gaaigey or gaagey, v. cracking, chaffing; Jer. xiv.
<1>4: Er-yn-oyr
dy vel y thalloo gaagey, gyn fliaghey er yn ooir, va ny errooyn ass
cree, choodee ad nyn ghing. Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the
earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
s’gaaigee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58. G
[The only word I can identify in OED or EDD that at all resembles Cregeen’s chaft,
chafe (l. chaff?), or chaff, in a relevant sense,
is chap: ‘To become fissured, burst into cracks or clefts’, which is
also the chapt rendered ‘gaagey’ in the Bible passage cited.]
gaaillagh, s. f. a disease in the mouths of cattle.
gaaue, s. m. a smith; pl. -nyn.
gaaue-doo, s. m. a blacksmith.
gaauenys, s. m. smithery, smith craft.
Gaelic, Gailic, or Gaelg; s. f. Erse or
Manks.
Gaelgagh, a. Manks or Erse, exclusively applied to the languages.
s’Gaelligagh, a. how much for Manks or Erse. G
s’Gaelligee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. G
gaer, s. m. short dung [OED: manure containing short straw and
in an advanced state of fermentation], ordure.
gah, s. m. a sting; pl. -yn.
gahagh, a. having a sting, venomous.
e ghah, s. his sting. G
gaghey, v. stinging, stingeth, &c. [Pro. xxiii. 32.: Ec y jerrey nee eh
lhottey myr ard-nieu, as gaghey goll-rish adder. At the last it biteth
like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.]
gallar, s. m. a disease, of the same meaning with gorley,which see.
gamley, v. speaking ironically.
gammagh, a. wry; distorted.
gamman, s. m. game, sport; Jud. xvi. 27: …as va er mullagh y
thie mysh three thousaneyn dy gheiney as mraane, va jeeaghyn er Samson, tra
v’ad jannoo gamman jeh. …and there were upon the roof about three thousand
men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport; pl. -yn.
e ghamman, s. his game. G
gammanagh, a. full of game or sport.
s’gammanagh, a. how gamesome. G
s’gammanee, a. id., comp. and sup. G
ganglanys, v. jangling [OED: To speak angrily,
harshly, or discordantly; to grumble, murmur; to contend, dispute, wrangle,
squabble], bickering, &c.
s’ghannidagh (sic), a. how derisory or derisive. G
s’ghannidee (sic), a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58.
G
e ghannidagh, s. his despiser, scorner; pl. 71 [change
-agh to -ee]; Acts xiii. 41: Cur-jee my-ner, shiuish
ghannidee, gow-jee yindys, as jean-jee cherraghtyn. Behold, ye despisers,
and wonder, and perish. G
gannidys, s. m. mockery, scorn, derision. [Heb. x. 33: Ayns ayrn tra va shiu
soit magh son shilley dy ghannidys daue, chammah liorish oltooanyn as
seaghyn…
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions….]
e ghannidys, v. his despising, scorning, &c.;
<Heb. x. 33.> G
gard, s. m. guard; 2 Chron. xii. 11: As tra hie yn ree gys
thie yn Chiarn haink y gard dy ghoaill ad, as hug ad lhieu ad reesht gys
shamyr y ghard. And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the
guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
garmin, s. m. a weaver’s beam that the warp is rolled on in
weaving; pl. -yn.
garrad, s. m. garret; pl. -yn.
garran, s. m. a galloway, a pony; pl. -yn.
e gharran, s. his galloway or pony; pl. -yn.
Prov. “Eshyn nagh bee mie rishe gharran, shegin da’n
phollan y chur lesh er e vuin.” [He who will not be good to his pony must
bring the saddle cloth on his back.] G
garrey, s. m. a heat, turn, or spell of work.
garraghyn, s. pl. heats, or spells, or turns of work; the pl. of
garrey. C.
e gharrey, s. his heat or spell of work; pl. 67 [change
-ey to -aghyn]. G
garroo, a. coarse, rugged, uneven, not fine.
s’garroo, a. how coarse or rough. G
s’girroo, a. coarser, coarsest, comp. and sup. of garroo.
G
ro gharroo, a. too coarse or rough. G
geinnagh-gharroo, s. f. gravel, coarse sand.
garrooid or gerrooid, s. m. roughness, unevenness.
gart, s. m. the last reaper on the standing corn side of a
company of reapers in a field.
gartlhan, v. weeding corn, &c.
garveigagh or garveighey, v. roaring,
bellowing as a lion or bull, &c.
e gharveigagh, v. his howling, roaring, or yelling. G
gaskeydagh, a. hasty; Hab. i. 6:
Son
cur-my-ner, nee’m greinnaghey seose ny Caldeanee, yn ashoon elgyssagh shen as gaskeydagh,
nee marchal trooid lheead y cheer, dy ghoaill daue hene cummallyn, nagh vel nyn
eiraght. For,
lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march
through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not
theirs; s. m. a person who can work
with despatch; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
gish, s. pl. stems, stalks; Josh. ii. 6: Agh va ish er choyrt
lh’ee ad seose gys mullagh y thie, as er vollaghey ad lesh gish dy
lieen, v’ee er chiartaghey er mullagh y thie. But she had brought them up to the roof
of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order
upon the roof.
gast, 85. chaffed [sc. chafed], deased [cf.
EDD dazed, daised], the skin rubbed off by running, walking, or
riding.
gastey or gastagh, a. agile, nimble, clever, expert;
Jer. l.9: …bee
ny sideyn oc myr sideyn dooinney lajer gastey; cha bee side jeu lhiggit
ayns fardail. …their
arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
s’gastey, a. how agile or nimble, comp. and sup. G
feer ghastey, a. very agile or nimble. G
gastid, s. m. agility, cleverness.
gaskeydagh, a. hasty; Hab. i. 6:
Son
cur-my-ner, nee’m greinnaghey seose ny Caldeanee, yn ashoon elgyssagh shen as gaskeydagh,
nee marchal trooid lheead y cheer, dy ghoaill daue hene cummallyn, nagh vel nyn
eiraght. For,
lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march
through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not
theirs; s. m. a person who can work
with despatch; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
gaue, s. m. hazard, risk, peril; pl. -yn.
gaueagh, a. hazardous, perilous.
s’gaueagh, a. how hazardous. G
s’gauee, a. id., comp. and sup. G
gaueid, s. m. perilousness.
gauin, s. m. a young beast of the cow kind, between the age
of a calf and a heifer.
gouney, s. pl. young cattle, between calves and heifers; the pl.
of gauin.
gounagh, s. f. a cow is so called, strictly speaking, on
being a quarter of a year done calving; a stripper [EDD: A cow not in calf, but
giving very little milk]; pl. 72 [change -agh to -eeyn].
gounee, a. d. of a stripper or strippers.
strig-ghounagh, s. f. a stripper, or a cow more than one year
on the same milk.
y gheay, s. the wind; pl. -ghyn. Prov.
