Grimoire Vocabulary — Senses & Perception
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aird | ᚛ᚐᚔᚏᚇ᚜ | AH-uhrd | attention | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aithint | ᚛ᚐᚔᚈᚆᚔᚅᚈ᚜ | AH-uh-huhnt | recognition | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag cnagarnach | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚉᚅᚐᚌᚐᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG KNAH-guh-rnuhkh | crackle | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag drithliú | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚇᚏᚔᚈᚆᚂᚔᚒ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG DRIH-hluh-oo | gleam | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag glioscarnach | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚌᚂᚔᚑᚄᚉᚐᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG GLIH-uh-skuh-rnuhkh | sparkle | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag lonrú | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚂᚑᚅᚏᚒ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG LUH-nroo | glow | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag siosarnach | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚄᚔᚑᚄᚐᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG SHIH-uh-suh-rnuhkh | hiss | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bhí daoine an-chorraithe faoin scéal | ᚛ᚁᚆᚔ ᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓ ᚐᚅᚉᚆᚑᚏᚏᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ ᚃᚐᚑᚔᚅ ᚄᚉᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | VEE DEE-uh-nuh AH-nkhuh-rruh-uh-huh FEE-uhn SHKAY-uhl | feeling | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| blas | ᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚄ᚜ | blass | flavour | FoclóirTeanglann | Taste — both the sense and the flavour. Also ‘good speech’ (a person with blas speaks Irish well). |
| blas géar | ᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚄ ᚌᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | blass GAYR | sharp taste | Foclóir | Sour, sharp taste. |
| blas mhilis | ᚛ᚁᚂᚐᚄ ᚋᚆᚔᚂᚔᚄ᚜ | blass VIL-ish | sweet taste | Foclóir | Sweet taste. |
| boige | ᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | BIH-guh | softness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| boladh | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | BUH-leye | odour | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| boladh breá | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚇᚆ ᚁᚏᚓᚐ᚜ | BUH-leye BRAW | aroma | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| boladh bréan | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚇᚆ ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | BUH-leye BRAY-uhn | reek | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| boladh deas | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚐᚇᚆ ᚇᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | BUL-uh DASS | nice smell | Foclóir | Nice smell. |
| braistint | ᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔᚅᚈ᚜ | BRAH-uh-shtuhnt | perception | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| breathnú | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚈᚆᚅᚒ᚜ | BRA-hnoo | observation | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bréantas | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚅᚈᚐᚄ᚜ | BRAY-uh-ntuhs | stench | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| buail | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | BOO-UH-uhl | bang | FoclóirTeanglann | First-conjugation verb meaning strike or hit. Also used idiomatically for meeting (bualadh le). |
| ciúnas | ᚛ᚉᚔᚒᚅᚐᚄ᚜ | KYOO-nuss | silence | FoclóirTeanglann | Silence. |
| ciúnas iontach | ᚛ᚉᚔᚒᚅᚐᚄ ᚔᚑᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KOON-uss EEN-tukh | wonderful silence | Foclóir | Wonderful silence — used poetically. |
| cruas | ᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚐᚄ᚜ | KROO-UHS | hardness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cumhracht | ᚛ᚉᚒᚋᚆᚏᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | KOO-ruhkht | fragrance | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cur isteach | ᚛ᚉᚒᚏ ᚔᚄᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KUHR IH-shtakh | distraction | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| céadfa | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚃᚐ᚜ | KAY-uh-dfuh | sense | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dorchadas | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚉᚆᚐᚇᚐᚄ᚜ | DUH-rkhuh-duhs | darkness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| drochbholadh | ᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚉᚆᚁᚆᚑᚂᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | DROKH-vul-uh | bad smell | Foclóir | Bad smell. |
| feasacht | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚄᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | FA-suhkht | awareness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fionnuaire | ᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚅᚅᚒᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | FIH-uh-nnoo-uh-uh-ruh | coolness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fothram | ᚛ᚃᚑᚈᚆᚏᚐᚋ᚜ | FUH-rum | clatter | FoclóirTeanglann | Noise, clatter. Distinct from torann (loud noise). |
