Grimoire Vocabulary — Food & Drink
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bia | ᚛ᚁᚔᚐ᚜ | BEE-uh | food | Foclóir | Masculine. Food. Cognate with the Latin vita. |
| caifeEnglish loan | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚃᚓ᚜ | KAH-fuh | coffee | Grimoire XI.13 | Coffee. |
| arán | ᚛ᚐᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | uh-RAWN | bread | Grimoire XI.2 | Masculine. Bread. Stress on the second syllable, the fada-marked one. |
| taeEnglish loan | ᚛ᚈᚐᚓ᚜ | TAY | tea | Grimoire XI.2 | Masculine. Tea. Borrowed from English in the eighteenth century when the leaf arrived. |
| cáisLatin loan | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | KAWSH | cheese | Grimoire XI.13 | Cheese. |
| fíonLatin loan | ᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | FEE-un | wine | Grimoire XI.13 | Wine. |
| ubh | ᚛ᚒᚁᚆ᚜ | UV | egg | Grimoire XI.13 | Egg. Plural uibheacha. |
| beoir | ᚛ᚁᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BYORE | beer | Grimoire XI.13 | Beer. |
| anraith | ᚛ᚐᚅᚏᚐᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | AHN-rih | soup | FoclóirTeanglann | Soup. |
| sú | ᚛ᚄᚒ᚜ | SOO | juice | Grimoire XI.13 | Juice, also a berry. |
| cáca | ᚛ᚉᚐᚉᚐ᚜ | KAW-kuh | cake | Grimoire XI.13 | Cake. |
| uisce | ᚛ᚒᚔᚄᚉᚓ᚜ | ISH-kuh | water | Grimoire XI.2 | Masculine. Water. The first half of uisce beatha, water of life, which English borrowed as whiskey. |
| sicín | ᚛ᚄᚔᚉᚔᚅ᚜ | shi-KEEN | chicken | FoclóirTeanglann | Chicken. The diminutive ending -ín shifts the stress. |
| bainne | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜ | BAN-uh | milk | Grimoire XI.2 | Masculine. Milk. |
| muiceoil | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | MWI-kohl | pork | Grimoire XI.13 | Pork. Literally pig-meat. |
| deoch | ᚛ᚇᚓᚑᚉᚆ᚜ | JUKH | drink/beverage | Grimoire XI.13 | Drink, in the general sense. |
| mairteoil | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚏᚈᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | MAR-chohl | beef | Grimoire XI.13 | Beef. Literally cow-meat. |
| olaLatin loan | ᚛ᚑᚂᚐ᚜ | UL-uh | oil | Grimoire XI.13 | Oil. |
| úll | ᚛ᚒᚂᚂ᚜ | OOL | apple | Grimoire XI.13 | Apple. |
| siúcraLatin loan | ᚛ᚄᚔᚒᚉᚏᚐ᚜ | SHOO-kruh | sugar | Grimoire XI.13 | Sugar. |
| scian | ᚛ᚄᚉᚔᚐᚅ᚜ | SHKEE-an | knife | Grimoire XI.13 | Knife. Feminine. |
| salann | ᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | SAL-un | salt | Grimoire XI.13 | Salt. |
| spúnógEnglish loan | ᚛ᚄᚚᚒᚅᚑᚌ᚜ | SPOO-nohg | spoon | Grimoire XI.13 | Spoon. |
| buidéal | ᚛ᚁᚒᚔᚇᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | bwi-DAYL | bottle | Grimoire XI.13 | Bottle. |
| forcEnglish loan | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚉ᚜ | FURK | fork | Grimoire XI.13 | Fork. |
| cupánLatin loan | ᚛ᚉᚒᚚᚐᚅ᚜ | KUP-awn | cup | Grimoire XI.13 | Cup. |
| plátaEnglish loan | ᚛ᚚᚂᚐᚈᚐ᚜ | PLAW-tuh | plate | Grimoire XI.13 | Plate. |
| bricfeasta | ᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚉᚃᚓᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | BRIK-fas-tuh | breakfast | Grimoire XI.13 | Breakfast. |
| rís | ᚛ᚏᚔᚄ᚜ | REESH | rice | Grimoire XI.13 | Rice. |
| lón | ᚛ᚂᚑᚅ᚜ | LOHN | lunch | Grimoire XI.13 | Lunch. |
| líomóid | ᚛ᚂᚔᚑᚋᚑᚔᚇ᚜ | LEE-uh-mohj | lemon | Grimoire XI.13 | Lemon. |
| dinnéar | ᚛ᚇᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | JIN-air | dinner | Grimoire XI.13 | Dinner. |