Grimoire Vocabulary — Animals

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
madra᚛ᚋᚐᚇᚏᚐ᚜MAH-druhdogGrimoire XI.10A dog. In Munster the older word madadh is also heard.
capall᚛ᚉᚐᚚᚐᚂᚂ᚜KAH-pullhorseGrimoire XI.10A horse. Borrowed from Latin caballus.
cat᚛ᚉᚐᚈ᚜KATcatGrimoire XI.10A cat. Same word in both languages, by coincidence.
᚛ᚁᚑ᚜BOHcowGrimoire XI.10A cow. Plural ba, irregular.
iasc᚛ᚔᚐᚄᚉ᚜EE-uskfishGrimoire XI.10A fish, in general.
muc᚛ᚋᚒᚉ᚜MUKpigGrimoire XI.10A pig.
éan᚛ᚓᚐᚅ᚜AYNbirdGrimoire XI.10A bird.
luch᚛ᚂᚒᚉᚆ᚜LUKHmouseGrimoire XI.10A mouse.
ainmhí᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚋᚆᚔ᚜AN-uh-veeanimalGrimoire XI.10An animal, in general.
eite᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚓ᚜ETCH-uhwingFoclóirTeanglannA wing.

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