| fuaim | ᚛ᚃᚒᚐᚔᚋ᚜ | foo-im | noise | FoclóirTeanglann | Sound, noise. |
| fócas | ᚛ᚃᚑᚉᚐᚄ᚜ | FOH-kuhs | focus | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gairbhe | ᚛ᚌᚐᚔᚏᚁᚆᚓ᚜ | GAH-uh-rvuh | roughness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gile | ᚛ᚌᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | GIH-luh | brightness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| go tobann d’éirigh an íomhá doiléir | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚈᚑᚁᚐᚅᚅ ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚔᚌᚆ ᚐᚅ ᚔᚑᚋᚆᚐ ᚇᚑᚔᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | GUH TUH-buhnn DAY-uh-ruhy AHN EE-oh-aw DIH-lay-uhr | blur | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| instinn | ᚛ᚔᚅᚄᚈᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | IH-nshtuhnn | instinct | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| iomas | ᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚐᚄ᚜ | IH-uh-muhs | intuition | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| lonraigh | ᚛ᚂᚑᚅᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | LUH-nruh-uhy | twinkle | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| léas | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | LAY-uhs | glimmer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| léim | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | LAYM | flicker | FoclóirTeanglann | Jump. |
| macalla | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚐᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | MAH-kuh-lluh | echo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| milseacht | ᚛ᚋᚔᚂᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | MIH-lshakht | sweetness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mothú | ᚛ᚋᚑᚈᚆᚒ᚜ | MUH-hoo | consciousness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| méid | ᚛ᚋᚓᚔᚇ᚜ | MAY-uhd | volume | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| míne | ᚛ᚋᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | MEE-nuh | smoothness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| pop | ᚛ᚚᚑᚚ᚜ | PUHP | pop | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| radharc | ᚛ᚏᚐᚇᚆᚐᚏᚉ᚜ | RYRK | sight | FoclóirTeanglann | Sight, vision. |
| scáth | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚈᚆ᚜ | SKAWH | shadow | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| seirbhe | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚏᚁᚆᚓ᚜ | SHEH-uh-rvuh | bitterness | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| soilsigh | ᚛ᚄᚑᚔᚂᚄᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | SIH-lshuhy | shine | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| soiléire | ᚛ᚄᚑᚔᚂᚓᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | SIH-lay-uh-ruh | clarity | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| splancáil | ᚛ᚄᚚᚂᚐᚅᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | SPLAH-nkaw-uhl | flash | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| spléachadh | ᚛ᚄᚚᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | SHPLAY-uh-kheye | glimpse | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| spléachadh fáilí a thabhairt | ᚛ᚄᚚᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆ ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚔ ᚐ ᚈᚆᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜ | SHPLAY-uh-kheye FAW-uh-lee AH HOW-UH-uhrt | peep | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| spléachadh fáilí a thabhairt ar rud | ᚛ᚄᚚᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆ ᚃᚐᚔᚂᚔ ᚐ ᚈᚆᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔᚏᚈ ᚐᚏ ᚏᚒᚇ᚜ | SHPLAY-uh-kheye FAW-uh-lee AH HOW-UH-uhrt AHR RUHD | peek | Foclóir | |
| tadhall | ᚛ᚈᚐᚇᚆᚐᚂᚂ᚜ | TY-ull | touch | FoclóirTeanglann | Touch (the sense). |
| teagmhaigh le | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚌᚋᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ ᚂᚓ᚜ | TA-gwuh-uhy LEH | touch | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| teas | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | TAS | warmthon-me | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| torann | ᚛ᚈᚑᚏᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | TUR-un | noise | FoclóirTeanglann | Noise — particularly a loud or unpleasant one. |
| tuairim | ᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚔᚏᚔᚋ᚜ | TOO-UH-uh-ruhm | impression | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tuairt | ᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜ | TOO-UH-uhrt | crash | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tuin | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚅ᚜ | TIHN | tone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| uigeacht | ᚛ᚒᚔᚌᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | IH-gakht | texture | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| éisteacht | ᚛ᚓᚔᚄᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | AYSH-chukht | hearing | FoclóirTeanglann | Hearing, listening. |