Grimoire Vocabulary — Additional Verbs

Last updated May 14, 2026
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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
oibrigh᚛ᚑᚔᚁᚏᚔᚌᚆ᚜EB-reeworkWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning work. The verbal noun is oibriú.
glan᚛ᚌᚂᚐᚅ᚜GLANcleanTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.15Clean, both as a verb and an adjective.
siúil᚛ᚄᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜SHOOLwalkgaelspellFoclóirTeanglannFirst-conjugation verb meaning walk.
bris᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚄ᚜BRISHbreakWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Break.
rith᚛ᚏᚔᚈᚆ᚜RIHrunWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglannFirst-conjugation verb meaning run. Verbal noun also rith.
caith᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚈᚆ᚜KAthrow/wear/shootWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirThrow, but also wear (clothes) and shoot. One of those overworked verbs.
tiomáin᚛ᚈᚔᚑᚋᚐᚔᚅ᚜CHUM-awndriveWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.15Drive.
tóg᚛ᚈᚑᚌ᚜TOHGlift/buildWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Lift or build.
eitil᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚔᚂ᚜ETCH-ilflygaelspellFoclóirFly.
fás᚛ᚃᚐᚄ᚜FAWSSgrowTatoebagaelspellFoclóirGrow.
snámh᚛ᚄᚅᚐᚋᚆ᚜SNAWVswimTatoebagaelspellFoclóirSwim.
gearr᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚏᚏ᚜GYARcutWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglannShort. Same word also means cut, as a verb.
léim᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚋ᚜LAYMjumpTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglannJump.
múin᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚅ᚜MOONteachgaelspellGrimoire XI.15Teach.
suigh᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜SIHsitWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Sit.
foghlaim᚛ᚃᚑᚌᚆᚂᚐᚔᚋ᚜FOH-limlearnWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirLearn.
seas᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚄ᚜SHASSstandWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Stand.
croch᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚉᚆ᚜KRUKHhanggaelspellFoclóirHang.
codail᚛ᚉᚑᚇᚐᚔᚂ᚜KUD-ilsleepWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Sleep.
croith᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚔᚈᚆ᚜KRIHshakeWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirShake.
dúisigh᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚄᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOO-shihwake upWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirWake up.
pós᚛ᚚᚑᚄ᚜POHSSmarryWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Marry.
can᚛ᚉᚐᚅ᚜KANsinggaelspellGrimoire XI.15Sing. Sean-nós is the unaccompanied tradition.
guigh᚛ᚌᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜GIHprayWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Pray.
damhsaigh᚛ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOW-sihdancegaelspellGrimoire XI.15Dance.
buaigh᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BOO-igwinWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirWin.
caoin᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅ᚜KEENcrygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Cry. The keening tradition.
caill᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜KILLlosegaelspellFoclóirLose.
ceannaigh᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜KAN-igbuygaelspellGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning buy. From ceann, head, originally meaning to take by the head.
oscail᚛ᚑᚄᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜USS-kilopenWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning open. Imperative oscail!, the door-knock answer.
díol᚛ᚇᚔᚑᚂ᚜JEE-ulsellWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglannSell.
dún᚛ᚇᚒᚅ᚜DOONcloseTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.3First-conjugation verb meaning close. The model regular verb in every grammar book.
íoc᚛ᚔᚑᚉ᚜EE-ukpaygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Pay.
nigh᚛ᚅᚔᚌᚆ᚜NIHwashWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirWash.
maraigh᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜MAR-igkillWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirKill.
dóigh᚛ᚇᚑᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOHburnTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.15Burn.
póg᚛ᚚᚑᚌ᚜POHGkissWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Kiss. Both noun and verb.
leáigh᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜LAWmeltWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirMelt.
troid᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚔᚇ᚜TRIJfightWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.15Fight.
pléasc᚛ᚚᚂᚓᚐᚄᚉ᚜PLAYSKexplodeWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirExplode.
bolaigh᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BUL-igsmellWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Smell.
brúigh᚛ᚁᚏᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜BROOpushWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirPush.
blais᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜BLASHtastegaelspellGrimoire XI.15Taste.
tarraing᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔᚅᚌ᚜TAR-ingpull/drawgaelspellFoclóirTeanglannPull or draw.
feic᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚉ᚜FEKseeWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglannIrregular verb meaning see. The form chonaic in the past tense looks unrelated, and isn’t.
iompair᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚔᚏ᚜UM-pircarrygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Carry.
éist᚛ᚓᚔᚄᚈ᚜AYSHTlistenWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.3First-conjugation verb meaning listen.
biathaigh᚛ᚁᚔᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BEE-uh-heefeedWiktionarygaelspellGrimoire XI.15Feed.
lean᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅ᚜LANfollowWiktionarygaelspellFoclóirFollow.
scríobh᚛ᚄᚉᚏᚔᚑᚁᚆ᚜SHKREEVwriteWiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirFirst-conjugation verb meaning write. Borrowed from the Latin scribo when the monks arrived.

Last updated May 14, 2026
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