[Immortal Highlander, Clan Skaraven 01.0] Brennus Read online

  ovate - Celtic priest or natural philosopher

  Pritani - Britons (one of the people of southern Britain before or during Roman times)

  quim - woman's genitals

  quisling - a traitor who collaborates with the enemy

  reeks like an alky’s carpet - very smelly

  ruddy - a British intensifier and euphemism for bloody

  shouldnae - shouldn't

  skelp - strike, slap, or smack

  slee - sly, cunning

  solar - rooms in a medieval castle that served as the family's private living and sleeping quarters

  spew - vomit

  staunch weed - yarrow

  Tha mi a ‘gealltainn - Scots Gaelic for “I promise”

  ’tis - it is

  ’tisnt - it isn’t

  tor - large, freestanding rock outcrop

  tree-knower - the Skaraven nickname for the druids of their time

  trencher - wooden platter for food

  trews - trousers

  ’twas - it was

  ’twere - it was

  ’twill - it will

  ’twould - it would

  uisge beatha - old Scots Gaelic for “whiskey”

  undercroft - a room in a lower level of a castle used for storage

  vole - small rodent related to the mouse

  wasnae - wasn’t

  watchlight - a term for a grease-soaked rush stalk, used as a candle in medieval times

  wee - small

  wench - girl or young woman

  willnae - will not

  wouldnae - would not

  Pronunciation Guide

  A selection of the more challenging words in the Immortal Highlander, Clan Skaraven series.

  Ailpin - ALE-pin

  Althea Jarden - al-THEE-ah JAR-den

  Am Monadh Ruadh - im monih ROOig

  Aon - OOH-wen

  Beinn Nibheis - ben NIH-vis

  Bhaltair Flen - BAHL-ter Flen

  Black Cuillin - COO-lin

  Bràithrean an fhithich - BRAH-ren ahn EE-och

  Brennus Skaraven - BREN-ess skah-RAY-ven

  Bridei - BREE-dye

  cac - kak

  Cailean Lusk - KAH-len Luhsk

  Caderyn - KAY-den

  caraidean - KAH-rah-deen

  Coig - COH-egg

  Dha - GAH

  eagalsloc - EHK-al-slakh

  Emeline McAra - EM-mah-leen mac-CAR-ah

  famhair - FAV-ihr

  Ferath - FAIR-ahth

  Galan - gal-AHN

  Gwyn Embry - gah-WIN AHM-bree

  Hendry Greum - HEN-dree GREE-um

  Kanyth - CAN-ith

  Kelturan - KEL-tran

  Lily Stover - LILL-ee STOW-ver

  lochan - LOHK-an

  Maddock McAra - MAH-duck mac-CAR-ah

  Manath - MAN-ahth

  Murdina Stroud - mer-DEE-nah STROWD

  Ochd - OHK

  Oriana Embry - or-ree-ANN-ah AHM-bree

  Perrin Thomas - PEAR-in TOM-us

  Rowan Thomas - ROW-en TOM-us

  Ruadri - roo-ah-DREE

  Taran - ter-RAN

  Tha mi a ‘gealltainn - HA mee a GYALL-ting

  Tri - TREE

  uisge beatha - OOSH-ka bah

  Dedication

  For Mr. H.

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