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crogan-feannaig n.m.

Also: cnagan-, cnogan-, cragan-, cròcan-, crògan-.

[? crogan n. or cnagan n. + 1 feannag n.]

forms

singular

nominative

senses

    • 1. A sea-urchin. See also cnagan-faoileig n., cnogan grunna n., cnagan-starraig n., crogan-tràghad n.  

      • a1905
        Gaelic Words and Expressions from South Uist and Eriskay (1972) 86
        Crogan feannaige [...] sea urchin.
      • 1905
        Gaelic Names of Beasts 385
        Sea-urchin. — Conan-mara, cragan or crogan-feannaig.
      • 1967
        DASG Fieldwork Archive Harris
        Cragan feannaig | [kɾɑ͂ɡɑ͂ṉ fjɑ͂ṉɑ͂ɡʹ] sea urchin found at very low tide.
      • 1976
        Bith-Eòlas 136
        Gearra-bhoc; crogan-feannaig; crogan-tràghad; conan-mara | Echinus esculentus | common sea-urchin.
      • 1987-88
        DASG Fieldwork Archive Garrynamonie, South Uist
        Cròcan feannaig | a sea urchin.
      • 1999
        Faclan Ùra Gàidhlig 94
        Sea urchin | cnagan-feannaig, cnagan-tràghad.

    • 2. A large periwinkle.  

      • 1905
        Gaelic Names of Beasts 258
        They [sc. hooded crows] are particularly partial to crogan or large periwinkle, which is hence called “crogan-feannaig.”

    • 3. A mermaid’s purse (? error for sporan-feannaig n.).