Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
spàrr /sbaːR ~ sbaRə/ 
fir. gin. sparra, iol. sparran
1 beam (of wood) 2 joist 3 perch, roost |
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spàrr /sbaːR ~ sbaRəɣ/
gn. ag. sparradh
1 push, thrust, drive, wedge, propel, ram! 2 enforce, compel! 3 jerk! |
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spàrr rud-eigin air Calum
force Calum to do something! |
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spàrr-gaoithe
fir. gin. sparra-gaoithe, iol. sparran-gaoithe
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spàrr-tarsaing
fir. gin. sparra-tarsaing, iol. sparran-tarsaing
collar beam (in architecture; in a blackhouse the larger of two, sitting below the sparr-beag) |
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spàrr-beag
fir. gin. sparra-bhig, iol. sparran-beaga
collar tie (in architecture; in a blackhouse the smaller of two, sitting above the spàrr-tarsaing) |
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spàrr-feannaige
fir. gin. sparra-fheannaige, iol. sparran-feannaige
"crow-stick" (part of the roof structure of a blackhouse) |
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spàrr dheth a cheann
chop his head off! |
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spàrr-eanaig
fir. gin. sparra-eanaig, iol. sparran-eanaig
top-beam pegs (preventing thatch from slipping) |
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spàrr-toisich
fir. gin. sparra-thoisich, iol. sparran-toisich
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spàrr-deiridh
fir. gin. sparra-dheiridh, iol. sparran-deiridh
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cha chuir e siud luath mu spàrr
he won't cause a big stir (fig.) |
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am mac air an spàrr is an t-athair gun bhreith
prematurely (fig.) |
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cho àrd ris an spàrr-ghaoithe
as high/tall as the sky (fig.) |
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spàrr air Calum
urge Calum! |
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spàrr comhairle air Calum
urge advice on Calum! |
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spàrr e siud an sùil Chaluim
he thrust that into Calum's eye |
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spàrr nan cearc /sbaːR nəŋʲ kʲɛRxg/
1 hen roost 2 bog, loo (colloq.) |
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spàrr ròp
jerk a rope! |
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spàrr co-shìnte
parallel bar |
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spàrr-balla
fir. gin. sparra-bhalla, iol. sparran-balla
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spàrr-ealaig
fir. gin. sparra-ealaig, iol. sparran-ealaig
top-beam pegs (preventing thatch from slipping) |
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spàrr-thuagh
boir. gin. -thuaighe, iol. -an
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spàrr cìs air bathar
impose a tax on goods! |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
spàrr
pr pt a' sparradh, va Drive, as a nail or a wedge. 2 Induce by force. 3 Fix, rivet, na...an còrr |
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spàrr
-a, -an, sm [f. in Badenoch & Gairloch] Joist, beam, spar of wood. 2 Cross-...an còrr |
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dealbh
a [& deilbh,] -an, sm Image. 2 Statue. 3 Picture, delineation. 4 Photograph. 5 Appearance...an còrr |
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sparradh
-aidh, sm Driving, act of driving, as a nail or wedge. 2 Act of inducing by force. 3 Fixing, ...an còrr |
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sparran
-ain, -an, sm dim of spàrr. Bolt or bat. 2 Crisping-pin. Sparran-dorais, a door-bol...an còrr |
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taigh
-e, -ean, sm House. 'S e 'ainm aoibhneach taigh na féile, its joyful name is the house of ...an còrr |
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crann nan gad
sm Kind of plough, seldom used now, though at one time common enough, especially in the Weste...an còrr |
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spàirte
pt pt of spàrr. Fastened, fixed, wedged in, bolted, thrust, jammed. |
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spàr
-a, -an, see spàrr. |
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spàrr-buinn
s. Part of dealbh. p. 317. |
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spàrr-ealaig
(DC) sm Pin projecting above the roof at each end of house to which to fasten the ropes for h...an còrr |
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spàrr-gaoithe
(DC) sm Cross-joist near ridge of a house strengthening the couples — Uist. |
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spàrr-mullaich
sm Part of dealbh, p 317. |
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stàrr
* vn Shove violently, dash. 2 Propel, push with a jerk. (spàrr) |
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