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Ann an Litir Bheag seachd ceud, naochad 始s a dh脿 (792), bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Raibeart Gilleasbuig Armstrong, fear-teagaisg agus faclairiche 脿 Siorrachd Pheairt. Rinn e faclair G脿idhlig ann an ochd ceud deug is c貌ig air fhichead (1825). Thug sinn s霉il air faclan fillte bhon fhaclair sin ann an Litrichean Beaga ceithir cheud, seachdad 始s a h-aon (471) agus ceithir cheud, seachdad 始s a dh脿 (472). Tha am faclair d脿 cheud bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois am-bliadhna. Mar sin, tha e iomchaidh s霉il 脿s 霉r a thoirt air.

Thagh mi faclan a tha a鈥� t貌iseachadh le gach litir dhen aibidil. An toiseach, am facal 脿颈濒濒别. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�beauty, handsomeness, comeliness鈥�. 脌s 脿颈濒濒别, tha sinn a鈥� faighinn nam faclan 脿颈濒濒别ach 鈥榖eautiful鈥� agus 脿颈濒濒别achd 鈥榖eauty鈥�. Tha 脿颈濒濒别agan ann cuideachd 鈥� 鈥�a term of affection for a young person; a pretty maid鈥� agus cuideachd 鈥�a little jewel鈥�. 脌颈濒濒别补驳补苍.

A-nise, an litir 鈥榖鈥�, agus ainm-脿ite: 叠补颈濒别-惭丑貌颈诲 le 鈥槼境竺簿被邂€� air a litreachadh M-H-O fada-I-D. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�Rothesay, literally, the town where the court of justice is held鈥�. Tha e cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥榯he town where the Mod is held鈥�! An-diugh, tha na sgoilearan ag r脿dh gur e Rothesay Baile Bh貌id le 鈥榖鈥�, a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�the town of Bute鈥�. Chaidh a chl脿radh mar sin ann am b脿rdachd Gh脿idhlig aig deireadh an ochdamh linn deug.

Fon litir 鈥榗鈥�, tha facal feumail agam 鈥� caog. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�wink鈥� no 鈥�take aim by shutting the eye鈥� 鈥� rud a bhios boghadair a鈥� d猫anamh. Tha e cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�connive鈥�. Tha faclan eile st猫idhichte air caog 鈥� leithid caogach 鈥榳inking, squint-eyed鈥� agus 肠补辞驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑 鈥榮quint-eyed, winking, blinking鈥�. 颁补辞驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑.

A-nise, an litir 鈥榙鈥�. A bheil sibh a鈥� tuigsinn seo 鈥� 诲别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒? Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�red eye, bloodshot eye鈥�. Bhon ainmear, tha sinn a鈥� faighinn a鈥� bhuadhair 诲别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒each 鈥榟aving red or bloodshot eyes鈥�. 顿别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑.

Agus, fo 鈥榚鈥�, tha seo agam 鈥� eudach. E-U-D-A-C-H. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�jealous鈥� no 鈥�zealous鈥�. Ach, ann am faclair Armstrong, tha e cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�clothes, dress, garment ...鈥� Tha e a鈥� cur nar cuimhne gun robh eudach na sheann riochd air an fhacal aodach.

In Litir Bheag 792, I was telling you about Robert Archibald Armstrong, a teacher and lexicographer from Perthshire. He made a Gaelic dictionary in 1825. We looked at words from that dictionary in Litir Bheag 471 and Litir Bheag 472. The dictionary is two hundred years old this year. Thus, it is appropriate to take another look at it.

I chose words that start with each letter of the alphabet. To begin with the word 脿颈濒濒别. It means 鈥榖eauty, handsomeness, comeliness鈥�. From 脿颈濒濒别, we get the words 脿颈濒濒别ach 鈥榖eautiful鈥� and 脿颈濒濒别achd 鈥榖eauty鈥�. There is also 脿颈濒濒别agan 鈥� 鈥榓 term of affection for a young person; a pretty maid鈥� and also 鈥榓 little jewel鈥�. 脌颈濒濒别补驳补苍.

Now the letter 鈥榖鈥�, and a place-name: 叠补颈濒别-惭丑貌颈诲 with 鈥�尘丑貌颈诲鈥� spelt M-H-accented O-I-D. It means 鈥楻othesay, literally, the town where the court of justice is held鈥�. It also means 鈥榯he town where the Mod is held鈥�! Today, [the] scholars say that Rothesay is Baile Bh貌id with a 鈥榖鈥�, meaning 鈥榯he town of Bute鈥�. It was recorded like that at the end of the eighteenth century.

Under the letter 鈥榗鈥�, I have a useful word 鈥� caog. It means 鈥榳ink鈥� or 鈥榯ake aim by shutting the eye鈥� 鈥� something an archer does. It also means 鈥榗onnive鈥�. There are other words based on caog 鈥� such as caogach 鈥榳inking, squint-eyed鈥� and 肠补辞驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑 鈥榮quint-eyed, winking, blinking鈥�. 颁补辞驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑.

Now, the letter 鈥榙鈥�. Do you understand this 鈥� 诲别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒? It means 鈥榬ed eye, bloodshot eye鈥�. From the noun, we get the adjective 诲别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒each 鈥榟aving red or bloodshot eyes鈥�. 顿别补谤驳-蝉丑霉颈濒别补肠丑.

And under 鈥榚鈥�, I have this 鈥� eudach. E-U-D-A-C-H. It means 鈥榡ealous鈥� or 鈥榸ealous鈥�. But in聽 Armstrong鈥檚 dictionary, it also means 鈥榗lothes, dress, garment ...鈥� It reminds us that eudach was an old form of the word aodach.