e or eh, in. of wonder or surprise; eshyn, id. em.
e, pro. his, her, hers.. The words initialled by mutable consonants that follow the e (his), change or aspirate, but those following e (her), do not. See 112 and 113. E (her) changes initial vowels, as shown in 14 and 40
eab, s. m. an attempt, effort, or push, to say or do some thing; pl. -aghyn
eab or eabb, v. attempt, &c.; ‑agh; ‑ee; ‑ey; ‑in; ‑ins; ‑ym; ‑yms; ‑ys
cha deab, v. did not form or plan E
eabbey, v.
eabit, 85. planned, formed, cut out, marked, &c
s'eabit, a. how planned or formed for some work or state E
eabee, s. m. a person, &c. partly taught, formed or planned to some particular work or use
ead or eadee, v. be jealous; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
geadagh or geadaghey, v. 61. jealous, being jealous.. I cannot describe this word in the English as I ought, as there is no verb for it in that language E
e headagh, v. her being jealous E
dy eadagh or eadaghey, v. to be jealous or have jealousy
eadolagh, a. jealous, suspiciously fearful
s'eadolagh, a. how jealous E
s'eadolee, a. id. comp. and sup. E
eadolys, s. f. jealousy, suspicious fear
e headolys, s. her jealousy E
eaddagh, s. m. woollen cloth, wearing apparel; pl. 72 ; eaddagh ceau [wearing clothes]
e headdagh, s. her clothes; pl. 72 E
eaddee, a. d. of woollen cloth, of wearing apparel
aa-eaddagh, s. m. second-hand clothes
eaddagh-asstan, linings
eaghtyr, s. m. surface, superfice, upper part; pl. -yn
e heaghtyr, s. her surface E
laue yn eaghtyr, adv. the upper or whip hand, victory
lout-eaghtyr, s. f. a deck
eaghtyragh, a. d. belonging to the surface or uppermost part; a. superficial, shallow
cha n'eaisht, v. not hearken, listen, or hear; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deaisht or deaishtee, v. did listen, harkened, listened E
geaishtagh or geaishtaghey, v. 61. listening, hearkening, hearkeneth, listeneth listens, &c E
dy eaishtaghey, v. to listen, to hearken
er n'eaishtaghey, v. hath, &c. hearkened, &c E
eaishtit, 85. listened, hearkened
eaishtagh, a.
far-eaishtagh, s. f. the act of lending a deaf ear, pretending to be deaf.. The proverb illustrates the concept, not the word far-eaishtagh.; Prov.: Cha vel fer erbee cha bouyr, as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn. [None is so deaf as he who will not hear.]
eaishteyder, s. m. a listener, a hearkener; pl. -yn
e heaishteyder, s. her listener E
eajee, a. odious, abominable, hateful, abhorrent, hideous
s'eajee, a. how odious or abominable; comp. and sup. E
eajeeys, s. m. odiousness, odium, abominableness
e heajeeys, s. her odiousness E
eallyn, s. pl. chops, the sides of the mouth
eam, s. m. id. call, cry, shout; pl. -yn; Prov.: Un eam gys bee, as jees gys obbyr. [One call to food and two to work.]
cha n'eam, v. not shout, call, or cry; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deam, v. 8. did cry out. E
geam, geamagh or geamaghey, v. 61. calling, crying, shouting E
dy eamaghey, v. to call, to shout
er n'eamaghey, v. hath, &c. called, &c E
eameyder, s. m. a caller, a shouter; pl. -yn
Ean, s. m. John, in sacred or solemn discourse, but in common talk it is Juan
eanin or eaynin, s. m. a precipice; pl. -yn
eannee or eaynnee, a. d. of a precipice
ny heaynnee, a. d. of the precipice or hogh [? EDD howe 7: A hollow, depression; a hollow space; a hole, abyss, depth] E
earish, s. weather; sometimes applied to foul weather in opposition to emshir, which some say ought to be applied to fair or fine weather. It is also used for time of life as, ooilley earish my vea (all the time of my life); pl. -yn; Gen. xlviii. 15: As vannee eh Joseph as dooyrt eh, Jee, kiongoyrt rishyn ren my ayraghyn Abraham as Isaac gimmeeaght, y Jee ta er m’y niartaghey ooilley earish my vea, derrey’n laa t’ayn jiu [And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,]; 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]
ny hearishyn, s. the weather, the times E
earkan, s. f. a lapwing; pl. -yn
earrag, s. f. a pullet, a young hen or fowl; pl. -yn
earroo, s. m. number; pl. -yn
e hearroo, s. her number E
earroo-airhey, s. m. the golden number
earroo, v.
cha n'earroo, v. not number or count; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
earrooagh, a. numerous, manifold, multitudinous; Jer. xlvi. 25: Cur-my-ner, kerree-yms No earrooagh, as Pharaoh, as Egypt, marish ny jeeghyn oc, as nyn reeaghyn; dy feer, Pharaoh, as adsyn ooilley ta treishteil ayn. [Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him;]; 1 Kings iii. 9: Cur er-y-fa shen da dty harvaant cree tushtagh, dy vriwnys dty phobble, dy voddym cronnaghey eddyr mie as sie: son quoi ta abyl dy vriwnys ad shoh dty phobble ta cha earrooagh? [Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?]
