Focal an Lae #115
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: guigh, guí (GWEE) [giː]
Meaning: guigh = pray; guí = praying, prayer
Usage:
- Guím an t-ádh leat. (GWEEM uhn TAW lat) [giːm′ ən taː l′æt] = I wish you luck. (lit., I pray the luck with-you)
- éist le mo ghuí! (AYSHT luh mo GHWEE) [eːs′t′ lə mo ghiː] = Hear my prayer! (lit., listen with my prayer)
- Guigh ar mo shon. (GWEE, GWIHV, ehr muh HON) [giː, giv′, er′ mə hon] = Pray for me. (lit., pray on my sake)
History: Old Irish “guidiu” (I pray), Welsh “gweddio” (pray) and Gaulish “uediiu” (I pray) all derive
from Common Celtic *gwedyū, which comes from Indo-European *gwhedhyō (I pray), from the root *gwhedh- (to ask, pray).
English “bid” comes from this same root.
Scottish Gaelic: guidh