“Cha daink lesh y gheay, nagh ragh lesh yn ushtey.” [Nothing came
with the wind but what would go with the water.] G
geayee, a. d. of the wind, or of wind.
bun-ny-geayee, s. the wind’s eye, where the wind blows from.
gollan-geayee, s. a swallow; pl. gollanyn-geayee. Prov.
“Cha jean unghollan-geayee sourey, ny unchellagh
keylley geurey.” [One swallow will not make a summer, nor one woodcock a
winter.]
lus ny geayee, s. f. anemone.
geay asnee, [winnowing wind]
geayeeagh, a. windy, flatulent.
s’geayeeagh, a. how windy. G
s’geayee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58. G
geayeeid, s. m. windiness, flatuosity.
geayl, s. m. coals; pl. -yn.
geayil, a. d. of or belonging to coals.
geaylin, s. f. a shoulder; pl. geayltyn.
e gheayllin, s. his shoulder. G
e gheayltyn, s. his shoulders. G
geayney, a. green.
s’geayney, a. how green, comp. and sup. G
geaynid, s. m. greenness.
geaynaghey, v. making green.
geaysh, s. f. long strong hair, as the hair of a horse’s
tail or mane.
geayshteen, s. f. long strong hairs in wool.
geyshteen, See geayshteen.
geayshteenagh, a. hairy, having strong hairs.
geyshteenagh, a. hairy; Gen. xxvii. 23: As cha dug eh enney er,
er-yn-oyr dy row e laueyn geyshteenagh, myr laueyn e vraar Esau. And he discerned him
not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands.
geayshteenid, s. m. hairiness.
geddyn, v. getting, procuring.
ry gheddyn, v. to be had, to be got, or found. G
dy gheddyn, v. to get, procure, or find. G
er n’gheddyn, pt. hath, &c. got or gotten. G
feddyn, v. finding, acquiring, obtaining.
feddyn-magh, v. finding out, discovering.
feddynit, found, gotten, acquired.
feddynit-magh, 85. found out, ascertained, discovered.
feddyn-foill, v. finding fault, blaming, accusing.
,
fow, v. get, procure; fow aarloo (prepare); fow doueh (get it for me). For the relatives of this irregular verb, see 62.
yiow [ad], p. they will get; -syn, id. em.
yioym or yoym, p. I will get or have; -s,
id. em.
yiow, p. wilt get, thou wilt get [< yiowoo];
-s, id. em.
geill, s. m. a spring of water; [Jas. iii. 11: Vel farrane cur magh
ass yn un gheill ushtey millish as sharroo? Doth a fountain send
forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?]
gheill, v. did spring; <Jas. iii. 11.>[see citation
above, s.v.geill, s. m.] -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
geillit, pt.
geill, s. m. heed, notice.
gell, See geill.
geinnagh, s. f. sand; pl. 72 [change -agh
to -eeyn].
sy gheinnagh, s. in the sand. G .
geinnee, a. d. of sand.
geinnagh-gharroo, s. f. gravel, coarse sand
geirr, s. f. tallow, suet.
geirr-vill, s. f. bees’ wax, honey wax.
geirr,
v. <crowed, did crow.>[sc. crow]
gheir, v. did crow; -agh; -ee; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
gherr, v. did crow, crew; Mark xiv. 68: Agh dob eh, gra, Cha
vel fys ny toiggal aym, cre t’ou dy ghra. As hie eh magh ayns y phorch; as gherr
y kellagh.
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And
he went out into the porch; and the cock crew; -agh; -ee;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. G
geirrym, v. crowing.
gerrym, v. crowing. See also geirrym.
er gherrym, v. hath, &c. crowed or crew. G
gerjagh,
s. m. comfort, consolation, happiness. That this word is derived from ard
or yr in yrjid or yrjaghey,I have not the
least doubt, and of that class of words spoken of in the 61st
Remark; so comfort raises and alleviates the heart to whom administered. It
is rather of a higher meaning than the English, as it is very seldom used
temporally; for which see souirid and souir.
e gherjagh, s. his comfort. G
gerjee,
fer-gherjee (sic) or fer-ny-gherjagh (sic), s. m. a
comforter, a consolator, or consoler; pl. fir-gherjee, s. pl. comforters,
consolers.
mee-gherjagh,
s. m. uncomfortableness, distress, disconsolation.
evee-gherjagh, s. his discomfort.
M
neu-gherjagh, s. m. discomfort.
gerjee or gerj*, v. comfort, console; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
geuley, s. m. a gyve, a fetter; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
e <gheul or> gheuley, s. his gyve or fetter.
geuleydagh, s. m. one who is bound; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee]; Isa. lxi. 1: T’eh er my choyrt dy lheihys ny creeaghyn brisht,
dy ockley-magh reamys da ny cappee, as fosley’n phryssoon da ny geuleydee.
He hath sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
opening of the prison to them that are bound.
geuleyder, s. m. one who fetters or binds.
geurey, s. m. winter. Probably from the trees then being
bare as poles; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
See geu.
gha, adv. not. In all probability, from cha;as,
my va dy gha (if it were or not). The sound of the gh is not in
the English language, as shown in Remark 13.
gial, s. white, glittering, bright.
gialley, a. pl. white, bright, or glittering.
yialley, a. pl. white, bright, &c. G
s’gial, a. how bright, glittering or white. G
s’gilley, a. brighter, brightest; whiter, whitest; the comp. and
sup. of gial. G
feer ghial, a. very white or bright. G
feer yial, a. very glittering, bright, or white. G
giall or giallee, v. whiten, or make white or bright,
bleach or full; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
ghiall or ghiallee, v. did bleach, cleanse, or full. G
yial or yiallee, a. did bleach, whiten, or make bright; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. G
giallaghey, v. whitening, bleaching, fulling.
er ghiallagh or ghiallaghey, v. hath, &c.
bleached, made bright or white. G
ghiall, v. did promise or grant; -agh; -ee;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. G
yial or yiall, v. did promise or grant; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94.G
gialdin, v. promising, granting.
er ghialdyn, v. hath, &c. promised or granted. G
er n’ghialdyn, pt. hath, &c. promised.
er yialdyn, v. hath, &c. promised, granted. G
ghialtaghey, v. granting, promising, pledging. <Matrimonial
Service> [see below].
