ionga
ingne, pl. ìngnean [ionganan & ìnean,] sf Nail, claw, talon. 2 Hoof. 3 Cloven hoof. Ìnean a' ghrapa, the prongs of the dung-fork; ìnean na cléithe, the harrow's teeth; ionganan mar spuirean, nails like claws; chaidh am prìne san ionga, the pin touched the quick; ionga eòin, a bird's claw; ionga eich, a horse's hoof; is ann air 'ingnean a dh'aithnichear duine-uasal, the gentleman is known by his nails — an old Hebridean rule for judging the rank of unknown bodies washed ashore by the sea. Neatly-pared nails were held to denote the gentleman and insured for the corpse at least decent burial; blanag nan ingnean, the quick of the nails.
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