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).
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.
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.]
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.
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.
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
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 meunawares,
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.
neu-ghoaiys, s. f. untidiness, slovenliness, imprudence, want of
decency.
doal, a. blind, without sight, dark.
nydoail, 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.
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
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.
dyghoghaney, 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].
ro ghoghanagh or ghoghanit, a. too disordered, or
diseased. D
doillee, a. difficult, not easy.
dydoillee, 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.
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).
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
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. OieJedoonee 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.
dooyteilagh, a. doubtful; s. m. a doubtful or
doubting person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
roghooyteilagh, 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.
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 offigs,
and laid them on asses; pl. -yn.
e ghossan, s. his small cluster or bunch. D
dossanagh, a. bunchy, clusterous; the dim. of dossagh.
roghossanagh, 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.
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.
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.
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.
dyghruight, 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 Cushianswered,
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, veihboayll 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.