er n’ghialtaghey, pt. hath, &c. granted. Matrimonial
Service: Son
wheesh as dy vel M. as N. er choyrt nyn aigney dy-cheïley ayns poosey
casherick, as er hoilshaghey shoh fenish Yee as y cheshaght shoh, as gys shen
er choyrt as er n’ghialltaghey nyn mreearrey yn derrey yeh da’n jeh
elley, Forasmuch
as M. and N. have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the
same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their
troth either to other,G
yiare or yiarr*, v. did cut; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
giarey, v. cut; Exod. xxxiv. 13: Agh nee shiu stroie ny altaryn oc, brishey ny jallooyn, as giarey
sheese ny biljyn foue v’ad coyrt ooashley. But ye shall destroy their
altars, break their images, and cut down their groves.
giarrey, v. cutting, hewing, &c.
dy ghiarey, v. to cut;<pl. 67>[see giarrey,
s.].G
dy yiarey, v. to cut. G
giarrey-magh, v. excluding,
cutting out.
giarey-seose, v.
dy yiarey-seose, v. to carve or cut up meat. G
giarit, 85. cut, shortened; Exod. xxxii.
16: As va ny
buird obbyr Yee, as va’n scrieu, jeant liorish Jee, giarit ayns ny
buird.Andthe tables were the work of God, and
the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
giarrey, s. m. a cut; the flux; an edge; pl. <71>[?
67 change -ey to -aghyn].
giarrey-folley, s. m. the bloody flux [OED bloody flux: Bloody diarrhoea ... bleeding from another part of the
body, spec. menstrual bleeding, esp. when excessive or prolonged].
yn yiarrey-folley, s. the bloody flux.
giarey-çhymmylt, s. ‘circumcision’
anghiarey-çhymmylt, s. m. uncircumcision.
giare, a. short, momentary, brief, not long.
giarey, a. pl. short, brief.
yiarey, a. pl. short. G
giarrey, a. pl. short; as, deineygiarrey (short
men).
ghiarrey, a. pl. short.
s’giare, a. how short, or short it is. Prov. “S’giare y
jough nayn skeeal.” [Shorter is the drink than the story.]G
s’girrey, a. shorter, shortest, comp. and sup. of giare.
G
feer yiare, a. very short. G
ro ghiare, a. too short. See yiare. G
ro yiare, a. too short. G
giare-chooat, s. m. a jacket.
giare-choonlagh, s.
yn yiare-choonlagh, s. the stubble; Isa. [xl]vii.
14: Cur-my-ner,
bee ad myr y yiare-choonlagh; nee yn aile ad y lostey. Behold, they shall be
as stubble; the fire shall burn them. G
garvain or garveinn, s. groats [OED: Hulled,
or hulled and crushed grain of various kinds, chiefly oats, but also wheat,
barley].
gibbee-chiu or gibbee-chiow, s. f. a chilblain, a kibe [OED: A
chapped or ulcerated chilblain, esp. one on the heel]; pl. -yn.
yn ghibbee-chiu, s. the
kibe; pl. -yn. G
e yibbee-hiu, a. his
chilblain. G
gien or giens,
s. m. a feast or gala; 2 Peter. ii. 13: She spooit ad as lheamyssyn, cloie rish
y volteyraght oc hene, choud’s t’ad ec gien mêriu. Spots they are and
blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with
you. Prov. “Gien nonney gortey.” [Either a feast or a famine.]
gien, s. m. cheer, festivity; temper of mind.
gen, s. cheer. See gien.
yn ghienmie, s. the good cheer. G
e yien, a. his cheer; drogh yien (sad); Gen. xl.
6: As haink
Joseph stiagh huc ’sy voghrey, as yeeagh eh orroo, as cur-my-ner, va drogh yien
orroo.
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold,
they were sad. G
gen-eddin, s. m. countenance.
gennal, a. cheerful, affable, jovial, having sweet engaging
looks.
s’gennal, a. how cheerful, free, affable, glad, merry, comp. and
sup. G
ben ghennal, a. a cheerful woman. G
feer yennal, a. very glad, cheerful, free. G
anghennal, a. cheerless, sad.
gennallys, s. cheerfulness, exhilaration, hilarity, mirth,
affability, jocularity.
dy yennallys, s. of joyfulness, gladness. G
e ghennallys, s. his cheerfulness, his kindness. G
e yennallys, s. his cheerfulness, &c. G
anghennallys, s. m. infestivity.
ard-ghennallys, s. m. great gladness.
gient,
v. conceive, or become pregnant; form in the mind.
ghient, v. did conceive; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94.
yient, v. did conceive or conceived; -agh; &c. -ys.
G
gientyn, v. conceiving; Gen. xxx. 38: As hoie eh ny slattyn
v’eh er speeiney, kiongoyrt rish ny shioltaneyn ayns ny jeeigyn, liorish ny
troghyn ushtey, tra haink ny shioltaneyn dy iu; dy voddagh ad gientyn,
tra harragh ad gys yn ushtey. And he set the rods which he had pilled before
the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to
drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. See also giennaghtyn.
dy ghientyn, v. to conceive. G
dy yientyn, v. to conceive. G
er ny yientyn, adv. having been conceived, conceived.
giennaghtyn, v. conceiving, generating; Luke,i.
31: As
cur-my-ner, nee oo giennaghtyn, as mac y ymmyrkey, as enmyssee oo yn
ennym echey Yeesey. And,
behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call
his name Jesus.
er ghiennaghtyn, v. hath, &c. conceived. G
er yiennaghtyn, v. hath, &c. conceived, &c. G
gientit, 85. conceived, formed in the womb or mind.
s’gientit, a. how conceived. G
ro yientit, a. too conceived, &c. G
neu-yientit, a. unconceived.
giennaghtyn reesht spyrrydoil, s. spiritual birth, regeneration.
aa-ghiennaghtyn, s. m. regeneration.
gigleragh, v. giggling, tittering.
dy yigleragh, v. to giggle. G
giglerys, s. m. giggling.
gimlad, s. a wimble [OED: A gimlet. An auger; also, a brace]
or gimlet.
e ghimlad, s. his wimble. G
gimmagh, s. m. a lobster; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
ghimman, s. m. an admirer, a suiter or lover; pl. -yn;
Ezk. xvi. 33: T’ad
cur faill da streebeeyn elley, agh t’ou uss stowal dty yiootyn da ooilley dty ghimmanyn,
as failley ad dy heet hood veih dy chooilley ard, son dty vaarderys. They give gifts to all
whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they
may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
gliminagh, s. m. a sweetheart, a lover.
gioal, s. m. pledge, pawn, mortgage, security.
e ghioal, s. his pledge, pawn, or mortgage; pl. -yn.
