Cregeen's Dictionary

caa; s. m. an opportunity; pl. -ghyn.

e chah; s. 6. his opportunity; Dan. viii. 25: As trooid e chialgeyrys, ver eh er croutyn bishaghey ny laue: as nee eh lane y hoiaghey jeh hene ayns [mooaralys] e chree, as ec e chah nee eh ymmodee y stroie: And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many. [The Manx and English don’t directly match here; where Manx has ec e chah, and English has by peace, the Vulgate has in copia rerum omnium.]

nyn gaa; s. your, &c. opportunity. C

caays; s. m. convenience, fit time.

e chaays; s. his convenience. C

caabaig; s. f. a thick cake, as of cheese, tallow, &c.; pl. -yn.

e chaabaig; s. 6. his cake. C

nyn gaabaig; s. your, &c. thick cake. C

caabyl; s.

e chaabyl; s. his cable. C

caabhil; s. m. cables; sing. caabyl, 76.

caaee; s. m. seeds, as the seed of meal, &c.

e chaaee; s. his seeds. C

nyn gaaee; s. your, &c. seeds. C

caag; s. f. a forelock; pl. -yn.

e chaag; s. his forelock. C

nyn gaag; s. your, &c. forelock. C

caag; s. f. a stopper, an attached linchpin; pl. -yn.

caagh;

faar-y-chaagh; a. fate or fare the same.

myr-chaagh; adv. withal, along with; 2 Sam. xi. 17: As vrish deiney’n ard-valley magh, as ren ad caggey rish Joab: as huitt paart jeh deiney Ghavid; as hooar Uriah yn Hittite e vaase myr-chaagh. And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

caaidge; s. m. a cage; pl. -yn.

e chaaidge; s. his cage. C

nyn gaaidge; s. your, &c. cage. C

caaig; s. f. a jay; pl. -yn.

e chaaig; s. his jay. C

caartr; v. calumniate, traduce, vilify; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

caartrey; v. traducing, vilifying; Hos. iv. 4: Ny-yeih, ny lhig da dooinney erbee caartrey, ny goltooan y jeh elley: Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another.

caartragh; v.

e chaartragh; v. his traducing, &c. C

caartrit; 85. traduced, vilified.

ro chaartrit; 85. too traduced. C

caartreyder; s. m. a calumniator, a vilifier, a defamer, a traducer; pl. -yn.

caashey; s. m. cheese; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

e chaashey; a. his cheese. C

nyn gaashey; s. your, &c. cheese. C

caayney; v. tabering [OED taboring: drumming]; Nah. ii. 7: As bee Huzzab er ny leeideil ayns cappeeys, ver ad lhieu seose ee, as nee ny moidynyn eck shooyl rhymbee cooagey myr calmaneyn, as caayney ayns nyn gleeau. And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts;

cab; s. f. a jaw, a loop made fast on a flail; as, cab sooist [= cab sooisht flail hinge]; pl. -byn.

e chab; s. his jaw. C

nyn gab; s. your, &c. jaw; pl. -byn. C

cab-ry-cheilley; s. f. a pair of scissors.

cabbagh; a. stammering, stuttering.

feer chabbagh; a. very stammering. C

cabbhid; s. m. stammering, an impediment in speech.

nyn gabbid; s. your, &c. stammering. C

cabbag; s. f. a dock, bloodwort; pl. -yn.

e chabbag; s. his dock. C

cabbag-ny-hawin; s. f. colt’s-foot, cough-wort, hart’s-hoof.

cabbagagh; a.

s’cabbagagh; a. how full of docks. C

s’cabbagee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

cabbal; s. f. a chapel; pl. -yn.

e chabbal; s. his chapel. C

cabbane; s. m. a cabin, tent, tabernacle; pl. -yn.

e chabbane; s. his cabin. C

nyn gaabane; s. your, &c. cabin, &c. C

cabbaney; v. tabernacling.

cabbyl; s. m. a horse; pl. 76 [cabbil].

e chabbyl; s. his horse; pl. 76. There are many other words that aspirate or change the c to ch [as] <and> e (his), such as dy, drogh, dty, my, er, feer, ro, yn, &c. C

nyn gabbyl; s. your, &c. horse. C

e chabbil; his horses.

chabbil; a. d. of horse or horses.

re-hollys vooar ny gabbyl; s. f. the moonlight-that immediately follows the former [sc. re-hollys vooar yn ouyr].

cabdil; s. f. a chapter; pl. -yn.

yn chabdil; s. the chapter. C

nyn gabdil; s. your, &c. chapter. C

cabdilagh; a. d. belonging to a chapter.

caboon; s. m. a capon, a gelded cock; pl. -yn.

yn chaboon; s. [m]. the capon. C

cadd; v. defend; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

caddey; v,

dy chaddey; v. to defend; Isa. iv. 5: As er ooilley ynnydyn vaghee cronk Zion, as er e slane sheshaght, nee’n Chiarn bodjal as jaagh y chaddey ’sy laa, as soilshean aile sollys ’syn oie bee coodagh er ooilley yn ghloyr. And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. C [In fact, chaddey in this passage is no doubt for chiaddey ‘create’; there is another case of this spelling in the 1795 Hymn Book (Lewin & Wheeler 2019:  Hymn 241).]

caddit; 85. defended, protected.

caddil; v. i. sleep, sleep on thou.

cadl; v. sleep: -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha gadl or gadlee; v. not sleep; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

my chadlys; v. if shall or will sleep; or as it is in Ex. xxii. 27, chaidlys: Son shen e ynrican coodagh, coamrey e chorp eh: cre ayn chaidlys eh? For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? C

chaddil; v. slept, did sleep.

cadley; v.

er chadley; v. hath, &c. slept. C

cadley; s. m. sleep; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

nyn gadley; s. your, &c. sleep. C

cadlee; a. d. of sleep, or sleeping.

gorley-cadlee; s. lethargy.

cadlagh; a. sleepy, drowsy.

s’cadlagh; a. how sleepy or drowsy. C

s’cadlee; a. sleepier, sleepiest.

trome-chadlagh; a. drowsy.

cadlag; s. m. a sleeper, a sluggard, such as sleep a long time, as the bat, butterfly, &c.; pl. -yn.

yn chadlag; s. the sleeper. C

nyn gadlag; s. your, &c. sleeper. C

cadleyder; s.

nyn gadleyder; s. your, &c. sleeper. C

drogh chadleyder; s. a bad sleeper. C

caddym; s. m. a disease in horses, called the glampus [OED lampas], which causes a great enlargement of the gums.

yn chaddym; s. the glampus. C

nyn gaddym; s. your, &c. glampus. C

caddymit; 85. having the glampus.

cadjer; s. m. a huckster, a monger.

yn chadjer; s. the huckster. C

nyn gadjer; s. your, &c. huckster. C

cadjeragh; a. huckstering.

cadjerys; s. m. huckstery, mongery.

nyn gadjerys; s. your, &c. mongery. C

cadjin; [a.] common, general, catholic, universal, ordinary.

s’cadjin; a. how common. C

s’cadjinee; a. more common, most common. C

feer chadjin; a. very common. C

neu-chadjin; a. uncommon, rare; Dan. ii. 11: As te red neu-chadjin ta’n ree dy hirrey, as cha vel fer erbee elley oddys soilshaghey shoh fenish y ree, er-lhimmey jeh ny flaunyssee hene, nagh vel y cummal oc marish deiney. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

cadjinagh; a. [adv. ?] commonly, generally, &c.

or caitnagh; a.

aanrit caitnagh; fustian [OED: Formerly, a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax. Now, a thick, twilled, cotton cloth with a short pile or nap].

cadjinys; s. m. common custom, vulgarity.

nyn gadjinys; s. your, &c.  commonness. C

caitnys; s.

yn chaitnys; s. the common, the nap [?]. C

nyn gaitnys; s. their, &c. common, or nap. C

cagg; v.

caggym; v. I will make war.

caggys; v. shall, &c. make war.

caggagh; v. would war, or make battle.

cha gagg; v. not war or make battle; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

chagg; v. did war. C

caggit; 85. fought.

caggey; s. m. war, battle; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn chaggey; s. the war. C

nyn gaggey; s. your, &c. war. pl. 67. C

caggee; a. d. of war, or battle.

bayrn-caggee; s. m. a helmet.

eilley chaggee; s. f. armour for war.

lhong-chaggee; s. f. a man of war.

chah; a. d. of battle; Zec. xiv. 3: Eisht hed yn Chiarn magh, as nee eh caggey noi ny ashoonee shen, myr ren eh caggey ayns laa yn chah. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

caggeyder; s. m. a warrior; pl. -yn.

nyn gaggeyder; s. your, &c. warrior; pl. -yn. C

caggoil; a. warlike, hostile, militant.

caghlaa; s. m. change, diversity, alteration, difference; pl. -ghyn.

