da; p. p. 8. to him, for him, him, to, for; as, chur mee da eh (I gave it to him); te aym da (I have it for him); lhig da (let him); eeck da Cesar (pay to Cesar); -syn, id. em. It may not perhaps be amiss to state here that this word has something very singular belonging to it as respects the idiom of the English language, but which is, however, peculiar to the Manks. A person that would attempt to translate passages wherein this word occurs in the Manks Scriptures, according to the Hamiltonian or interlinary system, would think it superfluous in many instances, especially where it is placed before plural and feminine nouns; as in 1 Tim. v. 9. Ny lhig da ben-treoghe ve goit; which, to translate literally, would run thus, let not him a widow be taken; and in Gen. chap. i. lhig da ny ushtaghyn (let him the waters); lhig da ny eeanlee (let him the fowls), &c., &c. A learner must not hesitate to sacrifice the idiom of his own language to learn that of another, but must form phrases altogether incorrect and foreign to his own language.
dasyn; p. em. of da, which see.
j’ee; p. p. to her; as, cur j’ee eh (give it her or give it to her), -ish, id. em.
daue; p. p. to them, for them. The pl. of da.
dauesyn; p. p. id. em.
dou; p, p. to me, for me, em. See dooys.
dou-hene; p. p. for myself, to myself.
dooys; p. p. give me, or give to me. The em. of dou.
dooin; p. p. (pronounced duhn) to us, for us; -yn, id. em. The words hooin, rooin, and dooin are all to us, but used differently; as, cur dooin nyn arran (give us our bread), or rather, give to us our bread. Cur hooin eh (give it to us). Jannoo rooin (doing to us), &c.
dhyt; p. p. to thee, for thee; -s, id. em.
diu; p. p. for you, to you; -ish, id. em.
diu-hene; p. p. for yourself or selves.
daa; a. 8. two, the dual number; adv. twice, doubly. This is not the word used in counting, but that which is always used with its substantive in the singular number, as the Manks does not make plural till three. See 100.
e ghaa; s. his two.
ghaa wheesh; (twice as much). D
gaa-yeig; a. twelve, (ten and two); pl. -yn.
e ghaa-yeig; a. his twelve. D
gaa-yeig-as-daeed; a. fifty-two, (twelve and forty).
gaa-yeig-oo; a. twelfth.
daa-filley or rather daa-illey; a. twofold.
daah; v. dye; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghaah; v. dyed, did dye; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
daaghagh; v. would, &c. dye.
daaghey; v. 8. dying, colouring.
dy ghaaghey; v. to dye or colour. D
daaghee; a. d. of dying or colouring.
daahit; 85. dyed, coloured; Ex. xxv. 5: As craitnyn reaghyn daahit jiarg, as craitnyn badjer, as fuygh-shittim. And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood.
daait or daat; pt.
s’daait or s’daat; how dyed.
ro ghaahit; 85. too much dyed. D
slaa-daah; v. painting.
daahder; s. m. a dyer.
daah; v. singe; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghaah; v. singed, did singe; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
daahjit; 85. singed, scorched.
s’daahjit; a. how singed. D
ro ghaahjit; 85. too much singed. D
daahder; s. m. one that singes.
daah-cree; s. m. heart burn.
daaney or daney; a. bold, daring, impudent, presumptive, rude.
daney; a. bold, daring. See also daaney
s’daaney; a. how bold or daring. D
ro ghaaney; a. too bold or daring. D
daanys; s. f. boldness, presumption, &c.
danys; s. See deanys [deest, l. daanys ?].
daeed; a. forty, two score or two twenties.
dty ghaeed; s. thy forty, or two twenties. D
daeedoo; a. fortieth.
dagh; pro. each, every one of any number taken separately.
gagh; pro. each, everyone separately. This word seems to change from d, without an h, in Pro. xxiii. 32. [? The citation belongs to gaghey.]
daill or daayl; s. m. delay, credit, time before payment. Prov. “Hig daill gys eeck.” [Credit will come to payment]; Prov. “Roshee daill y dorrys.” [Credit will reach the door.]
e ghaill; his credit time; delay. D
dall; v. [and cf. doll, dolley ‘blind’]
ghall; v. did dazzle or dazzled; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
dallagh; v. dazzling or to dazzle, to cause blindness by beholding some bright object.
dalley; v.
dy ghalley; v. to blind or dazzle. D
dangeyr or rather danjeyr;
s. m.
danger, hazard. See [s. v.] cleigeencliegeen.
e ghanjeyr; s. [his] danger. D
danjeyragh; a. dangerous, hazardous.
s’danjeyragh; a. how dangerous. D
s’danjeyree; a. id., comp. and sup. D
ro ghanjeyragh; a. too dangerous. D
danjeyrid; s. m. dangerousness.
darrag; s. f. a beam; Mat. vii. 3: As cre’n-fa t’ou cronnaghey yn brinneen t’ayns sooill dty vraarey, agh cha vel geill ayd da’n darrag t’ayns dty hooill hene? And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?; perhaps from its being generally of oak; a log of oak found among turf.
darrag; s. f. a fishing line made of black hair snooids.
darragh; s. m. oak; a. d. oaken.
dy gharragh; <a. d.> of oak, oaken. D
dash; s. m. a bulk or heap built up; pl. -yn. Exod. viii. 14: As ren ad chaglym ad cooidjagh ayns dashyn, as va soar breinn jeu fud y cheer. And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
dauns* or daunse; v. dance, dandle; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghauns* or ghaunse; v. did dance, danced; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
daunsin; v.
e ghaunsin; v. his dancing. D
daunsit; pt.
s’daunsit; a. how danced. D
daunse; s. m. a dance; pl. daunseeyn.