s'earrooagh, a. how numerous E
s'earrooee, a. more and most numerous E
eary or aeree, s. f. an open airy place
eash, s. f. age; pl. -yn
ny heashyn, s. the ages, the generations E
brash-dy-eash, well up in age
myneash, s. m. minority
eayl, s. f. lime; pl. -yn
e heayl, s. her lime
gheayil, a. d. of lime; aaie-gheayil. [sc. eayil] G
claghyn-geayl, s. the stone, or what is termed gravel in the bladder. [sc. eayl/eayil; Kelly: clagh uaill]
eaylley, a. pl. lime
eayll or eayllee, v. lime; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eayll or n'eayllee, v. not lime; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deayllee, v. 8. did lime, limed E
geayllagh, v. 61. liming, covering with lime E
dy eayllaghey, v. to lime
er n'eayllaghey, v. hath, &c. limed E
eayllit, 85. limed, covered with lime
s'eayllit, a. how limed E
eaylleyder, s. m. one who limes
eayllymyn, s. pl. hettles [OED heddles: The small cords ... through which the warp is passed in a loom after going through the reed, and by means of which the warp threads are separated into two sets so as to allow the passage of the shuttle bearing the weft], a part of a weaver's loom
eayn, s. m. a lamb
eayin, s. pl. lambs
ny heayin, s. the lambs E
eaynagh, s. m. a desert, a waste
eaynnee, a. d. of a desert or wilderness
eigney, s. See eaynagh.
eayst, s. f. moon; pl. -yn
sy n'eayst, s. m. in the moon E
ny heayst, a. d. of the moon E
eayst-noa, s. f. a new moon
fo-yn-eayst, a. sublunary
ec, pre. at. Something might be said for this word, as is for da
echey, p. (ec eh), his, he, of him, he, &c. has, hath, have, had, &c.; shoh yn thie echey [this is his house or home]; ta fys echey [he knoweth]; te echey [he has got it]; ve echey [he had it]; &c.; -syn, id. em.
eck, pro. her, hers, of her, she has, she had, &c.; -sh, id. em.
oc, pro. their, them, they have, they had, &c.; as, yn vaagh oc [their beast]; ny vud oc [among them]; te oc [they have it]; ve oc [they had it, &c.]; -syn, id. em.
aym, pro. my, mine, of me, I have or had; -s, id. em.
aym-pene, pro. having it myself
ain, pro. our, us, of us, we have, we had, have, &c. we; as, yn thie ain [our house]; ren eh beaghey ny mast' ain [he lived among us]; te ain [we have it]; ve ain [we had it]; row eh ain [had we it, &c.]
ain-hene, pro. have, had, &c. ourselves
ayd, pro. thee, thine, of thee, thou hast, have or hadst; as, shoh yn obbyr ayd [this is thy work, or this work is thine, or of thee]; vel eh ayd[?] [hast thou got it, or got him[?]]; te ayd [thou hast it]; -s, id. em.
eu, pro. your, you, ye, of you, you have, you had, &c.. (ec shiu), yn obbyr eu [your work]; daag mee eu eh [I left it with you]; nagh row fys eu[?] [did ye not know[?]]; te eu [you have it]; ve eu [you or ye had it, &c.]; -ish, id. em.
edd, s. m. a hat; pl. idd hats, Dan. iii. 21: Eisht va ny deiney shoh kianlt ayns nyn gooatyn, nyn oashyryn, as nyn idd, as nyn eaddagh elley, as v'ad ceaut stiagh ayns mean yn choirrey aileagh-loshtee. [Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace]
idd, a. d. of a hat or hats the pl. of edd.
e hedd, s. her hat E
sy n'edd, s. in the hat E
e hidd, s. her hats I
nyn nidd, s. pl. your, &c. hats I
eddeyder, s. m. a hatter; pl. -yn
edd, s. m. a nest; pl. idd
idd, a. d. of a nest or nests the pl. of edd.
e hedd, s. her nest E
sy n'edd, s. in the nest E
idd, s. pl. nests; the pl. of edd.; Psl. civ. 17: Ayndoo ta ny eeanlee jannoo nyn idd: as ta ny biljyn-juys ynnyd-cummal son y stork [Wherein the birds make their nests: and the fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork]
e hidd, s. her nests I
nyn nidd, s. pl. your, &c. nests I
edd-ushag, s. m. a bird's nest
eddin, s. f. a face, front, &c.; pl. -yn
e heddin, s. her face E
sy n'eddin, s. in the face.. Etymology: oï dooinney E
glaare-eddin, s. f. forehead; pl. -yn
eddrym, a. light in weight, not heavy.. This word, no doubt, is from oï trome (opposite to heavy)
s'eddrym, a. how light in weight; comp. and sup. E
eddrym, v. lighten, make light; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
eddrymee, v. make light or lighter
cha n'eddrym or n'eddrymee, v. not lighten in weight; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deddrymmee, v. 8. did lighten or make lighter in weight E
geddrymagh or geddrymaghey, v. 61. making lighter in weight, making light E
dy eddrymaghey, v. to lighten or make lighter
eddrymmid or eddrymmys, s. m. lightness, want of weight, levity
eddyr, pre. betwixt, between.; Prov.: Eddyr daa stoyl ta toyn er laare! [Betwixt two stools the breech is on the floor.]
