Have any other #witchesoflitsy heard this “EE-melk” pronunciation for Imbolc? 🤔 It‘s a first for me—I‘ve always said “ihm-bolk” and that‘s how I‘ve heard it in person. But I know Samhain isn‘t pronounced at all the way you‘d expect in English from the spelling.
I‘m already side-eyeing this author a bit for her judgmental comments on group rituals…
MoonWitch94 Ummmmmm no 🤣😂 That is the first time so have ever heard that. I mean, it‘s possible 🤷🏻♀️ but I think not. What tradition does the author follow? 2y
Suet624 First I've heard that pronunciation. 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @MoonWitch94 It says she is an initiated Druid. 2y
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MoonWitch94 @Clare-Dragonfly Perhaps it‘s a Druid pronunciation? But that‘s the first I have seen that. 2y
BookwormAHN That's the first I've seen it like that 😺 2y
MoonWitch94 Maybe it‘s the Gaelic pronunciation? 2y
shanaqui People usually pronounce it “wrong“ (as in more or less how it's written), but AFAIK the “b“ is meant to be silent. Not sure about the “ee“ or the “melk“ part; I usually hear it pronounced almost as written but with just the B silent, so... “im'olc“. 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @shanaqui Oh, interesting! It‘s not a Welsh word, is it? 2y
shanaqui @Clare-Dragonfly It's Gaelic! 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @shanaqui That makes sense! I wonder if I can find anyone who speaks Gaelic/understands how Gaelic spelling relates to pronunciation to explain things… 2y
TalesandTexts It‘s always been “imh” for me. But yes the pronunciation for samhain is soooo different, that we do need to wonder if we‘ve got imbolc wrong too. (edited) 2y
Erinsuereads I never thought about the b being silent. But yes that sounds right from the Gaelic I know! 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Maybe I‘ll just call it Brigid‘s Day and avoid the whole confusion 😆 2y
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