410 LIZARD— LOUSE 



rapidity of an eye Hash. The name "mankeeper' ior Ihe lizard 

 also exists, and is said to arise from the belief that instead of being 

 prone — as they are reported to be — of slipping down a sleeping 

 person's throat, they actually warn the sleeper of the intention of a 

 snake to do so. The following strange view of one writer as to this 

 pretty and graceful creature is worth (juoting, to show the different 

 ideas held thereon. '''I'here is no form in nature — scarce even to 

 the vivid imagination of a Celt — more repugnant to the eye than 

 that of the lizard, the toad, and the serpent, shape not excepted, 

 instinctive repulsion being the rule or condition indeed of most 

 people to these members of the saurian tribe." Somewhat in the 

 same vein is a remark to be found in A. McDonald's poetry, viz. : — 



" Fhior dhearc-luachrach 'chinnich e lus." 

 Thou very lizard that hast grown from weeds. 



In the Northern Chronicle of 18th March 1903, by Morrison in 

 " Highland Notes and Queries," we learn that lizards are still 

 plentiful in Sutherland, from three to eight being found together 

 frequently ; they are harmless, unless trodden on, and then their 

 bite is not dangerous. The heather lizard is the largest kind, tlie 

 others not being quite so long. They are frequently found of a 

 dark colour in or near shallow mossy water. 



LOCUST. — Breac-nathair, brecnata (Ir.) ; Locusd, locust, lois- 

 gionn. 



Gaerstapha. 



This insect is included as a word found in the Gaelic Scriptures. 



LOUSE. — Ceandail (pi.), cnapain, cnapan, crion-mhial or mhiol 

 (wood or w all), cu-cnamha ; Garturan (dog), geur-lann (sheep) ; 

 Mial or miol, mial-balla (wall), mial chaorach (sheep), mial-coille 

 (wood), raial-fiodha (house), miol-mhonaidh (water) ; Partan (crab) ; 

 Raodan (wood), reud, reudan ; Sar, sarag, sealan, seileann, seileunn 

 (sheep), selioda (Ir.), snasan, sor ; Tollag (crab), tread han ; 

 Uamhag (sheep). 



Baaker (wood), Biddy, blice (lice), bob, bobb, bode-louse 

 (body), boo, bouge (sheep), buggart, buggey-bo, buggie ; Cade, 

 caed (sheep), cantie-smatchet, crab, crike ; Fag ; Gammer (wood), 

 gramper, granny-gills ; Kade, kaed, kaid, kartie, kead, keadd, keb, 

 ked, keead, kertie, kid, kitchen-ball or bull (wood), kood, kyad, 

 kyed (sheep); Leaws, lobster, lobstrous-louse, loose, loup (sea), 

 lowze, lugdor (wood), lus (A. S.) ; Marfloo (sea), mum ; Nab- 

 nanny; Old sow (wood); Pig, pig's louse, pod; Rigget (wood); 

 Sclater (wood), sheep-taed, socchetre (Kent), sow (wood); Tick, 

 tyke (sheep) ; Welbode (wood). 



From Teutonic lusi, a destroyer ; tick from Teutonic tak, to seize, 

 touch, literally seizer, biter, or piercer. "Ceanndail" is said to 



