liath-chearc

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

liath-chearc f (genitive singular liath-chirce, plural liath-chearcan)

  1. heath hen, female black grouse
    Am faca tu liath-chearc a-raoir? ― Did you see a heath hen last night? (traditionally asked of someone looking pale and worried; the bird was considered a bad omen)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “liath-chearc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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