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Quick Phrase

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:55 pm
by MikeS
How would one say "Blessed Beltane"?

Thanks

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:46 pm
by MikeS
Irish has "Bealtaine Bheannaithe" and I know Beltane is "Bealtuinn", not sure about the rest.

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:06 pm
by Stìophan
I would say:

Bealtainn Bheannaichte

Hope that helps :)

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:34 pm
by Seonaidh
Bu mise ag ràdh "International workers' day"- ach hey, chan eil mi a' creidsinn anns a' phaganachd (neo rudeigin a tha paganism). 'S dòcha "Latha Eadar-Naiseanta na Luchd-Obrich"?
"Ysgogwch dlodion o'ch cysgodion!" ('S e a' chiad lìnig den "Internationale" a th' ann - anns a Chuimris...)

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:50 pm
by Stìophan
Bhiodh sin Latha eadar-nàiseanta nan neach-obrach anns a' Ghàidlig :P

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:15 pm
by MikeS
Thanks - much appreciated!

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:59 pm
by Níall Beag
Hmmm... surely "beannaichte" is a specifically christian word, from Latin "benedic<somethingorother>"?

Not entirely authentic, then, in terms of pre-christian paganism....

Maybe one of these instead (from the SD):
rathaichte
seunta/seunte
sochairichte

I'd go with seunte myself from the list of glosses...

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:03 pm
by Stìophan
Níall Beag wrote:Hmmm... surely "beannaichte" is a specifically christian word, from Latin "benedic<somethingorother>"?

Not entirely authentic, then, in terms of pre-christian paganism....

Maybe one of these instead (from the SD):
rathaichte
seunta/seunte
sochairichte

I'd go with seunte myself from the list of glosses...
You're probably right, I wasn't sure if it was 'blessed' as in past tense of bless or 'blessed' as in the blessed virgin etc

I personally prefer seunta out of your examples as it conforms to the spelling rule. :)