Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
Just to prove that Gaelic covers the whole gamut of human existence I include this verb today.
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Gnìomhair Làthail – Itealaich
Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
Finally a rather straightforward one. I saw a Red Kite flying overhead this morning so I thought I would go for the verb for flying.
Funnily enough there is a closely related verb which is for “fly-fishing”: itich.
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Gnìomhair Làthail – Teann
Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
I seem to keep picking verbs that have a bunch of meanings and so I end up going on long journeys down rabbit holes of the Gaelic language.
Today I picked this verb because of a poem I found called Teann a-nall is Èisd na facail (“Come hither and listen to the words”) in the Bards of Morvern book at the Scottish Poetry Library. I think the author was Donald Mackinnon.
The reference to a-nall got me looking at the ways in which movement and direction are expressed in Gaelic which was also something that came up in discussion with my friends I was doing a Gaelic lesson with. This is why doing these daily verbs are helpful to me as they will inevitably cross over with many other parts of speech.
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Gnìomhair Làthail – Buin
Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
This word was actually very helpful for me as I had been looking for a Gaelic way to denote possession. So buin has a host of complex meanings but one of the definitions in Dwelly’s is “belong to”. It is also both a verb and a noun.
You will also see from the link above to the on-line version of Dwelly’s that there is a mistake in the rendering from the original text. It gives one of the definitions as “is relaxed to” when it should be “is related to”. The reason why it has this definition is also explained but you wouldn’t understand that given the incorrect definition shown above in the text.
Sometimes it is useful to have original source texts and not just take everything off the internet. Get a copy of Dwelly’s if you can!
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Gnìomhair Làthail – Fàs
Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
I thought this would be a good one to have after cuir which can also mean “plant”. Fàs means “grow” in a number of senses including the vegetative one.
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Gnìomhair Làthail – Cuir
Today’s Daily Gaelic Verb is:
I chose this one as I looked up “reinstate” on Am Faclair Beag and cuir came up. Then realising what a tricky verb this might be to start with I looked through the list of idiomatic uses and found cuir ann which was shown as meaning “reinstate”, literally “put there”.
Another one of the uses I liked was is beag tha a’ cur orm which had the translation as “I am quite well, alright”. I’m taking this to mean however that it’s a reply someone would give after being in an accident, for example, or some other misfortune. The literal translation is more like “It’s a little is put on me.” This is the equivalent of “There’s hardly a scratch on me.”
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Mios na Fir Chlis 2024
Siud agaibh a’ ghealach ùr —Rìgh nan Dùl ‘ga beannachadh!
Dwelly’s
| Lunar Day | Day of the week | Day of the calendar month | Month of the calendar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday | 10 | May |
| 2 | Saturday | 11 | May |
| 3 | Sunday | 12 | May |
| 4 | Monday | 13 | May |
| 5 | Tuesday | 14 | May |
| 6 | Wednesday | 15 | May |
| 7 | Thursday | 16 | May |
| 8 | Friday | 17 | May |
| 9 | Saturday | 18 | May |
| 10 | Sunday | 19 | May |
| 11 | Monday | 20 | May |
| 12 | Tuesday | 21 | May |
| 13 | Wednesday | 22 | May |
| 14 | Thursday | 23 | May |
| 15 | Friday | 24 | May |
| 16 | Saturday | 25 | May |
| 17 | Sunday | 26 | May |
| 18 | Monday | 27 | May |
| 19 | Tuesday | 28 | May |
| 20 | Wednesday | 29 | May |
| 21 | Thursday | 30 | May |
| 22 | Friday | 31 | May |
| 23 | Saturday | 1 | June |
| 24 | Sunday | 2 | June |
| 25 | Monday | 3 | June |
| 26 | Tuesday | 4 | June |
| 27 | Wednesday | 5 | June |
| 28 | Thursday | 6 | June |
The 29th and 30th days are subject to the sighting of the New Moon. If the New Moon is seen that is the 1st day of the new lunar calendar. Otherwise days 29 and 30 follow this calendar and then the new lunar calendar starts again beginning with Day 1.
I also would like to point out that these dates are worked out from my own personal observances which will depend on the location I’m at when the lunar cycle renews itself and the weather and landscapes obscuring the visibility of the heavenly bodies. If the moon is not visible the counting of days becomes the basis of this calendar. If it subsequently becomes visible on the 2nd or 3rd day or later, this count will not be adjusted until the next available potential observation of the new moon. This is why I give all the dates for the cycle at the beginning of the cycle as they will not be altered.
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An Céitean 2024
Siud agaibh a’ ghealach ùr —Rìgh nan Dùl ‘ga beannachadh!
