would anyone be so kind as to give the correct phraseolgy or translation to the idea of a memorial or basically what we use as " in memory of"...my son has...
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Julie Stackable, SCA ...
malvoisine
Nov 21, 2006 6:53 pm
... in ... of ... with ... To clarify, did you mean in Scots Gaelic, or Latin or??? Margaret Hepburn...
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dblackthistle
Nov 24, 2006 4:29 am
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Nov 24, 2006 8:38 am
(sending again -- email was being flaky when I sent this the other day, and I never saw it post.) Thanks. I'm curious as to how the grammar works out, like why...
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Erin Cabana
arianhrod2
Nov 24, 2006 12:21 pm
It would be the word for high before the word for queen. The medieval form of the word for queen is Rigain. Cheers! ~Erin ... From: Muirghein...
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ann marie
marsailiaind...
Nov 24, 2006 9:33 pm
Will the Kind Members of the Group assist me in translating this into Gaelic: Live Well * Laugh Often * Love Much Many thanks Marsaili [Non-text portions of...
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ebrowder@...
gobha82
Nov 24, 2006 10:21 pm
In modern Gaelic, "àrd" comes in front of the word it modifies and is hyphenated, so I'm thinking that it would be ard-banrigh. Queen can be banrigh or...
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ebrowder@...
gobha82
Nov 24, 2006 10:56 pm
I have no Gaelic dictionary earlier than MacAlpines. Where do you find references for older Gaelic? Shel...
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Ingela F. Hyatt
ingela221974
Nov 25, 2006 12:37 pm
Greetings Everyone, My name is Ingela F. Hyatt, and I joined about a month ago because my next book takes place completely in Scotland (and because Cindy...
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Kevin Myers
dobharchu
Nov 25, 2006 1:37 pm
... "Etymological Dictionary of Scottish-Gaelic" by Alexander MacBain is one place to start. He gives an entry for "ri\bhinn, ri\oghann: a nymph, young lady,...
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Marcus mac Pharlain
marcussca
Nov 26, 2006 8:06 pm
Ingala, Interesting question, and I think I have the answer. The Eldest Brother's baby boy would be the rightful heir; however, he is too young to assume the...
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Erin Cabana
arianhrod2
Nov 27, 2006 12:48 pm
You can also get Old Irish by Quinn. I believe it was published in the late 60's. It is what we are currently using at the U of Aberdeen for our medieval...
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Ingela F. Hyatt
ingela221974
Nov 27, 2006 7:52 pm
Greetings Marcus, Thank you so much for answering my question and in detail. This is perfect! I would like to include you in the acknowledgements of my book....
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Sharon L. Krossa
slkrossa
Nov 28, 2006 4:59 am
... Do you mean Dictionary of the Irish Language, which is sometimes referred to as "DIL"? That is: Quin, E. G., et al., eds. _Dictionary of the Irish Language...
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Sharon L. Krossa
slkrossa
Nov 28, 2006 5:05 am
... Note that the style of "_the_ MacX" for chiefs of Highland clans (with MacX style chiefly titles) is really a modern English language style, not...
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ebrowder@...
gobha82
Nov 28, 2006 9:55 am
Thanks to both of you for the heads up on Dictionaries. Recently got a copy of Harry Potter in Irish Gaelic--and also need to get a modern Irish dictionary. ...
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Erin Cabana
arianhrod2
Nov 28, 2006 12:36 pm
No, it;s actually called the Old Irish Workbook. There is also a book by John Straden and Olson Bejin (spelling might be off as my Prof. has horrid hand...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Nov 28, 2006 8:59 pm
... Well, as I said in the original question, it's for a semi-mythical story :-). What I'm trying to do, based on the background of the setting, is find as...
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Sharon L. Krossa
slkrossa
Nov 28, 2006 9:08 pm
... Actually, Peter Berresford Ellis is not a serious scholar of Irish history -- he is a journalist turned popular mass market historian and novelist whose...
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Ingela F. Hyatt
ingela221974
Nov 28, 2006 9:35 pm
Greetings Sharon, Thank you so much for the additional information. This is really a big help. Though it does seem like there are several possibilities, so...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Nov 29, 2006 5:03 pm
IMO, this makes way too many leaps of logic to buy it all, but it's still an interesting read. The pharaoh's daughter who was the mother of all Scots ...
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ebrowder@...
gobha82
Nov 29, 2006 11:26 pm
Sharon, I can find the titlw "Contributions to a dictionary of the Irish Language" by Quin. Is that the book? Shel...
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Kirill A. Woroshilov
mefbeztufel
Nov 30, 2006 12:27 pm
Happy St. Andrew's day, brothers and sisters =) Douglas...
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Sharon L. Krossa
slkrossa
Nov 30, 2006 4:33 pm
... Sort of -- it is a part of it. The Dictionary was originally published in parts (or "fasciculi" -- 22 of them over the course of some 63 years), some of...
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Cutter
tinniancutte...
Nov 30, 2006 6:02 pm
Happy Saint Andrew's Day back atcha. Now, where is that celebratory Scotchnog and Christmas Haggis? "Kirill A. Woroshilov" <mef@...> wrote: Happy St....
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ebrowder@...
gobha82
Nov 30, 2006 11:02 pm
Thanks Sharon--and at 60 I will need my magnifying glass :-} Shel ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0901714291/ref=nosim/medievalscotla02...
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Marcus mac Pharlain
marcussca
Dec 9, 2006 3:07 pm
Enjoy! Merry Christmas! Marcus ======================================== Subject: A Different Christmas Poem A Different Christmas Poem The embers glowed...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Dec 18, 2006 7:32 pm
I'm not sure if this is funny, sad, or both. Whatever they're wearing, I wish all the troops a safe return home. Muirghein /|\ ...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Dec 27, 2006 10:40 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6212033.stm ... More on the Beeb. YiS, Baintighearna Muirghein Dhaire Faoilciarach /|\ Dreiburgen Web Minister...
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wingedwolves
Dec 28, 2006 7:36 pm
my grandmother was raised in ireland and had to be snuck to classes to learn to speak irish. i think it's wonderful the language has become acceptable again! ...
