Grimoire Vocabulary — Nature
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grian | ᚛ᚌᚏᚔᚐᚅ᚜ | GREE-an | sun | Grimoire XI.12 | Sun. Feminine, lenites the article: an ghrian, the sun. |
| crann | ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | KRAN | tree | FoclóirTeanglann | Tree. The bile, sacred tree, was a separate concept. |
| gealach | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GAL-ukh | moon | Grimoire XI.12 | Moon. Feminine. From geal, bright. |
| bláth | ᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚈᚆ᚜ | BLAW | flower | FoclóirTeanglann | Flower. |
| réalta | ᚛ᚏᚓᚐᚂᚈᚐ᚜ | RAYL-tuh | star | Foclóir | Star. |
| féar | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | FAYR | grass | Grimoire XI.12 | Grass. Minimal pair with fear, man: the fada changes the meaning entirely. |
| spéir | ᚛ᚄᚚᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | SPAIR | sky | Grimoire XI.12 | Sky. |
| duilleog | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚂᚂᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | DIL-yohg | leaf | Foclóir | Leaf. |
| farraige | ᚛ᚃᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | FAR-ig-uh | sea | FoclóirTeanglann | Sea. The everyday word, though muir is the older. |
| fréamh | ᚛ᚃᚏᚓᚐᚋᚆ᚜ | FRAYV | root | Grimoire XI.12 | Root. |
| abhainn | ᚛ᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | OW-in | river | Grimoire XI.12 | River. Pronounced OW-in. |
| gaoth | ᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚈᚆ᚜ | GEE | wind | Foclóir | Wind. Feminine. |
| loch | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆ᚜ | LUKH | lake | Grimoire XI.12 | Lake. The same word in Scotland. |
| báisteach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAWSH-chukh | rain | Grimoire XI.12 | Rain. Feminine. |
| sliabh | ᚛ᚄᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆ᚜ | SHLEE-uv | mountain | Grimoire XI.12 | Mountain. Many Irish mountain names begin with it. |
| sneachta | ᚛ᚄᚅᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | SHNAKH-tuh | snow | Grimoire XI.12 | Snow. |
| cnoc | ᚛ᚉᚅᚑᚉ᚜ | KNUK | hill | Grimoire XI.12 | Hill. Also part of dozens of place names. |
| tine | ᚛ᚈᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | CHIN-uh | fire | Grimoire XI.12 | Fire. Feminine. |
| gleann | ᚛ᚌᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | GLOWN | valley | Foclóir | Valley. |
| oighear | ᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | EYE-ur | ice | Grimoire XI.12 | Ice. |
| oileán | ᚛ᚑᚔᚂᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | IL-awn | island | Grimoire XI.12 | Island. |
| aer | ᚛ᚐᚓᚏ᚜ | AYR | air | Grimoire XI.12 | Air. |
| trá | ᚛ᚈᚏᚐ᚜ | TRAW | beach | Grimoire XI.12 | Beach. |
| cré | ᚛ᚉᚏᚓ᚜ | KRAY | earth/soil | Grimoire XI.18 | Earth or soil, also clay. The substance, not the planet. |
| tonn | ᚛ᚈᚑᚅᚅ᚜ | TUN | wave | Grimoire XI.12 | Wave. Feminine. The Wave of Tóraigh is one of the three great waves of Ireland. |
| gaineamh | ᚛ᚌᚐᚔᚅᚓᚐᚋᚆ᚜ | GAN-uv | sand | Grimoire XI.12 | Sand. |
| foraois | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚐᚑᚔᚄ᚜ | FUR-eesh | forest | Grimoire XI.12 | Forest. |
| domhan | ᚛ᚇᚑᚋᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | DOWN | world | Grimoire XI.12 | World. |