LAMB 185 



LAMB (see also Sheep). — Bram-uan (pet) ; Cediach, cette 

 (Old Ir.), cideach (pet), cigheach (fat), cir, eire, cireag, ciora, 

 eiten ; Fior-uan (hog with lamb) ; Lias, loirean, luan, lubhan, 

 lumhan ; Oen (Welsh) ; Siota, suaicein ; Uaghan, uan, uanan, 

 uanachan, uainein. 



Ailie-cuddie (twin), alian (not suckled by dam) ; Bivie-lamb 

 (sucking) ; Cade (tame or house), chute (hand-bred), cosset, cot- 

 lamb, cotterlin, cuckool (early — Oxon.), cuddly, cuddy (yearling) ; 

 Dan (fat), doublet (one of twins) ; Eanling (just dropped) ; Fitfall 

 (grown lamb), fix (dead-yeaned) ; Gib or gib-a-lamb (newly 

 dropped — Devon) ; Hob, hob-lamb ; Lam, lambe, lamber, lamberne, 

 lambes, lambkin, lamborn, lambren, lambres, lambron, lambryn, 

 lame, lames, lamline (pet), lamm, lammas, lammbre, lamme, lamp, 

 lemb, liddling, lomb, lombbe, lombe, lomber, lombern, lombor, 

 lombren, lombro, lombur, lome, loom, loomb ; Mud-lamb (pet — 

 North) ; Shot (ill-grown, etc.) ; Tourkin-lamb (bearing another 

 lamb's skin). 



In the eighth tome of the Revue Celiique the word "Bram" 

 is given as Scottish Gaelic for a pet. 



The word " lamb " is said to be from the Teutonic " lamba." 



The peaceful attributes attached to the lamb are as well known 

 among Celts as among most other nations, the proverb that March 

 should go out like one has its well-known equivalent. 



A disease prevalent among lambs on damp boggy pasture is 

 called " scoed/' and this is said to be a kind of gout in the knee, 

 when they are said to be "scoled." A term for a part of the 

 lamb near the brisket is "scovin." 



Cameron, in his Gaelic names for ])lants, etc., says kidney 

 vetch or lady's fingers is " Cas-an-uain," or the lamb's foot. It 

 is supposed to be very lucky to see the first lamb with its face 

 towards one, good with its side even. 



Cha b'uan sin air bialthaobh oisge. 



That were not a lamb in front of (or before) a sheep. 

 That were no yearling's lamb. 

 Cha 'n 'eil ann ach an t-uan na's duibhe na' rahathair. 



'Tis merely the lamb blacker than its dam. 

 Is trie a bha craicionn an uain air a chleith cho luath ri 

 craicionn na seana chaora. 



The skin of the lamb has often been hung on the hurdle (or 

 wicker-frame), as soon as that of the old sheep. 



LAPDOG (see Dog). 



