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Date Posted: 16:07:40 03/20/09 Fri
Author: LisaW
Subject: MelvaT’s Word Jumbles

How about a wee game to test your Gaelic knowledge? Here are six Gaelic words you have seen in “The Books”, you need to unscramble them and tell their meaning. See how many you can guess correct, the answers will be posted on Friday, March 27th. Good Luck, they’re a little tricky! Thanks MelvaT!

1. alsge
2. aglalb ucarihab
3. mhcraadm
4. caluht rda
5. sangnat
6. irgus

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[> OOh OOh! I know the answer to #4! I'mnot sure of the protocol, can I say the answer on here? -- Miss Michele, 17:45:19 03/20/09 Fri

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[> [> Why don't you put your answer inside then if someone wants to see your answer they can check it that way. --

LisaW, 18:16:14 03/20/09 Fri

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[> [> Hey good idea. Why didn't I think of that? LOL! -- Miss Michele, 18:31:09 03/20/09 Fri

Well #4 is "Tulach Ard!". (i think) It means "To me!"
I'm not good at scrambles but that one jumped out at me. I'll work on the others. I don't want to hurt myself though. So I'll be gentle.

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[> [> [> hehehehe, you're right!! --

LisaW, 19:55:48 03/20/09 Fri

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[> [> [> [> Yay me! :-) I'm working on the others. -- Miss Michele, 07:15:58 03/23/09 Mon

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[> The #4 is >>>>> AND NO PEAKING *VBG*>>> -- Helka, 01:37:02 03/22/09 Sun

the war cry tulach ard, I guess.

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[> Ok, here is my try. I didn't find them all that hard, but then I'm probably more familiar with Gaelic in a general way, so don't find words or phrases in the Books to be difficult : ) >>>>> -- Elenna, 11:44:59 03/23/09 Mon

1. leasg - lazy, unwilling, slothful

2. ballag-buachair - the Death's Cap mushroom...ballag meaning 'skull' and buachair is 'mushroom or fungus'(Which is something I am familiar with by training...however I cannot find a 'Books' reference for it, and it is also actually correctly spelled ballag-bhuachair, so perhaps I have this one incorrect!)

3. drammach - brose...an uncooked porrage made from meal (oats or barley most usually) and water

4. Tulach Ard - The Clan Mackenzie slogan. It means "The High Hillock" (ie, the clan gathering place)

5. tannasg - a ghost or spirit

6. sguir - stop, cease

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[> [> You win Elenna. :-) -- Miss Michele, 10:46:11 03/24/09 Tue

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[> [> [> So Elenna, how would you feel about posting phonetic pronounciations of those wonderful gaelic words? It has always bothered me that I don't know how to 'say" the words that Jamie and the others are saying. -- tamdhu, 15:56:57 04/06/09 Mon

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[> [> [> [> Hiya, Tamdhu! And, weell, I can give it a whirl >>>> -- Elenna, 14:45:34 04/08/09 Wed

Its always a bit difficult to try to give phonetics that will "work" for everyone, and then some sounds in Gaelic just aren't the same in English! Then there are regional differences in pronunciations, too! And I am not a native speaker, nor fluent, by any means, but I will try to give a reasonable approximation, as best I can.

The Gaelic 'k' is further back in the throat than in English, almost approximating a 'g', and 'ch' is also that throaty sound I am sure everyone knows, as in 'loch'. : )

leasg - LES-ək

ballag buachair - BAL-ak BOO-ak-her

drammach - DRAM-mak (or sometimes DRAM-məch)

tulach ard - TOO-lach AARD (the final 'd' here is pronounced more with the tongue behind the upper front teeth rather than the hard English 'd' as in 'dog')

tannasg - TAN-nask

sguir - SKOOR

Actually, I just noticed that the first one also could be sealg 'hunt, hunting' (pron. SEL-ak). Though I don't recall it specifically in The Books, it may very well have been used too!

Anyway, I hope that lot is somewhat understandable, and what you were wanting.

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[> [> [> [> [> Nicely done Ellenna. I know how hard it can be to write something phonetically and I think you did a great job. Thanks for taking the time. -- Tamdhu, 18:31:22 04/08/09 Wed

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[> [> You're good Elenna!!!!!! --

LisaW, 19:21:08 03/24/09 Tue

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[> Yikes! I can't even guess. I so wish I was better at languages! --

susiej, 16:07:49 03/23/09 Mon

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[> Yup! A bit way beyond me!! Glad someone knows them!! I tried, I really did! -- Phel, 12:03:13 03/24/09 Tue

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[> Well, dear me...Surely those who have read the books numerous times will be able to recognise some of these? >>>>> -- Elenna, 17:18:46 03/26/09 Thu

I am not an expert at either anagrams or Gaelic, by any means! But numbers 3 and 5 are words that I can recall are used a number of times. #4 is pretty much Books 'unique', and also repeated in several places. I would think everyone would have a fair chance of getting them!

I may have had a slight advantage with #1 and #6, as they are common words, and I was able to just work them out. #2 (if I actually have that one correct) is in one of my personal realms of expertise, though again, I had to work out the word from the letters. I have no specific recollection of any of these three in the Books, however I have only read them once...having just been introduced to them less than a year ago! : )

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[> [> Probably. I'm on my 4th, ? 5th? 8th? LOL . eading, but I'd have to skim through to find them -- Miss MIchele, 14:27:59 03/27/09 Fri

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[> If you want the answers check out Elenna's first reply, she got them all right!!! Hope you enjoyed the fun! Thanks Melva you rock!! --

LisaW, 16:34:27 03/27/09 Fri

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[> [> I did? Oh, wow...I didn't think I had, but I am pleased I really did, after all : ) I am quite convinced, though, that a lot of others could have gotten them, too. But many thanks Melva and LisaW for the fun...I am rather a puzzle nutter and enjoyed the challenge verry much! -- Elenna, 05:08:15 03/31/09 Tue

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