Grimoire Vocabulary — Time & Calendar

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
Dé Luain᚛ᚇᚓ ᚂᚒᚐᚔᚅ᚜jay LOO-inMondayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Monday. Dé means day of.
Dé Máirt᚛ᚇᚓ ᚋᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜jay MAW-rtchTuesdayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Tuesday.
Dé Céadaoin᚛ᚇᚓ ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅ᚜jay KAY-deenWednesdayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Wednesday. Literally first-fast, an old church name.
Déardaoin᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚏᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅ᚜JAYR-deenThursdayWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.9Thursday. Day-between, the day between the fasts.
Dé hAoine᚛ᚇᚓ ᚆᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓ᚜jay HEE-nuhFridayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Friday. The day of the fast itself.
Dé Sathairn᚛ᚇᚓ ᚄᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚅ᚜jay SAH-hirnSaturdayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Saturday.
Dé Domhnaigh᚛ᚇᚓ ᚇᚑᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜jay DOH-nigSundayWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9Sunday. From the Latin dominicus.
Eanáir᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚐᚔᚏ᚜AN-awrJanuaryWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9January.
Feabhra᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚁᚆᚏᚐ᚜FYOW-ruhFebruaryWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9February.
Márta᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚈᚐ᚜MAR-tuhMarchWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9March.
Aibreán᚛ᚐᚔᚁᚏᚓᚐᚅ᚜AB-rawnAprilWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9April.
BealtainefestivalOld Irish᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚂᚈᚐᚔᚅᚓ᚜BAL-tin-uhMayWiktionaryeDILgaelspellFoclóirMay. Also the festival that opens summer.
Meitheamh᚛ᚋᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚋᚆ᚜MEH-huvJuneWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9June.
Iúil᚛ᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜OOLJulyWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.9July.
LúnasafestivalOld Irish᚛ᚂᚒᚅᚐᚄᚐ᚜LOO-nuh-suhAugustWiktionaryeDILgaelspelleDILGrimoire XI.9August. Also the festival of the harvest, named for the god Lugh.
Meán Fómhair᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚅ ᚃᚑᚋᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜myawn FOHRSeptemberWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9September. Literally middle of harvest.
Deireadh Fómhair᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇᚆ ᚃᚑᚋᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜JER-uh FOHROctoberWiktionaryGrimoire XI.9October. Literally end of harvest.
SamhainfestivalOld Irish᚛ᚄᚐᚋᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜SOW-inNovemberWiktionaryeDILgaelspelleDILGrimoire XI.9November. Also the festival that opens winter, the original Halloween.
Nollaig᚛ᚅᚑᚂᚂᚐᚔᚌ᚜NUL-igDecemberWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.9December, also Christmas itself. The same word covers both.

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