Scottish Gaelic Dictionaries

Scottish Gaelic Dictionaries

*96-2 Etymological Dictionary of Scottish Gaelic, MacBain, 412 p., paper. Back in print and updated. Describes the origins of 6900 Gaelic words plus a discussion of Gaelic etymology ; essential reference.. . . $17.95 $12

*96-3 Gaelic-English, English-Gaelic Dictionary, MacLennan, 615 p., paper. The first Gaelic book for anyone interested in their Highland heritage whether studying the language or not. Essential reference for serious students. . . . . $37.95 $25.

*96-8 English-Gaelic Key to Dwelly, G. MacKay, 22 p., paper. Provides sketch approach to English-Gaelic cross-reference. . . .$7.95 $4

Dictionaries Using the New Orthography (Spellings)
*96-10 New English-Gaelic Dictionary, D. Thomson, 211 p., paper. Provides the missing English-Gaelic complement to Dwelly and Owen's G-E Dictionary (see below). $19.95 $13

*106-1 The Essential Gaelic-English Dictionary compiled by ANGUS WATSON, hb, 415 pp. Intended for gaelic learners, it gives generous coverage of the core of the language but the inclusion of vocabulary from fields such as business and IT means that it will also be a valuable tool for all who require an up-to-date reference wo,rk. It contains aa large amount of explanatory materials, numerous examples of usage and idiomatic phrases and expressions. many registers and styles are sampled, from the familiar (and occasionally the vulgar) to the formal and literary. Cross-references draw the user's attention to related words and expressions, and Scots equivalents are provided for a number of of headwords. This dictionary has been fully read and checked with the support of the Gaelic Books Council. .... $45 $30

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