Grimoire Vocabulary — Additional Verbs

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
oibrigh᚛ᚑᚔᚁᚏᚔᚌᚆ᚜EB-reeworkGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning work. The verbal noun is oibriú.
glan᚛ᚌᚂᚐᚅ᚜GLANcleanGrimoire XI.15Clean, both as a verb and an adjective.
siúil᚛ᚄᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜SHOOLwalkFoclóirTeanglannFirst-conjugation verb meaning walk.
bris᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚄ᚜BRISHbreakGrimoire XI.15Break.
rith᚛ᚏᚔᚈᚆ᚜RIHrunFoclóirTeanglannFirst-conjugation verb meaning run. Verbal noun also rith.
caith᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚈᚆ᚜KAthrow/wear/shootFoclóirThrow, but also wear (clothes) and shoot. One of those overworked verbs.
tiomáin᚛ᚈᚔᚑᚋᚐᚔᚅ᚜CHUM-awndriveGrimoire XI.15Drive.
tóg᚛ᚈᚑᚌ᚜TOHGlift/buildGrimoire XI.15Lift or build.
eitil᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚔᚂ᚜ETCH-ilflyFoclóirFly.
fás᚛ᚃᚐᚄ᚜FAWSSgrowFoclóirGrow.
snámh᚛ᚄᚅᚐᚋᚆ᚜SNAWVswimFoclóirSwim.
gearr᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚏᚏ᚜GYARcutFoclóirTeanglannShort. Same word also means cut, as a verb.
léim᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚋ᚜LAYMjumpFoclóirTeanglannJump.
múin᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚅ᚜MOONteachGrimoire XI.15Teach.
suigh᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜SIHsitGrimoire XI.15Sit.
foghlaim᚛ᚃᚑᚌᚆᚂᚐᚔᚋ᚜FOH-limlearnFoclóirLearn.
seas᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚄ᚜SHASSstandGrimoire XI.15Stand.
croch᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚉᚆ᚜KRUKHhangFoclóirHang.
codail᚛ᚉᚑᚇᚐᚔᚂ᚜KUD-ilsleepGrimoire XI.15Sleep.
croith᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚔᚈᚆ᚜KRIHshakeFoclóirShake.
dúisigh᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚄᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOO-shihwake upFoclóirWake up.
pós᚛ᚚᚑᚄ᚜POHSSmarryGrimoire XI.15Marry.
can᚛ᚉᚐᚅ᚜KANsingGrimoire XI.15Sing. Sean-nós is the unaccompanied tradition.
guigh᚛ᚌᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜GIHprayGrimoire XI.15Pray.
damhsaigh᚛ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOW-sihdanceGrimoire XI.15Dance.
buaigh᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BOO-igwinFoclóirWin.
caoin᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅ᚜KEENcryGrimoire XI.15Cry. The keening tradition.
caill᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜KILLloseFoclóirLose.
ceannaigh᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜KAN-igbuyGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning buy. From ceann, head, originally meaning to take by the head.
oscail᚛ᚑᚄᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜USS-kilopenGrimoire XI.3Second-conjugation verb meaning open. Imperative oscail!, the door-knock answer.
díol᚛ᚇᚔᚑᚂ᚜JEE-ulsellFoclóirTeanglannSell.
dún᚛ᚇᚒᚅ᚜DOONcloseGrimoire XI.3First-conjugation verb meaning close. The model regular verb in every grammar book.
íoc᚛ᚔᚑᚉ᚜EE-ukpayGrimoire XI.15Pay.
nigh᚛ᚅᚔᚌᚆ᚜NIHwashFoclóirWash.
maraigh᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜MAR-igkillFoclóirKill.
dóigh᚛ᚇᚑᚔᚌᚆ᚜DOHburnGrimoire XI.15Burn.
póg᚛ᚚᚑᚌ᚜POHGkissGrimoire XI.15Kiss. Both noun and verb.
leáigh᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜LAWmeltFoclóirMelt.
troid᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚔᚇ᚜TRIJfightGrimoire XI.15Fight.
pléasc᚛ᚚᚂᚓᚐᚄᚉ᚜PLAYSKexplodeFoclóirExplode.
bolaigh᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BUL-igsmellGrimoire XI.15Smell.
brúigh᚛ᚁᚏᚒᚔᚌᚆ᚜BROOpushFoclóirPush.
blais᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜BLASHtasteGrimoire XI.15Taste.
tarraing᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔᚅᚌ᚜TAR-ingpull/drawFoclóirTeanglannPull or draw.
feic᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚉ᚜FEKseeFoclóirTeanglannIrregular verb meaning see. The form chonaic in the past tense looks unrelated, and isn’t.
iompair᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚔᚏ᚜UM-pircarryGrimoire XI.15Carry.
éist᚛ᚓᚔᚄᚈ᚜AYSHTlistenGrimoire XI.3First-conjugation verb meaning listen.
biathaigh᚛ᚁᚔᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜BEE-uh-heefeedGrimoire XI.15Feed.
lean᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅ᚜LANfollowFoclóirFollow.
scríobh᚛ᚄᚉᚏᚔᚑᚁᚆ᚜SHKREEVwriteFoclóirFirst-conjugation verb meaning write. Borrowed from the Latin scribo when the monks arrived.

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