Cregeen's Dictionary

baa; s. m. a buss, a salutation with the lips.

baagh; s. m. a beast.

yn vaagh; s. the beast. B

nyn maagh; s. your, &c. beast. B

beiyn; s. pl. beasts; the pl. of baagh.

e veiyn; s. his beasts, of cattle. B

nyn meiyn; s. pl. your, &c. beasts. B

baaieagh; s. m. a cow house.

yn vaaieagh; s. the vaccary or cow house. B

nyn maaieagh; s. your, &c. cowhouse. B

baaihn; s. m. a cow’s or beast’s heam [OED: The amnion of an animal (= caul); the secundine]; pl. -yn.

yn vaaihn; s. the heam. B

baair; s. m. a crop, what is cut off the land at a time; pl. see bhir.

e vaair; s. his crop; pl. -yn. B

nyn maair; s. your, &c. crop; pl. -yn. B

bhir; s. pl.

e vhir; s. his crops. B

nyn mhir; s. your, &c. crops. B

aa-vaair; s. m. second crop.

baaish; s. the forehead or temple; pl. -yn; Judges v. 26: Hug ee e laue gys y treiney, as e laue yesh gys hammar yn obbree as lesh yn hammar woaill ee Sisera, woaill ee trooid e chione eh, tra v’ee er hoylley as er woalley trooid baaishyn e ching. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

e vaaish; s. his visage or face.

nyn <maase or> maash; s. your, &c. visage.

baanrit; a. insane, distracted, lunatic, out of right senses.

thie baanrit; s. m. a bedlam.

baar; v. spend; -agh, 77; -ail, 78; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.

vaar; v. did spend; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

baarail; v.

er vaarail; v. hath, &c. spent. B

nyn maarail; s. your, &c. spending. B

baarit; pt. spent.

s’baarit; a. how spent. B

ro vaarit; 85. too spent. B

baareyder; s. m. a spender.

baar-aadjin; [s.] an herb of the heath class.

baare; v.

vaare; v. did bare or poll; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

vare; See vaare. B

baarey; v. making bare, cutting roughness off.

dy vaarey; v. to make bare, or cut off roughness. B

baarit; pt. made bare.

s’baarit; a. how bare made. B

ro vaarit; 85. too bared. B

baareyder; s. m. a person who makes bare.

baare; s. m. point, end, tip; pl. -yn. Chur eh dys baare vie eh (he put it to a good end).

dty vaare; s. thy point; pl. -yn B

nyn maare; s. your, &c. point. B

baare-y-lane; s. m. high-water-mark.

baarelagh; s. m. the top on corn or meal; the refuse of grain in the act of sifting.

yn vaarelagh; s. the refuse of grain. B

Baarle; s. f. the English or British language.

dty Vaarle; s. thy English. B

nyn Maarle; s. your, &c. English.

Baarlagh; a. English or British; exclusively used in speaking of the English language.

s’Baarlagh; a, how much in the English tone of language. B

s’Baarlee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

ben Vaarlagh; a. a woman that speaks English. B

baase; s. m. death; pl. -yn.

e vaase; s. his death. B

nyn maase or maaish; s. your, &c. death. B

baaish; a. d. of death.

e vaaish; s. [of] his death.

fail-y-vaaish; a. the failure of death, past recovery, sickness to death.

baasoil; a. deadly, deathlike, fatal;

baasoiley; a. pl. id.

s’baasoil; a. how deathly or deadly. B

s’baasoiley; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer vaasoil; a. very deathly or deadly. B

neu-vaasoil; a. immortal, deathless.

baatey; s. f. a boat; pl. 69 [change -ey to -yn].

e vaatey; s. his boat; pl. 69.

nyn maatey; s. your, &c. boat. B

bab; s. m. a babe; pl. -yn.

yn vab; s. the babe. B

nyn mab; s. your, &c. baby. B

baban; or babban, s. m. a baby or doll; the dim. of bab.

yn vaban; s. the baby. B

babbaney; v. cockering [OED: To indulge or pamper (a child, favourite, etc.)], indulging.

bab; s. m. a lappet of the ear in marking sheep; pl. -yn.

yn vab; s. the sheep mark. B

baccagh; a. halt, maimed.

s’baccagh; a. how halt or maimed B

s’baccee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

baccagh; s. m. a person halt or disabled; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn vaccagh; s. the halt person. B

nyn maccagh; s. your, &c. halt, &c. person. B

back; adv. when applied to motion, the same as the English word.

bad; s. m. a bat; as bad cammag; pl. -yn.

baggyr; v. threaten, insult, denounce; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vaggyr or vaggyree; v. did threaten or rebuke; Mark ix. 25: Tra honnick Yeesey dy row yn pobble ayns preis chionney dy cheilley, vaggyr eh er y spyrryd neu-ghlen. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

baggyrey; v.

baggyrt; v. threatening, insulting, denouncing, pl. -yn.

dy vaggyrt; v. to threaten, insult. B

nyn maggyrt; v. your, &c. threatening, &c. B

baggyragh; a. d. of threatening, &c.

baggyrtagh; a. in a threatening manner, roughly, Gen. xli[i]. 30: Yn dooinney ta chiarn ny cheerey, loayr eh dy baggyrtagh rooin, as ghow eh shin son peeikearyn ’sy cheer. The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

s’baggyragh or s’baggyrtagh; a. how threatening or insulting, how menacing. B

s’baggyrtee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer vaggyragh or vaggyrtagh; [a.] very threatening or insulting, &c. B

baggyrtagh; s. m. one who is a threatener; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn vaggyrtagh; s. the threatener. B

baggyrey; s,

yn vaggyrey; s. the threatener. B

nyn maggyrey; s. your, &c. threatener. B

baggyrtys; s. f. a menace, insult, a denunciation of evil.

baght; s. m. discernment, observation, penetration.

e vaght; s. his discernment or observation. B

nyn maght; s. your, &c. observation, &c. B

baghtal; a. plain, obvious, manifest, evident, conspicuous.

s’baghtal; a. how plain, obvious, manifest, evident, distinct, clear, discernible, &c.; comp. and sup. B

feer vaghtal; a. very distinct<ly>, plain, obvious, clear, evident. B

neu-vaghtal; a. indistinct, undiscerniblc.

baghyl; s. f. a staff or badge of authority, a Bishop’s staff.

baie; s. f. a bay; pl. -aghyn.

yn vaie; s. the bay; pl. -aghyn. B

baih; v. drown; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.

vaih; v. did drown; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys, 94.B

er vaih; v. hath, &c., drowned. B

nyn maih; v. your, &c. drowning. B

baighey; v. drowning.

baiht; pt. drowned; 85.

s’baiht; a. how drowned. B

lieh vaiht; 85. half drowned. B

neu-vaiht; a. undrowned.

baiheyder; s. m. a drowner; pl. -yn.

bainney; s. m. milk; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

nyn mainney; s. your, &c. milk. B

bainnagh; a. d. of milk, milky.

bainney clabbagh; or bainney geir, crudled or sour milk.

mastey-bainney; v. churning milk.

balk; s. m. a piece missed in ploughing [Eng. balk or baulk]. Prov. “Ny jean balk jeh thalloo mie.” [Don’t make a baulk out of good earth.]

balla or balley; s. m. a, town, an estate. Has this word any analogy to boal or boalley (a wall or fence)? Perhaps an estate or town was not called so until it was fenced round, or walled; pl. baljyn.

yn valla or valley; s. the town or estate. B

nyn malley; s. your, &c. town, estate. B

e valjyn; s. his towns or estates. B

nyn maljyn; s. your, &c. towns, estates. B

baljey; a. d. of a town, of an estate.

balla-beg-çheerey; s. m. a village.