G
e yioal, s. his pawn, pledge, or mortgage. G
gioaldee, a. d. of pledge, pawn, or mortgage; Amos ii.
8: As t’ad
hene lhie sheese er eaddagh gioaldee, liorish dagh altar. And they lay
themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar.
pooar-gioal, s. m. an execution.
gioalteeaght or gioalteeys, s. m. the premises or article
pawned, or given in pledge.
yn ghioalteeys or ghioaltiaght, s. the premises mortgaged,
pawned, or pledged. G
bargane gioalteeagh, s. m. a deed of mortgage.
gioalteeaghtyn, gioalteenyn, gioalteeyn, s. pl. mortgages,
&c.
e ghioalteeyn or ghioaltiaghtyn, s. his pawns or
mortgages. G
ghioot, v. did gift, gifted; -agh; -in-ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
yioot, v. did gift or gifted; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym;-yms; -ys,
94. G
giootal or giootey, v. gifting, bestowing.
dy yiootal, v. to gift or bestow. G
er ghiootal, v. hath, &c. gifted, given; Acts xxvii.
24: …cur-my-ner
ta Jee er ghiootal ort ooilley adsyn ta shiaulley mayrt. …lo, God
hath given thee all them that sail with thee. G
yn ghiooteyder, s. the gifter, giver, or bestower. G
yn yiooteyder, s. the gifter or bestower. G
giuag, s. f. a gullet [OED gullet 3: A water
channel; a narrow, deep passage through which a stream flows; a strait, estuary,
river mouth, etc.]; pl. -yn.
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.
glaare-eddin, s. f. forehead; pl. -yn.
e ghlaare-eddin, s. his forehead. G
glabbag, s. f. a poultice; pl. -yn.
glack, s. f. the hollow of the hand; the loof [OED: The
palm of the hand]; as much hemp in stalks as can be held in the hand at once;
pl. see glick[deest].
glack, v. hold fast in the hand; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
glare, s. f. tongue, speech, language; pl. glaraghyn
or -yn.
e ghlare, s. his language, tongue &c. G
glaare vrasnee, a. d. provoking, or affronting language,
&c.
glashtin, s. m. a goblin, a sprite; pl. 72 [change -in
to -eeyn].
glass, a. pale, gray, pale blue; in a growing state;
applied to vegetation, green, verdant; opposed to creen; billey glass
(a growing or green tree); Jer. xi. 16: Ren y Chiarn uss y enmys, Billey-olive glass,
aalin, as lesh mess menoyr; lesh feiyr anveagh t’eh er voaddey aile er, as ta
ny banglaneyn eck er ny vrishey. The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree,
fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled
fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. Prov. “Freayl y
craue glass.” [Keeping the bone green.]
glassey, a. pl. pale, gray, green; as,
eddinyn glassey, s. pl. (pale faces).
claghyn glassey, s. pl. (gray stones).
magheryn glassey, s. pl. (green fields).
s’glass, a. how verdant, how pale or gray. G
s’glassey, a. more verdant, most verdant, paler, palest, &c.
G
clagh-ghlass, a. a gray or blue stone. G
bock-glass, s. m. the greyhound fish.
gorrym-glass, s. azure blue, light blue.
glassaghey, v. getting pale or wan, getting green or gray, &c.
dy ghlassagh or ghlassaghey, v. to brighten or get
gray. G
glassan, s. f. a sallad.
glasseraght, s. m. herbage, vegetation, verdure, grassiness; pl.
72 [change -aght to -eeyn].
glass, s. m. a lock; pl. glish.
gleish, a. d. of a lock or locks.
glass-aileagh, s. m. a firelock.
guilley-glass or -glesh,
s. m. a lockman [OED: Manx English. A deputy or assistant to the
coroner[40]],
more literally a lockboy. Were this the name of a turnkey, it would seem more
applicable for the meaning of glass or glesh in this word. See
the proverb on ghlass.
glass, v. lock or make sure; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghlass, v. did lock, or make sure; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Prov. “Tra ta’n gheay sy villey yiow shiu magh ynghlass ghuilley.” [When the wind is in the tree you will get the
lockman.] G
gleih, s. m. a position in which to place corn to dry when
cut; a handful of corn; Jer. ix. 22: Dy jarroo myr eoylley tuittee kirp deiney er y
vagher foshlit, as myr gleih-arroo lurg y beaynnee, as cha jean unnane
erbee ad y haglym.
Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the
handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them; pl. -yn.
gleiy, s. f. a fibre of slime or of any glutinous matter.
yn ghleiy, s. the fibre of slime, &c. G
gleiynagh, a. fibrous, slimy.
gleiy-fannag, s. f. duck’s meat [EDD: (a) the lesser duckweed, Lemna
minor; (b) hardened mucous in the corners of the eyes after sleeping].
ghlioon, v. did kneel; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
gliooney, v. kneeling.
dy ghliooney, v. to kneel. G
glioonit or glioont, 85. kneeled; a. having
knees, kneed.
gliooneyder, s. m. a kneeler.
yn ghliooneyder, s. the kneeler. G
glioonagh, s. f. a disease in the knees; pl. -yn
yn ghlioonagh, s. the &c. See glioonagh. G
gliooneen, s. f. a garter; pl. -yn.
glioonagh, s. f. a herb, arsmart, lakeweed, water pepper.
yn ghlioonagh, s. the &c. See glioonagh. G
clioagagh gliwnagh, s. f. gladwin [OED gladwyn s.v.gladdon,
see clioagagh] or stinking gladwin [OED stinking gladdon ‘Iris
foetidissima] .
glistyr, s. m. clyster [OED: A medicine injected into the
rectum, to empty or cleanse the bowels, to afford nutrition, etc.; an
injection, enema; sometimes, a suppository]; pl. -yn.
s’gloyroiley (sic: stress), a. id., comp. and sup. G
feer ghloyroil, a. very glorious. G
gloyroilid, s. m. gloriousness.
e ghloyroilid, s. his gloriousness. G
glug, s. a gurgle; pt.-yn.
glugeraght or glugernee, v. gurgling, the noise made on
emptying a cask, bottle, &c. when there is no passage for the air but that
from which the liquid comes.
glutteraght, v. gluttoning.
glutterey, s. m. a glutton; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn ghlutterey, s. the glutton. G
goal, s. the fork of any thing between where the
branches, prong, or legs branch out or diverge; pl. -yn.
e ghoayl, s. big fork, or divergement of the thighs. G
gall-chreeagh, s. f. or it may be goal-chreeagh, the
ending furrow.
goal-thoo, s. thatch held or made sure on a house,
&c., by forks made of briars or wattles, which are cut in short junks,
bent, twisted and pointed, and pushed through the thatch into the straw to bind
the thatch on; whence. I suppose. this kind of thatching takes its name.
goal-thoo, v. thatching in the above manner; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
gollage, s. f. a fork of any kind but a flesh-fork; pl.