nyn gaghlaa; s. your, &c. change; pl. -ghyn. C

caghlaaee; a. d. of change or changes.

caghlaa; v. -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

chaghlaa; v. did change. C

caghlaait; 85. changed, altered.

s’caghlaït; a. how changed or altered. C

aigney-caghlaait; converted; 85.

neu-chaghlaaee; a. unchangeable, invariable, immutable.

caghlaader; s. m. one who changes or alters any thing.

ceaghil; v. i. change; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

ceaghl; v. id. -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cheaghil; v. did<, or would>, &c. change; Rom. i. 23: As cheaghil ad gloyr y Jee nagh vod goll naardey, gys jalloo casley rish dooinney ta goll naardey, as eeanlee, as beïyn kiare-chassagh as beishteigyn. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins: -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cha deaghill (sic); v. did not change, changed not [l. cha geaghill ?]. C

ceaghlagh; v. would, &c. change.

ceaghlee; v. will, &c. change.

ceaghlit; 85. changed, altered.

s’ceaghlit; a. how changed or altered. C

cagliagh; s. m. a boundary; pl. 72 [change -iagh to -eeyn].

yn chagliagh; s. m. 6. the boundary. C

nyn gagliagh; s. your, &c. boundary; pl. 72. C

caglit; pt.

neu-chaglit; a. 6. unbounded, unlimited.

cah; s. ‘battle’

chah; a. d. of battle; Zec. xiv. 3: Eisht hed yn Chiarn magh, as nee eh caggey noi ny ashoonee shen, myr ren eh caggey ayns laa yn chah. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

caid; adv. how long.

caign; v. chew, gnaw; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83, -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha gaign; v. not chew or gnaw; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

chaign; v. did chew or gnaw; -agh; -ey; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys. C

caigney; v. chewing, gnawing.

er gaigney; v. hath, &c. chewed, gnawed. C

caignee; a. d. of chewing or gnawing.

caignit; pt.

s’caignit; a. how chewed or gnawed. C

caillin; s. f. a woman; pl. -yn.

cainle; s. f. a candle; pl. -yn.

kainle; s. f. a candle.

yn chainle; s. the candle; pl. -yn. C

nyn gainle; s. your, &c. candle. C

Laa’l Moirrey ny Gianle; s. m. Candlemas-day, kept on the second of February.

cainley; a. d.

lostey-chainley; s. m. the churching of women. Called so, perhaps, from the practice of burning a candle during the service in former times.

cainleagh; a. d. of a candle or candles.

kainlagh; a. d. of a candle or candles.

cainlere or cainleyr; s. m. a candlestick; pl. -yn.

kainlere; s. m. a candlestick; pl. -yn.

yn chainlere; s. the candlestick; pl. -yn. C

nyn gainlere; s. your, &c. candlestick. C

cainlereagh; a. d. of a candlestick, &c.

kainlereagh; a. d. of a candlestick.

cair; s. m. right, share, privilege. S’mooar ta eddyr y chair as yn aggair. [There is a great difference between right and wrong. MWW]

dty chair; s. thy right or share. C

nyn gair; s. your, &c. share, &c. C

cairagh; in. right, well done; a. d. of justice, right, truth.

cairagh; a.

feer chairagh; a. very right, just or exact. C

mee-chairagh; a.

feer vee-chairagh; a. very unjust. M

neu-chairagh; a. unjust, unrighteous, unfair.

cairal; a. just, righteous, upright.

feer chairal; a. very just or upright. C

cair; a.

s’cair; s’cairagh, or s’cairal, a. how just, right, true, upright, righteous. C

s’cairee; a. more and most just, right, &c. C

cairys; s. m. justice, right, equity.

nyn gairys; s. your, &c. right; pl. -syn. C

mee-chairys; s. m. iniquity, injustice.

e vee-chairys; s. his injustice. M

mee-chairysagh; a. iniquitous, unjust; s. m. an unjust person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

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

cair-vie; s. f. a fair wind.

Caisht; s.

yn Chaisht; s. the Easter. C

nyn Gaisht; s. your, &c. Easter; pl. -yn. C

Jeheiney-Cheays or Jeheiney Chaisht; s. m. Good Friday; the cheays or chaisht is from casherick, no doubt.

callin; s.

yn challin; s. the body, the carcase. C

nyn gallin; s. your, &c. body; pl. -yn. C

calmane; s.

yn chalmane; s. the pigeon. C

camm or cam; a.
Prov. “Soddag chamm bolg jeeragh.” [Crooked bannock, straight belly.] C

cammey; a. pl. crooked, wry, bent, oblique.

s’cam; a. how crooked, wrong, distorted, perverted, perverse, wry. C

s’cammey; a. the comparative and superlative of cam and s’cam. C

ro chamm; a. too crooked or bent.

camm; v.

cha gamm or gammee; v. not make crooked or bend; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. [C]

chamm; v. [did] bend; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys.

cammagh; v.

er chammagh; v. hath, &c. bent, &c. C

cammit; 85. bent, made crooked.

s’cammit; a. how bent or made crooked. C

ro chammit; 85, too much bent, &c. C

cammey; s. m. a bend, flexure, incurvation.

yn chammey; s. the crook or bend. C

cammid; s. m. crookedness, curvity.

yn chammid; s. the crookedness. C

nyn gammid; s. your, &c. crookedness. C

camlaagagh; a. crooked, or contrary to law, (perhaps from camleighagh), intricate, perverse; s. m. a froward person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Job v. 13: T’eh goaill y vooinjer chluicagh ayns y chialgeyrys oc hene; as cur shaghrynys er coyrle ny camlaagee. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

s’camlaagagh; a. how illegal, intricate in law, how implex. C

s’camlaagee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

ro chamlaagagh; a. too intricate or perverse.

camlaagys; s. f. crookedness, perverseness, entanglement, intricacy, chicanery.

e chamlaagys; s. his perverseness. C

nyn gamlaagys; s. your, &c. crookedness. C

camlurgagh; a. bow legged.

camstram; a. zigzag, crankled.

ro chamstram; a. too zigzag. C

cammag; s. f. a crutch; pl. -yn.

e chammag; s. his crutch, &c. C

nyn gammag; s. your, &c. crutch; pl. -yn. C

cammag; s. f. a cricket ball; pl. -yn.

bad cammag; [cricket bat].

cammah; adv. why, for what reason.

camman; s. m. a pique, a grudge, ill will.

camman-er-cooinney; a pique or grudge in memory.

camraasagh; s. f. the herb jackins.

cannoo; s.

er-cannoo; a. enamoured, dotingly fond; Ez. xxiii. 12: V’ee er-cannoo lurg ny Assyrianee e naboonyn, captanyn as fir-reill, coamrit yindyssagh stoamey, markiagh er cabbil, ad ooilley deiney aegey aalin. She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.

cant; s. m. an auction; pl. -yn.

yn chant; s. 6. the auction; pl. -yn. C

cant; v. i. bid at auction; v. -agh, 77; -al, 79. -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha gant; v. not auction; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. [C]

chant; v. did auction; -agh; -al; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cantal; v.

cantey; v.

nyn gantey; v. your, &c. auctioning. C

cantit; pt.

s’cantit; a. how auctioned. C

canteyder; s. m. an auctioneer, a bidder at an auction; pl. -yn.

nyn ganteyder; s. your, &c. bidder at an auction. C

cappagh; s. m. a captive; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn chappagh; s. 6. the captive; pl. 71. C

nyn gappagh; s. your, &c. captive; pl. 71. C

dy chappee; <a. d.> of captives. C

cappeeys; s. m. captivity; pl. -syn.

yn chappeeys; s. the captivity. C

nyn gappeeys; s. your, &c. captivity; pl. -yn. C

cappit; 85. confined, captured.

ro chappyt; 85. too confined. C

cappan; s. m. a cup; pl. -yn.

yn chappan; s. the cup; pl. -yn. C

nyn gappan; s. your, &c. cup; pl. -yn. C

captan; s. m. a captain; pl. -yn.

nyn gaptan; s. your, &c. captain; pl. -yn. C

captanys; s.

nyn gaptanys; s. your, &c. captainship. C

car; s. m. a twine, twist, or knot in timber; a twine, twist, a turn round; as, car ny bleeaney (all the year round, throughout or during the year); car y voghrey (all the morning); car y tourree [sic l. touree] (all summer); car yn ouyr (all harvest); car y gheuree (all winter). In speaking of all day or all night, the car is omitted, and we say, fiey laa (all day); and fud ny hoie (all night); pl. see khyr.

yn char; s. the twist, turn, &c. C

nyn gar; s. your, &c. turn, job. &c. C

nyn garr; s. your, &c. twist or turn. C  

cayr; s. m. a knot in timber.

khyr; s. pl. knots.

kyr; s. pl. See khyr.

