Cregeen's Dictionary


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

ha; in. of abhorrence or dislike.


halley; s.

ny halley; a. d. of the hall; Luke xxii. [55] As tra v’ad er voaddey aile ayns mean ny halley, as er hoie sheese cooidjagh, hoie Peddyr sheese ny mast’ oc. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.


hannah; adv. already, before now, heretofore.


harrish; p. p. over, over him; -in, id. em.

harrysin; p. p. over him, em. See also harrishin.

harree; p. p. over her; -ish, id. em.

harroo; p. p. over them; -syn, id. em.

harrystoo; p. p. over them. See harroo.

harrym; p. p. over me; -s, id. em.

harrin; p. p. over us; -yn, id. em.

harrid or harryd; p. p. over thee; -s, id. em.

harrishdiu; p. p. over you or ye, or harriu, p. p. over you or ye; 1. Cor. ix. 12: My ta fir-ynsee elley er ghoaill y phooar shoh harriu, nagh vel eh ny s’cooie dooinyn? If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? The em. of this and the preceding word is -ish.

harrish y chione; above value.


hault; v. halt, stand still; 2 Sam. ii. 28: Myr shen ren Joab sheidey trumpet, as hault ooilley’n pobble, as cha deiyr ad er Israel ny sodjey, as va’n caggey ec kione. So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.


heckyl; s. m. a hackle; pl. -yn.


heear; a. in the west, western. S

my-heear; a. westward, to the west.

heear-ass; a. in the south-west. S

sheear; s. f. west, westward.

sheear-ass; s. f. south-west.

sheear-hwoaie; s. f. north-west.

neear; a. from the west. Sh

neear-ass; a. from the south west. Sh

neear-hwoaie; a. from the north-west. Sh


heese; adv. down, below

sheese; adv. down.

neese; adv. from below, up. It is also used when you ask —is the cow dry from milk? (vel y vooa neese?) When she is dry the word is shast.

neese sheese; adv. up and down.


hellym; <(from yllym [deest]),>[v.] blow<n>, wind<ed>, sound<ed>; 2 Chron. v. 13: Haink eh eer gy-kione, myr va ny trumpeteryn hellym lesh cayrnyn, as ny fir-chiaullee goll lesh y cheilley 'syn un chiaul, ayns coyrt moylley as booise da'n Chiarn… It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; 1 Cor. xv. 52: Ayns tullogh, ayns shallid, ec y chayrn s'jerree: (son bee'n cayrn er ny hellym, as bee ny merriu troggit seose gys y stayd nagh jed mow, as bee mayd er nyn gaghlaa). In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Y


hene; pro. self, own selves.

pene; pro. self, own. Hene changes to pene after the letter m.


heose; adv. up, above.

seose; adv. upwards, up.

neose; adv. from above, down.

neose seose; adv. down and up.


heurin; s. a he-goat; pl. -yn.


hiar; s. east, eastern. See also har. S

har; s. east; kione-har (eastward); Gen. iii. 24: Myr shen deiyr eh magh yn dooinney: as hoie eh kione-har garey Eden Cherubim, as cliwe ailagh va chyndaa er dy chooilley heu, dy lhiettal y raad gys billey yn vea. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. S

my-hiar; a. eastward, to the east.

shiar; s. east, eastward. Prov. “Giare sheear liauyr shiar.” [Short west, long east.]

shiar-ass; s. m. south-east.

shiar-hwoaie; s. m. north-east.

niar; s. f. from the east. S

niar-ass; s. f. from the south-east. S

niar-hwoaie; s. f. from the north-east. S


hibbyn; s. ivy; pl. -yn.


hoal; adv. hence, over, beyond; hoal as noal (hence and thence); hoal as wass (over and here).

noal; adv. from a place home, [hither], from the other side to this, from thence, from where the speaker is, opposed to noon.


hoght; s. eight; pl. -yn.

hoght-cheead; s. eight hundred.

hoght-jeig; s. eighteen.

hoght-jeig as feed; s. thirty-eight.

hoghtoo; s. eighth.


hollyn; s. f. holly.

hollyn-straie; s. f. sea holly, eringo.


holt; s. m. a hold or grasp.

holt; v. did (sic) hold or grasp; -agh, 77; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

holtey; v.

dy holtal; v. to hold or grasp.

holtit; pt.


horlth; v. to call a cow or cattle.


hug; pre. to. This word is used instead of gys.

huggey; p. p. to him, unto him; -syn, id. em.

huic; p. p. to her; -ish, id. em.

hic or huic; p. p. to her; -ish, id. em.

huc; p. p. to them; -syn, id. em.

hym; p. p. to me; -s, id. em.

hym-pene; p. p. to myself.

hooin; p. p. to us, let us go. See dooin; -in, id. em.

hood; p. p. to thee; -s, id em.

hood-hene; p. p. to thyself.

hiu; p. p. to you or ye; -ish, id. em.

huggey as veih; adv. hither and thither, to and fro.


hullad; s. f. an owl; pl. -yn.


hurjuck or hurjucks; adv. away pig, or away with thee pig.


hurley-burley; adv. higgledy-piggledy, confusedly.


hut; in. of dislike.


hyss; v. to set a dog on any thing; -agh; -in; -yms, &c.