Words English gained from Gaelic

Thrall · Post by **Thrall** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:04 pm

Found this site with amazingly (to me) large number of Gaelic words now in use in English. Hope it is of interest.

http://www.gaelic.ca/language/words.htm

Good hunting,

Thrall

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:12 pm

Brilliant

David

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:49 pm

Thanks Thrall

I used to think -'forget the spelling. How do you pronounce it?' but its clear from these more or less how it would be sounded in Gaelic.

All I need now is some way of actually remembering without having to look it up every time

Age brings..............I forget what

Russell

Post by **emanday** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:40 pm

Just goes to show...

Scotland has added words to the world as well as:

Tar Macadam, Telly, Macintosh Raincoats, Dunlop Tyres, Whisky (as opposed to Whiskey), Baxter's Soups and a whole host of other goodies without which our lives would be so much poorer.

... and, of course, us the Scots

. Charming, intelligent, good-looking, whose men can swing a kilt like no other

BarbR · Post by **BarbR** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:41 am

Very interesting

I was particularly glad to see the origins of the phrase "skiff of snow" something that is said frequently here on PEI. Also the word "Glom" seems to be used here often.

Barbara

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:52 pm

Its an interesting list, but I would have thought the Gaelic word eilean (aylan) would have been a more likely contender for island than innis?

Thrall · Post by **Thrall** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:49 am

Hi Bruce, "innis" seems a little remote to me also, though no expert. My dictionary mentions Middle English "iland", Old English "igland", Old Norse and Old Frisian "ey" plus "land". Seems to have fairly broad etymological roots, to say the least.

Good hunting,

Thrall