dy chyr; s. of knots. K

car-coll; s. m. a hitch of a rope; a knot on a timber-head, of that tree [coll ‘hazel’], whence the name Coll.

yn char-choll; s. the hitch. C

carr; v. twist, twine, warp; -agh, 77; -al, 79; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

charragh; v. would, &c. twist or twine. C

char; v. [did twist, &c.]; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

carral; v.

carrit; 85. twisted, twined, warped.

carit or cast; [from cas, v.] 85. twisted.

caraig or carage; s. f. a clock [OED: A name for any kind of beetle] or beetle; pl. -yn. Cha boght as caraig. [As poor as a beetle.]

carbyd; s. m. a bier; pl. -yn or 76 [carbid].

yn charbyd; s. 6. the bier; pl. 76. C

nyn garbyd; s. your, &c. bier; pl. -yn or 76.

carchuillag; s. f. a fly, a gnat; pl. -yn.

yn charchuillag; s. the fly. C

nyn garchuillag;  s. your, &c. fly; pl. -yn. C.

carmeish; s. f. a canvass, a coarse sheet; pl. -yn.

yn charmeish; s. the canvass. C

nyn garmeish; s. your, &c. coarse sheet. C

canveish; s.

nyn ganveish; s. your, &c. canvass; pl. -yn. C

carn or carnane; s. m. a heap or knob; a heap or pile erected in memory of a dead person, or of some memorable event; pl. -yn; (barrows).

yn charn; s. the monument. C

nyn garn; s. your, &c. monumental pile. C

yn charnane; s. the heap, &c. C

nyn garnane; s. your, &c. heap; pl. -yn. C

carnane-freeney; s. m. the head of a pin.

carnaneagh; a. full of heaps, &c.

s’carnanagh; a. how full of heaps. C

s’carnanee; a. more and most full of heaps. C

carnoain; s. m. a large bee or beetle.

yn charnoain; s. the large bee. C

nyn garnoain; s. your, &c. beetle; pl. -yn. C

carr; s. m. a tune; as, carr daunse (a tune to dance to); carr y phoosee (the marriage tune). Ta lane çhyndaaghyn ayns carr y phoosee. [There are many turns in the marriage tune.]

yn charr; s. the tune. C

nyn garr; s. your, &c. tune.  

carrag; s. f. a carious animal.

carragh; a. affected with the scurvy or scabs, scabious. Te feer aasagh cur fuill ass kione carragh. [It’s very simple to bring blood out of a scabby head.]

s’carragh; a. how carious or rotten. C

s’carree; a. id., comp. and sup. C,

ro charragh; a. too carious. C

fannag charragh; s.

y n’hannag charragh; s. the scald crow. F

gorley-carragh; s. the scurvy.

carrid; s. m. cariousness, scabbedness.

yn charrid; s. the cariousness, or cariosity. C

carrage; s. f. a carrot; pl. -yn.

yn charrage; s. the carrot. C

nyn garrage; s. your, &c. carrot. C

carran; s. f. small white shells that grow on the rocks under full sea mark.

carrane or kerrane; s. f. a sandal, a cover for the sole and sides of the foot made of raw hide, salted and dried, and laced with thongs of the same on the top of the foot; pl. -yn. The Welsh have cwaran for a shoe, and carrai for a shoe latchet.

yn charrane; s. the sandal; pl. -yn. C

nyn garrane; s. your, &c. sandal; pl. -yn. K or C

carree; s. f. the scud, or small clouds that fly with the wind.

carrey; s. m. a friend, a crony. Is this word derived from carr? (twist, twine, or warp —so is every friend’s heart about his friend’s); or from carus, Lat. (dear); pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

dty charrey; s. 6. thy friend. C

nyn garrey; s. your, &c. friend. pl. 67. C

nyn garraghyn; s. pl. those who befriend you. C

caarjyn; s. pl. friends; pl. of carrey.

nyn gaarjyn; s. your, &c. friends.  C

caardys; s. m. kindred, pedigree, genealogy.

<caarjys or> caardys; s. m. relationship by blood, consanguinity; Neh. xiii. 4: Son roish shoh, va Eliashib yn saggyrt, er va currym shamyryn-tashtee thie’n Jee ain, caardys da Tobiah. And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah.

nyn gaardys; s. your, &c. genealogy; Ezra ii. 62: Hir ad shoh ayns lioar nyn gynneeyn son coontey nyn gaardys, agh cha row ad ry-gheddyn: er-y-fa shen, v'ad chyndait veih'n taggyrtys, myr neu-chooie son yn oik. These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. C

caarjys; s. [friendship]

e chaarjys; s. his friendship. C

nyn gaarjys; s. your, &c. friendship. C

caarjysagh; a. friendly, relatively.

s’caarjyssagh; a. how friendly. C

s’caarjyssee; a. more friendly, most friendly. C

ro chaarjyssagh; a. too friendly. C

carriads; s. f. something done unwillingly; high-road labour.

yn charriads; s. the high-road labour. C

nyn garriads; s. your, &c. high-road labour; pl. -syn; something wearisome to carry or perform. C

carrick; s. f. a strong hold, a fortress, Jer. vi. 27: Ta mee er dty hoiaghey son toor as carrick mastey my phobble, dy vod oo toiggal as prowal nyn raaidyn. I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way; and which, in former times, had water round, whence it is now applied to a rock in the sea; the chancel of the church, from its being a place of refuge or safety in some cases, as catching hold of the horns of the altar.

yn charrick; s. the stronghold, the fortress, the rock in the sea.

carree; a. d. the chancel of a church. Vod fir charree soie[?] (Can those that minister in the chancel, or at the altar, or the ministers of the chancel, sit[?]).

yn charree; s. the chancel.

carroo; s. m. a carp; pl. 73 [see kerriu below].

karroo; See carroo.

yn charroo; s. the carp. C

nyn garroo; s. your, &c. carp. C

kerriu; s. pl. carps; the pl. of carroo.

e cherriu; s. pl. his carps. C

cartage; s. f. a gadder, Ecclesiasticus xxvi. 8: Ta ben veshtal, as cartage ny dhieyn doostey lane boirey, as cha jean ee keiltyn y nearey eck hene. A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame.

carthan; s. m. an insect found to have no vent below. Deeasee yn charthan e hoyn woish as cha dooar eh arragh eh. [The carthan lent his breech, and he got it no more.]

carval; s. f. a carol; pl. -yn.

yn charval; s. 6. the carol. C

nyn garval; s. your, &c. carol; pl. -yn. C

cas; v. twist, twist thou, turn, whirl; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha gas; v. not twist; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94.

chas; v. did twist, twisted; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms.

casey; v. turning, whirling, twisting; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

dy chasey; v. to twist, to twine. C

er gasey; v. hath, &c. twisted, &c. C

casit or cast; 85. twisted.

s’cast; a. how twisted or twined. C

ro chast; 85. too much twisted.

dooan-y-chione-cast; s. f. the herb self-heal.

cassee; a. d. of winding, curling, or twisting, (as stairs); 1 Kings vi. 8: Va’n dorrys son y chiamyr veanagh er cheu yesh y thie: as hie ad seose er greeshyn cassee ’sy chiamyr veanagh, as ass y chiamyr veanagh hie ad stiagh ’sy trass. The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

yeeal-chassee; s. f. a piece of thong tied between the handle and the rod of a flail, whereon it works.

casey; s. m. twist.

daa chassey; s. two wreaths; 2 Chron. iv. 12: Ta shen, yn daa phillar, as ny booghyn, as ny atteeyn v’er kione y daa phillar, as yn daa chassey dy coodaghey’n daa cheeill ny atteeyn v’er kione ny pillaryn. To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars. C

caseyder; s. m. a twister; pl. -yn.

nyn gaseyder; s. your, &c. one who twists; pl. -yn.

casag; s. f. a curl; pl. -yn.

nyn gasag; s. your, &c. curl; pl. -yn. C

casagagh; a. curly, having curls.

caslagh; s. m. a coil; pl. -yn.

caslagh; v. would, &c. coil. [misprint for cas(s)agh ?]

casherick; a. holy, sanctified, sacred.

s’chasherick (sic); a. how holy or hallowed. C

s’chasherickey (sic); a. id., comp. and sup. C

Yee Chasherick; a. Holy God. C

anchasherick; a. unholy, unsanctified, profane, wicked, impious.

s’anchasherick; a. how unholy, unsanctified or profane. A

s’anchasherickey; a. id., comp. and sup. A

casherickee; v. i. sanctified, &c.

casherickey; v. dedicating, sanctifying.

dy chasherickey; v. to sanctify, &c. C

er nyn gasherickey; v. hath, &c. been sanctified; Acts xxvi. 18: ...dy vod ad leih peccaghyn y gheddyn, as eiraght nyn mast' ocsyn t'er nyn gasherickey liorish y credjue ta aynym's. ...that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

casherickys; s. m. holiness, sanctity, sacredness, sanctification.

