In Colonsay, Morvern &c. it occurs in briosgaid from E. biscuit; cf. intrusion of r in E. bride-groom, hoarse, cartridge.
(3) r for l in St. Kilda:
Diṛuaine Monday for Diluain.
Also in Reay; barraidh in Rob Donn for baillie (bɑ-iłi—N. Inv.). r for l in N. Inv. e. g. Féille Fairc for F. Failc 'Epiphany', from a Gaelic word meaning 'to bathe, wash, lave' and remi- niscent of the origin of this festival in the east to celebrate Christ's baptism in the Jordan. Cf. Todd's St. Patrick p. 488 for Epiphany as a season for baptism. On the other hand N. Inv. and other dialects have an dala 'the second of two, one of two' where most dialects have an dara, an darna for O. Ir. ind-ala 'other'. Colonsay has also (dɑṇṇa), i. e. four forms practically.
(4) r for n:
mɛɛ̯rɑn 'yawn' = mèanan (Colonsay, Islay),
maram ˑhii̯n by mine own soul = m'anam fhīn
- (N. Inv.),
ɑraṭ linen = anart (N. Inv.—Barra).
NB. The ɑ is not always nasal here:
marə ˑhel if not = muna h-eil.
In Cintyre this phrase may be heard as (manə vel); also as (ma ṇax el). St. Kilda and parts of Lewis have baraltruim for 'nurse' = ban-altruim; dœras is ˑïs :ɑ̯-əm = donas fhios agam I'm damned if I know' (Morvern, N. Inv. &c.).
In Ireland we thus get Limerick from Luimneach. In the Highlands, very widely, Mac Nicol, Mac Naughton are sounded with r + nasal vowel. The Reay dialect abounds with this peculiarity. There
| ainmeil | 'famous' becomes (armail) | |
| anmoch | 'dusk' becomes (ɑrɑmax) | |
| inighean | 'girl, daughter' becomes (ïrŭ̯ṇ) | |
| nighean | ||
| ainm | 'name' becomes (ɛrəm) | |
| anart | 'linen' becomes (ɑ̯raṭ) | |
| meanbh | 'small' becomes (mɛ-ɑru) | |
| ɛanachainn | 'brains' becomes (ɛɑ̯rɑxĭ̯ñ) | |
| meanmhuim | itch in the nose (prognosticating a stranger's arrival) mɛa̯ravĭ̯n. |