Balley-Chashtal; s. m. Castletown, the metropolis of the Island; situate on the southern shore of the parish of Malew, so named from its fine Castle, which was built about the year 960.

balley-hallooin; s. m. a farm.

balley-mergee; s. m. a market town.

ard-valley; s. m. a city; pl. 70 [ard-valjyn].

dy valley; adv. of home, homeward. B

balloo; a. dumb; s. m. the dumb.

s’balloo; a. how dumb, comp. and sup. B

feer valloo; a. very deaf (sic: sc. dumb). Yn toddag valloo (the dumb cake). B

ballooid; s. m. dumbness.

e vallooid; s. his dumbness. B

bane; a. white.

baney; a. pl. white; as, deiney baney (white men).

vaney; a. pl. white; as, kirree vaney (white sheep). B

s’bane; a. how white. B

s’banee or s’baney; id., comp. and sup. B

feer vane; a. very white. B

feeyn-bane; s. m. white wine.

baneagh or baneaghey; v. whitening.

dy vaneaghey; v. to whiten. B

er vaneagh; v. hath, &c. whitened. B

nyn maneagh; v. your, &c. whitening. B

banit; pt.

s’banit; a. how whitened. B

baneid; s. m. whiteness.

e vaneid; s. his whiteness. B

banee; a. whiteish.

banee; a. binding; as cront banee (a binding knot)

banejagh or banjagh; s. f. lea land, land left for grass, or rather to feed milch cattle on. The word may be from bainney (milk, milch land).

yn vanjagh; s. the lea land. B

nyn manjagh; s. your, &c. lea land. B

banjee; a. d. of lea land; as, magher banjee (a lea field).

bangan; s. m. a branch; pl. -yn.

yn vangan; s. the branch. B

nyn mangan; s. your, &c. branch. B

banganagh; a. branchy.

s’banganagh; a. how branchy. B

s’banganee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer vanganagh; a. very branchy. B

banglane; s. m. a bough; pl. -yn.

yn vanglane; s. the bough. B

nyn manglane; s. your, &c. bough. B

banglaneagh; a. having many boughs.

s’banglaneagh; a. how full of boughs. Prov. “S’banglaneagh yn phy’agh.” [Prolific is the person.] B

s’banglanee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer vanglaneagh; a. very full of boughs. B

neu-vanglanagh; a. without boughs.

banisthie; s. m. housewifery, the management of house affairs or of a family by a mistress.

e vanisthie (sic: stress); s. his management of house affairs. B

nyn manisthie; s. your, &c. management of house affairs. B

ben-isthie or ban-isthie; which see.

bann* or bannee; v. bless; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

bannee jee; v. bless ye.

bannee Jee shiu; in. God bless you or ye.

vann or vannee; v. did bless; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

bannaghey; v.

er vannaghey; v. hath, &c. blessed. B

nyn mannaghey; v. your, &c. blessing. B

bannit; pt. blessed; 85.

s’bannit; a. how blessed. B

feer vannit; a. very blessed. B

bannee; a.

s’bannee; a. how blest, how calm or fine; comp. and sup. B

feer vannee; a. very blessed, calm, or tranquil. B

bannaght; s. m. a blessing or benediction.

yn vannaght; s. the blessing. B

nyn mannaght; s. your, &c. blessing. B

bannish; s. f. a wedding.

yn vannish; s. the wedding. B

nyn mannish; s. your, &c. wedding. B

banjyn; s. pl. weddings.

e vanjyn; s. his weddings. B

nyn manshyn or manjyn; s. your, &c. weddings. B

banshey; a. d. of a wedding.

ben vanshey; a. d. of a wedding woman. B

ben-vanshey; s. f. a woman who attends a wedding.

bannag; s. f. I cannot tell what this word means, if not the Manks of ballad. I have heard it used for a rhyme said or sung on Hollantide eve. The Welsh have bann for a poem, and a bannag for an article.

yn vannag; s. the ballad; pl. -yn. B

bantan; s. m. a bantling [OED: A young or small child, a brat]; pl. -yn.

yn vantan; s. the bantling. B

barb; a. harsh, rough, severe.

feer varb; a. very harsh, rough, or severe. B

barbey; a. pl. harsh, rough.

s’barb; a. how harsh or rough. B

s’barbey; a. id., comp. and sup. B

neu-varb; a. unharsh, pleasing.

barbagh; adv. harshly.

s’barbagh; a. how harsh or rough. B

ro varbagh; a. too harsh, &c. B

barbid; s.

e varbid; s. his harshness. B

bardagh or bardoonagh; s. m. a poet, a bard; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Acts xvii. 28: Son aynsyn ta shin bio, as bioyr, as baghey; myr sheer da paart jeh ny bardoonee eu hene ta gra. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said.

nyn mardoonagh; s. your, &c. tragical poet. B

bardoon; s. m. a doleful song.

e vardoon; s. his doleful song. B

nyn mardoon; s. your, &c. doleful song. B

bardoonys; s. m. tragical poetry.

e vardoonys; s. his tragical singing. B

bargane; s. m. a bargain, a deed.

e vargane; s. his bargain; pl. -yn. B

nyn margane; s. your, &c. bargain. B

bargane-creck; s. m. a deed of sale.

bargane-gioalteeagh; s. m. a deed of mortgage.

bargane-nashtee; s. m. a matrimonial contract.

bargane-soiagh; s. m. a lease.

bargane; v. bargain; -agh, 77; -e, 80; -y, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vargan; v. did or didst bargain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

barganey; v.

dy varganey; v. to bargain. B

barganit; pt.

s’barganit; a. how bargained. B

barganeyder; s. m. a bargainer; pl. barganeyderyn.

yn varganeyder; s. the bargainer; pl. -yn. B

barganagh; a.

feer varganagh; a. very much for bargains. B

barnagh; s. f. a. limpet, a common kind of shell fish which adheres to rock; it is also called flitter, in English, in this Island; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn varnagh; s. the limpet or flitter; pl. 71. B

nyn marnagh; s. your, &c. limpit, flitter. B

barney; s. f. a breach, a gap; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

baarney; s. f. See barney.

yn vaarney; s. the breach or gap. B

yn varney; s. the gap or breach. “T’ou er y varney veayl.” [Thou art on the bald gap.] B

nyn maarney; s. your, &c. gap; pl. 67. B

Baroole; s. m. There are two mountains of this name in the Island, said to derive their names from their summits resembling the tops of apples; as, baare ooyle (the top of an apple).

barr; s.

yn varr; s. the bar of the court or port. B

barragh; s. f. tow [OED: The fibre of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by some process of scutching], the shorts of lint, cloth made of tow; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn varragh; s. the tow. B

nyn marragh; s. your, &c. tow. B

barree; a. d. of tow, or tow cloth.

eggey varree; a. d. a web of tow. B

barrant or barrantys; s. m. assurance, warrantry, warrant, stress, confidence, fidelity.

e varrant; s. his assurance, &c. B

nyn marrant; s. your, &c. assurance. B

e varantys; s. his warrantry, assurance, or confidence. B

e varrantys; s. See varantys. B

nyn marrantys; s. your, &c. confidence, warrantry. B

barrantagh; a. confidant, worthy of trust or confidence.

barrel; s.

yn varrel; s. the barrel. B

barrey; s. m. a bar, a bolt; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn varrey; s. the bar. B

barrey; s. m. a barrow; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn varrey; s. the barrow. B

barrey-laue; s. < f.>[35] a hand barrow

barrey-queeylagh; s. <f.> a wheel-barrow.

barriaght; s. f. victory; pl. -yn.

yn varriaght; s. the victory or dominion. B

nyn marriaght; s. your, &c. victory. B

barriaghtoil; a. victorious.

barriaghtys; s. m. victoriousness.

bart; s. m. a burthen, load.

e vart; s. his burden. B

nyn mart; s. your, &c. burden. B

buirht; s. pl. burdens.

bashlagh; s. m. a dash or douse of water.

yn vashlagh; s. the douse [EDD douse sb.²: A drenching, soaking; a heavy downpour of rain]. B

nyn mashlagh; s. your, &c. dash of water. B

basht; v. baptize, christen; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vasht; v. did baptize; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

bashtey; v.

er vashtey; v. hath, &c. baptized. B

bashtit; pt. baptized; 85.

s’bashtit; a. how much or well baptized. B

ro vashtit; 85. too much baptized. B

neu-vashtit; a. unbaptized.

bashtey; s. m. baptism; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

nyn mashtey; s. your, &c. baptism. B

bashtee; a. d. of baptism or baptising.

vashtee; a. d. of baptism; as, yn tobbyr vashtee (the baptismal font). B

bashteyder; s. m. a baptizer; pl. -yn.

yn vashteyder; s. the baptizer. B

baskaid or bastag; s. f. a basket; pl. -yn.

yn vaskaid; s. the basket. B

nyn maskaid; s. your, &c. basket. B

baskaid-wuigh; s. f. the wild or field marygold.