e chasherickys; s. his holiness. C

anchasherickys; s. unholiness, impiety, profaneness, wickedness.

cashtal; s.

yn chashtal; s. the castle. C

casley; [a.] like, resembling.

anchasley; a. unlike, different.

s’anchasley; a. how different, how unlike; comp. and sup. A

neu-chasley; a. different, unlike.

co-casley (sic); a. equal in likeness, alike.

caslid; s. m. uniformity.

caslys; s. m. likeness, resemblance; sign, or appearance; as, caslys scaddan (sign of herrings); pl. -yn.

e chaslys; s. his likeness. C

nyn gaslys; s. your, &c. likeness, or sign; pl. -syn.C

anchaslys; s. m. difference; pl. -yn.

neu-chaslys; s. f. difference, unlikeness.

co-caslys (sic); s. m. likeness, form, portrait.

yn cho-chaslys; s. the likeness. C

nyn go-chaslys; s. your, &c. likeness, analogy. C

cass; s. f. a foot, the foot of any thing. The handle of various things is called cass, as of a spade, fork, &c.; the handle of a flail, as an exception, is called loaghrane, as all the others ought to be; pl. -yn. See trie.

yn chass; s. the foot. C

nyn gass; s. your, &c. foot; pl. -yn. C

cosh or coshey; a. d. of the foot or feet.

chosh; a. d. of the foot or feet. C

er nyn gosh; on your, &c. foot or feet. C

fo-chosh; adv. under foot, beneath, overcome; currit fo-chosh (subdued).

jeh-chash; a. wild, unruly. The metaphor in this word is no doubt taken from jeh (of), and chash, or chosh (of the feet); a horse or other unruly beast that rears its feet off the ground.

ry-chosh; adv. by the feet, by foot.

kesmad-coshey; a foot step.

cosh-ry-cholbey; a. going in a body together, walking cheek-by-jowl.

cassit; 85. having feet, footed.

cass-feeagh; s. f. craws-foot, [Dictionary of the Scots Language: crawsfoot: a wild hyacinth], gold-knobs [?].

cass-olley; s. f. hairs of old wool that adhere to sheep, whereby the fleece is kept on longer at shearing time; some will have it to mean caslys olley (the sign of new wool, or new growth); it is common to call leg, cass; as, cass stoyl (the foot of a stool); cass vrisht (a broken leg).

cass-rooisht; a. bare-foot, bare-footed.

far-chass; s. f. a piece put on the shaft of a sledge car to lengthen it when worn too short; a false or wooden leg or foot; pl. -yn.

mair chass; s. f. a toe.

mwannal cass; s. f. (sic) the small of the leg.

ordaag-chass; s. f. a great toe; pl. ordaagyn-cass.

cassagh; a. having feet; as, maase kiare cassagh (quadrupeds).

chassagh; a. d. of feet. C

kiare chassagh; a. four-footed, quadruped.

loam-choshagh; a. bare-footed.

skeilt-chassagh; a. cloven-footed.

cassan; s. m. a path, a track; pl. -yn.

yn chassan; s. the path, &c. C

nyn gassan; s. your, &c. path; pl. -yn. C

cassan-ayns-keyll; s. m. a grove.

cassan-ny-greiney; s. m. the zodiac.

cassanagh; a. having paths or tracks.

s’cassanagh; a. how full of paths. C

s’cassanee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

anchassanagh; a. trackless.

coshagh; s. m. a pedestrian. This word is seldom used. See <chosee>[coshee].

yn choshagh; s. 6. the pedestrian. This word or its radical is seldom used: it is the plural choshee that is made use of, which see. C

coshee; s. m. pedestrian, foot travellers, foot-men. This word is used for both singular and plural; a. d. of travelling on foot.

yn choshee; s. 6. the pedestrian or footman. This ought to be the plural of choshagh. C

nyn goshee; s. your, &c. travellers on foot. C

coshee-ghorley; s. pl. travellers that have some ailment in their feet, lame travellers.

e choshee-ghorley; s. his maim footed. C

coshee-rooisht; s. pl. barefeet or barefooted travellers.

e choshee-rooisht; his bare footed travellers.

coshal; s. f. a treadle; pl. -yn.

yn choshal; s. the treadle. C

codjal; s. m. a treadle; pl. -yn. See coshal.

cosheeaght; s. m. the action of walking. Goll ayns cosheeaght hionn (going in quick pace).

e chosheeaght; s. his speed in walking. C

cassid; v.

dy chasid; v. to accuse. C

cooyl-cassid; v. backbiting; <Rom. i. 30>[See below cooyl-cassidagh].

casseyder or casseydagh; s. m. an accuser; pl. -yn, 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn chasidagh; s. the accuser; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]. C

cooyl-cassidagh; s. m. a backbiter; 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.]

cassey-foalsey; s. m. a false accuser.

cast; v. i. quell, defeat; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

chast; v. did quell or conquer; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94, C

castey; v. quelling, defeating; 2 Sam. xvii. 14: Son veih’n Chiarn ve dy chastey coyrle chreeney Ahitophel, dy chooilleeney er Absalom yn olk va’n Chiarn er chiarail n’oï. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

dy chastey; v. to quell, &c. C

er nyn gastey; v. hath been quelled, conquered, &c. C

castit; 85. quelled, defeated, turned off.

s’castit; a. how quelled or overcome. C

ro chastit; 85. too quelled, &c. C

casteyder; s.

yn chasteyder; s. the queller, &c. C

castrecair; a. in a tolerable way, passable.

cathair; s. f. a chair; Gal. pl. -yn.

Catreeney; s. f. Catharine.

Laa’l Chatreeney; s. Catharine’s day. C

nyn Gatreeney; s. your, &c. Catharine. C

caulg; s. f. the awns [OED: The delicate spinous process, or ‘beard,’ that terminates the grain-sheath of barley, oats, and other grasses] of barley, the hards or shoves [OED: The woody core of flax or hemp] of flax.

yn chaulg; s. the awns, &c. C

nyn gaulg; s. your, &c. awns, hards, &c. C

caulgagh; a. having awns or hards.

s’calgagh; a. full of awns. C

s’calgee; a. more and most full of awns. C

cay; s.

yn chay; s. the quay. C

cayr; s. f. a car.

nyn gayr; s. your, &c. car or carriage. C

khyr; s. pl. cars.

cayrn; s. m. a trumpet, a horn to blow, a bugle.

yn chayrn; s. the trumpet. C

nyn gayrn; s. your, &c. trumpet. C

cayrnee; a. d.

fir chayrnee; s. trumpeters. C

cayrn; v. blow or sound the trumpet; -agh, 77; -al, 79; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

chayrn; v. did blow the trumpet; -agh; -al; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cayrnal; v.

cayrnit; 85. blown, sounded.

cayrneyder; s. m. a blower, &c.

yn chayrneyder; s. the trumpeter. C

ceab; s. m. a clod or lump of earth.

yn cheab; s. 6. the clod. C

nyn geab; s. your, &c. clod. C

ceabbagh; a. (or cabbagh, as it is usually sounded), claddy, full of clods, or small masses of earth; s. m. land is so called the second year after being ploughed, from lea; perhaps in consequence of its rising in clods.

yn cheabbagh; s. the cloddy land. C

nyn geabbagh or gabbagh; s. your, &c. cloddy land. C

ceau; v. wear, cast, upbraid, spending; raining, casting past; 1 Peter, i. 17: As my ta shiu genmys eshyn nyn Ayr, ta fegooish jannoo soiagh jeh persoonyn, briwnys cordail rish obbyr dy chooilley ghooinney, ceau-jee earish nyn droailtys ayns shoh ayns aggle. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha geau; v. not cast, throw, rain, or wear; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cheau; v. did cast, wear, &c.; it is also used for did rain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

ceauit or ceaut; 85. worn, cast, cast away, spent; Rom. xiii. 12: Ta’n oie foddey ceaut, ta’n laa er-gerrey. The night is far spent, the day is at hand.

s’ceaut; a. how worn, cast, or thrown. C

ro cheauit; or cheaut, 85. too much worn, &c. C

ceaueyder; s. m. a wearer, &c.

ceelyn; s. m. ceiling; 1 Kings vi. 15: As hrog eh voallaghyn y thie cheu-sthie lesh buird-cedar, chammah laare y thie as ceelyn ny voallaghyn: as choodee eh ad er cheu-sthie lesh fuygh, as choodee eh laare y thie lesh plankyn-juys. And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

cha; adv. not. For the sound that the ch has in this word, see remark 6; and all the words which follow commencing with ch have the same aspiration, unless noticed to the contrary by the insertion of the figure 5. Cha is always placed before verbs to make negatives, as we have not a Manks word for no; it is used as, cha beagh (would not be); cha liass (need not); cha vel (is not or are not); cha row (was not), &c.
      Cha is often improperly used for as and so. See Manks Scriptures, Josh. viii. 19; 2 Sam. xxii. 45; Psl. xviii. 45, and lviii. 3; Ex. ii. 18; Job xlii. 15, &c. &c. If cho had been substituted for cha, in these latter instances, I think it would have been much better. [See cho.]

chamoo; conj. neither, not either, not more.

