sm Fox. |
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gille-bhròg
** sm Shoeblack. |
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éibhinn
sf see aoibhinn. Is éibhinn an gille thu, what a funny fellow you are! |
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