daunseyr; s. m. a dancer; pl. -yn.
dayll; s. f. a dingle or dale, a valley; pl. -yn.
deaill; s. m. 7 [ḏ]. a quantity of dry flax tied together before sent to the mill to be cleaned; pl. deayill.
deam; v. project or jut; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
gheam; v. did project, projected; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
deamey; v. projecting, jutting.
dy gheamey; v. to project or jut. D
deamee; a. d. of projection.
deamit; 85. projected, jutted.
s’deamit; a. how projected. D
deamey; s. m. a projection; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
deameyder; s. m. a projector, &c.
dean; s. m. 7 [ḏ]. a goal or mark; pl. -yn.
deayrt; v. spill, pour; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
gheayrt; v. did spill or pour; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
deayrtey; v. spilling, pouring.
dy gheayrtey; v. to spill or pour. D
deayrtee; a. d. of spilling or pouring deayrtit, 85. spilled, poured.
s’deayrtit; a. how spilled or poured. D
ro gheayrtit; 85. too much spilled, &c. D
deayrtey; s. m. a spill or pour; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
deayrteyder; s. m. a spiller, pourer.
debejagh; a. 7 [ḏ]. desperate. A low word.
s’debejagh; a. how desperate. D
s’debejee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
dedge; s. f. 7 [ḏ]. something clever.
dee or didee; s. f. 7 [ḏ]. a play thing for a child, a pretty thing.
deherree; s. f. destruction by fire.
deinagh; a. weary, fatigued.
s’deinagh; a. how weary or tired. D
s’deinee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
dy gheinagh or gheinaghey; v. to make weary or tired. D
deinys; s. f. wearisomeness, fatigue.
e gheinys; s. his wearisomeness. D
dell; s. f. 7 [ḏ]. a lever; pl. -yn.
dell; v. 7 [ḏ]. deal; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins. 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghell; v. did deal; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94 D
dellal; v. 7 [ḏ]. dealing; pl. -yn.
dy ghellal; v. to deal. D
dellit; 85. 7 [ḏ]. dealed or dealt.
delleyder; s. m. 7 [ḏ]. a dealer; pl. -yn.
dendeysagh (sic: stress); a. 8. delicate, donsy, effeminate; s. m. a delicate or effeminate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’dendeysagh; a. how delicate, donsy. D
s’dendeysee; a. more and most delicate. D
dendeysid; s. m. delicacy, effeminacy.
derrey; [a.] other or either.
yn derrey-lieh; s. m. the one half.
derrey; adv. till, until.
dewil; a. cruel, barbarous, savage, severe, inhuman.
dowil; a. See dewil.
dewiley; a. pl. cruel, savage, severe.
s’dewil; a. how cruel, inhuman. D
s’dewiley; a. more and most cruel. D
ro ghewil; a. too cruel, too barbarous. D
dewilagh; s.
yn dewilagh; s. m. the cruel or terrible one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Isa. xxix. 2[0]: Son ta’n dewilagh er ny choyrt mow, as yn oltooanagh er ny stroie, as ta ooilley t’er nyn arrey son olkys er ny yiarey jeh. For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off.
dewilys; s. f. cruelty, barbarity, inhumanity, severity, inclemency; pl. -syn.
e ghewilys; s. his cruelty, &c. D
deyll; s. ‘beetle’
tarroo-deyill; s. m. the bull-worm.
deyr or deyree; v. condemn or sentence to punishment: -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
gheyr; v. did condemn, condemned; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
deyrey; v. condemning, condemneth, &c.
er gheyrey; v. hath, &c. condemned or sentenced to punishment. D
deyrit; 85. condemned, sentenced.
s’deyrit; a. how condemned or sentenced. D
ro gheyrit; 85. too much condemned. D
deyrey; s. m. condemnation, blame, guilt.
deyree; a. d. of condemnation.
deyreyder; s. m. a condemner, a sentencer; pl. -yn.
deyr; a. dear, not cheap.
deyrey; a. pl. dear, not cheap.
s’deyr; a. how dear. D
s’deyrey; a. dearer, dearest. D
ro gheyr; a. too dear. D
deyrsnys; s. dearness, high price.
dheyr; s. m. bulling; a cow is said to be so when she wants the bull.
dhiane; s. m. a worm, earth worm; pl. -yn.
dhianeagh; a. wormy, full of worms.
dhoan or dhone; a. dark brown, bay.
dhoaney; a. pl. brown, &c.
ghoaney; a. pl. brown. D
s’dhoan or s’dhone; a. how brown. D
s’dhoaney; a. browner, brownest. D
ro ghoan; a. too brown. D
dhoanaghey; v. making brown or dark brown.
dy ghoanaghey; v. to make brown. D
dhoanid; s. m. brownness,
e ghoanid; s. his brownness. D
dhonnag; s. f. a general name for a brown cow.
e ghonnag; s. his brown cow. D
doyn; or dhoan, which see. The former spelling, is in Zech. vi. 3, for bay: As ayns y trass ainagh va cabbil bane, as ayns y chiarroo ainagh va cabbil glass as doyn. And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
dholtanagh; a. doltish.
s’dholtanagh; a. how doltish. D
s’dholtanee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
dhonk; s. m. a heavy blow or thump; pl. -yn.
dhonk; v. thump, give a heavy blow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghonk; v. did thump; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
dhonkey; v. thumping.
dy ghonkey or ghonkal; v. to thump. D
dhonkit; pt.
ro ghonkit; 85. too thumped. D
dhonkeyder; s. m. one who thumps; pl. -yn.
dhonkan; s. m. a bruiser in a flax mill, a thumper to beat a pavement; pl. -yn.