-yn.
yn ghollage, s. the pitch-fork, or any fork of timber,
&c.; pl. -yn. G
gollage, s. f. an earwig; pl. -yn.
yn ghollage, s. the ear-wig; pl. -yn.
G
,
gollageagh, a. forked, branched.
goaldagh,
s. m. a guest; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
goan, or (as Dr. Kelly has it in his grammar) goaun, a. scarce,
rare, hard to be had; it is the latter spelling which is in the prayer book; Psl.
xii. 1: Cooin
lhiam, Hiarn, son cha vel un dooinney crauee faagit: son cha vel y vooinjer ynrick
agh goaun mastey cloan gheiney. Help me, Lord, for there is not one godly man
left: for the faithful are minished from among the children of men.
gonney, a. pl. scarce; Gen. xli. 50: As da Joseph va er ny
ruggey daa vac roish my daink ny bleeantyn gonney; ren Asenath, inneen
Potipherah prince jeh On, gymmyrkey da. And unto Joseph were born two sons before the
years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On
bare unto him.
s’goan, a. how scarce. See s’coan. G
s’coan, a. how scarce or scant, scarcely. This word ought to be
written s’goan. C
s’ghenney (sic), a. scarcer, scarcest; the comp. and sup.
of goan.
ro ghoan, a. too scarce. G
ghonney, a. scarce. See also ghoan;Jer.
xvii. 8: Son
bee eh myr billey soit rish oirr yn ushtey, as ta skeayley magh e fraueyn rish
yn awin, as cha nennee eh tra ta’n chiass loshtee cheet, agh bee e ghuillag
glass; as ’sy vleïn ghonney cha bee eh anveagh, chamoo nee eh scuirr
veih gymmyrkey mess.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her
roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be
green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease
from yielding fruit. This ought to be a pl. [Or is it rather a
misprint for ghenney?; see below] G
genney, s. m. scarcity, famine; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn ghenney, s. the scarcity. G
gennish, a. barren.
s’gennish, a. how barren, comp. and sup. G
ro ghennish, a. too barren. G
bossan-gennish, s. [m]. barren wort.
gennishid, s.
e ghennishid, s. his barrenness. G
goanlys, s. f. spite, malice, hatred, malignity.
goanlyssagh, a. spiteful, malicious; s. m. a spiteful or
malicious person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’goanlyssagh, a. how malicious. G
s’goanlyssee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58.
G
goanstyrnee or gounstyrnee, v. barking, yelping.
goayr, s. f. a goat; pl. 76 [goair].
goayrey, a. d. of a goat or goats.
goayragh, a. goatish.
gob, s. m. beak, neb, bill; the mouth in contempt.
e ghob, s. his mouth in contempt. G
gib, s. pl. beaks; a. d. of mouths in contempt.
e ghib, a. d. of his mouth; as, dy huittym gour e ghib
(to fall mouth ways, or with the mouth foremost). See gob. G
gour y ghib, face-ways, or mouth-ways
gob doo, s. m. a muscle [sc. mussel].
gobbaghyn, s. pl. muzzles on the mouth.
gobbag, s. f. a sea dog, a dog fish; pl. -yn.
gobbag-oayll, a species of dogfish, that stays on frequented places. I
believe this to be the word, and not gobbag-ghoal, as the fish is not
blind.
gobbey, v. budding, springing out of the ground, coming out
of the shoot.
goblaghyn, s. pl. compasses, dividers.
goblan-marrey, s. f. a red-shank.
goggan, s. f. a noggin [OED: A small drinking vessel; a
mug, cup, or ladle] or piggin [OED: A (small) pail or similar vessel, esp.
a wooden one with one stave longer than the rest serving as a handle; a vessel
of this sort used as a milking pail. Also: a (wooden) drinking vessel; a scoop
or ladle consisting of a can with a handle on the side; a lading-can]; pl. -yn.
goll, v. going.
goll er mullagh ching, v. going at short notice, in a hurry or
bustle.
e gholl, v. his going. G
er-gholl, v. hath, &c. gone; when after va, had,
&c. gone.
er-n’gholl, v. hath, &c. gone, gone.
er n’gholl, pt. hath, &c. gone. G
golleyder, s. m. a goer; pl. -yn.
,
hed, v. will, wilt, or shall, shalt go; hed is used for go, hig
for come. See 62.
hem, p. p. I will go; -s, id. em.
G
hem-mayd, p. p. we will or shall go. G
hed oo, v. (pronounced he’oo) thou wilt go.
heu, p p. (a contraction of hig oo (sic: sc. hed
oo)), thou wilt go. G
jem or jedym, v. shall or will I go[?]; -s, id.
em.
jim, p. will I go? -s, id. em. The answer in
the affirmative would be immee (sic: sc. hem);in
the negative cha jem.
jem-mayd, p. shall we go[?]; 2 Chron. xviii. 5: …as dooyrt eh roo,Jem mayddy chaggey noi Ramoth-gilead, ny lhig-ym
shaghey? As dooyrt ad, Immee seose, son nee yn Chiarn y livrey eh gys laue yn
ree. …and
said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And
they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.
jed oo, or je’oo, v. wilt thou go[?]. The answer in the
affirmative would be hed; in the negative, cha jed.
jeu, p. (a contraction of jig oo (sic: sc. jed
oo)),wilt thou go or come[?].
,
hie, v. went, did go.
hiee, p. she went or did go.
hieish, p. she went, em.
,
jagh, v. went, did go; Prov. “Cha jagh moylley ghooinney hene
rieau foddey voisheghorrys.” [A man’s praise for himself
never went far from his door.]
ragh, v. would go; cha ragh (would not go).
roïn, p. I would go; -s, id. em.
raghin, p. I would go.
raghins, p. id. em. See ro’in.
