fo gheasaibh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo + geasaibh, archaic dative plural of geas (“enchantment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ ˈʝɛ.s̪əv/
• (South Uist) IPA^(key): /fo ˈje.s̪u/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [fɔ̝ ˈʝe.s̪u]

Adjective

fo gheasaibh

1. enchanted, spellbound

Quotations

• 2012, Maighread A. Challain, Air Bilean an t-Sluaigh, Belfast: Cló Ollscoil na Banríona, page 46:

  Bha creideas anns a' bheachd gun robh daoine àraid ann a bha nan ròin fo gheasaibh.

  There was credence in the opinion that there were special people who were enchanted seals.

Derived terms

• cuir fo gheasaibh