yn vaskaid wee; s. the wild or field marygold. B

bass; s. f. the palm of the hand; the blade of an oar; pl. -yn.

dty vass; s. thy palm; pl. -yn. B

nyn mass; s. your, &c. palm; pl. -yn; Jud. vii. 6: As yn earroo ocsyn ren giu ass nyn mass, va three cheead dooinney: agh ren ooilley yn chooid elley jeh’n pobble croymmey sheese er nyn glioonyn dy iu ushtey. And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. B

bassey; a. d. of the palm.

bwoailley-bassey; s. m. a slap; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

bassag; s. f. a frivolous sport in which those employed slap each others’ hands.

bastagh; in. pity.

bastal;

er bastal; adv. past, past all.

baulk; s. m. a long-line to fish with; pl. -yn.

baum; s. m. balm.

bayllee; s. m. a bailiff; pl. -yn.

yn vayllee; s. the bailiff. B

bayr or beyr; s. m. a way, avenue, lane; pl. -nyn or -yn.

yn vayr or veyr; s. the way, lane, &c. B

yn veyr or vayr; s. the lane, way, or avenue. B

nyn mayr; s. your, &c. lane or way. B

bayrn; s. m. a cap; pl. -yn.

yn vayrn; s. the cap used instead of a hat. B

nyn mayrn; s. your, &c. cap. B

bayrn-caggee; s. m. a helmet.

bayrn-mooar; s. m. a sea nettle.

Baytnag or Badlag; s. f. the planet Venus.

be; bey

dy-be or dy-bey; adv. for cause, because. See also erbey.

erbey or erbe; adv. because, lit. on cause.

be; v.

dy ve; v. to be, being. B

er ve; v. hath, &c. been, was. B

er-ny-ve; v. hath or having, &c. been.

er-ve; v. have, &c. been.

bee; v. be, will be.

bee-ee; v. will she be, or she will be.

bhidee; she will be; -ish; id. em.

bee’m; v. I will be; -s, id. em.

bee-oo; v. thou wilt be; pronounced bou.

boo; v. (a contraction of bee-oo) thou wilt be or wilt thou be; -uss, id. em.

bee-dty-host; in. silence, or be thou silent.

bee-jee; v. be ye or you.

vees; v. will or shall be. B

my vee’m; p. if I be; -s, id. em.

veign; v. I were, I would be; -ish (sic), id. em. B

dy beign; v. if I were, or would be.

dy beign’s; v. if I were, em.

veagh; v. would be, were, wert, wouldst. B

beagh; v. would be, should be.

nee;

cha nee; v. is not, will not, not as; Eph. v. 15: Jeeagh-jee eisht dy jean shiu gimmeeaght dy tastagh, cha nee myr ommydanyn, agh myr sleih creeney. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Had this word been written ne or ney and not the same as nee (will), I think it would have been much better; as too many meanings under the same form perplex the memory.

dy nee; v. that is, that were, that was. Dy re is used for this word in common conversation, which see.

nel;

cha nel; v. is not, am not, are not, art not. This, in colloquial talk, is often the negative answer to the interrogative vel. Cha nee has also the same meaning, but the question must be put differently; as, vel oo goll thie ? (art thou going home?). The answer negatively would be cha vel or cha nel; but if the question be asked thus, nee goll thie t’ou ? (is it going home thou art?), The answer negatively would be cha nee (is not, or am not), instead of nel; vel is always used in sacred or solemn discourse.

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re; v. is, as; dy re (that is); Hymn Book.

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row; v. was, wast, were, wert.

row; p. wast thou; -s, id. em.

r’ou; p. thou was, wast thou? 1 Kings xviii. 10: …as tra dooyrt ad, Nagh row eh ayns shen, ghow eh loo jeh’n reeriaght as yn ashoon, nagh r’ou ry-gheddyn. …and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not; -s, id. em.

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she; adv. yes, yea, ay. This word, which is a contraction of shen eh, literally (that’s it) to sh’eh and the last h cast off. There is another yes in the Manks. See ta.

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ta; v. (present tense) am, are, art, is; is an answer in the affirmative corresponding with yes, or ay, in English, though not the same part of speech. Ta mee (I am); ta shin (we are); ta oo, or as contracted, t’ou (thou art); ta eh, or as contracted, t’eh (he is); and as contracted for the neuter gender, te (it is). There are other words that answer affirmatively when the question is put to suit them, as, she (yes); nee (will); fod (can); &c., &c. the answers negatively would be cha nee, cha jean, cha vod, &c. There is great nicety in these replies; but however illiterate the Manksman maybe, he never fails using the proper word. Ta is only used in assertions and affirmations: see vel, which has the same meaning in interrogations.

cre t’ayn; what is in? -s and -syn, id. em.

cre t’echey; p. what hath he[?]; -syn, id. em.

cre t’oc; p. p. what have they[?]; -syn, id. em.

cre t’aym; what have I? -s, id. em.

cre t’ayd; what hast thou? -s id. em.

eh ta dy my choyrt; he who has sent me.

ta shen dy ghra; adv. that is to say, to wit.
See ta’d.

te; p. it, it is. I know not the reason of the difference made in the orthography of this word from that of t’eh, (the masculine gender), as both words are sounded alike, except it be to show where the neuter gender occurs in English. See 102.

t’eh; p. he is. This ought also to be, it is. See te.

t’eshyn; p. he is, emphatically. E

t’ehsyn; See t’eshyn; the em. of t’eh.

t’ee; p. she is; -ish, id. em.

ta’d; pro. v. (from ta ad), they are; -syn, id. em.

tar ad; p. they are. A corruption of ta’ad.

t’ou; p. thou art; -uss, thou art, em.

t’ec; p. she has or hath; -ish, id. em. a contraction of ta ec; it is also used in the masculine, as in, ooilley ny t’ec dooinney ver eh son e vioys (all that a man hath will he give for his life).

t’ain; pro. v. we have; -yn, id. em.

t’eu; p. you having or your having; -ish, id. em.

t’orroo; p. p. on them; -syn, id. em.

t’orrym; p. p. on me; -s, id. em.

t’orrin; p. p. on us; -yn, id. em.

t’ort; p. p. on thee; -s. id. em.

va; v. was, were.

va’n; (from va yn), it was or were.

ve; v. was, were, it was or were.

v’eh; p. he was, he were.

v’eshyn; p. he was or were; em.

v’ee; p. she was or were; -ish, id. em. .

v’ad; p. they were; -syn, id. em.

v’ou; p. thou wert; -ys, id. em.

v’oo; p. See v’ou, thou wert.

v’oc; p. they had, that they had; a contraction of va oc; -syn, id. em.

v’aym; p. I had; -s id. em.

v’eu; p. ye or you had; a contraction of va eu; -ish, id. em.

v’ort; p. p. on thee; -s, id. em.

v’ayndoo; p. in them; -syn, id. em.

vel; v. is, are, art, am, (interrogatively). Ta is Manks of the same words in answering or replying. B

bea; s. f. life, life-time.

yn vea; s. the life time.

e vea; s. his life time.

nyn mea; s. your, &c. life, the conduct or general manner a person behaves in life. B

vea; s. ado; as, cre hon t’ou cummal wheesh dy vea ort[?] [Why art thou keeping so much ado on thee?]

bea-veayn; s. m. (sic) eternal life, eternal duration.

oltaghey-bea; s. refreshment in life by being brought to partake of meat, drink or sleep which sustain nature; Acts xxviii. 7: Ayns ny ardjyn shen va thieyn as thalloo lesh kiannoort ny hellan, va enmyssit Publius, hug dooin oltaghey-bea, as aaght ry three laa dy arryltagh. In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

shee dy vea; welcome.

beaoil; a. moral.

beays; s. m. being, existence.

beagh; v. feed; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veagh or vagh; v. did or didst feed; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94.B

beiyhaghey; v. feeding; Mat. viii. 30: As tammylt voue va beiyhaghey griagh mooar dy vuckyn. And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

er veaghey; v. hath, &c. fed. B

beaghit; pt.

baghit; pt. bred, fed. See beaghit; 85.

beaghey; s. m. food, victuals, sustenance.

yn veaghey; s. the food. B

nyn meaghey; s. your, &c. food, sustenance, victuals.

beagheyder; s. m. a feeder, a sustainer; pl. -yn.