,
goll-rish, adv. p. like him; -yn, id. em.
goll-ree, adv.p. like her; -ish, id.
em.
goll-roo, adv. p. like them; -syn, id. em.
goll-rhym, adv. p. like me; -s, id. em.
goll-rooin, adv. p. like us; -yn, id. em.
goll-rhyt, adv. p. like thee; -s, id. em.
goll-ry-cheilley, adv. like one another, alike.
gollage,
s. f. an earwig; pl. -yn.
yn ghollage, s. the ear-wig; pl. -yn.
G
gollan-geayee, s. a swallow; pl. gollanyn-geayee.
Prov. “Cha jean unghollan-geayee sourey, ny unchellagh keylley geurey.” [One swallow will not make summer, nor one
woodcock winter.]
goo, s. m. word; fame, reputation.
e ghoo, s. his word, his fame. G
goan, s. pl. words. There are scarcely any two words in the Manks
that mean exactly the same thing. Focklyn is nearly syn. with
this, but focklyn only means a few words; goan means a series of
words, a continuation of words, speech; the pl. of goo.
goo-Yee, s. m. the word of God, the Scripture.
anghoo, s. m. ill fame, infamy, disgrace.
anghooagh, a. infamous, disgraceful.
ard-ghoo, s. m. fame; Num. xvi. 2: As hass ad seose noi
Moses, marish shiartanse dy chloan Israel, daa cheead as jeih as da-eed prince
jeh’n cheshaght, jeh ard ghoo mastey’n pobble, deiney ooasle. And they rose up
before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty
princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown.
drogh-ghoo, s. m. ill fame, reproach, scandal, disgrace, discredit.
gooddin, s. m. a tubercle, pimple, or small bile [i.e.
boil].
goon, s. m. a minister’s gown or surplice; pl. -yn.
goorllagh, s. m. the grume [OED: A clot of blood; blood in
a clotted or viscous condition] of the eye.
goshtiu or goshtoo, s. m.f. a sponsor at the
baptismal font, a gossip; pl. -yn.
goull, s. a beam or ray; John’s day collect: Hiarn vyghinagh, ta
shin guee ort dy hilgey dty ghollyn sollys dy hoilshey er dty Agglish.... Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of
light upon thy Church....
e ghoull, s. his beam or ray. G
goll-twoaie, s. m. a rainbow; pl. -yn.
gow, v. take,
receive, go, take thy way; Prov. “Gow coyrle bleb son keayrt.” [Take a
fool’s advice for once.]
gow hood hene eh, adv. pl. take it or him to thyself.
gow-lesh, adv. say on; 1 Sam. xv. 16: Eisht dooyrt Samuel
rish Saul, Fuirree, as insh-ym dhyt, cre ta’n Chiarn er ghra rhym’s noght. As
dooyrt eh rish, Gow lesh. Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will
tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
gowee, v. will or shall take; Gen. xx. 11: As dooyrt Abraham,
Er-y-fa dy smooinee mee, son shickyrys, cha vel aggle Yee, syn ynnyd shoh, as gowee
ad ersooyl my vioys er choontey my ven. And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely
the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.Prov. “Gowee bleb rish e voylley as cha; gow dooinney creeney rish e
phlaiynt.” [A fool will acknowledge his praise, and a wise man will not
acknowledge his complaint.]
goym, v. I will, &c. take; -s, id. em.
gowym, v. See goym.
gowyms, See goyms.
goys, v. shall or will take or receive, take, takes, taketh,
receive, &c.
gowys, See goys.
ghow, v. did take. See gow. G
my ghowym, p. if I take. See goym. G
my ghowyms, p. id. em. See goyms.G
my ghowys, v. see goys.G
goghe, v. (from gow-agh),would take.
gowagh, v. See goghe.
ghoghe, v. (from ghowagh),would take. G
goin, v. (from gow-in),I would take; -s,
id. em.
gowin, See goin;gowins. See goins.
ghoin, p. (from ghowin),I would take. G
ghoins, p. idem. em. G
goaill, v. (gow al),taking. This verb is much used
in composition in the Manks, as in the following words.
gowal, v. See goaill.
dy ghoaill, v. to take, to partake. G
goaill ayns laue or goail as laue, v. presuming to say,
undertaking or engaging to do, taking in hand, to suppose or say.
goaill-er, v. to arrogate or assume.
goaill-foalley, s. m. incarnation.
goaill-lhuingys, v. embarking; s. embarkation.
goaill-niart, v. prevailing; a. prevalent.
goaill-raad, v. prevailing; 1 Chron. xxi. 4: Ny-yeih, ghow
goan y ree raad noi Joab. Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed
against Joab.
goaill-rish, v. acknowledging, admitting; dy ghoaill-rish (to
acknowledge or admit).
s’graihee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58; Mat. x.
37: Eshyn ta
ny s’graihee er ayr ny moir na orrym’s, cha vel eh feeu jee’m: as eshyn
ta ny s’graihee er mac ny inneen na orrym’s cha vel eh feeu jee’m. He that loveth father
or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me. G
gred-hiass, s. m. a glowing, grilling, scorching heat. Perhaps
the gred in this word is the Manks of the word grid in English;
as, gridiron (yiarn greddee).
greeish, s. f. a stair; pl. -yn.
grees* or greesee, v. stir up to action, kindle to
wrath, stimulate; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
ghrees* or ghreesee, v. did stir up to action, or kindle
to wrath; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym;
-yms; -ys, 94. G
greesey, v. stirring up, agitating.
greesaghey, v. kindling, stirring, stimulating, provoking to
action.
dy ghreesaghey, v. to kindle or stir to action or wrath; Exod.
xxxii. 19: …as
ghreesee corree Voses, as hilg eh ny buird ass e laueyn, as vrish eh ad
ec bun y clieau. …and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of
his hands, and brake them beneath the mount; and Lam. iv. 11: Ta’n Chiarn er
chooilleeney e eulys, t’eh er gheayrtey magh dewilys e yymmoose, as er ghreesey
aile ayns Zion, as t’eh er stroie ny undinyn eck. The Lord hath
accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a
fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. G
greesagh, s. f. live ashes, red hot ashes or coals.
yn ghreesagh, s. the embers, the live coals or ashes. G
greie, s. m. a tool, gear, instrument, utensil, or
implement; pl. -yn.
e ghreiy, s. his tool or instrument. G
e ghreighyn, s. his tools. G
greigh or greie, v. gear, harness, furnish with tools,
gear, or implements; -agh, 77; -ee,
80;-in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
greighey, v. gearing, harnessing.
greit, 85. geared, harnessed; furnished with tools.
s’greit, a. how geared or harnessed; how well stocked with tools.
G
greigheyder, s. m. a gearer; a furnisher of tools or implements;
pl. -yn.
greim or greme, s. m. a bite, hold, stitch, gobbet,
or bit; pl. -nyn. Prov.
