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cleidach, cleitach, clytach,
clytach [MN. ˈkləitəx, ˈkləidəx]
n. Talk or chatter in a strange tongue, particularly Gaelic. A large mass of liquid or semiliquid substance.
v. To talk or chatter in a strange tongue, particularly Gaelic. To work or walk in an unskilful, dirty manner.
n. Talk or chatter in a strange tongue, particularly Gaelic. A large mass of liquid or semiliquid substance.
v. To talk or chatter in a strange tongue, particularly Gaelic. To work or walk in an unskilful, dirty manner.
aclite, acloit, aclyte, clite, clitit, cloit, cloitit, clyte, clyted, clytit,
clyte [kləit, S. SW. U. glɔɪt]
n. A sudden heavy fall. The noise of such a fall.
adv. Of a fall: heavily, suddenly, usually used in conjunction with the verbs gae, come, play, faw and/or another another adverb.
v. To fall heavily. To sit down heavily or suddenly. To rap the knuckles.
pt. pp. clytit
n. A sudden heavy fall. The noise of such a fall.
adv. Of a fall: heavily, suddenly, usually used in conjunction with the verbs gae, come, play, faw and/or another another adverb.
v. To fall heavily. To sit down heavily or suddenly. To rap the knuckles.
pt. pp. clytit
Compounds and phrases etc.
aclyte [ə-]: adv. Awry, turned to one side.
clite, cloit, clyte, gloit, gloiter,
clyte [kləit, S. SW. U. glɔɪt]
also cloit [klɔɪt]
n. A disgusting mass of any liquid or half-liquid material. A heavy lump of something soft. A lubberly inactive fellow. SW. A soft delicate person
also cloit [klɔɪt]
n. A disgusting mass of any liquid or half-liquid material. A heavy lump of something soft. A lubberly inactive fellow. SW. A soft delicate person
cnag, knag,
cnag [(k)nag]
n. Gael. A woodpecker.
n. Gael. A woodpecker.
coach, coachie, coch, cotch, deevil$s_coachman, deil$s_coachman,
coach [kotʃ]
n. A coach. MN. A pram. NEC. The shell of a crab.
dim. coachie
n. A coach. MN. A pram. NEC. The shell of a crab.
dim. coachie
Compounds and phrases etc.
deil's coachman: The devil's coach-horse beetle Ocypus olens
coachbell, coachbill, cochbel, cochbell, codgebell, codgybel, cotchbel, cotchbol, scodgebell, scodgie, scotchable, scotchable, scotchbald, scotchbell, scotchbol, scotchbolt, scotchie, scrudger, switchbell, switchpoll, swutchpil, touchbell, touchspale,
coachbell [ˈkotʃbɛl, ˈkɔtʃbɛl]
also switchbell or with prothetic s scoachbell [ˈskotʃbɛl, ′skodʒbəl]
n. S. The earwig Forficula auricularia.
also switchbell or with prothetic s scoachbell [ˈskotʃbɛl, ′skodʒbəl]
n. S. The earwig Forficula auricularia.
coag, coagie, cog, gogie, koag, kogi,
coag [I.Sh. kog]
v. To peer.
v. To peer.
Compounds and phrases etc.
coagie
n. A fishermen's taboo name for the land as opposed to the sea, the land as it looms up when seen from the water.
n. A fishermen's taboo name for the land as opposed to the sea, the land as it looms up when seen from the water.
cail, cairry-coal, cairy_coalie, carry_co, carry_coal, caulie_backie, co_cairry, co_carry, coal, coal_cairry, coal_coum, coal_coumed, coalay_bag, coal-cairy, coal-carry, coal-coom, coal-coomed, coal-coum, coal-coumed, coal-coumed, coaley, coalie, coalie_backie, coalieback, coalie-back, coaliebackie, coaliebag, coalie-bag, coalie-buck, coalied, coalit, coall, coallie-back, coalliebag, coalliebag, coallit, coally_back, coallybug, coalmie, coal-neuk, coal-slock, coaly, coaly_back, coalyback, coalybacks, coalybag, coaly-bag, coalybug, co-carry, co-carry, col, colcoom, colcoomed, colemie, coley, colit, coll, collcoomed, colley-back, collie_backie, collie_bag, collie-back, collie-backie, collied, collier, collit, coll-slock, colly_back, collyback, colly-back, collybag, colly-bug, colmey, colmie, colomy, coolie-backie, coul, cully, cullyback, cwile, cwilet, cwyle, cwylet, gaitherin-coal, getherin-coal, ghaist_coal, ghaistcoal, killy-backy, kol, kolkoom, kolkoomed, koll, koll-slock, kwile, kwilet, kwyle, kwylet, quile, quilet, quille, quillet, quyle, quylet,
coal [kol, kɔl, MN. kwəil]
n. A coal, a red-hot cinder.
dim. coalie MN. The saithe Pollachius virens.
n. A coal, a red-hot cinder.
dim. coalie MN. The saithe Pollachius virens.
coaly
v. To benight, to enshroud in darkness.
v. To benight, to enshroud in darkness.
coalit
adj. Benighted, enshrouded in darkness, bewildered.
adj. Benighted, enshrouded in darkness, bewildered.
Compounds and phrases etc.
coal-back, coalie-back/coalie-backie, coalie-buckie, coal-cairy: To go piggyback.
coal coum: Coal dust.
coal-coumed I.: Burned to a cinder.
coalman: A coalman.
coalmie: NEC. SN. MN. The coalfish Pollachius virens.
coal-neuk: A coal cellar.
coal-slock: I. A state of being exinguished.
coalie heid: The reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus or coal tit Periparus ater.
collier: A coal miner or ship carrying coal. MN. The blackfly Aphis fabae.
gaitherin-coal: A large coal laid on the embers of a fire to keep it glowing overnight.
ghaist coal: A piece of shaly coal in its ashy state after burning, a white slaty cinder.
the coals: The coal-pits, mines.
tak ower the coals: To scold or call someone to account.
coal coum: Coal dust.
coal-coumed I.: Burned to a cinder.
coalman: A coalman.
coalmie: NEC. SN. MN. The coalfish Pollachius virens.
coal-neuk: A coal cellar.
coal-slock: I. A state of being exinguished.
coalie heid: The reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus or coal tit Periparus ater.
collier: A coal miner or ship carrying coal. MN. The blackfly Aphis fabae.
gaitherin-coal: A large coal laid on the embers of a fire to keep it glowing overnight.
ghaist coal: A piece of shaly coal in its ashy state after burning, a white slaty cinder.
the coals: The coal-pits, mines.
tak ower the coals: To scold or call someone to account.
Coalfield,
Coalfield [ˈkɔːlfil(d)]
pn. Caulfield (Aberdour, Fife).
pn. Caulfield (Aberdour, Fife).
Coalhowm, Coalum, Coalyum,
Coalhum [ˈkol(j)əm]
pn. Coilsholm (Ayrshire).
pn. Coilsholm (Ayrshire).
From Gaelic cuingleum?