bagh or beagh; v. dwell, inhabit, live; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

beagh; v. live; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veagh or vagh; v. did or didst live; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94.B

vagh; v. did dwell or inhabit; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

baghey; v. dwelling, inhabiting; John i<i>. 38: Dooyrt adsyn rish, Rabbi (ta shen dy ghra, ‘sy ghlare ainyn, Vainshter) cre raad t’ou baghey? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou?

beaghey; v. living, liveth.

dy vaghey; v. to live, dwell or inhabit. B

dy veaghey; v. to live or dwell. B

er veaghey; v. hath, &c. lived, dwelt. B

beaghey; s. [‘living’]

yn veaghey; s. the living. B

nyn meaghey; s. your, &c. living,

baghee; a. d. of <a> dwelling, of living.

beaghee; a. d. of living or dwelling.

vaghee; a. d. of dwelling. B

veaghee; a. d. of living or dwelling. B

aght-baghee; s. m. manner of life, occupation; 2 Tim. iii. 10: Agh t’ou uss dy slane er hoiggal my ynsagh, my aght-baghee, my chiarail my chredjue, my hurranse-foddey, my ghraih, my veenid. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience; Jonah i. 8: Insh dooin, ta shin guee ort, quoi by-chyndagh ta’n olk shoh er jeet orrin: cre ta dty aght beaghee? Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation?

fir-vaghee or veaghee; s. pl. livers, dwellers, inhabitants.

thie veaghee; s. f. (sic) a dwelling house.

ynnyd-veaghee; s. f. a dwelling place.

beam; s. m. what is cut by a sickle at once in reaping; a mark cut in the ear of a sheep; pl. -yn.

beark; s. f. a corn; pl. -yn.

birk; s. pl. the pl. of beark, corns.

beayn; a. eternal, immortal, permanent, perpetual, durable, lasting.

s’beayn; a. how durable, lasting or permanent, how immortal or eternal. Prov. “Quoi erbee s’beayn cha beayn y çhenndiaght.” [Whoever is immortal, it is not the aged.] And, “S’beayn dagh olk.” [Lasting is each evil.] B

s’beayney; a. id., comp. and sup. B

ro veayn; a. too permanent or lasting. B

neu-veayn; a. unpermanent.

dy voddey beayn y ree; long live the king, or long may the king live; 2 Kings xi. 12; As hug eh lesh magh mac y ree, as hug eh yn crown er, as livrey eh da lioar y leigh: as ren ad eh ny ree, as d’ooilee ad eh; as woaill ad nyn massyn cooidjagh, as dooyrt ad, Dy voddey beayn y ree. And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

bea-veayn; s. m. eternal life, eternal duration.

beaynaghey; v. prolonging, lengthening; Prov. x. 27: Ta aggle y Chiarn beaynaghey laghyn: agh bee bleeantyn ny mee-chrauee goit giare. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

dy veaynaghey; v. to prolong, to perpetuate. B

beaynid; s. m. eternity, perpetuity, immortality, duration without end.

yn veaynid; s. the eternity, or eternal duration. B

nyn meaynid; s. your, &c. eternity or eternal duration. B

beaynee; s. m. f. a reaper, a shearer; pl. -yn.

yn veaynee; s. the reaper or shearer. B.

nyn meaynnee; s. your, &c. reaper. B

beayney; a. d. of a reaper or shearer.

laue veayney; a. d. hand of the shearer. B

beck; s. f. a bench in a boat; pl. -yn.

bee; s. m. meat, food, fodder.

e vee; s. his meat or food. B

nyn mee; s. your, &c. meat, food.

bee brisht; s. m. offal, giblets.

bee-cooag; s. f. woodsorrel.

bee-muck; s. f. the herb sowthistle; by some called bainney-muck because when broken or cut it exudes a milky juice; lit. food for swine.

bee naight; s. m. a novelty in meat, some new or delicate meat to eat, a dainty.

beeyt or beeiyt; 85; fatted, fed, stall fed.

s’beeit; a. how well fed; comp. and sup. B

beeal; s. m. mouth; pl. see beill. This word is also used for an entrance or passage; as, beeal Voaldyn, (the entrance into May); beeal y phurt (the entrance into the harbour); beeal ny giattey; Jud. ix. 40: As deiyr Abimelech er, as ren eh chea kiongoyrt rish; as va ymmodee er nyn stroie as lhottit, eer gys beeal ny giattey. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

beill; s. pl. mouths, the plural of beeal. Mat. xxi. 16: nagh lhaih shiuish rieau, Magh ass beill oikanyn as cloan er y cheeagh t’ou er gheddyn moylley firrinagh? have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

dty veeal; s. thy mouth. B

nyn meeal; s. your, &c. mouth. B

beealaghyn; s. m. the. bits of a bridle.

e veealaghyn; s. his bridle bits. B

nyn meealaghyn; s. your, &c. bridle bits. B

beealerey; s. m. f. a babbler, a talkative person; pl. 69 [change -ey to -yn].

yn veealerey; s. the babbler. B

nyn meealerey; s. your, &c. babbler. B

beealeragh; v. babbling, talking too much.

dy veealeraght; v. to babble or tattle. B

nyn meealeragh; v. your, &c. babbling. B

beeal-freayn; adv. (from beeal-freayney) in a hasty manner, abruptly. The simile is taken from an animal that is run or wrought hard, and foams at the mouth.

beeal-mullag; s. m. bung-hole of a cask.

beealloo; a. d. of or convenient to or for the mouth or front; as, bee-beealloo (mouth’s meat).

çheu veealloo; s. front or mouth side. B

nyn meealloo; a. d. their, &c. of the mouth or before their mouth. B

beeataig; s. f. a jade [OED: A term of reprobation applied to a woman], a hussy; pl. -yn.

beg; a. little, small, diminutive.

beggey; a. pl. little, small.

s’beg; a. how little or small, little indeed. B

sloo; a. smaller, smallest, less, least. Prov. “Myr sloo yn çheshaght smoo yn ayrn.” [The smaller the company, the bigger the share.]

  fer-sloo; s. m.

  yn er-sloo; s. the least, mas; Jer. viii. 10: Shen-y-fa ver-yms ny mraane oc da feallagh elley, as ny magheryn oc da eiraghyn joarree: son ta dy chooilley unnane, veih’n er-sloo gys yn er-smoo, sondagh er cosney; veih’n phadeyr eer gys y taggyrt, ta dy chooilley unnane dellal dy foalsey. Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. F

  ny slooid; conj. unless, except, if not. Prov. “Ta keeayll ommidjys ny slooid ny t’ee ec dooinney creeney dy reayll.” [Wit is foolishness, unless a wise man has it to keep.]

  by-loo or by-sloo; adv. smallest, fewest; Deut. vii. 7: Cha nee son dy row shiuish ny shlee ayns earroo, dy hoie yn Chiarn e ghraih erriu, ny dy ren eh nyn reih (son va shiuish yn ashoon by-loo jeh dy chooilley ashoon). The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people.

feer veg; a. very little;

ro veg; too little.

veg; pro. Veg is also understood to mean none or nothing; as, cha daag eh veg dou, (he left nothing or none for me); veg share na, (no better than).

nyn meg; s. your, &c. little. B

soiagh-beg; v. despising, slighting.

thie veg; s. f. a necessary or privy.

cloan veggey; a. pl. little children. B

mooinjer-veggey; s. pl. little ones about one.

beggan; <v>[a.] less than little; the dim. of little.

  yn veggan; s. the little. See beggan. B

  nyn meggan; s. your, dim. of little. B

  beggan-beg; adv. little or nothing.

  beggan-jou-ee-ort; a bad wish; it either means too little drink, or too little appetite.

  beggan-ny-booise; little thanks.

  ny veggan as ny veggan; adv. by little and little, gradually. B

beggid; s. m. littleness, diminutiveness.

yn veggid; s. the littleness. B

nyn meggid; s. your, &c. littleness. B

behtt; v. wager, bet; -agh, 77; -al, 79; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

behttal; v.

dy vehttal; v. to wager or bet; -agh, &c. B

behttit; pt.

behtt; s. m. a wager; pl. -yn.

behtteyder; s. m. a wagerer, a better.

beihll; v. grind, bray [OED: To beat small; to bruise, pound, crush to powder; usually in a mortar]; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

bheill; v. grind; Num. xi. 8 [see below].