e ghonkan; 8. his thumper. D
dhonney; a. pl. donsy [OED: Unlucky, untoward, unfortunate. Also, poor, dreary, low-spirited; sickly, feeble], ill, in a bad state of health. [cf. doghan]
s’dhonney; a. how ill or donsy. D
dhonnan; s. m. one that is ill or poorly to do a thing; a dunce, dolt or dastard [OED: One inert or dull of wit, a dullard; a sot]. [pl. -yn. Psalm xxxv. 15: Agh ayns my arkys ghow ad boggey as haggil ad cooidjagh: dy jarroo, haink ny eer ghonnanyn cooidjagh m’oï nagh bione dou, jannoo craid jee’m, as cha scuirr ad. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not.]
e ghonnan; s. his dunce or dastard. D
dhonnanagh; a. duncely, dastardly.
s’dhonnanagh; a. how dastardly. D
s’dhonnanee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
ro ghonnanagh; adv. too duncely or abjectly; <Psalm xxxv. 15.>[Ref. belongs above, s. v. dhonnan]. D
dhooraght; s. m. a perquisite, something given over and above the settled price or wages; pl. -yn. Undoubtedly called so because often given in the dark.
dooraght; s. See dhooraght.
e ghooraght; s. his perquisite; pl. -yn. D
dhotail; v. [be] doting, impaired in the understanding by age or otherwise.
dhubbey; s. m. a puddle, a pool; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
dhull; s. m. a quantity of thread or yarn wound on a ball the one way or together; a plug or stopple; pl. -yn.
dhulley; s. m. scarcity, scantiness. Seldom used but negatively; as, cha row dhulley orroo (they had no scarcity or lack). <T>
dolley; s. lack; Exod. 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. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack.
dhussan; s. m. a dozen; pl. -yn.
e ghussan; s. his dozen; pl. -yn. D
dirk; s. f. a dagger, a dart.
dirrag; s. f. a wicket door, a small door or gutter for sheep to pass on; pl. -yn.
Divlyn; s. m. 7 [ḏ]. Dublin.
goll dy Ghivlyn; s. going to Dublin. D
doagh; s. f. a vat, a keeve [OED: A tub or vat; spec. a vat for holding liquid in brewing and bleaching], a press.
e ghoagh; s. his vat, or keeve. D
doaie; s. f. decency, suitableness, discreetness, worth.
e ghoaie; s. his decency, &c. D
doaieagh or doaiagh; a. decent, becoming, suitable, discreet, worthy.
dy doaieagh; adv. decently, suitably, discreetly, worthily. s’doaiagh, a. how decent or genteel, comp. and sup. D
ro ghoaiagh; a. too decent, &c. D
neu-ghoaiagh; a. untidy, slovenly, uncivil, imprudent.
doiaiys; s.
neu-ghoaiys; s. f. untidiness, slovenliness, imprudence, want of decency.
doal; a. blind, without sight, dark.
ny doail; s. pl. the blind. Isa. xxxv. 5: Eisht hee sooillyn ny doail er ny osley, as nee cleayshyn ny beuyr clashtyn dy byrragh. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
doaley; a. pl. blind, sightless.
ghoaley; a. pl. blind; as, mraane ghoaley. D
s’doal; a. how blind. D
s’doaley; a. blinder, blindest. D
ro ghoal; a. too blind. D
doallan;
ben-ghoal; s. f. a blind woman.
farkan-doallan; s. m. blindman’s buff.
dollagh; a.
gorley-ghollagh; s. a disease causing blindness, or dimness of sight.
doll; v. blot, deface, erase; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
gholl; v. did blot, or blind; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
dolley; v. blotting, defacing, &c.
dy ghoalley; v. to blind, to blot; Exod. xxxii. 32: …as mannagh jean oo, lhig dooys, ta mee guee ort, ve er my ghoalley ass dty lioar t’ou er scrieu. …and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. D
dollit; 85. blotted, defaced, erased.
s’dollit; a. how blotted or blinded. D
s’dhollit; a. how blotted, or defaced. D
ro ghollit; 85. too blotted or effaced. D
dellid; s. m. 8. failure of sight, blindness, dimness of sight.
e ghellid; s. his dimness. D
doaltattym; a. sudden, unexpected, hasty, without knowledge before hand. No doubt from doaltuittym or doaltaghyrt (a blindfall or blindhap).
s’doaltattym; a. how sudden or unawares. D
ro ghoaltattym; a. too sudden. D
doaltattymagh or dy doaltattym; adv. suddenly.
s’doaltattymagh; a. how suddenly. D
s’doaltattymee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
ro ghoaltattymagh; adv. too suddenly. D
doaltattymid; s. m. 90. suddenness.
doarlish; s. f. a gap, a breach; pl. -yn.
e ghoarlish; s. his gap; pl. -yn. D
keeil doarlish; s. side of the gap.
doarlishagh; a. having gaps or breaches.
doarn; s. f. a fist.
e ghoarn; s. his fist. D
duirn; s. pl. fists, the hands shut or clenched; the pl. of doarn.
e ghuirn; s. his fists. D
lane-doarn; s. f. a handful.
lane-duirn or laneyn-duirn; s. pl. handfuls, fistfuls.
doarn-mhuinneel; s. f. a cuff.
dornaig; s. f. a covering for the hand or fist, with the fingers together, used to guard the hand against thorns; pl. -yn.
doarnaig; s. f. See dornaig.
dhornane; s. f. a handle, a helve or hilt, a short handle as that of a knife, sword, sickle, &c.; pl. -yn
e ghornane; s. his handle, D
dhornanagh; a. having handles, having short handles, as a drawing knife, or two handled knife; skynn dhornanagh.
dorneein; s. m. See dhornane.