edyr, conj. either, neither, not at all, whether or no, one or other
ee, pro. she, and sometimes her.. The following passage has them both in:; Ghow ee breïd as choodee ee e heddin [she took a veil and covered her face]; Gen. xxiv. 65: Son dooyrt ee rish y stiurt; Quoi yn dooinney shoh ta ayns y vagher shooyl nyn guail? as dooyrt y stiurt, My vainshtyr t’ayn: shen-y-fa ghow ee breïd, as choodee ee e eddin. [For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself [but here, ee = ‘she’ in both occurrences.]]; ish, id. em.
d'ee, v. 8. did eat, ate; Mat. xiii. 4: As myr v'eh cuirr, huitt paart jeh'n rass rish oirr y raad, as haink ny eeanlee, as d'ee ad seose eh. [And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up.] E
gee, v. 61. eating E
eeit or eet, 85. eaten, ate.. Sometimes improperly sounded uit.; Prov.: Ta bee eeit jarroodit. [Eaten food is forgotten.]
eeder or eeddyr, s. m. an eater; The latter spelling is quite absurd, although it is made use of in; pl. -yn; Jud. xiv. 14: As dooyrt eh roo, Ass yn eeddyr haink magh bee, as magh ass y fer lajer haink miljid. [And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness No doubt a typo, for eedyr, or eedeyr. The Bible has two occurrences of eeder and one of eederyn.]
eean, yeean or yeean, s. m. 47. a chicken, the young of a fowl of any kind, a fowl; s. m. a chicken, a chick, the young of any fowl.. This word is also written without a y.; Prov.: Ta'n yeean myr e ghooie my vel clooie er e chione. [The chick is like his kind before there are feathers on his head.]
eean-reap, s. f. 47 [ji-] corn-creak, rail
eïn, s. pl. chickens, the young of fowls
ny heïn, s. the chickens, the young of fowls E
eeanlee, s. pl. 47 [ji-] fowls, the fowls of the air
yeeanlee, s. pl. fowls, the fowls of the air E
eeanleyder, s. m. 47 [ji-] a fowler; pl. -yn
eearree, yeearree or yeearree, s. 47. desire, wish; s. f. a desire, a wish E
deearree, v. did desire or desired E
geearree, v. 61. greeting; desiring, beseeching E
yeearrit, 85. desired E
yeearreeoil, a. desirable E
yeearreyder, s. m. one that desires; pl. -yn
eearlys, yeearlys or yeearlys, s. m. 47. earnest; s. m. an earnest E
eeass or eeassee, v. 47 [ji-] lend, borrow; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yeeass or yeeassee, v. 42. lend or borrow; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
deeassee, v. did lend, lent, did borrow, borrowed E
geeassaghey or geeassaght, v. 61. lending, lendeth, lends E
dy eeassaghey, v. 47 [ji-] to lend, to borrow
dy yeeassaghey, v. to lend, to borrow
yn eeassaght, s. m. 47 [ji-] the loan or lending; pl. -yn
eeassee, a. d. 47 [ji-] of lending or of borrowing
eeassit, 85. 47 [ji-] lent, borrowed
yeeassit, 85. lent, borrowed
s'eeasit, a. how lent or borrowed E
eeasseyder, s. m. 47 [ji-] a lender, a borrower; pl. -yn ; a creditor. ; 2 Kings iv. 1: Ta dty harvaant my heshey marroo; as ta fys ayd s dy row dty harvaant ayns aggle y Chiarn: as ta’n eeasyder er jeet dy ghoaill da hene my ghaa vac dy ve e harvaantyn bondee. [Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen] See also yeeaseyder, s. m. a borrower.
