| 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. |
| Bodhran: "cow song," a drum. |
| Breaca sith: "faerie marks," the livid spots that appear on the faces of the dying. |
| Bricht: magick, the spoken spell. |
| Bri: strength, energy, vigor, merit, essence, natural talent. the power inherent within a person, place or object. It is the power of the creative intent that basically defines your existence. One has a limited amount of Bri. See Bua. |
| Buabhaill: drinking horn. |
| Bua: victory, triumph, success, skill, talent, destiny. the earned power that can be shared, stored, increased or decreased. It is what develops from ritual, configuration, 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. Also du/il -- element (created thing), entity, creature, affection, hope, desire, fondness. An intrinsic quality of a person's form within the world, how one interacts with life. One's "mask" one's emotional attitudes or motives. |
| Eifeacht: force, efficacy, effect, value, worth, importance, meaningfulness, potency, success, capability, achievement, wisdom, sense, feats, avail, maturity, substantiation. The environment within which one acts; the powers outside a person that may be tapped into or interacted with. |
| Emania: "Land of the Moon," where the dead went. |
| Eocra esci: "keys of knowledge," ogham sticks. |
| Feth Fiada: spell of invisibility. |
| Fey: faerie folk. |
| Fianna: a wandering band of warrior-bards led by Fion mac Cumhaill. |
| 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. |
| Forfidh: the additional five Oghamic Fedha which are used for dipthongs. |
| Geis (Geisa pl.), or Gwelt: prohibition against doing something, but at the same time a source of power. |
| Glainnaider, or Glain-nan-Druidhe: "Druids glass," a magickal amulet. |
| Glam-Dichenn: a satire. |
| 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. |
| Mag, or Magh: a plane or field. Usually referring to the Other Worlds. |
| Marcachd shigh: "faerie riding," or the paralysis in animals caused by faeries riding them. |
| 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. |
| Neladoracht: divination by clouds. |
| Nemeton: sacred grove or enclosure marked by a pillar or tree. |
| Nemetos: holy or sacred. |
| Nenadmim: apple cider. |
| Obaidh: incantation. |
| Ogham: the magickal faerie alphabet. |
| On-lay: a spell placed on a home, or other area. |
| Orth: spell. |
| Piastra: "lake serpent," or water dragon. |
| Piob shith: "faerie pipe." |
| 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. |
| Sidheog: faerie. |
| Slat an draoichta: "rod of druidism," or a magick wand. |
| Sli: path, passage, directin, means, manner, mode, way, distance, space, speed, measure, habit, will. The life-path one follows and the manner in which one follows it. |
| 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: land. Used symbolically in names for the Under World. (i.e. TIR-nan-og.) |
| 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. |
| Tuigen: feathered cloak. |
| Uath: poetic art. |
| Well of Segais: the ultimate source of information on the Other Worlds. |
| Few: an Oghamic character. |
| 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. |
| Other World: 1) the Worlds other than the Physical World. 2) the celestial or "higher" realms, most often designated with the word MAGH. |
| 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). |