dobberan; v. 7 [ḏ]. lamenting, mourning, bewailing, deploring, &c.; s. f. lamentation, mourning, audible grief.
dty ghobberan; s. thy lamentation. D
dobberanagh or dobbranagh; a. 7 [ḏ]. sorrowful; Job vi. 7: Ny reddyn shoh ta my annym dy yiooldey; t’ad myr my veaghey dobberanagh. The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
dobberanagh or dobbranagh; s. m. 7 [ḏ]. a lamenter, a mourner; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
e ghobberanagh; s. his lamenter; pl. 71. D
doccar; s. f. dint or stress of labour.
e ghoccar; s. his dint, or stress of labour. D
doccar-coraa; s. m. emphasis.
doccar-coraaagh; a. emphatic.
doccaragh; a. laborious, done with great dint or exertion of strength.
s’doccarragh; a. how laborious, with how much dint or stress of labour. D
s’doccarree; a. id., comp. and sup.; 1 Cor. xv. 10: …agh ren mee laboragh ny s’doccarree na ad ooilley: ny-yeih cha nee mish, agh grayse Yee va mârym. …but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. D
ro ghoccaragh; a. too laborious. D
doccarid; s. m. laboriousness.
e ghoccarid; s. his laboriousness. D
doghan; s. m. disorder, distemper, disease, illness; pl. -yn.
e ghoghan; s. his disease, or disorder. D
doghaney; v. disordering, &c.
dy ghoghaney; v. to cause disease, or disorder. D
doghanagh; a. disordered, ill, &c.; s. m. a disordered, diseased, or sick person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’doghanagh; a. how disordered. D
s’doghanee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
doghanit; pt.
ro ghoghanagh or ghoghanit; a. too disordered, or diseased. D
doillee; a. difficult, not easy.
dy doillee; adv. difficultly, not easily.
s’doillee; a. how difficult, comp. and sup. D
by-ghoillee; adv. because of difficulty or hardness; Ex. xiii. 15: As haink eh gy-kione, tra dy by-ghoillee lesh Pharaoh yn raad y lhiggey dooin, dy ren y Chiarn stroie ooilley’n chied er ny ruggey ayns cheer Egypt, chammah yn chied er ny ruggey jeh dooinney as baagh: And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast.
ro ghoillee; a. too difficult. D
doilleeid; s. m. difficulty, hardship.
e ghoilleeid; s. his difficulty. D
dollan; s.
e ghollan; s. [his] fan or winnowing instrument. D
dolt; s. m. a ward; pl. -aghyn [pl. of doltey].
doltanys; s. m. adoption.
doltey; s. m. an adopted child, or a child one has stood sponsor for at baptism; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
e gholtey; s. his godson. D
doo; a. black, dark.
dooey; a. pl. black, dark.
ghooey; a. pl. black. D
s’doo; a. how black. Prov. “Myr s’doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.” [As black as the raven is, he’ll find a mate.] D
s’dooey; a. blacker, blackest. D
ro ghoo; a. too black D
doo-gheurey; s. m. the dead of winter.
doo-gorrym; a. purple.
doo-gorrymid; s. m. purpleness.
doo-oalee; s. f. a spider; pl. -yn.
boghan-dho; s. f. the herb burdock. [See bossan-dhoa.]
bossan-dhoa; or boghan-dho, s. m. clotbur, burdock, or coppy-major.
drine doo; (the sloe thorn).
gaaue-doo; s. m. a blacksmith.
gob doo; s. m. a muscle [sc. mussel].
doo; v. blacken, darken; -agh. 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghoo; v. [did] blacken; -agh; -in; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
dooghey; v. blackening, making black.
dy ghooghey; v. to blacken. D
dy ghooaghey or ghooghey; v. to blacken. D
dooit; 85. blackened, &c.
ro ghooit; 85. too blackened. D
dooid; s. m. blackness, darkness.
e ghooid; s. his blackness. D
dhooag; s. f. an eclipse.
e ghooag; s. his eclipse; pl. -yn. D
dhooag; s. f. a general name for a black cow.
dool; a. blackish.
dooan; s. a hook, a fish hook; pl. -yn. The etymology of this word no doubt is doo (dark), and the diminutive -an, (the little thing that lies hid in darkness to deceive).
e ghooan; s. his hook; pl. -yn. D
dooan-y-chione-cast; s. f. the herb self-heal.
dooanagh; a.
ro ghooanagh; a. too hooked. D
dooble; a. double.
dooble; s.; pl. -yn.
doobl*; v.
ghoobl or ghooble; v. did double; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
doobley; v.
dy ghoobley; v. to double. D
dooblit; 85. doubled.
ro ghooblit; 85. too doubled. D
doodee; s. f. a damsel, a wench. Only used colloquially, and that on the South of the Island; perhaps the English dowdy, but not understood in so bad a sense.
vuddee; s. f. damsel, wench; the voc. of doodee.
e ghoodee; s. his damsel or wench. D
doogh; a. ill, bad, dire.
dy doogh; adv. badly, not well.
dooghey; a. pl. bad, ill, dire.
s’doogh; a. how ill, bad.
s’doogh; a. worse, worst; Mat. xii. 45: Eisht t’eh goll, as cur lesh mârish shiaght spyrrydyn elley ta ny smessey na eh hene, as t’ad goll shagh as cummal ayns shen: as ta stayd yerrinagh yn dooinney shen ny s’doogh na’n toshiaght. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. D
ro ghoogh; a. too bad, too ill. D
dooghys; s. f. nature, quality, kind, temper; pl. -syn.
e ghooghys; s. his nature. D
dooghyssagh; a. natural, temporal, opposed to spiritual, inbred, according to nature.
