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Stubs
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Username: Stubs
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 05:47 pm: | 
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This is on my family crest and I was wondering if anyone knew what it meant.
gearraigh agus dogh buadh
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 468
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 06:37 pm: |
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"Cut and ? victory."
"Cut" is an order form. Are you sure there's no mistake? Because i can't find the word "dogh" in my dictionary. Must be a verb in the imperative, but... |
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Fear_na_mbróg
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Username: Fear_na_mbróg
Post Number: 635
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 04:42 am: |
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Perhaps:
Gearraigh agus dóigh an bua
Cut and burn the victory |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 1661
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 04:46 am: |
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http://tions.net/CA256EA900408BD5/vwWWW/home~03 According to this link "dogh" should be a form of "dó" to burn. I'm a littel sceptical, but slogans often use archaic forms, and abbreviated words. That site gives the slogan as "Cut and burn to victory", but I'm not sure. |
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Dalta
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| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 06:19 pm: |
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I was thinking, gearraigh could be the plural of gearrach, as in duine gearr and do-bhua as in impossible to win or beat. No? |
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 478
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 08:11 pm: |
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Impossible to beat > do-bhuaite... (do-bhuadhaighte or sthg like that in the old spelling) |
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