yeeaseydagh, s. m. a lender; pl. 71 ; Pro. xxii. 7: Ta’n berchagh reill harrish y voght, as ta’n yeeaseyder ayns ammys yn yeeaseydagh [The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender]
eeast, s. m. 47 [ji-] a fish; pl. -yn
yeeast, s. m. 42. fish; pl. -yn
sy n'eeast, s. in the fish. E or Y
eeast, v. fish; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yeeast, v. fish; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
deeast or deeastee, v. did fish or catch fish E
dy eeastagh or eeastaghey, v. 47 [ji-] to fish, to angle
dy yeeastaghey, v. to fish or catch fish. J
er n'eeastaghey, v. hath, &c. fished. E or Y
eeastee, a. d. 47 [ji-] of fishing or angling
yeeastee, a. d. of fishing
slat-eeastee, s. f. a fishing rod
eeastit, 85. 47 [ji-] fished
s'eeastit, a. how fished E
eeasteyr, s. m. 47 [ji-] a fisher or fisherman, an angler; pl. -yn
yeeasteyr, s. m. a fisherman; pl. -yn
eeasteyragh, a. d. 47 [ji-] of a fisher or angler
yeeasteyragh, a. d. of a fisher or fisherman
eeasteyrys, s. m. 47 [ji-] the trade or craft of a fisherman
eebr or eebree, v. banish, send to exile; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
deebr or deebree, v. did banish, banished, drove or did drive away with the wind, did compel to quit, expelled, did expel E
cha n'eebr or n'eebree, v. not drift or banish away; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
geebyrt, v. 61. banishing, driving, drifting E
dy eebyrt, v. to drive away, to banish
er n'eebyrt, v. hath, &c. drifted, &c E
eebrit, 85. banished, transported, sent to exile
s'eebryt, a. how drifted or driven E
eebyrtagh, s. m. a banished person; pl. 71
eebyrtys, s. m. banishment
eeck, v. pay; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eeck, v. not pay; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deeck, v. did pay, paid E
jeeck, v. paid See also deeck. E
geeck, v. 61. paying; Prov.: Geeck cabbyl marroo. [Paying a dead horse.] E
eeckit, 85. paid, rewarded
s'eeckit, a. how paid or well paid E
eeck, s. m. a payment; pl. -yn
e heeck, s. her payment
eeckeyder, s. m. a payer, one who pays
eeh, s. f. suet or fat of an animal before it is melted
eek, s. f. a small stack or rick
eek, v. stack or rick; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eek, v. not rick or stack; -agh; -ee; -in; -ym E
eekey, v. stacking, ricking
geekey, v. 61. making ricks of turf E
eekit, 85. stacked, ricked
eekeyder, s. m. one who stacks or ricks
eem or eeym, s. f. butter; Gen. xviii. 8: As ghow eh eeym as bainney, as y lheiy v’eh er n’aarlaghey, as hoie eh shoh kiongoyrt roo [And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them]; s. f. butter; Had eem been the orthography made use of throughout the Scriptures, it would not have confounded it with eeym (I will eat). The Hebrew of butter is hemah; pl. -yn
e heeym, s. her butter; pl. -yn E
eeymmey, a. d. of butter; crockan eeymmey [a crock of butter]
braghtan-eeymey, s. m. a buttercake, or a cake spread or spotted with butter or any other eatable
eerey, s. f. the length that a plough team plough in a field without turning; pl. 67
eerey hallooin,
mooir-eerey, s. f. a billow; pl. 67 billows, the rising of the sea by wind, the motion made on standing corn by wind
yn vuir-eirey, s. the billow M
eggey, s. f. a web; pl. 67
e heggey, s. her web; pl. 67 E
eggey varree, a. d. a web of tow
egin, s. f. force, compulsion, rape, constraint; want of help; extortion; Deut. xxii. 25: Agh my yiow dooinney ayns y vagher ben aeg nasht, as goaill ee er-êgin as lhie mâree, eisht she’n dooinney ny-lomarcan, ren lhie mâree, vees er ny choyrt gy-baase. [But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die]; Ez. xxii. 12: …t’ou er ghoaill use as bishaghey, as t’ou dy sondagh er ghoaill vondeish er egin dty naboonyn, as t’ou er my yarrood. […thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me]
e heigin or hegin, s. her want of help E
er-eigin, s. on force; Jud. xx. 5: As dirree deiney Ghibeah m’oï, as ren ad chionney orrym mygeayrt y thie ’syn oie, er-chee dy my varroo; as my ven ghow ad er-êgin, dy vel ee marroo [And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead]
shegin, v. must, shall. (shyin)
cha nhegin (sounded neign), v. must not S
beign da, v. <that> he must; Mat. xvi. 21: Veih yn traa shen magh ren Yeesey toshiaght dy hoilshaghey da e ostyllyn, kys dy beign da goll seose gys Jerusalem [From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem]
eignagh, a. forcible, in want of help, compulsive;
eignagh or eginagh, s. m. a person who wants force or help; pl. 71
s'eignagh, a. how needy, or in what want of help or force to do a thing E
s'eignee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
eign or eignee, v. force, compel, constrain, oblige; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eign or n'eignee, v. not force; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deign or deignee, v. did force or compel, compelled, or <was> obliged to comply E
degn or deginee, v. did force. E
geignagh or geignaghey, v. 61. forcing, compelling, compelleth; urging, urgeth, urges, forceth, forces, &c E
dy eignaghey, v. to force, compel, &c
er n'eignaghey, pt. hath, &c. forced, &c E
eginit, pt.