s’dooghyssagh; a. how natural or congenial, with what natural instinct. D
ro ghooghyssagh; a. too natural. D
neu-ghooghysagh; a. unnatural, disaffectionate, monstrous; s. m. an unnatural person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-ghooghyssid; s. m. disaffection, unnaturalness.
dooie; a. kind, beneficent, good natured, true born or bred, natural to.
s’dooie; a. how kind or affectionate, comp. and sup. D
ro ghooie; a. too kind.
boayl e ghooie; (his native place). D
neu-ghooie; a. unkindly; barren; 2 Kings ii. 19: Cur-my-ner, ta shin guee ort, ta’n ard-valley shoh soit er boayl aalin, myr ta my hiarn fakin: agh ta’n ushtey neu-follan, as ta’n thalloo neu-ghooie. Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
dooin; v. i. close up, shut up or darken; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83;-ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
doon; v. shut, close up, darken, &c.; -agh, 77, &c.
ghooin; v. did close, shut, or darken; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
dooney; v. shutting, closing, darkening.
dooiney; v. shutting, closing or darkening.
dy ghooney; v. to shut or close up. D
dooint; 85. shut, closed, darkened.
s’dooint; a. how closed or shut. D
ro ghooinnit or ghooint; 85. too closed or shut. D
dunt; a. shut or darkened, a corruption of dooint; as, dorrys dunt (the shut or back door).
dorrys-doont or -dunt; s. the back or shut door.
dooineyder; s. m. a shutter, a darkener; pl. -yn.
dooneyder; s. m. a closer. See dooineyder.
dooinney; s. m. a man; pl. see deiney.
O ghooinney; s. Oh man! voc. case. D
deiney; s. m. pl. men; the pl. of dooinney.
e gheiney; s. his men. D
dooinney-aeg; s. m. a young man.
dooinney-çheerey; s. m. a countryman.
dooinney-moyllee; s. m. an applauder, a praiser, said of a man who goes with another to get a wife.
dooinney-poosee; a bridegroom.
dooinney-poost; s. m. a married man, a husband.
dooinney-seyr; s. m. a gentleman.
dooinney-sooree; s. m. a wooer, a courter.
ard-ghooinney; s. m. a great man.
cloan-gheiney; s. pl. children of men.
Doolish; s.
Awin Ghoolish; s. Douglas river. D
doon; s. a field called in English a close.
Doonaght; s. m. Sabbath, the Lord’s Day, Sunday. Perhaps from doon (shut or close up), and aght (way); as doors and gates were all to be in a closed up state on this day. Whether this etymology or that of Jedoonee is more probable, the reader is left to judge.
e Ghoonaght; s. his Sunday. D
Doonee; a. d. of the Sabbath, Sabbatic.
oie Ghoonee; s. the night preceding the Sabbath or Sunday. Why it is so called is not known. Oie Jedoonee is Sunday night. D
Jedoonee; s. f. (Jedomini, dies dominica), the Lord’s day, the Sabbath. This was the day dedicated by the heathen to the sun—Sunday, as the English name shows.
e Yedoonee; s. his Lord’s day or Sunday. J
Doonaghtagh; a.
ro Ghoonaghtagh; a. too much on Sundays or Lord’s days. D
doosht* or dooshtey; v. awaken, arouse; -agh. 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
dooisht; v. awake, awaken; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
ghooisht; v. did awaken; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -ys, 94. D
dy ghoostey; v. to awaken. D
dooishtit; 85. awakened.
s’dooishtit; a. how awakened, comp. and sup. D
ro ghooishtit; 85. too awakened. D
dooisht; [a.] awakened.
dooishtey; a. pl. wakeful, vigilant.
s’dooisht; a. how much awake, how vigilant. D
dooshtey; s. a wake, a vigil; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
dooishtagh; a. watchful, vigilant.
dooishteyder; s. m. an awakener; pl. -yn.
doour; s. f. a dam, a collection of water, a reservoir.
dooyt; s. m. a doubt; pl. -yn.
e ghooyt; s. his doubt. D
gyn-dooyt; adv. without doubt.
dooyt; v. id.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
ghooyt; v. did doubt; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys, 94. D
dooyteil; v. doubting, distrusting.
dy ghooyteil; v. to doubt. D
dooytit; 85. doubted.
neu-ghooytit; a. undoubted.
dooyteilagh; a. doubtful; s. m. a doubtful or doubting person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
ro ghooyteilagh; a. too doubtful. D
neu-ghooyteilagh; a. undoubtful.
dooytylagh; s. m. a doubter; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
dooyteilys; s. m. doubtfulness.
doral; s. f. a pore, puncture, or aperture; pl. -yn.
dorraghey; a. dark, duskish.
dy dorraghey; adv. darkly.
s’dorraghey; a. how dark. D
s’dorree; a. darker, darkest. D
ro ghorraghey; a. too dark D
con-ghorraghey; a. something dark. Perhaps this word is from çhionn and dorraghey (hardly dark).
coraa-dorraghey; s. m. a parable or dark saying; pl. coraaghyn-dorraghey.
raa-dorraghey;
s. m. dark saying, a riddle; Jud. xiv. 12
and 15: Ver-yms
magh raa-dorraghey: my oddys shiu dy jarroo bun y choyrt dou er
cheu-sthie jeh shiaght laa yn vannish, as feddyn magh eh, eisht ver-yms diu
jeih brelleenyn as feed, as jeih caghlaaghyn as feed dy gharmadyn; I will now put forth
a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of
the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty
change of garments:
As haink eh gy-kione er y chiaghtoo laa, dy dooyrt ad rish ben Samson, Jean
dty heshey y chleayney, dy vod eh ginsh dooin yn raa-dorraghey, er-nonney
nee mayd uss as thie dty ayrey y lostey lesh aile: And it came to pass on
the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he
may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with
fire.
