{"id":3179,"date":"2024-01-20T15:35:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T15:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2024-01-20T16:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T16:23:19","slug":"celtic-pathways-soft-bogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3179","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Soft Bogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Soft Bogs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-01-20T15:35:33+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the soft and tender Celtic roots of the word  bog.\n\n\n\nA bog is an area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking on, and comes from Middle English bog (swamp, morass), from Irish \/ Scottish...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7304\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3179-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3179-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"bog.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the soft and tender Celtic roots of the word  <strong>bog<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/47325493@N07\/50068563578\/in\/photolist-2jhotAb-n9Nz-2m3WppZ-qhwzzh-2fybDke-NHjZzh-5p8yMn-2nXteGF-2ofcwGk-2jWP1PM-2ktUbVH-2kZcGbm-2oSxkSw-2jkGSWy-2nB7eii-27hhqeb-2kesLvV-2jDWVRc-7vYn4N-2hn7pTt-29j6FxA-7yMmsp-2jJVEti-2k3q1R6-2mT1gBJ-2gwbnCb-Duf2LF-2kWVSQx-29Awg8z-xeCbuo-2hboMB3-2n5fBeR-2iZ2ddW-PKhu9y-2kaUbaZ-2muu7Fp-nPMTtE-2oFELan-YTTUm2-PqJDoN-2kwGaST-2mY6fdn-s9kvMZ-2bdfApu-2omhP9-y9k4T5-MNC6Gf-2mvBzwg-2mTy4CS-y36zKM\" title=\"Bogs of Connemara\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50068563578_1bb9549739_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Bogs of Connemara\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>bog<\/strong> is an area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking on, and comes from Middle English <em>bog<\/em> (swamp, morass), from Irish \/ Scottish Gaelic <strong>bog<\/strong> (soft, tender,  marshy, boggy), from Old Irish <em>boc<\/em> (soft, gentle, tender), from Proto-Celtic <em>*buggos<\/em> (soft, tender), from PIE <em>*b\u02b0ewg\u02b0-<\/em> (to bend, curve) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/bog#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>bog<\/strong> [b\u02e0\u0254\u0261 \/ b\u02e0\u028c\u0261] (noun) = soft, tender, flabby, indulgent, lenient, mellow (voice), mild (weather), loose, lukewarm in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>bog<\/strong> [bo\u0261] = flabby, soft, limp, pulpy, moist, marshy, boggy, sloppy, foolish, damp, humid in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>bog<\/strong> = soft, easy, tender, flabby, pulpy, slack, limp, moist, soft-hearted, callow in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>bouk<\/strong> [bu\u02d0k] = soft, cozy, heavy, stifling (weather) in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>English words from the same PIE root include <strong>badge<\/strong>, <strong>bagel<\/strong>, <strong>bay<\/strong>, (to) <strong>bow<\/strong>,   <strong>bow<\/strong> (and arrow), <strong>buck<\/strong> and <strong>elbow<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*b%CA%B0ewg%CA%B0-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>bog<\/strong> is also slang for <strong>toilet \/ bathroom<\/strong> (originally latrine or outhouse) in the UK (especially in northern England), Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and a <strong>boglet<\/strong> is a small patch of boggy ground, or a kind of supernatural being like a bogle or goblin.<\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/06\/29\/soft-and-tender\/\"Soft and Tender<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f3g go bog \u00e9! (Take it easy! &#8211; Irish).<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Soft Bogs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-01-20T15:35:33+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the soft and tender Celtic roots of the word  bog.\n\n\n\nA bog is an area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking on, and comes from Middle English bog (swamp, morass), from Irish \/ Scottish...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7305\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3179-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3179-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/bog.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"bog.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the soft and tender Celtic roots of the word bog. A bog is an area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking on, and comes from Middle English bog (swamp, morass), from Irish \/ Scottish Gaelic bog (soft, tender, marshy, boggy), from Old Irish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,20,56,6,4,36,58,11,128,1,94,59,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-english","category-etymology","category-irish","category-language","category-manx","category-middle-english","category-music","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3179"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3184,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179\/revisions\/3184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}