eignit, 85. forced, compelled, obliged, straitened; Luke xii. 50: Agh ta bashtey ayms dy ve er my vashtey lesh, as kys ta mee eginit, derrey vees eh er ny chooilleeney? [But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished?]
s'eignit, 85. how forced, compelled, or obliged E
geginaghey, v.
dy eginaghey, v. to force, to compel, to straiten so as to make to comply, to constrain.
eigneyder, s. m. a forcer, a ravisher, a compeller; pl. -yn
eglhin-olley, s. m. linsey woolsey [OED: Orig. a textile material, woven from a mixture of wool and flax; now, a dress material of coarse inferior wool, woven upon a cotton warp]
eh, pro. he, it, and sometimes him; 2 Kings xi. 2: as dollee ad eh (and they hid him): As ghow Jehosheba, inneen ree Joram, shuyr Ahaziah, Joash mac Ahaziah, as gheid ee eh veih mastey mec y ree v'er ny choyrt gy-baase, as dollee ad eh as e voandyr ayns shamyr veih Athaliah, myr shen nagh row eh er ny stroie [But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain]; eshyn, id. em.
eh-hene, pro. himself
eshyn, pro. (eh shen), him, he; the em. of eh
ehlley, s. m. attachment, intimacy, being taken up with, very fond of, so as to be entirely taken up with.. Perhaps ellyn has some analogy to this word
eie, s. m. idea; cha row eie aym er [I had no idea of it]
eie, s. m. meddle; This word may seem strange as it has no substantive in English; cha dug mee eie er [I did not meddle with him or it]
gyn-eïe, adv. without meddling, besides.; Jud. xx. 17: As va earroo cloan Israel, gyn-eïe er cloan Venjamin, kiare cheead thousane deiney-cliwe; v’ad shoh ooilley deiney-caggee. [And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war]
eie, v. shout, cry, call, call out; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -ys; Prov.: Cha nee yn wooa smoo eieys smoo vlieaunys. [It is not the cow that calls most that gives the most milk.]
deie, v. shouted or did shout or call E
eieit, eiet or eit, 85. called, cried for, called by name
eït, 85. called, cried to
s'eit, a. how called or shouted for E
eig, a. stale, flat, vapid
eig, v.
cha n'eig, v. not deaden, get flat or stale; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; Prov.: Cha n'eig yn choo ta caaee ny hoyn. [The greyhound is not sluggish which has seeds in its posterior. G.W. Wood] E
eilkin, s. m. an errand, a message; pl. -yn
e heilkin, s. her errand E
eill, v. arm, fit with armour or arms; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eill or n'eillee, v. not arm or equip, -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
d'eill or deillee, v. did arm or equip with armour E
eillit, 85. armed, fitted for war
s'eillit, a. how armed E
eilley, s. f. armour; pl. 67
eilley-chaggee, s. f. armour for war
eilley-vroghil, s. m. breast armour, harbergeon [OED habergeon/haubergeon: A sleeveless coat or jacket of mail or scale armour, originally smaller and lighter than a hauberk]
eirey, s. m. an heir, an inheritor; pl. 67
e heirey, s. her heir E
'sy n'eirey, s. in the heir E
eirey inneen, s. f. an heiress
eiraght, s. m. inheritance, patrimony; pl. 64
e heiraght, s. her inheritance E
'sy n'eiraght, s. in the inheritance E
dy eiraghey, v. to inherit.. (Seldom used.)
eirinagh, s. m. a farmer, a husbandman, an agriculturist, a yeoman; pl. 71
erinagh, s. See eirinagh.; pl. 71
'sy n'eirinagh, s. in the farmer or husbandman E
eirinagh-maillee, s. m. a farmer that holds a farm on rent
eirinys, s. m. husbandry, agriculture, farming
erinys, s. See eirinys.
gerinys, <s>v. 61. farming<, husbandry> E
eisht, adv. then, at that time; -agh, then em.
eiy, s. f. the foot lock of a lanket [OED: Manx dialect form of languet: A type of fetter for an animal]; pl. -ghyn
cha n'eiyr or n'eiyree, v. not drive; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
d'eiyr, v. drove or did drive, did follow E
geiyrt, v. 61. driving, following E
dy eiyrt, v. to drive, to follow
er-eiyrt, v. following after, pursuing after; -s, id. em.
er nyn eiyrt, adv. p. following after us, in pursuit of
eiyrit, 85. driven, followed
s'eiyrit, 85. how driven E
eiyreyder, s. m. a driver, a follower; pl. -yn See also eiyrtysagh.
eiyrtys or eiyrts, s. certain consequences
eiyrtysagh, s. m. a follower, an imitator or copier; pl. 71
e heiyrtyssagh, s. her follower; pl. 71 E
eiyrt, s. ‘bolster’
kione eiyrt, s. the head of the bed
eiystyr, s. m. a halter, a tie; pl. -yn
e heiystyr, s. her halter; pl. -yn E
elgys, s. f. spite, choler, fierceness
e helgys, s. her malignity E
elgysagh, a. spiteful, spitefully; Mat. xxii. 6: As ghow yn chooid elley ny sharvaantyn echey, as ghell ad dy elgyssagh roo, as varr ad ad. [And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them]; choleric, fierce;
elgysagh, s. m. a spiteful person; pl. 71
s'elgyssagh, a. how implacable, in anger, choler, or spite; -ee (sic), id. em.
