02-24-2022, 11:34 AM
(02-24-2022, 11:20 AM)gordi Wrote:(02-22-2022, 10:02 PM)Ninurta Wrote: Question: might "sith" be the Scots equivalent of the Irish "sidhe"?
I have a nephew that can speak Scots Gaelic, but he's never around when I have a question!
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Yes Nin,
That's pretty much my understanding exactly.
The Scots Gaelic: "sith" (*pronounced Shee I think?) is indeed the same or equivalent to the Irish "Sidhe", meaning a faery / spirit / ghost or referring to the places associated with such creatures.
Probably came from the same roots I reckon.
Thanks for the info. I reckon then that "Bean" is cognate to Irish "Bhean" for "woman" then, and "Jenny wi the airn teeth" is "Jenny with the iron teeth"... which last there is a pretty horrifying thought.
So I may be able to talk some words of Scots Gaelic, but not be able to spell them. Pretty much my same situation with English...
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