Grimoire Vocabulary — Farming & Old Life

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Grimoire Vocabulary — Farming & Old Life

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
aiteann᚛ᚐᚔᚈᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜AH-uh-tannfurzeFoclóirTeanglann
aoileach᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜EE-uh-lakhmanureFoclóirTeanglann
aoire᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚏᚓ᚜EE-uh-ruhherdsmanFoclóirTeanglann
aoireacht᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜EER-ukhtshepherdingFoclóirShepherding.
barr᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚏ᚜BARcropFoclóirTeanglannTop.
beostoc᚛ᚁᚓᚑᚄᚈᚑᚉ᚜BOH-stuhklivestockFoclóirTeanglann
bláthach᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜BLAW-huhkhbuttermilkFoclóirTeanglann
buaile᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜BOOI-luhmilking enclosureFoclóirBooley — milking enclosure on summer pasture. Booleying (transhumance) was practised into the 19th century.
buainteoir᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚅᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜BOO-UH-uh-ntoh-uhrreaperFoclóirTeanglann
bualadh᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚂᚐᚇᚆ᚜BOO-UH-leyethreshingFoclóirTeanglann
bóitheach᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜BOH-uh-hakhbyreFoclóirTeanglann
carn᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚅ᚜KAHRNstackFoclóirTeanglann
clais᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜KLAH-uhshfurrowFoclóirTeanglann
claí᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔ᚜kleedykeFoclóirTeanglannStone wall, ditch, dyke. The claíocha defining Connemara’s bog landscape are centuries old.
cliabh᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆ᚜klee-uvcreelFoclóirTeanglannCreel — the wicker basket carried on the back, often with turf or seaweed.
clós feirme᚛ᚉᚂᚑᚄ ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚋᚓ᚜KLOHS FEH-uh-rmuhfarmyardFoclóirTeanglann
coca féir᚛ᚉᚑᚉᚐ ᚃᚓᚔᚏ᚜KUH-kuh FAY-uhrhaystackFoclóir
cothaigh᚛ᚉᚑᚈᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜KUH-huh-uhyfeedFoclóirTeanglann
cró cearc᚛ᚉᚏᚑ ᚉᚓᚐᚏᚉ᚜KROH KARKhenhouseFoclóirTeanglann
cró muc᚛ᚉᚏᚑ ᚋᚒᚉ᚜KROH MUHKpigstyFoclóirTeanglann
dreapa᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚐᚚᚐ᚜DRA-puhstileFoclóirTeanglann
díog᚛ᚇᚔᚑᚌ᚜DEE-uhgditchFoclóirTeanglann
eallach᚛ᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜A-lluhkhcattleFoclóirTeanglann
feirm᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚋ᚜fermfarmFoclóirTeanglannFarm. English loan.
fodar᚛ᚃᚑᚇᚐᚏ᚜FUH-duhrfodderFoclóirTeanglann
féar᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜fayrhayFoclóirTeanglannHay, grass. Cocaí féir — haycocks.
fód᚛ᚃᚑᚇ᚜fohdsodFoclóirTeanglannA sod of turf or earth. To cut a fód means to commit oneself.
fómhar᚛ᚃᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏ᚜FOH-vurharvestfestivalOld IrisheDILHarvest. Same word as ‘autumn’ — the season IS the harvest.
garraí᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔ᚜GAR-eegardenFoclóirTeanglannWalled garden, small enclosed field. The garraí is what a household kept for its own use.
geadán᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜GAD-awnpatch of landRosmerta editorialA patch, plot of land.
gort᚛ᚌᚑᚏᚈ᚜gurttilled fieldFoclóirTilled field. Ogham letter G is named for it (gort, the cultivated field).
gruth᚛ᚌᚏᚒᚈᚆ᚜GRUHHcurdFoclóirTeanglann
gráinseach᚛ᚌᚏᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜GRAW-uh-nshakhgranaryFoclóirTeanglann
lochta féir᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐ ᚃᚓᚔᚏ᚜LUH-khtuh FAY-uhrhayloftFoclóirTeanglann
maistrigh᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚄᚈᚏᚔᚌᚆ᚜MAH-uh-shtruhychurnFoclóirTeanglann
meadhg᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚆᚌ᚜MAGHGwheyFoclóirTeanglann
muileann uisce᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚒᚔᚄᚉᚓ᚜MIH-lann IH-shkuhwatermillFoclóirTeanglann
múirín᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜moo-uh-REENcompostFoclóirTeanglann
préamhraigh᚛ᚚᚏᚓᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜PRAYV-reeto take rootRosmerta editorialTake root. From préamh (root).
punann᚛ᚚᚒᚅᚐᚅᚅ᚜PUH-nuhnnsheafFoclóirTeanglann
páirc᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚏᚉ᚜pawrkfieldFoclóirTeanglannField — but bigger than a garraí. Also park (as in public park). Loanword from English/Norman.
sadhlann᚛ᚄᚐᚇᚆᚂᚐᚅᚅ᚜SEYE-luhnnsiloFoclóirTeanglann
sadhlas᚛ᚄᚐᚇᚆᚂᚐᚄ᚜SEYE-luhssilageFoclóirTeanglann
saothraí᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚈᚆᚏᚐᚔ᚜SEE-hreelabourerFoclóirTeanglann
searbhónta᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚏᚁᚆᚑᚅᚈᚐ᚜SHA-rwoh-ntuhservantFoclóirTeanglann
slat᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚈ᚜slatrodFoclóirTeanglannRod, stick. Slat tomhais — measuring rod (also metaphorical ‘yardstick’).
súiste᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜SOO-uh-shtuhflailFoclóir
treabhadh᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚇᚆ᚜TROW-uhploughingFoclóirTeanglannPloughing.
treabhdóir᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜TRA-wdoh-uhrploughmanFoclóirTeanglann
tréad᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜TRAY-uhdherdFoclóirTeanglann
tuí᚛ᚈᚒᚔ᚜TUH-eestrawFoclóirTeanglann
uainíocht᚛ᚒᚐᚔᚅᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜OON-ee-ukhtshepherdingFoclóirWatching over young lambs.
éanlaith chlóis᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚂᚐᚔᚈᚆ ᚉᚆᚂᚑᚔᚄ᚜AY-uh-nluh-uhh KHLOH-uhshpoultryFoclóirTeanglann
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