s'elgyssee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
ellag, s. f. hickup or hiccough; pl. -yn; Ellag aase as ellag y vaase. [Weak hickup and death hickup.]
ellan, s. f. an island; pl. -yn
e hellan, s. her island E
'sy n'ellan, s. in the island E
ny hellan, a. d. of the island E
ellanagh, s. m. an islander; pl. 71
ny hellanee, s. the islanders E
elley, pro. and adv. other, another, else.; Aght-elley [otherwise]
ellyn, s. f. manners, behaviour, communications, mein [OED mien: The look, bearing, manner ... of a person, as showing character, mood, etc.]
emshir or emshyr, s. f. weather, seasonable weather.. From imbagh (a season)
'sy n'emshyr, s. in the weather E
kione emshir, s. a weather head in the air
emshiroil, a. seasonable, opportune
emshiroilid, s. m. seasonableness
enn or ennee, v. feel; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'enn or n'ennee, v. not feel; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
cha denn or dennee, v. did not feel, not felt, or felt not.; Prov.: Cha dennee rieau yn soogh y shang. [The well-fed never felt like the ill-fed.] E
gennaght or gennaghtyn, v. 61. feeling, feels, feeleth E
dy ennaght, v. to feel, to perceive by touch
er n'ennaghtyn, v. hath, &c. felt E
ry-ennaghtyn, v. to be felt, or being felt
ennit, 85. felt
s'ennit, a. how felt E
ennaghtyn, s. m. feeling, sympathy; pl. -yn
ennaghtyn-booisal, s. m. grateful feeling, gratitude
enneyder, s. m. a feeler; pl. -yn
ennaghtagh, a.
s'ennaghtagh, a. how feelingly E
s'ennaghtee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
neu-ennaghtagh, a. unfeeling, insensible;
neu-ennaghtagh, s. m. an unfeeling person; pl. 71
ennoil, a. endearing, beloved
s'ennoil or s'ennoiley (sic: stress), a. how beloved or endeared E
ennoilid or ennoilys, s. m. endearment, love
ennagh, a.
fer ennagh (pronounced ehnnagh [sc. with slender /nj/]), a. some one; red ennagh [something]
ennal, s. f. breath; pl. -yn
'sy n'ennal, s. in the breath E
ennalagh, a. d. of the breath
enneeyn, s. pl. brains.. This word has no singular in the Manks
inçhyn, s. pl. brains See also enneeyn.
enney, s. m. knowledge, as respects knowing one person, place, thing, &c., from another.. For the more extensive meaning of the word knowledge, see tushtey
enn or enney, v. s. to know or have knowledge of
b'aashiagh-enn, adv. easy to know or well known
b'urrys-enn, adv. See baashiagh-enn.
surrys-enn, adv. allowed to be well known
ennee, a. identical; yn dooinney shen ennee [that identical man]
ennym, s. m. name, epithet, appellation; pl. see enmyn
e hennym, s. her name E
enmey, a. d. of a name or names
enmyn, s. pl. names, epithets, appellations the pl. of ennym.
e henmyn, s. her names; or as it is in Acts, i. 15, ny henmyn (the names):; As ayns ny laghyn shen hass Peddyr seose mastey fir-eiyrtee [Yeesey] as dooyrt eh, (va earroo ny henmyn cooidjagh mysh shey-feed). [And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty)] E
far-ennym, s. m. a bye name, a nick name, an agnomen, a name besides the real one
enm or enmee, v. name; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
enmys, s. m. as much as that it could be named, a little more than nothing
enmys, v. name; -agh; -in; -ins; ‑yn; -yms; -ys; enmys y lhiannoo shoh [name this child]
denmys, v. nominated, named, did name or nominate E
genmys, v. 61. naming, nominating E
er-ny-enmys, v. hath or having, &c. been called or named
enmysit, 85. named, nominated, called by name
s'enmysit, a. how named or nominated E
far-enmyssit, 85. nick named, bye named, falsely so called; 1 Tim. vi. 20: …freill shen ny ta er ny choyrt gys dty churrym, shaghney glare mee-chrauee as fardalagh, as streeu mychione yn ynsagh shen ta far-enmyssit creenaght. […keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called]
entreil, v.