çhaggyl; v. 5. assemble; Ez. xxxix. 17: Chaggle-jee shiu hene, as tar-jee cooidjagh er dagh cheu, gys yn oural aym’s, shen ta mee dy hebbal er nyn son, eer oural mooar er sleityn Israel, dy vod shiu gee yn eill, as giu yn uill. Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ch

cha jagl* or jaggil; v. not gather; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

çhaglys; v. 5. shall, &c. gather.

hagl or haggil; v. did gather or gathered; Ex. xvi. 18: As tra howse ad eh lesh omer, cha row veg harrish echeysyn ren mooarane y haglym, as ersyn haggil cooid y veggan, cha row dolley: ren dy chooilley ghooinney chaglym rere feme e hie. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. Ch

çhaglym; v. 5. gathering together.

çhaggley; v. 5. gather, gather together.

dy hagley or haglym; v. to gather. Ch

çhaglit; 85. 5. gathered, assembled.

neu-çhaglit (sic: ?neu-haglit); a. 5. ungathered.

çhaglym; s. a collection, a contribution; Rom. xv. 26: Son s’gooidsave lhieusyn jeh Macedonia as Achaia, dy yannoo chaglym ennagh son ny Creesteenyn boghtey ta ec Jerusalem. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

çhagh; s. m. [5]. a hiding place; Nah. ii. 11, 12: C’raad ta oayll ny lionyn, as chagh ny lionyn aegey? raad ren y lion, eer y chenn lion shooyl, as quallian y lion, as cha row eh ayns dooinney erbee dy chur aggle orroo. Ren y lion raipey nyn saie son e whuallianyn, as stroie son e lionyn bwoirryn as lhieen eh yn chagh echey lesh cragh, as ny ooigyn echey lesh convayrtyn. Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

çhaghter; s. m. 5. a messenger; pl. -yn.

e haghter; s. his messenger. Ch

nyn jaghter; s. your, &c. messenger. Ch

çhaghteraght; s. m. 5. a message; pl. -yn.

e haghteraght; s. his message. Ch

nyn jaghteraght; s. your, &c. message. Ch

çhaghter-reeoil; s. m. 5. an ambassador.

chaie; a. d. the other, the change; as, laa chaie (the other day).

laa-chaie; s. the other day. This chaie comes from caghlaa (change), the change of a day.

çharbaa; v. 5. weaning. This word and its derivatives are sounded as ch in charter (English); -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

çharbaaee; a. d. 5. of weaning.

cha jarbaa; v. not wean; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

harbaa; v. did wean or weaned; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çharbait; pt.

s’çharbaït; a. how weaned. Ch

ro harbait; 85. too weaned. Ch

çhea; v. 5. fleeing, retreating: -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

nyn jea; v. your &c., fleeing or retreating. Ch

cha jea; v. not flee or retreat. Ch

hea; v. did flee, fled; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

dy hea; v. to flee, shun, or retreat. Ch

er-çhea; v. fleeing, fled; roie-er-çhea (retreating).

çheb or çhebb*; v. 5. bid or offer; -agh, 77; -al, 79; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

heb or hebb*; v. offered, did offer, bade or did bid; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

cha jeb or jebb*; v. not bid or offer; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

çhebbal; v.

dy hebbal; v. to bid, offer or proffer. Ch

nyn jebbal; v. your, &c. offering or bidding.

çhebbit; pl. 5. bidden, offered, bade.

çheb; s. m. a bid, or offer.

çhebbeyder; s. m. 5. a bidder, an offerer.

çhee; v. 5. seeking; Luke xi. 24: Tra ta’n spyrryd neu-ghlen er gholl ass dooinney, t’eh shooyll trooid faasaghyn fadaneagh, chee aash, agh ayns fardail, eisht t’eh gra, Hem reesht gys my hie, veih haink mee. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

er-çhee-goll; adv. about to go; er-çhee dy yannoo (about to do, about to act).

çheer; s. f. country; pl. -aghyn.

e heer; s. his country; pl. -aghyn. Ch

nyn gheer; s. your, &c. country; Josh. x. 42: As ooilley ny reeaghyn shoh as nyn gheer ren Joshua 'ghoaill mysh yn un traa; son dy ren y Chiarn Jee Israel caggey ayns lieh Israel. And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. This word must be an error. See jeer, as it ought to be.[36]

nyn jeer; s. your &c. country; pl. -aghyn. Ch

çheerey; a. d. 5. of a country.

balley-beg-çheerey; s. m. a village.

dooinney-çheerey; s. m. a countryman.

çheer; v. 5. dry with heat or fire; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha jeer; v. not dry by fire or heat; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.

heer; v. dried, did dry with fire, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çheerey; v.

dy heerey; v. to dry by heat of fire. Ch

nyn jeerey; s. your, &c. drying. Ch

çheerit or çheert; 85. 5. dried by fire.

ro heert; 85. too dried. Ch

çheerey; s. m. 5. torrefaction, drying; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

çheeree; a. d. 5. of torrefaction or drying.

çheereyder; s. m. 5. one who dries.

nyn jeereyder; s. your, &c. drier. Ch

çheet; v. 5. coming.

çheet dy ve; becoming, to become.

nyn jeet; s. your &c. coming, arrival. Ch

dy heet; v. to come. Dy heet er-ash, v. is to appear. [Ch]

er jeet; v. hath, &c. come, arrived. Ch

er-jeet; pt. hath, &c. come or arrived.

ry-heet; v. to come, being to come.

çheet-er-y-hoshiaght; v. 5. coming forward, prospering, gaining in any thing.

çheet-magh-ollish; s. f. 5. perspiration.

çheet-stiagh; s. m. 5. an income; pl. -yn.

hig or higg*; v. will or wilt, shall or shalt come; -ym; -yms. Ch

jigym; p. will I come? -s, id. em.

jig oo; p. wilt thou come? The answer in the affirmative would be hig; in the negative cha jig.

haink; v. came, did come, became. Ch

daink; v. did or didst come.

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tar; v. come, come away. This word, I think, is derived from taare or tayr (catch), and not from çheet (come).

darrin; p. would I come, or would I go[?]1 Cor. iv. 18: Nish ta paart er n'aase mooaralagh myr nagh darrin hiu. Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. -s, id. em. Ch

darragh oo; v. wouldst thou come[?]. It is also used for wouldst thou go. See 62. Ch

my harr* or harragh; v. if go or come; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. C

harrin; [v.] I would go or come. See roin. Ch

çheh; a. 5. hot, calid, warm; Rev. iii. 15: Shione dou dty obbraghyn, nagh vel oo edyr feayr ny cheh: baill-ym dy beagh oo edyr feayr ny cheh. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

s’çhoe; a. warmer, warmest; hotter, hottest; the comp. and sup. of çheh. C

ro heh; a. too hot, too warm. Ch

çhia; a. 5. See çheh.

çhiass; s. 5. calidity, heat, warmth.

dy hiass; s. of heat or warmth. Ch

blaa-hiass; s. m. lukewarmth.

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

yn çhiassagh or çhiassaghey; s. m. 5. the fever.

çhiasseyder; s. m. 5. a heater; pl. -yn.

cheilley; pro. ‘one another’

dy cheilley; adv. together, joined.

cab-ry-cheilley; s. f. a pair of scissors.

coyrt-dy-cheilley; v. joining.

fo-my-cheilley; adv. through others, subverting; 2 Tim. ii. 14: Jeh ny reddyn shoh cur ad ayns cooinaghtyn, coyrt currym orroo kiongoyrt rish y Chiarn, nagh streeu ad mysh focklyn nagh vel gys veg yn ymmyd, agh dy choyrt sleih fo-my-cheilley. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

fud-y-cheilley; adv. through others, mixed.

fud-y-cheilley; adv. mixed through others.

kione-y-cheilley; adv. through others, mixed.

lesh-y-cheilley; adv. one with another.

lurg-y-cheilley; adv. 6. after one another.

my-cheilley; a. continuous, together.

veih my cheilley; adv. asunder.

ry-cheilley; adv. together, stuck together.

goll-ry-cheilley; adv. like one another, alike.

neu-gholl-ry-cheilley; a. dissimilar.

neu-gholl-ry-cheillid; s. m. dissimilarity.

çheinjean; s. m. 5. a bonfire; pl. -yn.

çhelleeragh; adv. 5. directly, immediately, forthwith, straightway, without delay, straight forward.

s’çhilleeragh (sic: stress); a. how direct or strait forward. C

s’çhilleeree (sic: stress); a. id., comp. and sup. C

çhelleerid; s. m. 5. directness, &c.