“Ta greme ayns traa cooie, sauail nuy.” [A stitch in
time saves nine.]
e ghreim or ghreme, s. his hold, grasp, stitch, or
bite; pl. -yn. G
greim-collane, s. f. a gripe [OED: An intermittent
spasmodic pain in the bowels. Usually pl., colic pains].
greim or greimm*, v. bite, hold; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88
ghreim, v. did hold, grasp, stitch, &c.; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
greimmey, pt. biting, stitching, grasping, holding; Exod. xv.
14: Clynnee yn
pobble, as bee aggle orroo; nee seaghyn greimmey cummaltee Phalestina. The people shall hear,
and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
er ghreimey, v. hath, &c. bit, grasped, caught hold of,
stitched. G
ro ghreimit, 85. too much stitched, grasped,
&c. G
greimmeyder, s. m. a biter, stitcher, holder.
grein, greinn*, or greinnee, v. encourage,
incite, or prompt to action; Isa. xiii. 17: Cur-my-ner, greinnee-yms seose ny
Medeyn nyn’oï, nagh bee scansh oc jeh argid; as er son airh, cha vel ad goaill
taitnys ayn. Behold,
I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as
for gold, they shall not delight in it;-agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
ghreinn* or ghreinnee, v. did urge or stimulate, did
encourage or raise the mind to action; <Ezra,i. 5>[See
below, er ghreinnaghey]; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
greinnaghey, v. encouraging, inciting to prompt to action.
er ghreinnaghey, v. hath, &c. stimulated or encouraged to
something: Ezra,i. 5: Eisht hrog orroo ard-gheiney ayraghyn Yudah, as
Venjamin, as ny saggyrtyn, as ny Leviteyn, mâroosyn ooilley, ny spyrrydyn oc va
Jee er ghreinnaghey dy gholl seose, dy hroggal thie’n Chiarn, t’ayns
Jerusalem. Then
rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and
the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the
house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. G
grein-aadjyn, s. pl. greaves [OED: Branches, twigs].
griaght, s. a group, a drove [OED: A number of beasts, as
oxen, sheep, etc., driven in a body; a herd, flock].
e ghriaght, s. his group, or drove; pl. -yn.
G
griaghtagh, a. gregarious.
s’griaghtagh, a. how gregarious or in droves. G
s’griaghtee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. G
grian, s. m. sun; pl. -yn. I have
marked this word of the masculine gender; see Psl. xix. [5]: Ayndoo t’eh er hoiaghey
cabbane son y ghrian; ta cheet magh myr dooinney-poosee ass e hiamyr, as
goaill boggey myr dooinney lajer dy roie e choorse. In them hath he set a
tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber,
and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course; although common usage is
against it.
yn ghrian, s. the sun. Prov. “My ta’n ghrian jiarg tra girree
t’eh, foddee shiu jerkal rish fliaghey.” [If the sun is red
when it rises, you may expect rain.] G
greiney, a. d. of, or belonging to, the sun.
cassan-ny-greiney, s. m. the zodiac.
irree-ny-greinney, [s.] m. the rising of the sun.
lhie-ghreiney, s. m. sunset, the setting of the sun.
breck-sy-ghrian, s. f. spots or freckles on the skin,
caused by the heat of the sun.
grindee or grinderyn, s. pl. mockers, taunters,
ridiculers; Psl. xxxv. 16: Marish ny brynnyree va grindeyryn connyssagh: ren
snaggeraght orrym lesh nyn veeacklyn. With the flatterers were busy mockers: who
gnashed upon me with their teeth.
grinderys, s. f. sarcasm.
grine, s. m. a grain; pl. -yn.
e ghrine, s. his grain; pl. -yn. G
grine-achlish, s. m. a small grain of oats that grows with
another.
grineagh, a. grainy.
s’grineagh, a. how grainy. G
s’grinee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58. G
ro ghrineagh, s. too grainy. G
grineen, s. f. very small grain, a grit.
grineenagh, a. gritty.
grineenid, s. m. grittiness.
grinney, s. f. a gate, a gateway; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn ghreinney (sic), s. the gate. G
griu, s. f. the goods that are found in the possession of a
thief or felon; that which criminates a criminal; Gen. xxx. 33: Dy chooilley unnane
nagh vel breck as spottagh mastey ny goair, as loaghtyn mastey ny kirree, lhig
da shen ve coontit myr griu vaarlee. Every one that is not speckled and
spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted
stolen with me; pl. -ghyn.
yn ghriu, s. the goods stolen that criminate the felon; as, yn
ghriu vaarlee. G
groam, s. m. a sad, sorry, or sullen look; Gen. iv.
5: Agh jeh
Cain as jeh e oural cha ren eh soiaghey: as va Cain feer jymmoosagh, as va groam
er e eddin.
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth,
and his countenance fell.
groamagh, a. sorrowful, sorry, dejected, sullen countenance; Gen.
iv. 6: As
dooyrt y Chiarn rish Cain, Cre’n-fa t’ou jymmoosagh? as cre’n-fa t’ou jeeaghyn
cha groamagh?
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance
fallen?
s’groamagh, a. how sad or low hearted, how sullen. G
s’groamee, a. id., comp. and sup. G
groamid, s. m. sullenness, dejectedness.
groo, s. m. curd; pl. -ghyn.
groo-sniuys or groo-noays, s. m. biestings [OED beestings
= beest: The first milk drawn from a mammal, especially a cow, after
parturition] or new curd, made of the milk of a cow newly done calving.
grissniuys, See groo-sniuys.
groobin, s. m. a cooper’s tool, crowis [not in OED or EDD],
groover.
groudle, s. m. a crowder [OED: One who plays a crowd; a fiddler];
pl. -yn or 76 [groudil].
grouw, a. gloomy, gruff, sulky.
feer ghrouw, a. very gloomy; grim, sullen, &c. G
grouwid, s. m. gloom, sulkiness.
dy ghrooid, s. of gloominess; Zeph. i. 15: Ta’n laa shen, laa dy
yymmoose, laa dy hrimshey, as dy arkys, laa dy hraartys as toyrt-mow, laa dy
ghorraghys as dy ghrooid, laa dy vodjallyn as dorraghys dullyr. That day is a day of
wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day
of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. G
gruaie, s. f. grimace, a grief worn face, a grim, sad, or sorry
countenance; Isaiah xxv. 8: Nee eh sluggey seose baase ayns barriaght, as nee yn Chiarn
Jee glenney ersooyl jeir veih dy chooilley ghruaie. He will swallow up
death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.
e ghruaie, s. his grimace; his ghastly or grief worn
countenance. G
guee, v. praying, beseeching, intreating; -agh,
77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88; Jer. xi.
