B ( bay ) v beith.

badbh - 1) carrion-crow; 2) neach Sídhe of battle.

bagair - threaten, beckon toward, chase away, threaten.

bail - prosperity, validity.

bain - extract, release, agitate, win, evoke, gain, begin, induce, remove, obtain, deprive, interfere with, stay, appease, control, relate.

baint - v bain.

baisleac - wise woman, female folk-wizard, woman upthóg.

bán - white, associated with emptiness, weakness (cf geal).

Banda - An alternate name for Ireland.

bándhraíocht - "white druidism", i.e. fake druidism drained dry of genuine elements, or diluted of difficulty to be popular.

bard (baird) -low class [non-druid] songster.

bás - death (considered part of dán).

Beag mac Deadh - Druid of Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill (qv).

béalaíocht - oral tradition (in general).

béalaithris - oral tradition, oral account.

Bealtaine - Quarter day beginning sunset 30th April, day of arrival of both mortals and TDD in Ireland.

beannacht (-aí) - 1) with ar (beannacht ort): blessing; 2) with do (beannacht duit): greetings; (the word is, based on the double-n, not a Latin loan, but from "beann", "antler").

Beannú na déithe's n'aindhéithe ort - "The blessings of the gods and the non-gods upon you".

béarla - 1) English language (cf sasanaigh); 2) jargon, cant.

beathnua - St John's wort.

beirmhíl - personal totem involving taking of name and geis against killing (additional) members of species.

beirbhéine - vervain.

beith - birch, fiodh for the letter B, associated with, among other things, beginning, cleansing.

beo - person's life, physical incarnation.

beo fada is bás in Éirinn - "Long life and may you die in Ireland!"

biáidh - blessing.

bile (bilí) - any large, isolated sacred tree.

bís - spiral.

bliáin is lá - "a year and a day", a full 364-day solar cycle, Samhain, not part of the year proper, being the extra day.

bó - cow, associated with prosperity and female beauty.

bobcheist - trick question.

bochtóg - neach Sídhe associated with sea.

bodhrán - 1) deaf person; 2) native Irish tambourine-like drum.

bolg gréine - "sun bubble", magical growth on plants conferring insight when eaten.

bolg is buinní - "bag and pipes" (píb uilleann, "Uillean pipes" is a modern borrowing, as is the instrument, but this term exists from pre-Christian sources, indicating an earlier form).

bonn (boinn) - sole (of foot), foothold, standing (in rank), foundation, footprint, spoor, coin, token, metal.

bradán - 1) salmon (v eo fis); 2) life principle of individual.

bran - raven.

branán - raven.

brandubh - board game, apparently simpler than fidcheall and/or involving lots.

brat (brait) - cloak, for a druid always without hood, multi-colored.

breac - speckled, symbolizing magical power (either brí or bua).

breachsholas - twilight, the time of most powerful brí.

breachtraíocht - (general term) magic (esp. folk-, herbal).

breactradh - (general term) magic, charms, 7rl.

breitheamh - brehon.

breithiúnais - Brehon Laws.

brí - inherent/intrinsic personal power set by dán (lit. essence, vigour, significance), cannot be won or gained, only developed or allowed to atrope; cf bua.

briathar - verb, word.

bríathar - word, adage.

briatharchath - egotistical laochas-like boast-speech before battle.

brigh - v brí.

bríocht (-aí) - spell, largely or fully verbal (the modern form of the word is spelt, and pronounced, with a short "i", briocht).

briocht - v bríocht.

brionglóid - dream (general term).

briotais - inherent talent (in a specific thing).

brosna (-í) - withered branch or dead wood gathered by hand (i.e. not requiring permission of the tree or ritual).

brú - hostel, Sídhe-hill, esp. the latter (cf bruíon).

Brú na Bhóinne - Newgrange.

bruane - fire-seed, embers from which other fires are lit.

brugh - v brú.

bruidhean - v bruíon.

bruigh - v brú.

bruíon - hostel, Sídhe-hill, esp. the former (cf brú).

brúthaoscadh - to drain pressure, loosen tightenness, psychically.

bua - 1) gained or attained personal power, esp. in a given area (cf brí); 2) [usually as plural buatha:] actions which win or maintain bua v tairbhe); (lit. victory, merit, talent).

buachaitheamh - to "flare power", neutral samhlchaitheamh.

buachloch - power-object.

búad - v bua.

buannaíocht - 1) boldness, presumption; 2) having or using briotais.

buas - 1) spring (water); 2) wealth (specifically one's "store" of bua, but also of gold, property, etc).

buí - yellow, associated with thanksgiving and praise.

bunchur - "let this happen" part of bríocht.