veihll; v. did grind, ground; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

vheill; v. did grind or grinded; Num. xi. 8: As hie’n pobble magh as haggil ad eh, as vheill ad eh ayns mwiljyn, ny vroo ad eh ayns mortar, as vroie ad eh ayns pannyn, as ren ad berreenyn jeh. And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it. B

blieh; v. grinding.

er ny vhlieh; v. hath, &c., been ground; Isaiah xxviii. 28: Ta arroo-arran er ny vhlieh, nagh bee eh dy kinjagh bwoalley, ny brishey eh lesh queeyll e chart, ny broo eh lesh e chabbil. Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen. B

beihllt or beihlt; ground; 85.

s’beihlt; a. how ground. B

ro veihlt; a. too ground. B

beihllaghyn; s. pl.

e veihllaghyn; s. his grindings. B

nyn meihllaghyn; s. your, &c. grindings. B

beihlleyder or beihllinder; s. m. a grinder; pl. -yn.

yn veihlleyder; s. the grinder. B

clagh-bliehmeayn; s. a grindstone.

beinn; s. m. peak, pinnacle, summit; pl. -yn.

yn veinn; s. the pinnacle. B

beisht; s. m. a brute; pl. -yn.

yn veisht; s. the brute, the beast. B

nyn meisht; s. your, &c. brute; pl. -yn.

beishtyn; s. f. pl. vermin; the tooth-ache, from a supposition that the pain is occasioned by animalculae which breed in the teeth.

e veishtyn; s. his tooth ache, or vermin. B

beishtagh; a. brutish, brutal.

s’beishtagh; a. how beastly or brutal. B

s’beishtee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

ro veishtagh; a. too brutish or beastly. B

beishteig; s. f. a reptile; pl. -yn.

yn veishteig; s. the reptile or worm. B

yn veishteig loauee; s. the palmer worm. B

yn veishteig vergagh; s. the canker worm. B

ben; s. f. a woman, a wife.

yn ven; s. the woman, the wife. B

nyn men; s. your, &c. wife or woman. B

ben-aaishnee; s. f. a female fortune teller.

ben-aeg; s. f. a young woman.

shenn-ven-aeg; s. f. an old maid.

ben-ainshtyr; s. f. a mistress.

ben-austeyr; s. f. a nun. Perhaps the Nunnery near Douglas derives its name from this word. [Cregeen alludes to Mannishter, of which Kelly in his Dictionary remarks ‘The nunnery near Douglas is the only religious-house which the natives have distinguished by the name of Mannishter.’]

ben-chee; s. f. a woman that gives suck.

ben-chleuin; s. f. a son’s wife, daughter-in-law.

ben-ghoal; s. f. a blind woman.

ben-heshey; s.

my ven-heshey; s. my wife; Job xix. 17: Ta m’ennal dwoaiagh da my ven-heshey hene, ga dy ghuee mee urree er graih chloan my chorp hene. My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body; all those words compounded with ben, (a woman or wife) might be here inserted, but the reader may refer to ben, and change them to ven, as required. B

ben-jee; s. f. a goddess; “yn ven jee,” Acts xix. 37: Son ta shiu er chur lhieu kionfenish ny deiney shoh, nagh vel edyr roosteyryn dy hiambyllyn, ny foast er loayrt goan mollaghtagh noi yn ven-jee eu. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

ben-oainjyr or ben-oainjyragh; s. f. a harlot, a concubine.

ben-oast; s. f. the land-lady of a public house or inn.

ben-phoosee; s. f. a bride.

ben-phoost; s. f. a married woman, a wife.

ben-reaylt or ben-freaylt; s. f. a midwife, a woman to clear or disentangle; from dy chur reaghey: or if from freaylt, a woman kept for the purpose.

ben-rein; s. f. a queen, king’s wife.

ben-seyr; s. f. a gentlewoman.

ben-thie; s. f. the woman of the house.

ben-treoghe; s. f. a widow; pl. see mraane.

ben-vanshey; s. f. a woman who attends a wedding.

ben-varrey; s. f. a mermaid.

ben-vooinjerey; s. f. a kinswoman.

far-ven; s. f. The far in this word is taken as a corruption of fer; an amazon, a virago, a woman of masculine appearance, or one who is master of her husband. The far, taken as false, will be one who is false to her wedded husband, one whom a man has besides his wife; pl. mraane-fir.

jeelt ben; a woman’s saddle.

mraane; s. pl. women, wives.

e vraane; s. his women, or wives. M

mreih; a. d. of women.

çhengey-ny-mraane; See cron-craaee. [‘aspen tree’]

mraane jee; s. pl. goddesses.

mraane sharvaant; s. pl. maidservants. See also inneenyn veyl.

mraane treoghe; s. pl. widows.

benn; v. touch; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88. Job. ii. 5: Agh sheeyn magh dty laue nish, as benn rish y chraue as yn eill echey, as nee eh d’oltooaney gys dty eddin. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

venn; v. did touch or touched; -agh; -in -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

cre vennagh rish; v. what would befall him, what would touch him severely. B

bentyn; <ad>v. touching, respecting, appertaining, concerning, connected with.

er ventyn; v. hath touched or meddled with. B

bennit; pt.

benneyder; s. m. a toucher; pl. -yn.

bennalt; v. wafting, fluttering, fanning, moving backwards and forwards in the wind.

dy vennalt; v. to waft [in] the wind or air. B

beoyn; s. m. tendency, drift, instinct. Ta beoyn er yn ushtey dy roie lesh y ninshley. [Water has a tendency to flow downwards.]

berçhagh; a. rich; Prov. “Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berçhagh, as t’eh berçhys y dooinney boght.” [Learning is the stately clothing of the rich man, and the riches of the poor man.]

s’berçhagh; a. how rich, &c. B

s’berçhee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer verçhagh; a. very rich. B

berçhagh; s. m. a rich person.

yn verçhagh; s. the rich one. B

berçhee; s. pl. rich people.

berçhee (sic: sc. berçhagh); v. enrich.

berçhid; s. m. richness.

yn verçhid; s. the richness. B

berçhys; s. f. riches.

yn verçhys; s. the riches. B

nyn merçhys; s. your, &c. riches. B

berr; v. overtake; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

verr; v. did overtake or overtook; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

berraght or berraghtyn; v. overtaking.

bertyn; v. See berraght.

er verraght or verraghtyn; v. hath, &c., overtaken. B

berrit; pt.

ro verrit; a. too overtaken. B

berreyder; s. m. an overtaker.

yn verreyder; s. the overtaker. B

berreen; s. f. a cake, a clapt cake [OED clap 9b: To slap or strike with a flat surface, so as to smooth or flatten; to pat]; pl. -yn.

yn verreen or verrin; s. the clapt cake. B

soddag-verreen or soddag-verrin; s. m. a thick clapped cake; a cake generally understood as the last of a baking, and left longer on the griddle to harden; 1 Kings xvii. 13: …agh jean dooys hoshiaght soddag berreen, as cur lhiat hym eh, as eisht jean er dty hon hene, as son dty vac. …but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

berreman; s. m. a neck collar; pl. -yn. This word no doubt ought to be spelled berremwing or berrequing.

yn verreman; s. the neck collar. B

berrish; s. f. a berry; pl. -yn.

yn verrish; s. the berry or grape. B

Bessee; s. f. Elizabeth, Betty.

beysagh; a. compliant, gentle, tame.

s’beasagh or s’beysagh; a. how submissive. B

s’beasee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

bher; s. m. a spit to roast meat.

e vher; s. his spit or roaster. B

bhir; s. pl. spits, the pl. of bher.

nyn mhir; s. your, &c. spits. B

bhittag; s. m. milk for churning.

yn vhittag; s. the milk for churning. B

nyn mhittag; s. your, &c. milk for churning. B

bhow; s. m. a bow to shoot with; pl. -ghyn.

e vhow; s. his bow to shoot with. <M>[B]

nyn mhow; s. your, &c. bow. B

bhow-ghorree; s. m. the galaxy or milky-way.

bhow; s. m. the prow of a ship or vessel; pl. -ghyn.

e vhow; s. his prow. B

bhullught or booaliught; s. f. the herb mayflower.

yn vhullught; s. the may flower. B

bhurkin; s. m. a bodkin; pl. -yn.

buirkin; s. m. a bodkin.