gentreil, v. 61. entering
eoyll or eoyllee, v. dung, manure; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'eoyll or n'eoyllee, v. not dung or manure; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
deoyll or deoyllee, v. did dung, dunged
geoyl or geoyll, v. 61. dung; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys E
geoyllaghey, v. 61. dunging, manuring
dy eoyllagh or eoyllaghey, v. to dung or manure
er n'eoyllaghey, v. hath, &c. dunged E
eoyllit, 85. dunged, manured
s'eoyllit, a. how dunged E
eoylley, s. f. dung, manure, ordure, muck, excrement; pl. 67
eoylleyder, s. m. one that dungs, &c.; pl. -yn
er, pre. on; p. p. on him or on it. When an adjunct, prefixed to verbs, means hath, have, having, has, had, hast, hadst, &c. It is also a contraction of fer, after feminines, which see; -syn, id. em.
er, in. on, of incitement; -syn, id. em.
er-hene, a. on himself; reserved, coy
urree, p. p. on her; -ish, id. em.
urree-hene, p. p. on herself
orroo, p. p. on them; -syn, id. em.
orroo-shid, p. p. on those
orroo-shoh, p. p. on these
orrym, p. p. on me; -s, id. em.
orrym-pene, p. on myself
orrin, p. p. on us; -yn, id. em.
ort, p. on thee; -s, id. em.
erriu, adv. p. on you or ye; -ish, id. em.
er-aggle, adv. for fear, lest.. Er is sometimes translated, for, as in this word, though more literally it should be, on
er-ash, adv. to appear after being hid, hidden or concealed; to become damp, as such things as have salt in them, will in moist weather; in Ez. xvii. 9 it means, prosper:; Myr shoh ta’n Chiarn Jee dy ghra, Jig eh er-ash? nagh jean eshyn eh y astyrt ass ny fraueyn, as e vess y yiarey jeh, dy jean eh fioghey? [Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither?]
er-bastal, ad. past, past all
erbey or erbe, adv. because, lit. on cause
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]
er-çhea, v. fleeing, fled; roie-er-çhea [retreating]
er-çhee-goll, adv. about to go
er-çhee dy yannoo, (about to do, about to act)
er-cheiltyn, See cheiltyn [s.v. keiltyn]
er-coontey, adv. on account
er-creau, v. trembling, shuddering, quivering; Hab. iii. 16: Tra cheayll mee, va my chree traishtit: va my veillyn er-creau ec yn choraa: ren loauid greimmey my chraueyn, as va mee ooilley er-creau [When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself]
er-dty-hwoaie, adv. on thy look out, on thy aware or alert
er-dwooaie, a. determined to resist
er-dy, adv. ago
er-dy-henney, adv. since that, since then, ago
er-dy-rieau, adv. from eternity, for the ever which is past, all the time that hath been. See rieau
er-dyn, adv. since
er-eigin or er-egin, s. on force; Jud. xx. 5: As dirree deiney Ghibeah m’oï, as ren ad chionney orrym mygeayrt y thie ’syn oie, er-chee dy my varroo; as my ven ghow ad er-êgin, dy vel ee marroo [And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead]
er-eiyrt, v. following after, pursuing after; -s, id. em.
er-fenniu, adv. furiously, fiercely
er-fload, adv. on float, afloat
er-gerrey, a. nigh, at hand, at a short distance, near
er-ghlee, v. a breaming. A sow pig is said to be so when she wants the boar
er-giyn, a. next after; laa er giyn [the day after]; on again; Luke vii. 11: As haink eh gy-kione yn laa er-giyn dy jagh eh gys ard-valley va enmyssit Nain. [And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain.]
er-gooil or er-gooyl, adv. in arrear, behind hand, behind
er-hene, a. on himself; reserved, coy
er-jeid, a. on edge, as teeth; Jer. xxxi. 30: Agh yiow dagh unnane baase son e pheccaghyn hene: dy chooilley ghooinney ee-ys mess soor y villey-feeyney, bee e eeacklyn er-jeid. [But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge]
er-jerrey, adv. lastly, in line, latterly, behind, not in front
er-lesh, p. he conceives or imagines; -yn, id. em.
er-lhiee, p. she imagines, &c.; -ish, id. em.
er-lhieu, p. they, &c. conceive, &c.; -syn and -ish, id. em.
er-lhiam, p. methinks, I conceive, or imagine
er-lhien, p. we imagine or conceive; -yn, id. em.
er-lhiat, p. thou conceivest, &c.; -s, id. em.
er-lhieu, p. ye or you conceive, &c.; -syn and -ish, id. em.
er-lhiurid, adv. at length, at full length, along on the ground
er-louyn, adv. on a rope, by the hand, along
er-mayrn, a. remaining, to fore, left, yet alive
er-meshtey, a. drunk or drunken.; Prov.: Laa er-meshtey as laa er ushtey. [A day drunk and a day on water.]
er-nearey, a. ashamed, for shame
er-niart, adv. by might or force of arms
er-nonney, adv. else, or else, at least
er-ny, v. having, being
er-oie, adv. by night, on the night
er-roul or er-rouyl, a. in a rage, outrageous, violent, disorderly
er-shaghryn, v. astray, bewildered, bewrayed [EDD: Seized with a foolish fit of talking], having erred from the right way
er-shen, adv. on that, thereon, thereupon
er-shoh, adv. whereupon, on this
er-skyn, adv. above; super
er-skyn-earroo, a. innumerable
er-skyn-insh, a. unutterable, unspeakable
er-skyn-towse, a. immeasurable
er-e-skyn, adv. p. above him; -s, id. em.
