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Tha mi a鈥� toirt s霉il a-rithist air an leabhar aig Se貌ras Chaluim She貌rais nach maireann. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥� air Muir is T矛r. Bha Se貌ras 脿 Be脿rnaraigh, air taobh an iar Le貌dhais. Bha e e貌lach air a鈥� mhuir. Is bha e e貌lach air an aimsir.

Seo t貌imhseachan dhuibh, st猫idhichte air fiosrachadh anns an leabhar: Tha sibh a鈥� lorg rudeigin air grunnd na mara. Air an rud tha na p矛osan seo: cr霉n, g脿irdean, fiacail, bas, amhach, gob, calpa, stoc, gualann is f脿inne. D猫 th鈥� anns an rud air grunnd na mara?

A bheil sibh ag aithneachadh nam faclan sin? Cr霉n 鈥� crown. G脿irdean 鈥� arm. Amhach 鈥� throat. Calpa 鈥� shank. Seo an t貌imhseachan a-rithist. Tha sibh a鈥� lorg rudeigin air grunnd na mara. Air an rud tha na p矛osan seo: cr霉n, g脿irdean, fiacail, bas, amhach, gob, calpa, stoc, gualann is f脿inne. D猫 th鈥� anns an rud air grunnd na mara?

D猫 thuirt sibh? 鈥淒uine鈥�? Oir tha na rudan sin air daoine. Uill, chan e duine a th鈥� ann, ach acair. Acair. Rud a cheanglas b脿ta ri grunnd na mara.

A bheil sibh fh猫in e貌lach air na sg貌than? Na se貌rsaichean sg貌than anns an adhar? Seo tr矛 se貌rsaichean. D猫 na se貌rsaichean a th鈥� annta? 1. Sg貌than gl猫 脿rd. Tha iad geal m矛n-sh矛odach mar itean. Sg貌than gl猫 脿rd. Tha iad geal m矛n-sh矛odach mar itean. 鈥橲 e sin cirrus. Cirrus. 2. Sg貌than meadhanach 脿rd. Tha iad cnapach cruinn, sgapte air feadh an adhair. Sg貌than meadhanach 脿rd. Tha iad cnapach cruinn, sgapte air feadh an adhair. 鈥橲 e sin alto-cumulus. Alto-cumulus. 3. Sg貌than 矛osal. Tha iad mar chl貌imh canaich. Sg貌than 矛osal. Tha iad mar chl貌imh canaich.鈥橲 e sin cumulus. Cumulus.

Agus d猫 mu dheidhinn seo mar chomharra s矛de anns na h-eileanan? De脿lradh na maidne: The too brilliant sunny morning, foretelling showers and rain(!) Chan eil math dhuinn a bhith ro dh貌chasach mun aimsir, a bheil?!

Faclan is abairtean: tha mi a鈥� toirt s霉il a-rithist air: I am looking again at; Se貌ras Chaluim She貌rais: George, son of Calum [who was] son of George; Be脿rnaraigh: [Great] Bernera; t貌imhseachan: tha sibh a鈥� lorg rudeigin air grunnd na mara: you find something on the seabed; cr霉n: crown; g脿irdean: arm; fiacail: tooth, fluke; bas: palm; amhach: throat; gob: bill; calpa: shank; stoc: stock; gualann: shoulder; f脿inne: ring; acair: anchor; rud a cheanglas b脿ta ri grunnd na mara: a thing that attaches a boat to the seabed; na se貌rsaichean sg貌than anns an adhar: the types of clouds in the sky; geal m矛n-sh矛odach mar itean: white [and] silky smooth like feathers; cnapach cruinn, sgapte air feadh an adhair: in globular masses, scattered throughout the sky; mar chl貌imh canaich: like cotton wool; d猫 mu dheidhinn seo mar chomharra s矛de anns na h-eileanan?: what about this as a weather-sign in the islands?; de脿lradh na maidne: the shining, effulgence of the morning; chan eil math dhuinn a bhith ro dh貌chasach mun aimsir, a bheil?!: it doesn鈥檛 do us [any] good to be too optimistic about the weather, does it?!