DOG 155 



Is luaithe aon chu a' ruith na dha dheug 'g a ruagadh. 



One dog fleeing is swifter than twelve pursuing. Terror 

 lends speed. 

 Is luaithe cu na 'chuideachd. 



A dog goes before (or is swifter than) his company. 

 Is mairg a chuireadh a lamh gun aobhar 'am bial a mhadaidh. 

 Pity him who would put his hand without cause into a dog's 

 mouth. 

 Is math do chu nan gobhar nach robh cu nan caorach ami. 

 Good for the goat-dog that the sheep-dog was not there. 

 He was superior for the time. 

 Is minig a bha leigeadh fad' aig fear gun chu. 



A man without a dog has often got a long shot — at game. 

 Dog not always indispensable. 

 Is mor gur fearr an cu a ruitheas na 'n cu a shuidheas air tom. 

 Much better a dog that runs^ than one that sits on a knoll. 



Is soilleir cu dubh air liana bhain, 

 Is soilleir cu ban air liana dhuibh, 

 Na 'm bithinn ri fiadhach nam beann 

 Be 'n cu riabhach mo roghainn. 



The bright field shows the sable hound ; 

 The white is seen on dusky ground ; 

 Were I chasing the deer in forest free. 

 The brindled hound my choice should be. 



Is olc an cu (no an gabhar) nach itheadh ablach. 



Bad is the dog that would not eat carrion (or refuse). 

 Itheadh nan con air a bhlianaich. 



The dog's eating of the bad flesh. Unwillingly, but for lack 

 of better. 

 Laideann aig na gadhraibh, tuigeam ged nach laibhream. 



Dog's Latin (dog-Latin) I can understand, but speak not. 

 Lean cu 's cha ghearr e thu. 



Follow a dog and he will not bite you. 

 Ma bhuaileas tu cu . . . buail gu math e (see before). 



If you strike a dog . . . strike him well. 

 Ma chuireas tu do lamh 'am bial a mhadaidh, feumaidh tu 

 f'toirt as mar dh'fhaodhas tu. 



If you put your hand in the hound's mouth, you must take 

 it out as best you can. 

 Madadh muilleir aig am bi min, aon de thriuir is meamnaich' 

 air bith. 



The dog of a miller (a miller's dog) rich in meal, one of 

 three of the merriest things alive. 

 Marbhaidh droch ainm na coin. 

 A bad name kills dogs. 



