how do i say

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darkside
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how do i say

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troll?
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eideard
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darkside wrote:troll?
I can't find "troll" but a giant is "famhair" (m.) and a dwarf is "troich"(f/m.) Take your pick. :)
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...ach dè "Neanderthal man" anns a' Ghàidhlig? Oir tha mi a' creidsinn gur e sin a bha origin nan troll.
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eideard wrote:
darkside wrote:troll?
I can't find "troll" but a giant is "famhair" (m.) and a dwarf is "troich"(f/m.) Take your pick. :)
troich gle mhath
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Stìophan
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I would say giant is fuamhar, there is a place nearby my home town (Dingwall) called Novar which in Gaelic is Taigh an Fhuamhair (House of the Giant). :)

No idea what Troll is though! :naire:
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Stìophan wrote:I would say giant is fuamhar, there is a place nearby my home town (Dingwall) called Novar which in Gaelic is Taigh an Fhuamhair (House of the Giant). :)

No idea what Troll is though! :naire:
Actually there are three common words for giant: famhair, fuamhaire and athach. As I said before, take your pick. Dèan do roghainn.
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