IRISH WORDS NOT USED ANYMORE

by | May 30, 2023 | whats on

ABHAS old local Irish word for savage, pronounced OwasAILLEÓG = shout – Alaog

ALAMPAORÉACHT = misbehaving/disruptive – alumprurachtARCÁN = dwarf – arcun

ALTAINÍN = an innocent young man – altawnin

BAINICÍN = young pig – pronounced Banachin

BÉALÉISTA = luck drink – pronounced Bellasta

BIR-DÓITÍ = A hot poker – pronounced Berdolchee

BOIDICÍN = Stroppy person – pronounced Bodgikin

BUACALL = Root of the Marren Grass – pronounced Bueacal

CAIBÍN = Beardy – pronounced Cabeen

CEÓTHLÁN = heedless – pronounced Keolan

CÍONNÁIRT = Bed head – pronounced Keonartch

CÓNLAÍ = door – pronounced Conelee

CUAL = bundle – pronounced Kooal

DALTI = very drunk – pronounced daltay

DEASÓG = right hand – pronounced Jassoge

DIAS = bloom on the corn – pronounced Jeeass

DORNÍN = hand grips on a scythe – pronounced Dorneen

DÚRADÁN = small child – pronounced Juradan

EACHRANÓIR = trouble maker – pronounced achranorr

EASCAN = eel – pronounced Asscun

EISTEACHT = listening – Estock

EÓRNA = barley – pronounced Orna

EOCHAIR = Fish eggs (Roe) – pronounced Uchair

FAOIRICÍN = upper cut – pronounced fearkeen

FEIDIL = fiddle – pronounced fijill

FIABHRAS = fever – pronounced feeras

FOSCAIL = open – pronounced fosscal

FUAIRÍN = relief/ease – pronounced fuarneen

Gad = short piece of rope – prononced GADD

GEIS = SUPERSTITIONS – pronounced GESH

GISTAIRE = young teenage girl – pronounced GISTORA

GOINTÍ = injured – pronounced GUNCHEE

GUARDEAL – preparing to nest – pronounced GOOAJAL
HAMAÍ – hames – pronounced HAMES
HEIBAICÍN – a clip around the ear – pronounced HERBASHIN
HEBAKEEN = archway – pronounced HORSHA
HÓBAIR – Almost/nearly – pronounced HOBEAR
HUGAD – get out of the way – pronounced HUGAD
IATHRA = ODD PERSON – pronounced EAR THA
IARAMUIS = ARTICLE pronounced EAR MUSH
IARTHINN = WILD GRASS – pronounced EAR THIN
IONRÚ = THE TIDE – pronounced UN ROO
IOMAIRE = RIDGE – pronounced UN MAIRA
THIS WEEKS LETTER ‘L’ FOR WORDS NOT USED ANYMORE
LAINDÉAR = LAMP – pronounced LANDEAR
LEIBHIC = SLAP ON THE FACE – pronounced LAREVIC
LIBAIDA = SMALL FLAT FISH – pronounced LIBAJA
LÓISTE = A MONSTER OF A CAT pronounced LOWSTA
LÚSCAN = AGILE – pronounced LOOSCAN
THIS WEEK’S LETTER IS ‘M’
MADARÚIL = aggressive pronounced MARDAROOL
MEADÓG = PENKNIFE – pronounced MADOGE
MÍAS = LARGE PLATTER OR TRAY pronounced MEEAS
MOCHAR = DIM LIGHT – pronounced MOHAR
MÚIS = A MOOD – pronounced MOOSH
1. NÁMHADÓIR = A BAD ENEMY – pronounced knawadoor
2. NEAMHRÁNACH = A CHILD WHO HUMS AND SINGS AND IS READY FOR BED – pronounced neowranack
3. NISCÓID = A SMALL CORRUPTION ON THE SKIN – pronounced nisscoyd
4. NÍLSAMUID = ‘I DON’T KNOW’ – pronounced nillsamudsh
5. NEADRACHAN = NESTING – pronounced nadrackan
1. ORD = SLEDGEHAMMER – pronounced ORD
2. OIGHREACH – SORE RASH – pronounced IRACH
3. ÓLTAÍ = DRUNK – pronounced OLTEE
4. OIBGLAGÓIDEACH = OBLIGING PERSON – pronounced EBGLAGOJA
5 ORSINN = DOOR JAM – pronounced ORSHIN
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