Sunday, December 29, 2013

Goose, in my words

gwae : goose

The Fennas word for goose is gwae. Gwae is a rare last name. In Welsh gwae means woe (note: the Fennas word is not pronounced as the Welsh word).

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for goose is gwydd, the Irish word for goose is gé, and the Breton word for goose is gwaz. In addition, the Cornish word for goose is goodh or godh.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Duck, in my words

huald : duck

The Fennas word for duck is huald. Huald is a rare last name. Huald is a very rare masculine first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for duck is hwyaden, the Irish word for duck is lacha, and the Breton word for duck is houad.

By the way, I also changed the graphic for the word for cat from clip art to a photo of a black and white cat.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Sheep, in my words

dacaor : sheep

The Fennas word for sheep (singular) is dacaor. Dacaor is the name of some gaming characters and user IDs.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for sheep is defad, the Irish word for sheep is caora, and the Breton word for sheep is dañvad. Also, the Cornish word for sheep is davas.