14: Shen-y-fa
ny jean uss guee ass lieh yn phobble shoh, chamoo jean aghin ny padjer y
hebbal er nyn son.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for
them.
ghuee, v. did beseech, besought, or intreat, did pray or prayed; -agh;-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys.
94. G
guess, s. m. a time observer; 2 Kings xxi. 6: As hug eh er e vac dy
gholl trooid yn aile, as deiyr eh er guessyn, as hug eh rish
buitcheraght, as ghell eh rish spyrrydyn faishnee as fir-obbee. And he made his son
pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt
with familiar spirits and wizards.
guilley-glass or -glesh,
s. m. a lockman [OED: Manx English. A deputy or assistant to the
coroner], more literally a lockboy. Were this the name of a turnkey, it would
seem more applicable for the meaning of glass or glesh in this
word. See the proverb on ghlass.
guilley-ny-ritlag, s. m. the manifold tripe.
guilley-ny-ushtey, s. m. the smallest of the young at a litter or
birth.
Gilchreest,
s. m. Christopher.
guin or guinn*,
s. m. a pain, an acute pain. This is thought to be the original Manks of
pain.
guinnagh, a. painful, sore. We pronounce this word gonnagh.
gonnagh, a. (from guinnagh),sore, painful; saucy,
peevish.
s’connagh, or more properly s’gonnagh, a. how sore, how
crabbed. C
s’gonnagh, a. how sore. G
s’connee, a. id., comp. and sup.
s’gonnee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58.
G
ro ghonnagh, a. too sore, too crabbed. G
gonnid or gonnys, s. m. soreness, as expressed in the
following Prov. “Cha vel sonnys gonnys” (Store is no sore).
guin or guinn*, v. to pain or give pain; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
guinney, v. paining, giving pain.
guint, 85. pained, a sudden pain as shot in some part
of the body, an elf shot [OED: ‘Disease, supposed to be produced by the
immediate agency of evil spirits’ (Jamieson)].
s’guint, a. how racked with pain, how wounded or pained. G
guintagh, s. m. one who is pained or wounded; the pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee], is in Ez. xxvi. 15: Nagh jean ny ellanyn
craa lesh feiyr dty lhieggey, tra ta ny guintee gyllaghey, tra vees
traartys jeant cheu-sthie jeed? hall not the isles shake at the sound of thy
fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
and xxviii. 23: Son
ver-yms stiagh yn phlaih urree, as fuill stiagh ayns ny straïdyn eck, as bee ny
guintee er nyn mriwnys ayns y vean eck, liorishyn chliwe urree, er
dy chooilley heu. For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her
streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon
her on every side.
guirragh, a. addle, rotten; clucking; fowls are said to be
so when in a hatching state.
s’guirragh, a. how addle or rotten; as eggs when so, how much in
a hatching state, as a hen or fowl when so. G
s’guirree, a. id., comp. and sup. G
ro ghuirragh, a. too adle or rotten as eggs, too much in a
hatching state. G
guiy, s. m. a goose,
yn yuiy, s. the goose. G
faiyr-guiy, s. f. goose grass.
guoiee, s. pl. geese, the pl. of guiy.
gioee, s. pl. geese, the pl. of guiy.
e ghuoee, s. his geese. G
gull, v. howl, yell; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88;
Jer. xxv. 34: Gull-jee, shiuish
vochillyn, as keayn-jee as seiy-jee shiu hene ’sy joan, shiuish leeideilee y
chioltane.
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal
of the flock.
ghull, v. did yell, yelp, or howl; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
gullal or gullyrnee, v. howling, yelling; Jer. ii.
15: Ren ny
lionyn aegey garveigagh n’oi as gullyrnee. The young lions roared
upon him, and yelled.
gyere, a. sour, tart, sharp, strict, rigid, rigorous.
geyre, a. sharp. See also gyere.
geayr, a. sour, acid; Isa. xviii. 5: Son roish yn ouyr, lurg
da’n blaa v’er jeet gys slane aase, as y berrish-feeyney geayr er
n’appaghey ayns y vlaa, giare-ee eh jeh ny slattagyn lesh corranyn-pollal, as
gowee eh ersooyl, as giare-ee eh sheese ny banglaneyn. For afore the harvest,
when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall
both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the
branches.
gyerey, a. pl. sour, sharp, strict.
geayrey, a. pl. sour, acid.
s’gyere, a. how sharp. G
s’gyerey, a. id., comp. and sup. of gyere. G
s’geayr or s’geir, a. how sour, sharp or tart. Isaiah
xviii. 5 [see geayr above]. G
s’geayrey, a. id., comp. and sup. G
ro ghyere or ghyeir, a. too sharp, sour, tart;
sharp edged, strict, acidous. G
garagh, a. sourish, acrimonious. Only made use of when speaking
of land.
garee, s. f. a sour piece of land, (from geayr sour).
geayree, See gareea sour piece of land.
gyn, pre.
without.
gyn-dooyt, adv. without doubt.
gyn-eïe, adv. without meddling,
besides. Jud. xx. 17: As
va earroo cloan Israel, gyn-eïe er cloan Venjamin, kiare cheead thousane
deiney-cliwe.
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men
that drew sword.
gyn-grayse, adv. graceless.
gyn-grunt, adv. bottomless, without bottom.
gyn-lheihys, adv. incurable; 2 Chron. xxi. 18: As lurg shoh ooilley
woaill y Chiarn eh ’sy volg lesh doghan gyn-lheihys. And after all this
the Lord smote gyn-lheihys him in his bowels with an incurable
disease.
gyn-loght, adv. without crime or guilt, innocent.
gyn-loghtynid, s. m. guiltlessness.
gyn-oayl, a. foreign.
fer gynoayl, s. m. a foreigner.
gyn-oayltagh, s. m. a foreigner; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
gyn-oayltys, s. m. foreignness.
gyn-oyr, adv. without cause.
gyn-tort, a. without thought or consideration; s. incircumspection.
gyn-yss, a. unknown, without knowledge of.
dyn, pre. un-, without, of
the same import as gyn.
dyn-blayst, a. insipid, without taste.
dyn-yss, a. unknown, without knowing or knowledge, by
surprise.
gys, pre. to, till, until. This is not the word used before
verbs. See dy. Gys and dys are used
before other words; dys in colloquial, and gys in sacred and
solemn.
dys, pre. to, until, unto; of the same meaning as gys.