er-my-skyn, p. p. above me; -s, id. em.
er nyn skyn, adv. p. above us, you, them
er-dty-skyn, adv. p. above thee; -s, id. em.
er-sooyl, in. away; pt. gone
er-sooyl-jee, adv. p. away with you or ye
er-sooyl-lhiat, adv. p. away with thee
er-troailt, v. travailling in child birth
er-y-chione, adv. on the head, ahead
er-y-chooyl, adv. shortly, by and bye, presently
er-y-fa, adv. therefore, wherefore
er-y-gherrit, adv. lately, shortly
er-y-ghrunt, adv. on the ground, aground
er-y-lieh, adv. on the half, by the half
er-yn-oyr, conj. because, on the cause
er-y-traa, t'ayn ta lhie yn stayd beayn ain. [on our present time depends our future state]
erbee,
fer erbee, a. anyone; mas.; cre-erbee [whatever]
Erin, s. f. Ireland.
Nherin, s. Ireland.; Prov.: Mie Mannin, mie Nherin. [Good for Mann, good for Ireland.]
erin, s. f. vestry; 2 Kings x. 22: As dooyrt eh rishyn va harrish yn erin, Cur-jee lhieu magh coamraghyn son ooilley ooashleyderyn Vaal [And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal]
erree, a. latter end of, become of, end of
s'erree, a. how end, become of, meaneth; befallen, how will the end be; Acts ii. 12: As v’ad ooilley fo atchim as imnea, gra yn derrey yeh rish y jeh elley, Cre s’erree da shoh? [And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?]; Deu. xxix. 28: As d’astyr y Chiarn ad ass y cheer oc ayns e arg, as ayns e chorree, as ayns e yymmoose vooar, as hilg eh magh ad gys cheer elley, myr s’erree daue jiu [And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day] E
erreeish (sic: stress), s. f. compassion, pity, sympathy, feeling for, by granting relief to those in distress; pl. -yn
erreeishagh, a. compassionate, easily affected with sorrow or pain on viewing the calamities or distresses of others as if our own, sympathetic
s'erreeishagh, a. how compassionate E
s'erreeishee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
neu-erreeishagh, a. incompassionate;
neu-erreeishagh, s. m. a person void of compassion; pl. 71
erreish, adv. after, or after what has been said or done
errey, s. m. incumbrance, burden, something irksome to be borne, yoke; pl. 67
y n'errey, s. the yoke, the encumbrance, or burden E
e herrey, s. her burden or encumbrance E
thie errey, s. m. an infirmary
erroo, s. m. a ploughman, one that holds the plough when ploughing; pl. -yn
irroo, s. pl. ploughmen, the pl. of erroo.
erroogh, s. m. a chimb [OED: The projecting rim at the ends of a cask, formed by the ends of the staves]; pl. -yn
eshlyn or eshlys, s. a shroud
essyl, s. f. an axle or axis; pl. -yn
essyn, s. m. a post, jamb of a door, the post of a door frame or gate; pl. -yn
y n'essyn, s. the door post E
etl or etlee, v. fly; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha n'etl or n'etlee, v. not fly; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms E
detlee or dettyl, v. flew, did fly; Gen. viii. 7: As hug eh magh feeagh, dettyl noon as noal derrey va ny ushtaghyn chyrmit seose jeh'n thalloo [And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth]
jetlee, v. flew See also detlee. E
getlagh, v. 61. flying E
er n'etlaghey, v. hath, &c. flown or flew E
eulys, s. f. fury, indignation, rage, madness
eulyssagh, a. indignant, inflamed with anger or rage, furious;
eulyssagh, s. m. a furious person; pl. 71
s'eulyssagh, a. how indignant or inflamed with anger, furious E
s'eulyssee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
eunys, s. m. ecstacy, delight, pleasure, rapturous pleasure; pl. -syn
eunyssagh, a. ecstatic, delightful, pleasant, delectable, affording pleasure in the highest degree;
eunyssagh, s. m. an enjoyer of ecstatic pleasure; pl. 71
s'eunyssagh, a. how delectable, with what rapturous delight E
s'eunyssee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. E
Ew, s.
yn Ew, s. the Jew
er-fenniu, adv. furiously, fiercely
er-giyn, a. next after; laa er giyn [the day after]; on again; Luke vii. 11: As haink eh gy-kione yn laa er-giyn dy jagh eh gys ard-valley va enmyssit Nain, as hie ymmodee jeh e ynseydee marish, as mooarrane sleih. [And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people]
er-ghlee, adv. a breaming [OED variant of brim: Of swine: To be ‘in heat’, rut, copulate]. A sow pig is said to be so when she wants the boar
