Glossary of Celtic Terms
Aes sidhe - The Supernatural Folk, i.e. the Faerie Folk.
Aicme - group of five Oghams.
Airbe druad -
"Hedge," a magickal barrier no one could
pass through.
Aisling - dream. Vision.
Alban Arthuan - Winter Solstice.
Alban Eiler - Spring Equinox.
Alban Elved - Autumnal Equinox.
Alban Heruin - Summer Solstice.
An-da-shealladh - "two sights," the ability to see
spirits.
Anam - soul, indestructable
self. One does not have but rather one is anam. It is
seated in the head.
Annwyn - the Under World.
Ategenos - rebirth after death into the Other
World.
Awen - inspiration.
Awenyddion - inspired ones.
Beltane -
Irish festival of May 1.
Beo - living thing, life, livelihood, quick, alive,
active, lively. One's physical body or true form. This
can be shape-shifted into other true forms or be transformed by external magicks by others.
Bith - this world: the manifest multi-verse.
Blath - prosperity. The eastern realm among the
Fifths.
Breaca sith -
"faerie marks," the livid spots that appear on the faces of the dying.
Bricht - magick, the spoken
spell.
Buabhaill - drinking horn.
Bua - victory, triumph, success, skill,
talent, destiny. the earned power that can be shared. It is what develops from
ritual, blessing, sanctification. One has an unlimited
amount of Bua. See Bri.
Bwa'r Crach -
"hag's bow," the rainbow leading to the Other World.
Caer - castle or fortress.
Cath -
conflict. The northern realm among the Fifths.
Coelbreni - divination sticks.
Coiced - a fifth, one of five provinces of
the land or cosmos.
Coirc - magick
cauldron.
Corp creidh - "clay body," used as a magick poppet or spelling doll.
Craebh Ciuil - "the
silver branch," or faerie shaman's magick wand.
Crannchur - "casting the woods," or
divining by oghams.
Cwn Annwn - the hunting
dogs of the faeries. Also called the hell hounds.
Da/n - poem, art, hymn, skill, gift,
destiny, fate, talent, vocation, calling, treasure. A gift or talent intrinsic to a person, given by
the Gods, unchangeable, which may either be expressed or not.
Deiseal - clockwise.
Dicetla - spells.
Dichetal do Chennaib - flash of
inspiration.
Dli - binding principle, law. That
which connects and binds everything, and is found in everything.
Dryw - wren, or druid.
Duile - elements. Sometimes there are seven or nine duile in a Faerie Pagan's worldview. This list may include
earth, water, stone, salt, sun, rain, cloud, stars and wind.
Emania - "Land of the Moon," where the dead
went.
Eocra esci - "keys of
knowledge," ogham sticks.
Feth Fiada - spell of
invisibility.
Fey - faerie
folk.
Fid-nemith, or fid-neimid - sacred
grove.
Fidh, or Fiodh
- "wood," or "tree."
Used to denote the Oghamic characters and the Trees
they represent.
Fili (Filid pl.) - poet
bards. This Irish term most closely fits the term "Druid."
Fith-fath, or Fath-fith
- a rhymed incantation to change ones shape. Fis = learning. the western realm among the Fifths. Glainnaider,
or Glain-nan-Druidhe = "Druids glass," a magickal amulet.
Imbas - fire in the head. source
of poetic/magickal/divine inspiration.
Imbas Forosnai - word of
mouth wisdom.
Immrama - voyage or journey of the spirit.
Ingheaw Andagha -
"Daughters of Fire," or the priestesses of the Goddess Brigit.
Les - bag
holding herbs carried by healers.
Lion na mna sithe - "Lint of the Faerie Woman," a healing
herb.
Lorg - staff.
Lughnassadh - festival of August 1.
Miaran na
mna sithe - "thimble
of the faerie woman," or the foxglove.
Midhe - the middle of the Fifths. Muince = a collar or torc.
Muir - the
sea.
Nemetos - holy or sacred.
Nenadmim - apple cider.
Obaidh - incantation.
Ogham - the magickal
Celtic alphabet.
On-lay - a
spell placed on a home, or other area.
Orth - spell.
Rige - soverignty. The middle realm of the
Fifths.
Samhain - festival of October 31.
Sean-sgeal - folk tale.
Seis - harmony, or musical art. The southern realm among the
Fifths.
Si/dhe - the Realm of the Dead, or the "Faerie
Realm," or the
Under World
in Faerie Lore.
Sidhe - faeries or other world beings.
Slat an draoichta - "rod of
druidism," or a magick wand.
Taghairm - "spiritual echo," or
calling up the dead.
Tais, or Taidhbhse
- ghosts, or spirits of the dead.
Teinm Laida - understanding
gained through the writing of poems.
Tiene sith -
"faerie fire."
Tir-nan-og - "Land of the Young," or
Faerie Land.
Tuatha De Dannan
- "Children of the Goddess Dana," or the ancient Faerie Gods and
Goddesses.
Tuathal - counter-clockwise.
Uath - poetic art.
Fifth - coiced.
a province of the land or cosmos.
Middle - midhe.
The middle realm of the Fifths.
Notch - the
short lines or dots used to indicate the vowels of the Oghamic
system.
Score - the
lines which cross the stemline to form the Oghamic Fews.
Stemline - the straight line on which the notches and
scores are cut to make
Oghamic Fews.
Under World -
the "lower" realm(s).
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