Dwelly’s
| Lunar Day | Day of the week | Day of the calendar month | Month of the calendar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday | 11 | April |
| 2 | Friday | 12 | April |
| 3 | Saturday | 13 | April |
| 4 | Sunday | 14 | April |
| 5 | Monday | 15 | April |
| 6 | Tuesday | 16 | April |
| 7 | Wednesday | 17 | April |
| 8 | Thursday | 18 | April |
| 9 | Friday | 19 | April |
| 10 | Saturday | 20 | April |
| 11 | Sunday | 21 | April |
| 12 | Monday | 22 | April |
| 13 | Tuesday | 23 | April |
| 14 | Wednesday | 24 | April |
| 15 | Thursday | 25 | April |
| 16 | Friday | 26 | April |
| 17 | Saturday | 27 | April |
| 18 | Sunday | 28 | April |
| 19 | Monday | 29 | April |
| 20 | Tuesday | 30 | April |
| 21 | Wednesday | 1 | May |
| 22 | Thursday | 2 | May |
| 23 | Friday | 3 | May |
| 24 | Saturday | 4 | May |
| 25 | Sunday | 5 | May |
| 26 | Monday | 6 | May |
| 27 | Tuesday | 7 | May |
| 28 | Wednesday | 8 | May |
The 29th and 30th days are subject to the sighting of the New Moon. If the New Moon is seen that is the 1st day of the new lunar calendar. Otherwise days 29 and 30 follow this calendar and then the new lunar calendar starts again beginning with Day 1.
I also would like to point out that these dates are worked out from my own personal observances which will depend on the location I’m at when the lunar cycle renews itself and the weather and landscapes obscuring the visibility of the heavenly bodies. If the moon is not visible the counting of days becomes the basis of this calendar. If it subsequently becomes visible on the 2nd or 3rd day or later, this count will not be adjusted until the next available potential observation of the new moon. This is why I give all the dates for the cycle at the beginning of the cycle as they will not be altered.
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An Giblean 2024
Siud agaibh a’ ghealach ùr —Rìgh nan Dùl ‘ga beannachadh!
Dwelly’s
| Lunar Day | Day of the week | Day of the calendar month | Month of the calendar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | 12 | March |
| 2 | Wednesday | 13 | March |
| 3 | Thursday | 14 | March |
| 4 | Friday | 15 | March |
| 5 | Saturday | 16 | March |
| 6 | Sunday | 17 | March |
| 7 | Monday | 18 | March |
| 8 | Tuesday | 19 | March |
| 9 | Wednesday | 20 | March |
| 10 | Thursday | 21 | March |
| 11 | Friday | 22 | March |
| 12 | Saturday | 23 | March |
| 13 | Sunday | 24 | March |
| 14 | Monday | 25 | March |
| 15 | Tuesday | 26 | March |
| 16 | Wednesday | 27 | March |
| 17 | Thursday | 28 | March |
| 18 | Friday | 29 | March |
| 19 | Saturday | 30 | March |
| 20 | Sunday | 31 | March |
| 21 | Monday | 1 | April |
| 22 | Tuesday | 2 | April |
| 23 | Wednesday | 3 | April |
| 24 | Thursday | 4 | April |
| 25 | Friday | 5 | April |
| 26 | Saturday | 6 | April |
| 27 | Sunday | 7 | April |
| 28 | Monday | 8 | April |
The 29th and 30th days are subject to the sighting of the New Moon. If the New Moon is seen that is the 1st day of the new lunar calendar. Otherwise days 29 and 30 follow this calendar and then the new lunar calendar starts again beginning with Day 1.
I also would like to point out that these dates are worked out from my own personal observances which will depend on the location I’m at when the lunar cycle renews itself and the weather and landscapes obscuring the visibility of the heavenly bodies. If the moon is not visible the counting of days becomes the basis of this calendar. If it subsequently becomes visible on the 2nd or 3rd day or later, this count will not be adjusted until the next available potential observation of the new moon. This is why I give all the dates for the cycle at the beginning of the cycle as they will not be altered.
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Am Màrt 2024
Siud agaibh a’ ghealach ùr —Rìgh nan Dùl ‘ga beannachadh!
Dwelly’s
| Lunar Day | Day of the week | Day of the calendar month | Month of the calendar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday | 11 | February |
| 2 | Monday | 12 | February |
| 3 | Tuesday | 13 | February |
| 4 | Wednesday | 14 | February |
| 5 | Thursday | 15 | February |
| 6 | Friday | 16 | February |
| 7 | Saturday | 17 | February |
| 8 | Sunday | 18 | February |
| 9 | Monday | 19 | February |
| 10 | Tuesday | 20 | February |
| 11 | Wednesday | 21 | February |
| 12 | Thursday | 22 | February |
| 13 | Friday | 23 | February |
| 14 | Saturday | 24 | February |
| 15 | Sunday | 25 | February |
| 16 | Monday | 26 | February |
| 17 | Tuesday | 27 | February |
| 18 | Wednesday | 28 | February |
| 19 | Thursday | 29 | February |
| 20 | Friday | 1 | March |
| 21 | Saturday | 2 | March |
| 22 | Sunday | 3 | March |
| 23 | Monday | 4 | March |
| 24 | Tuesday | 5 | March |
| 25 | Wednesday | 6 | March |
| 26 | Thursday | 7 | March |
| 27 | Friday | 8 | March |
| 28 | Saturday | 9 | March |
The 29th and 30th days are subject to the sighting of the New Moon. If the New Moon is seen that is the 1st day of the new lunar calendar. Otherwise days 29 and 30 follow this calendar and then the new lunar calendar starts again beginning with Day 1.
I also would like to point out that these dates are worked out from my own personal observances which will depend on the location I’m at when the lunar cycle renews itself and the weather and landscapes obscuring the visibility of the heavenly bodies. If the moon is not visible the counting of days becomes the basis of this calendar. If it subsequently becomes visible on the 2nd or 3rd day or later, this count will not be adjusted until the next available potential observation of the new moon. This is why I give all the dates for the cycle at the beginning of the cycle as they will not be altered.