yn vhurkan; s. the bodkin. B

bhurtag; s. f. a blunt knife or tool; pl. -yn.

yn vhurtag; s. the blunt knife. B

yn vurtag; s. the blunt knife. B

nyn murtag; s. your, &c. blunt knife. B

bhut; s. m. a mark to shoot at, pl. -yn.

bhut; s. m. a prop or something to stand against to support, a bulwark, pl. -yn.

yn vutt; s. the prop or buttress. B

nyn mhut; s. your, &c. prop or support. B

bhuttoor; s. m. a buttress, a pillar; pl. -yn.

bhuttag; s. f. shorter furrows than other parts of the field; a gusset; pl. -yn.

yn vhuttag; s. the gusset or goar in ploughing [EDD goar: A triangular piece of land, a small piece  of land running to a point; the short ridges at the corner  of an irregularly-shaped ploughed field]. B

nyn muttag; your, &c. buttag. B

bial; a. subject; Psl. cxlviii. (metre): E ennym smoo gloyroil / Ta toilchin moylley voue. / King foddey’n theihll / Ta bial da, /e ghloyr dy bra / T’erskyn dagh reill. [His most glorious name deserves praise from them. The far ends of the earth obey him; His glory for ever is above every dominion. MWW]

feer vial; s. very subjective. B

biallagh; a. obedient, submissive; s. m. a submissive person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

s’biallagh; a. how obedient, &c. B

s’biallee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

ro viallagh; a. too obedient or submissive. B

mee-viallagh; a. disobedient; s. m. a disobedient person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

feer vee-viallagh; a. very disobedient. M

biallys; s. m. obedience, submission.

e viallys; s. his obedience or submission. B

nyn miallys; s. your, &c. subjection, obedience.

mee-viallys; s. disobedience, rebellion.

e vee-viallys; s. his disobedience. M

bibbernee; v. shivering, shuddering with cold or illness.

bieau; a. quick, swift, speedy.

s’bieau; a. how swift or speedy, comp. & sup. B

feer vieau; a. very swift or speedy. B

bieauid; s. m. quickness, speed.

e vieauid; s. his swiftness or speed. B

nyn mieauid; s. your, &c. speed, &c. B

billey; s. m. a tree; pl. 70 [biljyn].

yn villey; s. the tree. B

nyn milley; s. your, &c. tree. B

e viljyn; s. his trees. B

nyn miljyn; s. your, &c. trees. B

billagh; a. d. of trees, full of trees.

billey-bwee or buigh; s. m. bay tree or laurel.

billagh; a.

s’billagh; a. how grown over with trees. B

s’billee; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer villagh; a. very full of trees. B

bine; s. m. a drop; pl. -yn.

yn vine; s. the drop. B

nyn mine; s. your, &c. drop. B

bing; a. shrill.

bingey; a. pl. shrill.

s’bing; a. how shrill, how melodious. B

s’bingey; a. id., comp. and sup. B

ro ving; a. too shrill. B

collan-bing; s. m. a sound in the ear as of a bell.

guilley-bing; s. m. the herb cockshead medic.

bingys; s. f. music, harmony.

e vingys; s. his music. B

nyn mingys; s. your, &c. music.

bing; s. f. a jury; pl. -aghyn.

yn ving; s. the jury. B

nyn ming; s. your, &c. jury. B

bingagh; a. d. of a jury; as, dooinney bingagh (a juryman).

bingey; a. d. of a jury; as, deiney bingey (jurymen).

bingagh; a.

s’bingagh; a. how much for juries. B

bink; s. f. a bench; base; pl. -yn; 2 Kings xxv. 13: As ny pillaryn prashey va ayns thie yn Chiarn, as ny binkyn, as y faarkey prashey ayns thie yn Chiarn, vrish ny Caldeeyn ayns peeshyn, as hug ad lhieu yn phrash gys Babylon. And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

yn vink; s. the bench. B

binn; s. pl. the corners of a sheet or handkerchief, points; Acts xi. 5: Va mish ec padjer ayns ard-valley Joppa; as myr va mee my-neealloo, honnick mee ayns ashlish, saagh dy row cheet neose myr dy beagh eh brelleein vooar, lhiggit neose veih niau er ny kiare binn; as haink eh er-gerrey dou. I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me.

e vinn; s. his corners. B

binnid; s. f. a rennet; pl. -yn.

yn vinnid; s. the rennet. B

binshey; a. d. of a rennet.

lus ny binjey; s. f. dropwort.

lus ny binjey lheeanagh; s. f. meadow trefoil.

lus ny binjey mooar; s. f. crudwort.

binjaghey; v. crudling [sc. curdling], or making in small cruds.

er vinjaghey; v. hath, &c., curdled; Job x. 10: Nagh vel oo er my heeley myr bainney, as er my vinjaghey myr groo? Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? B

binjean; s. f. milk turned to crud with rennet, crudled in haste with rennet.

yn vinjean; s. the curds and whey, the curded milk. B

bio; a. alive, animated.

s’bio; a. how much alive; choud as s’bio mee (as long as I live). Though I think it could be expressed as well, choud as bee’m bio. B

feer vio; a. very much alive. B

bioee; s. pl. the living.

argid-bio; s. m. quicksilver, mercury.

brey-bio; a. viviparous.

ushtey-bio; s. m. the first rising of the spring tide after a neap.

anvio; a. inanimate.

s’anvio; a. how inanimate; comp. and sup. A

bio; v. live; as, bio chabbyl as yiow bee [Live, horse, and you’ll get food].

bioee; v. enliven.

bioghee; v. will or shall give life.

vioee; v. did quicken or vivify. B

bioghey; v. enlivening, quickening.

dy vioghey; v. to quicken or animate, to enliven or vivify. B

bioit; 85. enlivened, quickened.

aa-vioee or aa-vioghee; v. revive, quicken, enliven.

dy aa-vioghey; v. to revive, to quicken.

bioghey-roayrt; s. m. the first rising of the spring tide after a neap.

bio-al or bio-oil; adv. lively.

s’bio-oil or s’bio-al; a. how lively; comp. and sup. B

bioid; s. m. liveliness.

bioys; s. f. life, existence.

dty vioys; s. thy life. Prov. “Lesh y vioys shegin jannoo.” [You must make do with the life you have. MWW] B

nyn mioys; s. your, &c. life; pl. -yn. B

bioyr; a. brisk, smart.

bioyrey; a. pl.

vioyrey; a. pl. brisk, smart. B

s’bioyr; a. how brisk or smart. B

s’bioyrey; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer vioyr; a. very brisk. B

bioyr; v. brisk; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

bioyree; v. enliven, make brisk.

vioyr* or vioyree; v. did make brisk; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

bioyraghey; v.

dy vioyraghey; v. to make brisk. B

bioyrit; pt.

ro vioyrit; a. made too brisk. B

bioyrid; s. m. briskness.

e vioyrid; s. his briskness. B

biol; s. f. a fiddle.

yn viol; s. the violin or fiddle. B

birr; v.

virr* or virree; v. did sharpen the point; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94.B

birraghey; v.

dy virraghey; v. to sharpen the point. B

birragh; a. pointed, sharp pointed.

s’birragh or s’byrragh; a. how sharp pointed. B

s’birree; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer virragh; a. very sharp pointed. B

birrag; s. f. a sharp pointed tooth, or any thing sharp pointed, an eye tooth; pl. -yn.

yn virrag; s. the eye tooth. B

bish* or bishee; v. increase, multiply, enlarge; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

bishee; This word is used for the verb bish, increase, augment, establish; Psl. xc. 17: As dy row Ard-ooashley gloyroil y Chiarn yn Jee ain orrin: bishee uss obbyr nyn laueyn orrin, O bishee uss ny ta shin dy ghoaill ayns laue. And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handywork.

vish* or vishee; v. did increase, multiply, or prosper; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

bishaghey; v.

dy vishagh or vishaghey; v. to increase, to augment, &c. B

nyn mishagh or mishaghey; v. your, &c. increasing or multiplying. B

bishit; 85. augmented, multiplied.

bisheyder; s. m. an increaser, a multiplier; pl. -yn.

bitçhey; s. f. a bitch; pl. 69 [change -ey to -yn].

yn vitçhey; s. the bitch. B

nyn mitçhey; s. your, &c. bitch. B

bite; s. m. bait to fish; pl. -yn.

