Focal an Lae #223
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: bog (BOG) [bog]
Meaning: bog = soft; soften, loosen, move
Usage:
- Tá croí bog aige. (TAW KREE BOG EHG-yuh) [taː kriː bog eg′ə] = He has a soft heart.
- Tóg go bog é. (TOHG guh BOG ay) [toːg gə bog eː] = Take it easy. (lit., take (lift) softly it)
- Bog leat! (BOG LAT) [bog l′æt] = Move along! Be off! Scram!
History: Old Irish “boc(c)” and Breton “boug” (soft) come from Common Celtic *buggo- (flexible, malleable), from the Indo-European
root * bheug- (to bend, be pliable). Cognates in English include “bow” and “bog”, which is a borrowing from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
Scottish Gaelic: bog