Grimoire Vocabulary — Farming & Old Life
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aiteann | ᚛ᚐᚔᚈᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | AH-uh-tann | furze | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aoileach | ᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EE-uh-lakh | manure | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aoire | ᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | EE-uh-ruh | herdsman | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aoireacht | ᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | EER-ukht | shepherding | gaelspellFoclóir | Shepherding. |
| barr | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚏ᚜ | BAR | crop | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Top. |
| beostoc | ᚛ᚁᚓᚑᚄᚈᚑᚉ᚜ | BOH-stuhk | livestock | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bláthach | ᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BLAW-huhkh | buttermilk | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| buaile | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | BOOI-luh | milking enclosure | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | Booley — milking enclosure on summer pasture. Booleying (transhumance) was practised into the 19th century. |
| buainteoir | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚅᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BOO-UH-uh-ntoh-uhr | reaper | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bualadh | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚂᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | BOO-UH-leye | threshing | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bóitheach | ᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BOH-uh-hakh | byre | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| carn | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚅ᚜ | KAHRN | stack | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| clais | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | KLAH-uhsh | furrow | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| claí | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | klee | dyke | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Stone wall, ditch, dyke. The claíocha defining Connemara’s bog landscape are centuries old. |
| cliabh | ᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆ᚜ | klee-uv | creel | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Creel — the wicker basket carried on the back, often with turf or seaweed. |
| clós feirme | ᚛ᚉᚂᚑᚄ ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚋᚓ᚜ | KLOHS FEH-uh-rmuh | farmyard | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| coca féir | ᚛ᚉᚑᚉᚐ ᚃᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | KUH-kuh FAY-uhr | haystack | Foclóir | |
| cothaigh | ᚛ᚉᚑᚈᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | KUH-huh-uhy | feed | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cró cearc | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑ ᚉᚓᚐᚏᚉ᚜ | KROH KARK | henhouse | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cró muc | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑ ᚋᚒᚉ᚜ | KROH MUHK | pigsty | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| dreapa | ᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚐᚚᚐ᚜ | DRA-puh | stile | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| díog | ᚛ᚇᚔᚑᚌ᚜ | DEE-uhg | ditch | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| eallach | ᚛ᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | A-lluhkh | cattle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| feirm | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚋ᚜ | ferm | farm | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Farm. English loan. |
| fodar | ᚛ᚃᚑᚇᚐᚏ᚜ | FUH-duhr | fodder | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| féar | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | fayr | hay | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Hay, grass. Cocaí féir — haycocks. |
| fód | ᚛ᚃᚑᚇ᚜ | fohd | sod | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | A sod of turf or earth. To cut a fód means to commit oneself. |
| fómhar | ᚛ᚃᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | FOH-vur | harvestfestivalOld Irish | WiktionaryTatoebaeDILgaelspelleDIL | Harvest. Same word as ‘autumn’ — the season IS the harvest. |
| garraí | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | GAR-ee | garden | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Walled garden, small enclosed field. The garraí is what a household kept for its own use. |
| geadán | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜ | GAD-awn | patch of land | WiktionarygaelspellRosmerta editorial | A patch, plot of land. |
| gort | ᚛ᚌᚑᚏᚈ᚜ | gurt | tilled field | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | Tilled field. Ogham letter G is named for it (gort, the cultivated field). |
| gruth | ᚛ᚌᚏᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | GRUHH | curd | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gráinseach | ᚛ᚌᚏᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GRAW-uh-nshakh | granary | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| lochta féir | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐ ᚃᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | LUH-khtuh FAY-uhr | hayloft | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maistrigh | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚄᚈᚏᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | MAH-uh-shtruhy | churn | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| meadhg | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚆᚌ᚜ | MAGHG | whey | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| muileann uisce | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚒᚔᚄᚉᚓ᚜ | MIH-lann IH-shkuh | watermill | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| múirín | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜ | moo-uh-REEN | compost | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| préamhraigh | ᚛ᚚᚏᚓᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | PRAYV-ree | to take root | Rosmerta editorial | Take root. From préamh (root). |
| punann | ᚛ᚚᚒᚅᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | PUH-nuhnn | sheaf | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| páirc | ᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚏᚉ᚜ | pawrk | field | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Field — but bigger than a garraí. Also park (as in public park). Loanword from English/Norman. |
| sadhlann | ᚛ᚄᚐᚇᚆᚂᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | SEYE-luhnn | silo | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sadhlas | ᚛ᚄᚐᚇᚆᚂᚐᚄ᚜ | SEYE-luhs | silage | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| saothraí | ᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚈᚆᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | SEE-hree | labourer | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| searbhónta | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚏᚁᚆᚑᚅᚈᚐ᚜ | SHA-rwoh-ntuh | servant | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| slat | ᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚈ᚜ | slat | rod | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Rod, stick. Slat tomhais — measuring rod (also metaphorical ‘yardstick’). |
| súiste | ᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | SOO-uh-shtuh | flail | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| treabhadh | ᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | TROW-uh | ploughing | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Ploughing. |
| treabhdóir | ᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TRA-wdoh-uhr | ploughman | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tréad | ᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | TRAY-uhd | herd | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tuí | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔ᚜ | TUH-ee | straw | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| uainíocht | ᚛ᚒᚐᚔᚅᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | OON-ee-ukht | shepherding | gaelspellFoclóir | Watching over young lambs. |
| éanlaith chlóis | ᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚂᚐᚔᚈᚆ ᚉᚆᚂᚑᚔᚄ᚜ | AY-uh-nluh-uhh KHLOH-uhsh | poultry | FoclóirTeanglann |