dorraghys or dorrid; s. m. 93. darkness; pl. -yn.
dy ghorraghys or ghorrid; s. of darkness. D
con-ghorraghys or con-ghorrid; s. m. darkness, not altogether dark, pretty dark.
dorrin; s. m. tempest, storm; pl. -yn.
dy ghorrin; s. of tempest. D
dorrinagh; a. tempestuous, stormy.
s’dorrinagh; a. how tempestuous. D
s’dorrinee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
ro ghorrinagh; a. too tempestuous. D
dorrys; s. m. a door; pl. -syn.
e ghorrys; s. his door; pl. -syn. D
dorrysh; a. d. of a door or doors.
keeil dorrysh; s. side of the door or door side.
dorrys-doont or -dunt; s. the back or shut door.
fo-dorrys; s. m. the sole of the door.
sole y dorrys; s. the threshold of the door; Zeph. i. 9: Ayns y laa cheddin neem’s kerraghey adsyn ooilley ta lheim harrish sole y dorrys, ta lhieeney thie nyn mainshtyr lesh meechairys as molteyrys. In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
darreyder; s. m. a door keeper, a porter; pl. -yn.
doss; s. m. a bunch, a cluster, a bow of riband, a cockade.
e ghoss; s. his cluster. D
dossagh; a. clustery, bushy, bunchy.
dossan; s. m. a small bunch; 1 Sam. xxv. 18: Eisht ren Abigail siyr, as ghow ee daa cheead bwilleen? as daa haagh feeyney, as queig kirree aarlit, as queig towseyn dy arroo greddanit, as keead dossan dy raisinyn, as daa cheead baskad dy figgyn, as hug ee ad er assylyn. Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses; pl. -yn.
e ghossan; s. his small cluster or bunch. D
dossanagh; a. bunchy, clusterous; the dim. of dossagh.
ro ghossanagh; a. too bunchy. D
dourin; s. m. a distemper, a malady.
e ghourin; s. his distemper. D
dourinagh; a. distemperous, contagious; s. m. a distempered person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’dourinagh; a. how distempered. D
s’dourinee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
ro ghourinagh; a. too contagious. D
dow; s. m. an ox, a bullock; pl. see dew. Prov. “Cha stamp rieau yn dow doo er e chass.” [The black ox never trod on his foot.]
e ghow; s. his ox or bullock. D
dew; s. pl. oxen, bullocks.
dy ghew; s. of oxen, of bullocks. D
dowanee or dowaney; s. m. dawning of the day.
dowin; a. deep, entering far.
dowiney; a. pl. deep, not superficial.
s’dowin; a. how deep. D
s’diuney; a. deeper, deepest, the comp. and sup. of dowin.
ro ghowin; a. too deep. D
co-dowin; a. as deep, equal in partnership.
diun; v. deepen; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ym, 86; -ys. 88.
ghiun; v. did deepen; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. D
diunaghey; v. deepening, &c.
diunid; s. m. depth; pl. -yn.
e ghiunld; s. his depth. D
drabag; s. f. a dirty woman, a slut; pl. -yn.
drane; s. f. rhyme, metre, poetry, verse.
drap or drapp*; v. climb; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
drappal; v. climbing; 1 Sam. xiv. 13: As ren Jonathan drappal seose er e laueyn as er e chassyn, as e armyder ny yeï. And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him. Jer. iv. 29: …hed ad stiagh ayns ny thammagyn, as drappal seose er ny creggyn: bee dy chooilley ard-valley treigit, as cha bee dooinney cummal ayndoo. …they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
drappit; 85. climbed up.
dreamal; v.
e ghreamal; v. his dreaming. D
drease or dreast*; adv. after a while, after a short time to rest or ease; it may be after a person listens a while, (only used negatively); dreastagh, id. em.
e ghreast; s. his while. See drease. D
dree; a. tedious, slow.
s’dree; a. how slow or tedious, slower, slowest. D
ro ghree; s. too tedious or slow. D
dreem or dreeym; s. m. back; pl. -inyn or -yn.
e ghreeym; s. his back; pl. -yn. <G>[D]
drommey; a. d. of or belonging to the back; gour nyn drommey (backwards); John xviii. <1>6: Cha leah eisht as v’eh er ghra roo, Mish eh, hie ad gour nyn drommey, as huitt ad gys y thalloo. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
dromag or dromagh; s. m. a backband, a band over a horse’s back.
dreih; s. m. a wretch, a miserable or forlorn creature, a slave.
dreighyn; s. pl. wretches, slaves.
y ghreih; s. the wretch.
e ghreih; s. his wretch, slave, or drudge. D
dreihagh; a.
ro ghreihagh; a. too wretched. D
drein or drean; s. m. a wren; pl. -yn.
e ghrein; s. his wren; pl. -yn. D
drein-mollagh; s. m. the bird tomtit.
dress; s. f. a bramble, a briar; pl. -yn.
e ghress; s. his briar; pl. -yn. D
dressee; a. d. of briar or briars.
dressagh; a. briary, having briars.
s’dressagh; a. how briary. D
s’dressee; a. more briary, most briary. D
ro ghressagh; a. too briary. D
driagh or driaght; s. a chain of links; pl. -yn.
e ghriaght; s. his chain; pl. -yn. D
driaght; v. chain; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
driaghtey; v. chaining, binding with a chain.
driaghtit; 85. chained, fettered.
s’driaghtit; a. how chained. D
driaghteyder; s. m. a chainer; pl. -yn.
drid; s. m. a slow trot;
drid; v. trot slow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
dridal; v. trotting slow.
dridit; pt.
dridlagh; s. m. thin slop, drippings.