çhemmal; s.

yn çhemmal; s. 5. the hem.

çhengey; s. f. 5. tongue; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

e hengey; s. his tongue. Ch

nyn jengey; s. your, &c. tongue; pl. 67. Ch

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

lus y çhengey veg; s. f. mouse-ear.

çhenjagh; s.

yn çhenjagh; s. m. 5. the extortioner; Isa. xvi. 4: Lhig da ny eebyrtee aym’s cummal mayrt’s, Voab: bee uss scaa dauesyn veih eddin y spooilleyder: son ta’n chenjagh ec kione, ta’n cragheyder harrish, ta ny tranlaasee stroit ass y cheer. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

çhent; s. m. 5. a flash; pl. -yn; Ez. i. 14: As roie ny cretooryn bio, as hyndaa ad goll-rish chentyn-taarnee. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

çherr; v.

cha jerr* or jerree; v. not perish; -agh; -in; -ins; -yms, 94. Ch

çherraghtyn; v.

dy herraghtyn; v. to perish. Ch

er jerraghtyn; v. hath, &c. perished. Ch

çhesh-vean; s.

sy çhesh-vean; s. 5. in the exact middle.

çheu; s. f. 5. side. This word differs from lhiattee, also side; as it would be improper to say, er y lhiattee echey (for one who was on a man’s side); we therefore say, er y çheu echey. Çheu-heear (west side), is sometimes used for behind; çheu-hiar (east side).

e heu; s. his side; derrey heu (one side). Ch

nyn jeu; s. your, &c. side. Ch

nyn gheu (sic); s. your, &c. side. Ch

çheu-asstan; the side out of sight.

çheu-mooie; s. m. outside, besides, except; Acts viii. 1: …as v’ad ooilley er nyn skeayley magh trooid cheeraghyn Yudea as Samaria, cheu mooie jeh ny ostyllyn. …and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

çheu-sthie; s. m. 5. inside. There is a very improper change of the word çheu to lheu on the south-side of the Island.

çhiamble; s. f. 5. a temple; pl. -yn.

e hiamble; s. his temple. Ch

nyn ghiamble (sic); s. your, &c. temple, C[h]

çhiarn; s. m. 5. lord.

e hiarn; s. his lord; pl. -yn. Ch

nyn Jiarn; s. our, &c. Lord. Ch

moyll y Çhiarn; in. hallelujah.

çhiarnagh; a. lordly.

çhiarnid; s. m. lordliness.

çhiarnys; s. m. lordship, dominion; Mat. xx. 25: Agh deïe Yeesey orroo huggey, as dooyrt eh, Ta fys eu dy vel princeyn ny Hashoonee gymmyrkey chiarnys harrystoo, as ta ny ard-gheiney gymmyrkey reill orroo. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

e hiarnys; s. his lordship; pl. -syn. Ch

çhiarrey; s. m. 5. dry weather after rain; Pro. xxv. 23: Ta’n gheay-twoaie cur lesh chiarrey; myr shen ta eddin fargagh cur ny-host yn chengey chooyl-chassee. The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

çharrey; s. m. 5. dry weather after rain.

çhibbyr; s. f. 5. a well, a spring of water.

çhibbraghyn; s. pl. 5. wells, springs.

e hibbyr; s. his well; pl. -aghyn. Ch

nyn jibbyr; s. your, &c. well. Ch

çhibbyragh; a. d. 5. of a well or wells.

Laa’l Çhybbyr-Ushtey; s. m. Epiphany-day. This ought to be Laa’l çhebbal ooashley, the day of offering worship, as the wise men of the East did, of which it is a commemoration.

çhing; a. sick, ill.

çhingey; a. pl. 5. sick, ill, disordered.

s’çhing; a. how sick or ill. Ch

s’çhingey; a. id., comp. and sup. Ch

ro hing; a. too sick, too ill. Ch

çhing; s. m. 5. a sore, an ulcer;

e hing; s. his sore; pl. -yn. Ch

nyn jing; s. your, &c. sore. Ch

çhingys; s. 5. sickness, illness; pl. -yn.

dty hingys; s. thy sickness. Ch

nyn jingys; s. your, &c. sickness, illness. Ch

çhingey-jee; s. f. 5. a ringworm; pl. çhingaghyn-jee.

chioee; adv. never.

çhiolg; s. 5. stomach or guts.

çhiolgey; a. d.

blennick-çholgey; id. A corruption of bolgey [sc. blennick çhiolgey ‘fat of the guts’ ?]

lus y çhiolg; s. f. golden maiden hair.

çhiollagh; s. 5. hearth or fire place.

dty hiollagh; s. thy hearth; pl. -yn. Ch

nyn jiollagh; s. your, &c. hearth. Ch

çhiollee; a. d. 5. of the hearth, as keeil-çhiollee (the fire side or hearth side).

keeil çhiollee; s. hearth side, or fire side.

hiollee; a. d. of the hearth. Ch

çhionn; v. 5. tighten, fasten, or straiten; -agh, 77; -ey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha jion or jionn*; v. not tighten; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

hionn; v. did tighten, straiten, or fasten; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çhionney; v,

dy hionney; v. to tighten, straiten, &c. Ch

nyn jionney; v. your, &c. tightening, straitening; 2 Cor. vi<ii>. 12: Cha vel shiuish er nyn jionney ayninyn, agh ta shiuish chionnit ayns ny creeaghyn eu hene. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

çhionnit; pt.

çhionnt; 85. 5. tightened, straitened.

s’çhionnit or s’çhiont; 85. how tightened or straitened. C

ro hionnt; 85. too tightened, &c. Ch

çhionn; a. 5. fast, speedy; hardly.

çhionney; a. pl. 5. strait, tight, fast.

s’çhionn; a. how tight, fast, strait. C

s’çhenney; a. the comp. and sup. of çhion, tighter, tightest; faster, fastest; straiter, straitest; Acts xxvi. 5: Bione daue mee er-dyn toshiaght (my yinnagh ad feanish y ymmyrkey) lurg yn aght schenney jeh’n chredjue ain, dy ren mee baghey my Pharisee. Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. C

yn çhennar (sic: stress); 5. (from çhion), the strait passage.

çhennid; s. m. 5. tightness, straitness, distress.

çhennid vooar; a. a great strait; 1 Chron. xxi. 13: As dooyrt David rish Gad, Ta mee ayns chennid vooar: lhig dou nish tuittym fo laue’n Chiarn, (son s’mooar ta e vyghinyn) agh ny lhig dou tuittym ayns laue dooinney. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man. M

e hennid; s. his straitness, tightness, distress. Ch

nyn jennid; s. your, &c. straitness, &c. Ch

çhiow; v. 5. warm, warming, heating; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88; s. a warming.

çhiowee; a. d. 5. of warming, heating, &c.

cha jiow; v. not warm or heat; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

hiow; v. did warm, warmed; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çhiowit; pt.

çhiowt; 85. warmed, heated.

s’çhiowit or s’çhiowt; a. how warmed. C

çhioweyder; s. m. a warmer; pl. -yn.

çhiu; a. 5. thick, dense, gross, close.

çhioo; a. 5. thick. See also çhiu.

s’çhioo or s’çhiu; a. how thick or dense. C

s’çhee; a. the comp. and sup. of çhiu. Prov. “Ta fuill ny s’çhee na ushtey.” [Blood is thicker than water.] C

s’çheey; a. pl. the comp. and sup. of çhiu, when speaking in the plural number. C

ro hiu; a. too thick, dense, &c. Ch

çhiu; v.

hiu; v. did thicken or condense. Ch

çhiuchey; v. thickening.

dy hiuchey; v. to thicken or condense. Ch

er jiughey; v. hath, &c. thickened. Ch

çheeid; s. 5. thickness, density.

e heeid; s. his thickness. Ch

çhiu; s. m. a chew.

