19/03/2007

Faclan is abairtean: Bha Fionn agus a laoich ann an Taigh a’ Bhlàir Bhuidhe: Fionn and his heroes were in the House of Blàr-Buie (yellow field); cha robh comas aca èirigh: they couldn’t rise; lean am màsan ris na h-àitean-suidhe: their backsides stuck to the sitting places; lean an casan ris an ùrlar: their feet stuck to the floor; lean an dromannan ris na ballachan: their backs stuck to the walls; bha druim is falt Chonain a’ leantainn ri leac an teine: Conan’s back and hair stuck to the hearthstone; cha tuirt Fionn guth: Fionn said nothing; chuir e a mheur fon dheud-fios: he put his finger under the knowledge teeth; airson faighinn saor, bha iad feumach air fuil: to get free they needed blood; fuil triùir mhac Rìgh Innis Tìle: the blood of the three sons of the King of Iceland; shèid e an fhìdeag trì uairean: he blew the whistle three times; bha Oscar taobh a-muigh an taighe: Oscar was outside the house; a bheil thu ann, Fhinn?: are you there, Fionn?; dè nì sinn?: what shall we do?; dh’innis Fionn dhaibh an suidheachadh anns an robh iad: Fionn told them the situation which they were in; dh’fhaighnich Oscar càite an robh iad a’ dol a dh’fhaighinn sin: Oscar asked them where they were going to get that; aig beul na h-abhainn ud aig dol fodha na grèine: at the mouth of that river at sunset; dh’iarr Fionn air X biadh fhaighinn dhaibh: Fionn asked X to get them food; taigh na còcaireachd: the cooking house; fear a’ togail feòil à coire: a man taking meat from a cauldron; thoir leat am biadh: take the food with you; bheir mise an aghaidh air: I’ll attack; clamhan mòr a bha deiseil gu leum air: a large buzzard which was ready to jump on him; craosnach: dart; gach pìos bìdh a bh’ ann: every bit of food that was there; rinn iad toll ann am balla an taighe: they made a hole in the wall of the house; gun robh sluagh mòr gu bhith ann: that there would be a big host there; ciamar a bhios sinn ag aithneachadh mic Rìgh Innis Tìle?: how shall we recognise the sons of the King of Iceland?; bidh deiseachan uaine orra: they will be wearing green clothes.