HERRING— LAMPREY 369 



Cha 'n ioghnadh boladh an sgadain a bhi de 'n t-soitheach 's 

 am bi e. 



'Tis no wonder that the herring vessel smells of herring. 

 (See Nicolson.) 

 Cho coltach ri cheile ri da sgadan. 



As like each other as two herrings. 

 Cho marbh ri sgadan. 



As dead as a herring. 

 Cho sumhail ri sgadan. 



As close packed as a herring. 

 Druim a' sgadain. 



The herring's back. The choice part. 

 Is math an sgadan 'n uair nach fhaighear an saoidhean. 



The herring is good when the saithe can't be got. 

 Sgadan gearr, gun mhealag, gun iuchar, 's mairg am bru 's an 

 teid e. 



A short (?) herring, without milt or roe, pity the stomach it 

 goes into. 

 HOSE-FISH (see Razor-fish). — Bod-dubh-a-mhusgain, breal- 

 lach, brollach (small) ; Donnag; Musgan. 

 Biack-skinned spout-fish ; Gaper. 



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JELLY-FISH (see Medusa).— Muirtiachd, etc. 

 JOHN DORY (see Haddock). 



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KELT (see Salmon).— Cealt. 

 K ING-FIS H (see Dogfish). 



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LAMPREY (see also Eel). — Beidheidli, beididh, buarach- 

 bhaoibh na baoibh or baoidhe ; Cloidheag, cloimheag, cloitheag, 

 creadhal, creathail ; Deal ; Easgunn-breac ; Gioradan ; Langar- 

 ileach ; Naid ; Rochaid, rochnaid, rochnaidh, rochuaid, ruashual, 

 rua'shuil ; Uile-bheisd. 



Bayrn (Manx) ; Brennic (Corn.) ; Brenig (Welsh). 



Argoseen, Argus-eyes ; Barling, blind lamprey ; Cunning : 

 Fyke ; Geyes ; Horse-eel ; King-fish ; Lamper, lamper-eel, 

 lampern, lamperne, lampray, lampre, lamprei, lampren, lamprie, 

 lampron, lamprone, lamproon, lamproun, lamprun, lampry, 

 lampurne, laumpray, laumperey, laumpron, lawmperowne, 

 lawmpery, lawmpron, lumper-eel, lumping-eel, etc. 



From lambere, to lick, and petra, a rock, a licker of, a cleaver 

 to rocks — lit., a stone-licker or sucker ; the term " naid " means 



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