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

çhiuit; 85. cut or chewed.

cho; adv. so, as; cho leah (as soon), &c.
Cha is often improperly used for as and so. See Manks Scriptures, Josh. viii. 19: As hrog ny deiney va nyn lhie cooyl-chlea dy tappee orroo ass nyn follaghyn, as roie ad cha leah as v'eh er heeyney magh e laue. And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand;
2 Sam. xxii. 45: Nee joarreeyn ginjillaghey ad-hene hym: cha leah's chlinnys ad, ver ad biallys dou. Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me;
Psl. xviii. 45: Cha leah as chlynnys ad jee'm, ver ad biallys dou: agh nee'n chloan yoarree foalsaght rhym. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall humble themselves before me;
Psl. lviii. 3: Ta ny mee-chrauee frourtagh, dy jarroo veih breïn nyn mayrey: cha leah as t'ad er nyn ruggey, t'ad goll er-shaghryn, as loayrt breagyn. The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb: as soon as they are born, they go astray, and speak lies;
Ex. ii. 18: As tra haink ad gys Reuel nyn ayr, dooyrt eh, Kys te dy vel shiu er jeet cha leah jiu? And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?;
Job xlii. 15: As ayns ooilley'n cheer cha row mraane erbee ry-akin cha aalin as inneenyn Yob: as hug nyn ayr daue eiraght mastey nyn mraaraghyn. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren; &c.
If cho had been substituted for cha, in these latter instances, I think it would have been much better.

chammah; adv. (from cho-mie), as well.

chor; s. possible haste; Acts xx. 16: …son v’eh ayns preish siyr, er dy chooilley chor dy ve ec Jerusalem er laa ny Kingeesh. …for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. Is this word from siyr ? S. [Surely the same chor as in er chor erbee ‘anywise, at all costs’. Cf. Acts xviii. 21: Shegin dooys er dy chooilley chor yn feailley shoh ta er-gerrey y reayll ec Jerusalem. I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem.]

choud; adv. as far, while, whilst, till, as long; -s. id. em; Prov. “Bwoaill choud as ta’n yiarn çheh.” [Strike while the iron is hot.]

co-choud; adv. equidistant, equally far.

çhymlee; s. f. 5. the chimney; pl. -yn.

çhymmey; s. m. 5. compassion; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

dy hymmey; s. of compassion. Ch

nyn jymmey; s. your, &c. compassion. Ch

e veeghyn dy hymmey; s. his bowels of compassion; 1 John iii. 17: Agh quoi-erbee ta cooid y theihll shoh echey, as fakin e vraar ayns feme as ta dooney seose e veeghyn dy hymmey voish; kys ta graih Yee tannaghtyn ayn? But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? M

çhymmeydagh; s. m. 5. a compassionate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

çhymmoil; a. 5. compassionate.

ro hymmoil; a. too compassionate. Ch.

çhymmylt; s. m. 5. a foreskin. 1 Sam. xviii. 25: Cha vel y ree shirrey toghyr erbee, agh keead chymmylt jeh ny Philistinee, dy ghoaill cooilleeney er noidyn y ree. The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.

nyn jymmilt; s. your, &c. circumcision. Ch

çhymmyltagh; s. m. 5. a circumcised person.

nyn jymmyltagh [sic: sc. ny hymmyltagh; pl. nyn jymmyltee], s. a circumcised person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Jer. ix. 26: Er Egypt, as Judah, as Edom, as cloan Ammon, as Moab, as ooilley ny t’ayns ny corneilyn sodjey-magh, ta cummal ’syn aasagh: son ta ooilley ny ashoonyn shoh nyn jymmyltee, as ta ooilley thie Israel nyn jymmyltee ayns cree. Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. Ch

çhymmyltey; v.

nyn jymmiltey; v. your, &c. circumcising. Ch

çhymmyltit; 85. 5. circumcised.

çhymn* or çhymnee; v. 5. will or bequeath, commend or devise; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

hymn; v. did will or bequeath, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

my hymnagh; v. if would, &c. will, bequeath, commend. Ch

çhymney; v. devising, bequeathing.

dy hymney; v. to bequeath or commend. Ch

çhymnit; pt.

çhymney; s. m. 5. a will or testament; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

nyn jymney; s. your, &c. will. See also jimney. Ch

nyn jimney; s. your, &c. will, pl. 67. Ch

çhymnee; a. d. 5. of a will or testament; as, feanish çhymnee.

çhymneyder; s. m. 5. a testator, bequeather.

çhyms or çhymsee; v. 5. gather; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha jyms or jymsee; v. not gather; -agh, 77 -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88. Ch

hyms* or hymsee; v. did gather, gathered; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çhymsaghey; v,

dy hymsagh or hymsaghey; v. to gather together, to accumulate. Ch

nyn jymsagh; v. your, &c. gathering. Ch

er jymsaghey; v. hath, &c. gathered. Ch

çhymsit; pt.

s’çhymsit; a. how gathered. Ch

ro hymsit; 85. too gathered together. Ch

çhymseyder; s.

e hymseyder; s. his accumulator, &c. Ch

çhymsagh; a.

s’çhymsagh; a. how much for gathering. C

s’çhymsee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

çhymsagh; s. f. 5. a gathering, a sore; pl. 72 [change -agh to -eeyn].

çhyndaa; v. 5. turn; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

hyndaa; v. did turn, turned; -gh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

cha jyndaa; v. not turn.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Ch

dy hyndaa; v. to turn, to return. Ch

çhyndaït; 85. 5. turned, translated.

s’çhyndaait; a. how turned or converted. C

ro hyndaït; 85. too much turned. Ch

çhyndaa; s. m. a turn; pl. -ghyn.

nyn jyndaaghyn; s. your, &c. turns.

çhyrrym; a. 5. dry, arid.

çhirmey; a. pl. arid, dry.

çhyrmey; a. pl. 5. dry, arid.

s’çhirm; a. how dry, how arid. C

s’çhirmey; a. id., comp. and sup. C

ro hyrrym; a. too dry or arid. Ch

çhirm or çhirrym; v. 5. dry; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84.

çhyrm or çhyrmee; v. 5. dry or make dry; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha jyrm* or jyrmee; v. not dry; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94..

hyrm* or hyrmee; v. did dry, dried; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch

çhyrmaghey; v. 5. drying.

dy hyrmagh or hyrmaghey; v. to dry. Ch

er jyrmaghey; hath, &c. dried. Ch

çhirmee; a. d. of aridity or drying.

çhyrmee; a. d. 5. of drying or dryness.

çhirmit; 85. dried, drained of moisture.

çhyrmit; 85. 5. dried, absorbed.

s’çhirmit; a. how dried. C

ro hyrmit; 85. too dried. Ch

çhirmeyder; s. m. a drier.

çhyrmeyder; s. m. 5. a dryer, an absorbent.

çhirmid; s. m. dryness, drought.

çhyrmid; s. m. 5. dryness, drought.

e hyrmid; s. his dryness. Ch

nyn jyrmid; s. your, &c. dryness. Ch

claare; s. m. a dish; pl. -eyn.

yn chlaare; s. the dish; pl. -eyn. C

claasagh; s. f. a harp; pl. -yn or 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn chlaasagh; s. the harp; pl. -yn. C

nyn glaasagh; s. your, &c. harp. C

clabbagh; a.

bainney clabbagh; curdled or sour milk.

clabbinagh; a. squally, gusty.

s’clabbinagh; a. how gusty, squally, &c. C

s’clabbinee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

feer chlabbinagh; a. very squally. C

clabbinid; s. m. squalliness.

yn chlabbinid; s. the squalliness. C

claddagh; s. m. the bank of a river. Perhaps this word would be more properly clattagh, as it may be derived from clat (a rod); clattagh therefore, would be a marshy place where rods, willows or rushes grow; in Ez. xlviii. 15, it is for suburbs: As ny queig thousaneyn ta faagit ayns y lheead, roie jeeragh lesh ny queig thousaneyn as feed, vees son caitnys cour yn ard-valley, son cummallyn as claddeeyn, as bee yn ard valley ayns y vean echey. And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof; pl. 72 [claddeeyn].

yn chladdagh; s. the marshy bank. C

clag or clagg; s. m. a bell, a clock.

yn chlagg; s. the bell or clock. C

nyn glagg; s. your, &c. clock or bell; pl. see gligg [deest, l. nyn gluig].

cluig; s. pl. bells, clocks.

clag-merriu; s. a knell.

claggan; s.

yn chlaggan; s. the small bell or clock. C

clagh; s. f. a stone; pl. -yn.

yn chlagh; s. the stone; pl. -yn. C

nyn glagh; s. your, &c. stone; pl. -yn. C

cloaie; a. d. of stone or stones; Prov. “Brishys accyrys trooid boallaghyn cloaie.” [Hunger will break through stone walls.]

chloaie; a. d. of a stone or stones. C

clagh-bliehmeayn; s. a grindstone.

clagh-chruin; s. a pebble.

clagh-oaie; s. a gravestone.

clagh-rubban; s. a rubbing stone.

clagh-shleeuee; s. a whetstone.

clagh-wyllin; s. a millstone.

clagh-y-tooill; s. the apple of the eye.

claghyn-cloie; s. the bird stonechatter.

claghyn-geayl; s. the stone, or what is termed gravel in the bladder.

seyir-clagh; s. m. a mason; Galic.

clagh; v. stone; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha glagh; v. not stone; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.

chlagh; v. did stone, stoned; -agh, &c. C

claghey; v. stoning, casting stones on.

dy chlaghey; v. to stone. C

er glaghey; hath, &c. stoned. C

claghit; 85. stoned.

clagheyder; s. a stoner, one who stones.

