Antonine Wall (2) Balla Antonine (2)

Faclan is abairtean: Àird Chlach: Ardclach; Inbhir Narann: Nairn; bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun tarbh-uisge: I was telling you about the water-bull; Loch Buaile Fhiodhaid: Loch Belivat; a’ fàgail an locha: leaving the loch; cunnartach: dangerous; uaireannan, ge-tà, cha robh coltas tairbh air: sometimes, however, it didn’t have the appearance of a bull; bha coltas eich air: it had the appearance of a horse; diollaid is srian: a saddle and bridle; chunnaic a’ chlann each: the children saw a horse; leig an t-each leis a’ chloinn marcachd air:the horse let the children ride on him; nach e each ceart a bh’ ann: that it wasn’t a proper horse; uabhasach domhainn: very deep; gun robh e ceangailte ri Loch Buaile Fhiodhaid fon talamh: that it was connected to Loch Belivat under the ground; leum an t-each a-steach don lochan: the horse jumped into the loch; thug e a’ chlann leis: he took the children with him; dh’ith e a’ chlann:he ate the children; an-còmhnaidh: always; air làithean teth samhraidh bha e a’ faighinn cadal: on hot summer days he was sleeping; bha spòrs aig na gillean: the lads had fun; a’ tarraing gaoisidean far an tairbh agus a’ ruith air falbh: pulling hairs out of the bull [’s hide] and running away; aonaranach: lonely; a’ sireadh bò: looking for a cow; bha an crodh sa mhonadh: the cattle were on the hill; annasach: unusual; às an aonadh: from the union; bha na cluasan aca eagach:their ears were notched; bha na h-earbaill aca goirid: their tails were short; bha na ladhran aca dubh is gleansach: their hooves were black and shiny; bha coltas fiadhaich air na sùilean aca: their eyes had a wild look; bha dà laogh dhen t-seòrsa sin aig tuathanach: a farmer had two calves of that type; mhothaich an tuathanach gu robh X a’ fàs mì-shocrach:the farmer noticed that X were growing uneasy; theich iad: they fled; ruith an tuathanach às an dèidh:the farmer ran after them; ràinig iad Loch nan Doirb: they reached Lochindorb; chan fhaca duine a-rithist iad: nobody saw them again.