drigagh; a. under enchantment [cf. druaight].
drigagh; a. watery, dropping water.
drigey; v. dropping, falling in drops.
drillin; s. m. a small particle of fire; pl. -yn, or drilleeyn.
drine; s. m. thorn, thorn tree, quickset; pl. -yn. Of these there are several; as,
drine bugogue; (the buck thorn).
drine doo or arn ; (the sloe thorn).
drine drughaig; (the hip thorn).
drine skeag; (the haw thorn), &c.
e ghrine; s. his thorn tree; pl. -yn. D
drineagh; a. thorny, prickly, full of thorn trees or quicksets.
s’drineagh; a. how thorny. D
s’drinee; a. more thorny, most thorny. D
ro ghrineagh; s. too thorny. D
drogh; an adjunctive, a. mal<e>-, mis-, evil, base, ill, bad. Prov. Daa ghrogh eeck t’ayn: geeck rolaue, as dyn geeck edyr. [There are two bad pays: paying beforehand, and not paying at all.]
drogh-aghtys; s. f. ill behaviour, misdemeanor.
drogh-chorrym; s. f. foul play, evil treatment; Acts vii. 19: Ghell eh shoh dy foalsey rish y chynney ain, as hug eh drogh-chorrym da nyn ayraghyn, myr shen dy row ad êginit nyn gloan veggey y hilgey magh, dy ve stroit. The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
yn drogh-er; s. m. the evil one, masculine.
drogh-ghoo; s. m. ill fame, reproach, scandal, disgrace, discredit.
drogh-haghyrt; s. m. a disaster, an ill hap.
drogh-harrooghys; s. m. ill thrift; Eccl. v. 14: Agh ta’n verchys cheddin cherraghtyn liorish drogh-harrooghys; as t’eh geddyn mac as cha vel nhee erbee ny laue. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
drogh-hurn; s. m. an ill turn or job.
drogh-yannoo or -yantys; s. m. evil doings.
e ghrogh-yannoo; s. his evil, bad, or ill doings; D
drogh-yantagh; s. m. an evil doer, a sinner.
droghad; s. f. a bridge; pl. -yn. Prov. “Moyll y droghad myr heu harrish.” [Praise the bridge as you go over it.]
drollane (sic: stress); s. m. a drone, a drudge, an inactive spiritless creature; and in fond or endearing language, drollane boght means, poor dear thing.
drollaneagh; a. dronish, drooping.
s’drollaneagh; a. how despicable or mean. D
s’drollanee; a. nearer, nearest (sic). D
drolloo; s. m. pot hooks, pot hangers.
e ghrolloo; s. his pot-hooks or hangers. D
drone or droyn; s. m. a hump or rising part on any thing.
dronney; a. d. of the hump or rising part.
dronnagh; a. having a hump or rising part.
s’dronnagh; a. how humpish. D
s’dronnee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
dronnan; s. m. a small hump.
dronnid; s. m. humpishness.
drow; s. grains, the malt after the beer is extracted.
druaight; s. m. a Druid.
fo ghruaight; s. under druidism or inchantment. D
druaightagh; a. Druidic; s. m. a Druid; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]. That this word is also the substantive, appears from the plural being in Jer. xxvii. 9: Shen-y-fa ny cur-jee geill da ny phadeyryn eu, ny da ny fallogyssee, ny da ny ashleyderyn, ny da ny druaiaghtee, ny da ny fir-obbee eu, ta loayrt riu, gra, Cha jean shiu shirveish ree Vabylon. Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon.
druaightys or drualtys; s. m. Druidism, enchantment.
driualtys [l. druailtys ?]; s. Druidism.
drug; s. f. a dray; pl. -yn.
drughaig (sic: stress); s. f. the hip thorn, the hip thorn berry.
drine drughaig; (the hip thorn).
drughaigagh; a. hippy, full of hips.
s’drughaigagh (sic: stress); a. how hippy or full of hips. D
s’drughaigee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
druight; s. m. dew; pl. -yn.
dy ghruight; s. of dew. D
lus y druight; s. f. sun-dew.
druightoil or druightoilagh; a. dewy.
s’druightoilagh; a. how dewy. D
s’druightoilee; a. more dewy, most dewy. D
ro ghruightoil or ghruightoilagh; a. too dewy. D
drundin; s. m. lees, dregs, leys.
e ghrundin; s. his lees or dregs. D
drunt; s. f. the gum; pl. -yn.
e ghrunt; s. his gum; pl. -yn. D
dty;
pro.
thy, thee, of thee, belonging to thee. It is also used for a, as
in Gen. iv. 12: Tra
t’ou laboragh y thalloo, cha jean ee, maghey shoh, gymmyrkey dhyt’s e niart; dty
yoarree, as dty wagaantagh vees oo er yn ooir.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her
strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
dt’; pro. thy, thee; an abbreviation of dty when followed by words beginning with a vowel; as dt’ eddin (thy face); dt’ oi (against thee); dt’ egooish (without thee); dt’ oays hene (thy own good or goodness); Job, v. [27]: Cur-my-ner shoh, ta shin er gheddyn magh eh, shen myr te; eaisht rish, as gow toiggal jeh son dt’ oays hene. Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
duillag; s. f. a leaf; pl. -yn.
e ghuillag; s. his leaf; pl. -yn. D
duillag-argid; s. f. silver weed, tansy.
duillag-pharick; s. f. plantain.
duillag-villish; s. f. costmary, alcost.
far-ghuillag; s. f. an artificial leaf.
duillagagh or duillagh; a. leafy.
s’duillagagh; a. how leafy. D
s’duillagee; a. more leafy, most leafy. D
dulgyrnee or doalgaanhee; s. f. impairment of the sight so as to see everything in two. It is generally understood to mean conjuration, or an affection of fascination of the sight; the latter spelling seems to me the best, as it shews its meaning to be a degree of blindness, seeing things double.
dullish; s. f. a marine eatable leaf, dillisk [EDD s.v. dulse: A species of edible sea-weed, Rhodymenia palmata.].