yn chlagheyder; s. the stoner. C

nyn glagheyder; s. your, &c. stoner. C

claghagh; a. stony, full of stones.

s’claghagh; a. how stony. C

s’claghee; a. id., comp. and sup. C

ro chlaghagh; a. too stony or full of stones. C

claight; s. m. a plait or fold; pl. -yn.

yn chlaight; s. the plait or fold. C

claight; v. plait or braid; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

claightey; v,

claightit; pt.

s’claightit; a. how plaited. C

claigin; s. the scalp of the head, the part of the head the hair grows on, the cranium or brain pan; Psl. lxviii. 21: Nee Jee broo kione e noidyn: as claigin renaigagh lheid y fer as ta goll kinjagh er e hoshiaght ayns e vee-chraueeaght. God shall wound the head of his enemies: and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his wickedness.

yn chlaigin; s. the scalp or top of the skull; Jud. ix. 53: Agh cheau ben dy row peesh dy chlagh wyllin er kione Abimelech, as vrish ee dy peeshyn e chlaigin. And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull. C

clam* or clame; v. embrace, grasp; -agh, 77: -ee, 80; -in, 83: -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

chlame or chlaym*; v. did embrace or grasp in an awkward or clumsy manner; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

clamey; v. embracing or grasping in a clumsy manner.

clamit; 85. grasped, &c.

s’clamit; a. how clumsily embraced. C

clameyder; s. m. an embracer, &c.

yn chlameyder; s. the embracer. C

clamp; s. m. a patch; pl. -yn.

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

chlamp; v. did patch; -agh; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

clampey; v,

clampit; pt.

s’clampit; a. how patched. C

clann or clahn; v. thicken, populate; used chiefly for meal to thicken in boiling.

chlann; v. did populate or thicken; -agh; -aghey; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

clannaghey or clanney; v. thickening, populating.

clahnit; pt.

s’clahnit; a. how thickened. C

clanneyder; s.

yn chlanneyder; s. the thickener, &c. C

clash; s. f. a hollow in land made by the ending furrow, a hollow on the back of a horse with fatness, any hollow or groove.

yn chlash; s. 6. the hollow; pl. -yn. C

clashagh; a.

s’chlashagh (sic); a. how full of ending furrows. C

clashit; pt.

s’chlashit (sic); a. how furrowed. C

clasht; v. hear, hearken, hark, hark thou.

cluin or cluinn*; v. hear; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

clin; v. hear. See also cluin, which I reckon the best Manks; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ym, 86; -ys, 88..

clynn; v. hear. See cluin.

clynnee; v. See cluinee; Exod. xv. 14: Clynnee yn pobble, as bee aggle orroo nee seaghyn greimmey cummaltee Phalestina. The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

cha glin or gluin; v. not hear; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. Cha glin eh shen nagh n’ynney lesh. [He will not hear that which he doesn’t like.]

cha gluin; v. not hear; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.

chluin or chluinn oo; v. didst thou hear; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -ys, 94. C

chlin or chluin; v. did hear; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cheayll; v. did hear, heard.

geayll; v. 62. This verb is used in an interrogatory manner; as geayll oo mee (didst thou hear me?), geayll ad oo (did they hear thee?) &c. C

clashtyn; v. hearing.

er chlashtyn; v. hath, &c., heard. C

ry-chlashtyn; v. to be heard.

cluinit; pt.

clinnit; 85. heard.

s’cluinit; a. how well heard. C

cluineyder; s. m. a hearer; pl. -yn.

clineyder; s. m. a hearer; pl. -yn.

aa-chlashtyn; s. m. a rehearing.

far-chlashtyn; s. m. dulness of hearing, hard of hearing, not able to hear well.

clea; s. f. any timber or iron barred across each other, as a gate, harrow, roof of a house, &c.

yn chlea; s. the roof, &c. See clea. C

cleain or cleaiyn; s. pl. harrows.

e chleayn; s. his harrows. C

clein; s. pl. See cleaiyn or cleain.

chlein; See chleayn. C

fo-chlea; adv. under house roof, under cover; 1 Sam. xix. 11: Hug Saul myrgeddin chaghteryn gys thie Ghavid, dy lhie fo-chlea er e hon, as dy varroo eh sy voghrey. Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning.

cooyl-chlea; a. in ambush, in wait, lying in wait, behind the screen.

uinnag-chlea; s. f. a sky-light or literally a roof-light.

cleaiee or cleiee; v. harrow; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

chleiee; v. did harrow; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

dy chleaee or chleiee; to harrow. C

cleieit; pt.

s’cleieet; a. how harrowed. C

cleaieeder; s. m. a harrower.

clean; s. m. cradle or creel; pl. -yn.

yn chlean; s. the cradle or creel. C

cleayn; s. m. enticement, allurement, seducement, delusion.

[yn] chleayn; s. m. the allurement or enticement.

cleoyn; s. bent, propensity, inclination.

cleayn or cleaynee; v. entice, allure, seduce, delude, inveigle; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha ghleayn (sic: gleayn); v. not entice or allure. [C]

cha gleayn; v. not entice, seduce, or inveigle; -agh; -in; -ins;  -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

chleayn; v. did allure, incline, or entice; -agh; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94; C

cleaynaghey or cleayney; v. enticing, &c.

dy chleaynaghey; v. to entice, to draw; Acts xx. 30: Myrgeddin nyn mast’ eu hene nee deiney girree seose, loayrt goan kialgagh, dy chleaynaghey daue hene fir-eiyrtee. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. C

er gleaynaghey; [v.] hath, &c. enticed, seduced, &c. C

er ny gleayney (sic); v. hath, &c. been enticed, &c. C

cleaynee; a. d. of enticing or alluring.

cleaynit; pt.

s’cleaynit; a. how enticed, allured, &c. C

cleayneyder; s. m. an enticer or allurer; pl. -yn.

yn chleayneyder; s. the enticer, &c. C

cleaysh; s. f. an ear, a lug, the handle of a tub or can, &c.; pl. -yn.

yn chleaysh; s. the ear; pl. -yn. C

nyn gleaysh; s. your, &c. ear, lug; pl. -yn. C

cleayshey; a. d. of the ear, auricular.

chleayshey; a. d. of the ear or ears. C

cleaysh-liauyr; s. f. a long ear, slow in answering, forbearing.

cleaysh-lheeah; s. f. a moss that grows on rocks, and is used in dying red.

ry-chleayshyn; adv. by the ears.

cleayshagh; a. having ears or lugs.

cled; v.

chled; v. did overset; -agh; -al; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cledge; s. f. bran: pl. -yn.

yn chledge; s. the bran.

cledgeagh; a. branny. C

cleeau; s. f. chest, breast, stomach.

e chleeau; s. his chest, breast, or stomach; beeal my chleeau (the pit of my stomach). C

nyn gleeau; s. your, &c. breast; Nah. ii. 7: As bee Huzzab er ny leeideil ayns cappeeys, ver ad lhieu seose ee, as nee ny moidynyn eck shooyl rhymbee cooagey myr calmaneyn, as caayney ayns nyn gleeau.  And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. C

cleeir; a. clear. Hymn 54: Dy bailt ’chur orrym briwnys geyre, / veagh deyrey cair dou, t’ou uss cleer. [If you wished to impose strict judgment on me, the condemnation of me would be just, you are clear. MWW]

cleigh or cleiy; s. m. a hedge.

yn chleiy; s. the hedge.

nyn gleiy; s. your, &c. hedge. C

ny cleigh; s. pl. the hedges; ; Luke xiv. 23: As dooyrt y chiarn rish y charvaant, Gow magh gys ny raaidyn mooarey as ny cleigh, as guee orroo dy heet stiagh, dy vod my hie ve er ny lhieeney. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. C

e chleigh; s. pl. his hedges <Luke xiv. 23>. C

cleiee; s. pl. hedges.

ny cleiyee; s. pl. the hedges; Jer. xlix. 3: …yllee-jee, inneenyn Rabbah; cur-jee erriu aanrit-sack; jean-jee dobberan, as roie-jee noon as noal rish ny cleiyee. …cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges. C

e chleiyee; s. pl. his hedges; <Jer. xlix. 3>. C

cleiee; a. d. of hedge or hedges.

kiebbey cleiyee; s. m. a hedge spade.

cleigh or cleiy; v. dig, delve, quarry; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

dy chleiy; v. to dig, delve, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C

cleight; v. dug, quarried.

s’cleight or s’cleiyit; a. how dug, delved, or quarried. C

ro chleiyt or chleight; 85. too much dug, delved or quarried. C

cleiyder; s. m. a delver, a quarrier.

yn chleiyder; s. the digger or delver. C

cleiy-fo; v. supplanting.

clein; s. m. the clan, the surname.

dy chlein; a. of surname.

clep; s. a grapple or grapnel, a large hook set in a handle; pl. -yn.

cleragh; s. m. a clerk. pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].