yn vite; s. the bait. B

nyn mite; s. your, &c. bait. B

bite; v. [‘bait’] -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -it, 85; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

bitey; v.

biteit; pt.

bite; s. m. wick; pl. -yn.

yn vite; s. the wick. B

nyn mite; s. your, &c. wick. B

blaa; s. m. bloom, flower, blossom; pl. -ghyn.

yn vlaa; s. the bloom, blossom, or flower. B

nyn mlaa; s. your, &c. bloom. B

far-vlaa; s. m. an artificial flower.

my vlaa; a. in flower.

blaaghee; v. will, &c. bud, blossom, or flower.

blaaghys; v. shall or will, &c. id.

blaaghagh; v. would, &c. bud, blossom, or flower.

blaaghey; v. blossoming, flowering, budding, flourishing; Phil. iv. 10: Agh ghow mee boggey mooar ayns y Chiarn, nish ec y jerrey dy vel y chiarail euish er my hon er vlaaghey reesht. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again.

dy vlaaghey; v. to blossom or flower. B

blaaghit; 85. flowered, blossomed.

ro vlaaghit; a. too blossomed, &c. B

blaa-agh; a.

s’blaaagh or s’blaagh; a. how flowery or full of flowers. B

s’blaaee; id., comp. and sup. B

blaa-hiass; s. m. lukewarmth.

blaashag; s.

blaashag<h>-buigh; s. f. the wild or field marygold.

yn vlaashag-wuigh; s. the wild or field marygold. B

blake; v. gaze, gape; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vlaak or vlake; v. did gaze or gape; -agh; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

blakey; v.

nyn mlakey; v. your, &c. gazing. B

blakeit; pt.

blakeyder; s. m. a gazer, a gaper. [pl. -yn.]

yn vlakeyder; s. the gazer. B

blass or blayst; s. m. taste, savour, flavour; pl. -yn.

yn vlass or vlayst; s. the taste or savour. B

nyn mlayst; s. your, &c. taste. B

dyn-blayst; a. insipid, without taste.

neu-vlayst; s. m.  distaste, insipidness.

blass or blayst; v. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -yn, 86; -ys, 87; -ys, 88.

vlayst; v. did taste; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

blasstey or blasstyn; v. tasteth, tasting.

dy vlaystyn; v. to taste. B

blaystit; pt.

blasstal; a. tasteful, savoury, palatable.

s’blastal; a. how savory, tasty, sippid, comp. and sup. B

feer vlaystal; a. very tasteful or sippid. B

lus-blaystal; s. f. savory.

neu-vlaystal; a. unsavory, insipid.

blean; s. f. flank, groin; Lev. iii. 15; pl. -yn. As yn daa aarey, as yn eeh t’orroo, shen ny ta liorish ny bleanyn, as y skairt erskyn yn aane, marish ny aaraghyn, shen nee eh y ghoaill ersooyl. And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

e vlean; s. his groin or flank. B

bleayn; s. f. an emerod [i.e. haemorrhoid], a pile; pl. -yn.

yn vleayn; s. the emerod or pile. B

bleayst; s. f. a husk, the shell of an egg, any covering that is easily shattered; pl. -yn.

yn vleayst; s. the husk or shell, the cover of grains in a pod; the shell of an egg. B

bleaystagh; a. husky.

ro vleaystagh; a. too husky. B

bleb; s. m. a befooled person, a cully, a person acting foolishly; pl. -eeyn, -inyn [see blebin], or -yn.

yn vleb; s. the foolish or befooled person. B

nyn mleb; s. your, &c. befooled person, &c. See bleb. B

blebin or bleban; s. m. one that is a little befooled, the dim. of bleb.

blebinagh; a. foolish, easily made a fool of.

feer vlebbinagh; a. very simple or silly. B

blebinys; s. m. foolery, folly.

bleih or bleie; s. m. a halfling [OED: one not fully grown; a stripling]; perhaps from by-lieh (a thing about as good as half); pl. -ghyn.

yn vleie; s. the halfling: B

blein; s. f. a year.

yn vlein; s. the year. B

nyn mleïn; s. your, &c. year. B

bleeantyn; s. pl. years.

e vleeantyn; s. his years. B

nyn mleeantyn; s. your, &c. years. B

bleeaney; a. d. of a year, annual.

çhiass vleeaney; a. the heat of the year. B

laa-bleeaney; s. m. anniversary day.

blein-lheim; s. f. a leap year.

myleeaney; s. f. this year.

blennick; s. f. the fat of the belly.

yn vlennick; s. the belly fat. B

nyn mlennick; s. your, &c. belly fat. B

blennick-çholgey; id. a corruption of bolgey.

blest; s. m. blast; pl. -yn; Deut. xxviii. 22: Nee’n Chiarn uss y woalley lesh doghan gyn-lheihys, as lesh y chiassaghey, as lesh att, as lesh chiasslostee, as lesh y chliwe, as lesh blest, as lesh mergey The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew.

yn vless (sic: sc. vlest ?); s. the blast. B

nyn mlest; s. your, &c. blast. B

blest keayin; s. m. a sea blast.

blest; v. blast; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -ys, 88.

vlest; v. did blast; -agh; -ys, 94. B

blestal; v

dy vlestal; v. to blast. B

blestit; pt.

ro vlestit; a. too blasted. B

blieaun; v. milk, milking; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vlieaun; v. did milk or milked; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

bhlit; 85. milked.

ro vhlit; a. too milked. B

ro vlieaunit; a. too milked. B

blieaun; s. pl. -aghyn, milkings [cf. blieaunagh(t)].

nyn mlieaun; v. your, &c. milking. B

blieaunaght; s. m. the milking.

yn vlieaunagh; s. the milking. B

nyn mlieaunagh; s. your, &c. milking. B

blieauneyder; s. m. a milker; pl. -yn.

yn vlieauneyder; s. the milker. B

nyn mlieauneyder; s. your, &c. milker. B

bluight; a. milch, giving milch; opposite to shast.

booa vluight; a. a milk cow. B

bluightagh; s. m. milch cattle.

yn vluightagh; s. the whole of the milk cattle. B

blob; v. blab, babble.

bloberaght; v. babbling.

bloberey; s. m. a babbler. See also blaberey.

yn vlobberey; s. the babbler. B

nyn mloberey; s. your, &c. babbler. B

block; s.

bhlick; s. pl. blocks.

e vlick; s. his blocks. B

blockan; s. m. a pollock fish; pl. -yn.

yn vlockan; s. See blockan. B

blod; s. m. a blade.

yn vlod; s. the blade. B

nyn mlod; s. your, &c. blade. B

blhuid; s. pl. blades.

e vlhuid; s. his blades. B

blouse; s. f. a slovenly woman.

yn vlouse; s. the blowse [OED blowze, 2: ‘A fat, red-faced, bloted wench, or one whose head is dressed like a slattern’ (Bailey 1731)]. B

bluckan or bluggan; s. m. a ball; pl. -yn.

nyn mluggan; s. your, &c. ball. B

yn vluggan; s. the ball. B

bluckaney or blugganey; v. forming into a ball or round mass.

dy vlugganey; v. to ball or glomerate. B

boadagh; s. m. a cod; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn voadagh; s. the cod. B

nyn moadagh; s. your, &c. cod. B

boadrym; s. f. a greave; pl. -yn; 1 Sam. xvii. 6: As va boadrymyn prashey er e lurgaghyn, as plaityn prashey eddyr e gheayltyn. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

e voadrymyn; s. his greaves. B

boal or boalley; s. m. a wall; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn]. The translators of the Scriptures have not in any case used this radical, but always voal, for which I cannot assign any reason.

yn voalley; s. the wall. B

nyn moal or moalley; s. your, &c. wall. B

nyn moallaghyn; s. pl. your, &c. walls.

far-voalley; s. m. a partition; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

boall; v.

voal or voall*; v. did wall; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys. B

boallagh; v. would, &c. wall.

boallit; 85. walled.

balley voallit; a. a walled town. B

boalleyder; s. m. a waller; pl. -yn.

yn voalleyder; s. the waller. B

Boaldyn; s. f. May; as laa Boaldyn (May-day); mee ny Boaldyn (May-month). The etymology of this word is not well known; some say it is derived from boal (a wall), and teine (fire), Irish, in reference to the practice of going round the walls or fences with fire on the eve of this day; others, that it is derived from laa bwoailtçhyn, the day cattle or sheep are first put to the fold; others, a corruption of blieauntyn, “the month of three milkings,” as the Saxons called this month.

