Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
milis /milɪʃ/
bua. coi. mìlse
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maide-milis
fir. iol. -an-milis
1 rock (candy) 2 liquorice (originally referring to the root of bird's-foot trefoil which was chewed historically) |
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piobar-milis
fir. gin. -air-mhilis, iol. -an-milis
(sweet/bell) pepper (fruit of capsicum annuum) |
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aran-milis
fir. gin. -ain-mhilis
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bata-milis
fir. neo-ath.
(common) figwort (scrophularia nodosa) |
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slaman-milis
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-mhilis
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cuilc-mhilis
boir. gin. -e-milise, iol. -ean-milis
sweet flag, calamus/bitter pepper/flag root, beewort (acorus calamus) |
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bainne milis 
1 sweet milk (i.e. unskimmed milk that has stood for a period) 2 condensed milk |
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cho milis ris an t-siùcar
as sweet as honey (fig.) |
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buntàta milis
sweet potato |
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cho milis ri siùcar
as sweet as honey (fig.) |
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cho milis ris a' mhil
as sweet as honey (fig.) |
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coirce-milis
fir. neo-ath.
sweet corn, maize (zea mays sacharrata) |
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flùr coirce milis
cornmeal |
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buntàta-milis
fir. neo-ath.
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ge milis a' mhil có dh'imlicheadh bho bhàrr dris i?
it will never pay you to lick honey off thorns (fig.) |
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meanbh-choirce milis
baby sweet corn, early harvested ears of zea may sacharrata |
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searbhag-mhilis
boir. gin. -aige-milise, iol. -an-milis
(trailing) bittersweet, bittersweet/climbing/trailing/woody nightshade (solanum dulcamara) |
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brisgean-milis
fir. gin. -ein-mhilis, iol. -an-milis
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lionn milis
sweet liquid |
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cuiseag-mhilis
boir. gin. -eige-milise, iol. -an-milis
floating sweet grass, water mannagrass (glyceria fluitans) |
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spuirse-mhilis
boir. gin. -milise, iol. -an-milis
sweet spurge (euphorbia dulcis) |
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thoir orra le chéile de dh'aran-milis
make them both eat gingerbread! |
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An Struthan Milis
ainm-àite fir. gin. an t-Struthain Mhilis
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Toraidhean Dwelly
milis
milse, a. Sweet, savoury. 2 Melodious, musical. 3** Flattering. Cainnt mhilis, fair or fla...an còrr |
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bainne
sm Milk, milky juice. †2 see boinne. Bó-bhainne, a milch-cow; crodh-bhainne, milch-...an còrr |
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brisgean
-ein, -einean, sm Cartilaginous part of a bone. 2 The part of tripe called brisket or gristle...an còrr |
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dris
-e, -ean, sf Common bramble, briar, blackberry or thorn (rubus fructicosus). [The badg...an còrr |
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fuil
gen sing fala, dat. fuil, voc. 'fhuil! sf Blood. 2 Family, tribe, kindre...an còrr |
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maide-milis
sm Liquorice, (siùcar dubh). |
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sùil
gen sing sùl & sùla, dat. sùil, voc. a shùil! npl sùilean, genpl ...an còrr |
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blas
-ais, sm Taste. 2 Savour. 3 Flavour. 4 Relish. 5 Particle, the least part, 6 Experience. A bh...an còrr |
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aran-milis
sm Sweetbread. 2 Gingerbread. |
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cuilc-mhilis
-ean-milis, sf Sweet flag cane — acorus calamus.
...an còrr |
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meilis
see milis. |
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melis
(DMu) a. Suth'd for milis. |
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mìlse
comp of milis. More or most sweet. Ciod is mìlse na mil? what is sweeter than honey? |
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puinse
Gaelic form of punch, toddy. Am puinse milis, guanach, the sweet heady punch. |
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slaman-milis
sm Jelly. |
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slamb
* see slaman-milis. |
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maide-milis
(DU) sm Roots of bird's-foot trefoil. The fibrous root is sappy and was often chewed. |
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