[dullish] far; a. fresh; as, dullish-far-ushtey (fresh water dillise).
dullyr; s. f. dimness, a dark hue, lowering; Mat. xvi. 3: As ayns y voghrey, Bee emshyr vroghe ayn jiu; son ta’n aer jiarg as dullyr. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering.
dunnal; a. courageous, valiant, intrepid.
dunnalley; a. pl. courageous, &c.
s’dunnal; a. how courageous, brave, daring, or intrepid, comp. and sup.
ro ghunnal; a. too courageous, too daring, or intrepid. D
dunnallid; s. m. courageousness, &c.
dunnallys; s. m. courage, bravery, spirit, resolution, intrepidity, fortitude, boldness; Heb. iv. 16: Lhig dooin er-y-fa shen cheet lesh dunnallys gys stoyl-reeoil e ghrayse; dy vod mayd myghin y chosney, as grayse y gheddyn dy chooney lhien ayns traa feme. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
e ghunnallys; s. his courage. D
dunver; s. m. a murderer; pl. -yn. No doubt dun, from dooinney (a man), and ver from var (did kill or slay).
y ghunver; s. [the] murderer; pl. -yn. D
dunver-failt; s. m. a ruffian.
dunver-hene; s. m. f. suicide, one who destroys him or herself, a felo de se.
dunveragh; a. murderous.
s’dunveragh; a. how murderous. D
s’dunveree; a. more and most murderous. D
ro ghunveragh; a. too murderous. D
dunverys; s. m. murder, murderment.
e ghunverys; s. his murder. D
dwoaie; s. f. detestation, abhorrence, dislike.
dy ghwoaie; s. of detestation. D
e woaie; s. his hatred or detestation. D
er-dwooaie; a. determined to resist [i.e. hostile ?].
dwoaiagh; a. detestable, hateful, abhorrent.
s’dwoaiagh; a. how detestable, how hateful, with what hatred or dislike, comp. and sup. D
ro ghwoaiagh; a. too detestable. D
ro woaiagh; a. too hateful or detestable. D
dwoaiys or dwoaieid; [s. m.] detestableness, hatefulness.
e ghwoaieys; s. his abhorrence, &c. D
e woaiys; s. his detestableness. D
dwoaiysagh; s. m. a detestable person; the plural is in Pro. xxiv. 24; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]: Eshyn jirrys rish y vee-chrauee, T’ou uss cairagh; ersyn hig mollaght y theay, dwoaiyssee ashoonyn eh. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him. [Is not dwoaiysee rather a future verb here?]
dy; [part.] The word dy is a particle used in composition before adjectives, to make them adverbs, as nearly every adjective can be made an adverb by placing dy before it. For sake of abridging the work I have only inserted a few, yet the reader may understand how they are made, by the following.
dy-aalin; adv. beautifully.
dy-aarloo; adv. readily.
dy-bieau; adv. quickly.
dy-boght; adv. poorly.
dy-cheilley; adv. together.
dy-chooilley; adv. (sic: [a.]) every.
dy-slane; adv. wholly.
dy-surransagh; adv. patiently, &c., &c. There are many adverbs in the language without this class.
dy; <adv.> that or there. I think this word, as used in composition, to be adverbial; as in er aggle dy bee (lest that); er aggle dy beagh (for fear that be); or (for fear there be); dy row (that was); (there was); (that be); (be as that); 2 Sam. xviii. 32: As dooyrt y ree rish Cushi, Vel y dooinney aeg Absalom sauchey? As dreggyr Cushi, Dy row noidyn my hiarn y ree, as ooilley ny ta girree seose dt’oi dy yannoo aggair dhyt, myr ta’n dooinney aeg shen. And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
dy-nee; pro. that is; colloquially we say dy re, but in sacred or solemn discourse we say dy nee, the present tense of dy row.
dy-re; that is; Methodist Hymn Book, lx. 5: Son ta mee eig’nit dy ghoaill-rish, / Dy re oo hene, sheign glenney mish; / Seose hood nee’m cur dy chooilley nhee: / Ta lheid yn obbyr feeu jeh Jee. [But I am obliged to admit that it is thyself that must cleanse me; I shall give everything up to Thee: such a task is worthy of God. MWW] See dy-nee.
dy; adv. to; when placed before verbs is always to; as, dy aagail (to leave); dy aarlaghey (to cook); dy arraghey (to shift); &c.; pronounced dhe.
dy my varroo; v. to kill or slay me.
dy; conj. if; dy beagh eh (if he were); dy raghin, or, as it is spoken, dy rhoin (if I went); dy n’aasagh oo mooar (if thou wouldst grow big).
dy; pre. (pronounced dhe) of, when placed before substantives; as, lane dy arroo (full of corn); laad dy ooir (a load of earth); kuse dy hollan (a quantity of salt), &c.; there may be exceptions nevertheless; as, veih boayll dy boayl, [1] Chron. xvii. 5: Son cha vel mee er chummal ayns thie er-dyn laa hug mee lhiam seose Israel, derrey’n laa jiu; agh ta mee er ve scughey veih boayl dy boayl, as veih cabbane dy cabbane. For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another; although I think that dy there is only as a substitute or corruption for gys or dys.
dyn;
er-dyn; adv. since.
E; for its sound see Remarks 9 and 10; and its changes as a radical initial, see 40, 46, 47, 121, &c.; and in words where it is second letter after f, see 11 and 48.