yn Voaldyn; s. the May. B

beeal Voaldyn; (the entrance into May).

boand; v. band; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voand; v. did band; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys, 94. B

boandit; pt.

ro voandit; a. too banded. B

boandey; s. m. a band; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn voandey; s. the band. B

nyn moandey; s. your, &c. band. B

boandyr; s. f. a nurse.

yn voandyr; s. the nurse. B

nyn moandyr; s. your, &c. nurse. B

boandyr kee; a wet nurse.

boandyr shast; a dry nurse; [pl. -yn]

boandyr; v. nurse; -agh, 77; -ee, 80, -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

boandyrys; v. nursing.

dy voandyrys; v. to nurse. B

nyn moandyrys; v. your, &c. nursing. B

boandyrit; 85. nursed, nourished.

ro voandyrit; a. too nursed. B

boandyrey; s. m. a male nurse.

boanlagh; s. m. the refuse; 2 Kings xxiv. 14: As hug eh lesh ooilley Jerusalem ersooyl, as ooilley ny princeyn, as ooilley ny deiney niartal caggee, eer jeih thousaneyn cappee, as ooilley ny keirdee, as ny gaauenyn: cha row veg faagit, er-lhimmey jeh’n boanlagh s’boghtey jeh phobble ny cheerey. And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

boannoo or bainniu; s. m. a well nursed pig after being weaned, a half grown pig; pl. -yn.

yn voannoo; s. the partly reared pig. B

nyn moannoo; s. your, &c. weaned pig. B

boarder; s. m. border; pl. -yn.

nyn moarder; s. your, &c. border. B

boasteil; v.

er voasteil; v. hath, &c. boasted. B

boayl; s. m. a ball to play with; pl. -lyn or buill.

yn voayll; s. the play ball. B

boayl; s. m. a place; pl. -lyn or buill.

yn voayll; s. the place. B

nyn moayl; s. your, &c. place. B

e vuill; s. his places. This word as well as voayllyn, is used for the plural of place. B

Boayldin; Two vallies in the parish of Braddan are so called [viz. Baldwin], no doubt from their low situations; as, boayl dowin (a low place).

boayrd; s. m. a table, a board.

yn voayrd; s. the table, the board. B

nyn moayrd; s. your, &c. table. B

buird; s. pl. tables, boards; pl. of boayrd; a. d. of a table or tables.

e vuird; s. his tables, boards, &c. B

bochil; v. herd; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -yn, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vochil; v. did herd; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys, 94. B

bochillaght; v. herding.

yn vochillaght; s. the herding. B

nyn mochillaght; v. your, &c. herding. B

bochillagh or bochillaghey; v.

dy vochillagh or vochillaghey; v. to herd. B

bochillit; 85. herded.

ro vochillit; a. too herded. B

bochilley; s. m. f. a herd or shepherd; pl. 69 [change -ey to -yn].

bochil; s.

yn vochil or vochilley; s. the herd or herdsman. B

nyn mochil or mochilley; s. your &c. herd. B

bochilley-anmey; s. m. a pastor.

sporran-y-vochil; s. f. shepherd’s purse, mithridate.

bock; s. m. a gelded horse, a gelding. The word is also used for bock goar (a he goat), from buck goat.

yn vock; the gelding. B

nyn mock; s. your, &c. gelding. B

buick; s. pl. geldings, gelded horses.

e vuick; s. his geldings. B

e wuick; s. 42. his geldings. B

nyn muick; s. your geldings. B

bock-glass; s. m. the greyhound fish.

Bock-Yuan-Fannee; s. m. the horse of one John, who had flayed it, and who afterwards was obliged to travel on foot; hence a man’s own legs and feet, or his stick, are so termed.

bodjal; s. m. a cloud; pl. -yn.

yn vodjal; s. the cloud. B

nyn modjal; s. your, &c. cloud. B

bodjalagh; a. cloudy; a. d. of a cloud or clouds.

feer vodjallagh; a. very cloudy. B

bodjaley; v. gathering clouds.

er vodjaley; v. hath, &c. gathered clouds. B

neu-vodjalit; a. unclouded.

bog; a. soft, moist.

s’bog; a. how soft or moist. B

s’buiggey; a. the comparative and superlative of bog and s’bog. B

ro vog; a. too soft or moist. B

bog-unnish; s. f. the herb osmondroyal or water-fern.

bogg*; v. soften; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

my vog or vogg; v. if would soften [if softened]; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys. B

boggaghey; v.

dy voggaghey; v. to soften or moisten. B

buiggys; s. f. softness, moisture.

dy wuiggys; s. of moisture. B

boggey; s. m. joy, gladness.

dy voggey; s. of joy or gladness. B

nyn moggey; s. your, &c. joy. B

boggeysagh; a. rejoicing, gladdening.

dy voggeysagh; v. to rejoice, to triumph, to gladden. This word is seldom used; the phrase, dy ghoaill boggey, or dy ve gennal, &c. having superseded it. B

boggoil; a. joyous, glad, merry.

s’boggoil; a. how joyous or joyful, comp. and sup.

ro voggoil; a. too joyous. B

boggys; s. m. brag, boast; Rom. iii. 27: Cre vel boggys eisht? te giarit magh. Liorish cre’n leigh? nee jeh obbraghyn? Cha nee: agh liorish y leigh dy chredjue. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

boggyssagh; v. boasting.

dy voggyssagh; v. to boast. B

boggyssagh; s. m. a boaster; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Rom. i. 30: Cooylchasseydee, noidyn Yee, roonee, moyrnee, boggyssee, gientyn reddyn olk, mee-viallee da ayraghyn as moiraghyn, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents.

yn voggyssagh; s. the boaster; B

boghan-dho; s. f. the herb burdock. [See bossan-dhoa.]

boghlane; s. m. a bank, an old hedge; pl. -yn.

yn voghlane; s. the bank. B

nyn moghlane (sic: stress); s. your, &c. bank. B

boghlanagh; a. full of banks.

feer voghlanagh; a. very full of banks. B

buncleighan; See boghlane.

boght; a. poor, needy, indigent.

boght dy liooar; poor enough;

dy boght; adv. poorly, indigently.

s’boght; a. how poor or mean. B

s’boghtey; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer voght; a. very poor. B

neu-voght; a. not poor.

n’oght; a. (a contraction of neu-voght) not poor; lit. unpoor; as in the phrase boght as n’oght (poor and unpoor).

boght; s. m. a poor person, a pauper; pl. -yn. Prov. “Boght, boght dy bragh.” [Poor, poor for ever.]

yn voght; s. the poor body. B

nyn moght; s. your, &c. poor person. B

boghtynid; s. m. poverty, poorness.

e voghtynid; s. his poverty. B

nyn moghtynid; s. your, &c. poverty. B

boiddagh; s. m. a stingy person, a churl; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

boir; v. trouble, disturb, bother; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voir; v. did disturb or trouble; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. B

woir; v. 42. did trouble or disturb, did harass; -agh; -ee, -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. See also voir. B

boiraghey or boirey; v.

dy voiraghey or voirey; v. to disturb or trouble. B

boirit; pt.

ro voirit; a. too disturbed, &c. B

boirey; s. m. disturbance, trouble, strife. pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn voirey; s. the disturbance or trouble; or bother, a low English word. B

e woirey; s. 42. his trouble or disturbance. B

nyn moirey; s. your, &c. disturbance, &c. B

boiragh; a. troublesome, tumultuous.

s’boirragh; a. how troublesome, &c. B

s’boirree; a. id., comp. and sup. B

feer voiragh; a. very troublesome, &c. B

ro woiragh; a. 42. too troublesome, &c. B

boireyder; s.

yn voireyder; s. the troubler or disturber. B

yn woireyder; s. 42. the troubler or disturber. B

nyn moireyder; s. your, &c. disturber, &c. B

boirane; s. m. a clamorous fellow.

yn woirane; s. 42. the troublesome one. B

boiraneagh; a. brawling or turbulent.

boiranys; s. m. balderdash, brawl, bother, troublesomeness, tumult, the effects of being wrong in the head.

e woiranys; s. 42. his trouble, harassing. B

boiteil; s.

yn voiteil or voteil; s. the bottle. B