Am Faclair Beag

Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly

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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
sgillinn /sgʲiLʲɪNʲ/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
pence, penny
sgillinn Shasannach
shilling
chan eil sgillinn ris an t-saoghal agam
I don't have a penny to my name, I don't anything in the whole wide world
leth-sgillinn
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 sixpence Scots 2 halfpenny
trì-sgillinn
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
threepenny bit/piece
pidseadh na sgillinn
pitching pennies
bheireadh e sgillinn ás do thòn le prìne
he is a real penny pincher (fig.)
cuiridh seo sgillinn air a' mhuillean
that will cost us in feed (said of bad winter weather)
ás aonais sgillinn ruaidh Listen
broke, without a brass farthing (fig.)
deich sgillinn am punnd Listen
ten pence the pound
deich sgillinn an urra Listen
ten pence each
am fear nach gléidh an sgillinn, cha bhi an gini aige Listen
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves (fig.)
cha ghabhadh e sgillinn ruadh no geal bhuam
he wouldn't take any money from me
cha ghabhadh e sgillinn ruadh no gheal air
he wouldn't accept any money whatsoever for it
chan eil sgillinn ruadh aige air a shiubhal
he is completely broke, he hasn't got a single penny to his name (fig.)
cho glan ri sia sgillinn
as tidy as pin (said of a house, home etc) (fig.)
cho glan ris an t-sia sgillinn
as clean as a whistle (fig.)
chosg mi a h-uile sgillinn mu thràth
I've spent all my money already
fàisg sgillinn á Calum
squeeze a penny out of Calum!
lorg bonn 20 sgillinn air an t-sràid
find a 20p coin on the street!
bonn 5sg
5p coin
gun sgillinn
penniless
chosgadh sin deagh-sgillinn
that would cost a pretty penny
a h-uile mac sgillinn
every last/single penny
Toraidhean Dwelly
sgillinn
-e, -ean, sf English penny 2 12 Scots pence. 3 Shilling-land. Sgillinn meant a shil...an còrr
fiach
féich, fiachan, sm Value, price, worth. 2** Hire. 3 pl Debt, arrears. Fiach shia sgill...an còrr
peighinn
-e, -ean, sf Penny Scots, one twelfth of a penny sterling. 2* Denomination of land, eq...an còrr
ruadh
-aidhe, a. Reddish, of a reddish colour, ruddy. 2 Red in general. 3 Red-haired. 4 Dried, scor...an còrr
son
prep. impr. & adv (air son) adv For, because of, on account of. 2 For the purpose ...an còrr
orra
prep pron (air + iad) On them, upon them. 2 Owed by them. 3 Wrong with them. 4** In their pos...an còrr
dà-sgillinn
sf One sixty-fourth of a davoch.

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