Put
Cuir
Throughout this lesson we saw the different ways in which we can use the verb cuir (put).
chaidh daoine a chur às an fhearann aca
people were driven [put off] from their land
Tha e a' cur iongnadh orm …
It amazes/surprises me …
… feumaidh iad beatha ùr a chur air bhonn
they have to establish a new life …
cùl a chur ris an dachaigh aca
leave behind [turn their backs on] their home
… nuair a chuir e buidheann de Ghoill à Fìobha
… when he sent a group of Lowlanders from Fife
Chuir na Reachdan casg cuideachd air na filidhean
The Statutes also banned the filidhean
'S e Siostam Fiùdalach a chuireadh air dòigh na àite …
It was a Siostam Fiùdalach (a feudal system) that was set up in its place …
chuireadh daoine às na croitean aca
people were put off their crofts
What an industrious, versatile word!