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Cur – put Just like its English counterpart, this word has many uses in Gaelic. In addition to being used for putting things in their places around the house, it crops up in many idioms. Cur air dòigh – koor ur do-ee - is the phrase for organising or setting something up. To say: "I will sort that out," one can say cuiridh mi sin air dòigh. Another use of the verb is to ask a person what is wrong with them. Dè a tha a’ cuir ort means "what’s up?" Literally: "what is putting on you?" Another use is cur as for abolish– literally "put out of". When snow is falling, the verb used is actually cur rather than fall. The Gaelic for it is snowing is – Tha e a’ cuir an sneachd – ha e akur in shnack – literally: "It is putting the snow."Want to read more stories about Gaelic? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury
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