Grimoire Vocabulary — Body

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
ceann᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜KYOWNheadGrimoire XI.11Head, also a unit-counter for objects. Ceann amháin, one of them.
cos᚛ᚉᚑᚄ᚜KUSfoot/legGrimoire XI.11Foot or leg. The same word covers both.
aghaidh᚛ᚐᚌᚆᚐᚔᚇᚆ᚜EYEfaceFoclóirFace. Also direction: in aghaidh, against.
lámh᚛ᚂᚐᚋᚆ᚜LAWVhand/armGrimoire XI.11Hand or arm. The same word covers both.
súil᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚂ᚜SOOLeyeFoclóirTeanglannEye. Plural súile.
méar᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏ᚜MAYRfingerFoclóirFinger.
cluas᚛ᚉᚂᚒᚐᚄ᚜KLOO-usearGrimoire XI.11Ear.
glúin᚛ᚌᚂᚒᚔᚅ᚜GLOONkneeFoclóirTeanglannKnee, also generation in genealogies.
srón᚛ᚄᚏᚑᚅ᚜SROHNnoseGrimoire XI.11Nose.
droim᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚔᚋ᚜DRIMbackGrimoire XI.11Back.
béal᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚂ᚜BAYLmouthFoclóirMouth.
gualainn᚛ᚌᚒᚐᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜GOO-linshoulderGrimoire XI.11Shoulder.
teanga᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚅᚌᚐ᚜CHANG-uhtongueFoclóirTeanglannTongue, also language. The same word covers both.
croí᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚔ᚜KREEheartFoclóirTeanglannHeart. Mo chroí, my heart, an endearment.
fiacail᚛ᚃᚔᚐᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜FEE-uh-kiltoothGrimoire XI.11Tooth. Plural fiacla.
fuil᚛ᚃᚒᚔᚂ᚜FWILbloodGrimoire XI.11Blood.
gruaig᚛ᚌᚏᚒᚐᚔᚌ᚜GROO-ighairGrimoire XI.11Hair.
cnámh᚛ᚉᚅᚐᚋᚆ᚜KNAWVboneGrimoire XI.11Bone.
muineál᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚅᚓᚐᚂ᚜MIN-yawlneckGrimoire XI.11Neck.
inchinn᚛ᚔᚅᚉᚆᚔᚅᚅ᚜IN-khinbrainGrimoire XI.11Brain.
féasóg᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚄᚑᚌ᚜FAY-sohgbeardGrimoire XI.11Beard.
craiceann᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜KRAK-unskinGrimoire XI.11Skin.
liopa᚛ᚂᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜LIP-uhlipFoclóirTeanglannLip.
glór᚛ᚌᚂᚑᚏ᚜GLOREvoiceGrimoire XI.11Voice. The voice of Noisiu in the old story made cows give surplus milk.
corp᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚚ᚜KURPbodyGrimoire XI.11Body. From Latin corpus.
allas᚛ᚐᚂᚂᚐᚄ᚜AL-ussweatGrimoire XI.11Sweat.

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