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

ick; uick, or auick, s. f. a creek or gullet. In looking over Dr. Borlase’s vocabulary of the Cornish language, (which is now nearly extinct), I found a word which exactly answers to our ghaw, giau, guick or giuag, a creek or gullet. There are not less than nine places in the south of this Island, the names of which end in -ick viz. —Fleshick, Spoldrick, Parwick. Dressick, Saundrick, Grenick, Soderick, Pollick, and Garwick


-id; s. This, in the Manks, is only an ending syllable to adjectives, and makes them substantives; its meaning is, for the most part, the same as the English -ness. See 89, &c.


idlee or idley; s. m. a string. Perhaps from a hat string.


Illiam; s. m. William.


illish; s. f. the handle or loop in a creel, hand basket, or reticule; pl. -yn.


imbagh; s. m. season; pl. -yn.

imbee; a. d. of the season or seasons.

imbaghoil; a. seasonable.

imbaghoilid; s. m. seasonableness.


imbea; s. carriage, character, conduct. No doubt a contraction of immeeaght-bea.


imbyl; v. brew; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha n’iml or nimlee; v. 126. not brew; -agh; -in; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dhimbyl; v. did brew or brewed. I

dymbyl; v. brewed or did brew. Y.

gimbyl; v. 61. brewing. I

er n’imbyl; v. hath, &c. brewed. I

thie imbyl; s. m. a brew house.

imlit; 85, brewed.

imleyder; s. m. a brewer; pl. -yn.


imlagh; s. the fine of groats [OED: Hulled, or hulled and crushed grain of various kinds, chiefly oats].


imlagh; s. the strange sheep to be turned off.


imlee; a. humble, not proud.

ny himlee; s. the humble. I

s’imlee; a. how humble; comp. and sup. of imlee. I

imlee; v.

dimlee; v. did humble, humbled. I

gimlagh or gimlaghey; v. 61. humbling. I

er ny imlaghey; v. hath, &c. been humbled.

imlit; 85, humbled.

imleeid; s. m. humbleness, humility.

e himleeid; s. her humility. I


imleig; s. f. navel; pl. -yn.

e hemleig; s. her navel. I [l. himleig ?]


imman; s. m. a drove; pl. -yn.

imman; v. drive; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms; 87; -ys, 88,

cha n’imman; v. not drive; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dimman; v. did drive, drove. I

gimman; v. 61. driving. I

er n’imman; v. hath, &c. driven. I

e himman; v. her driving. I

immanit; 85. driven, drove.

s’immanit; a. how drove or driven. I

immanagh; s. m. a driver; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

y n’immanagh; s. the driver. I

lorg-immanagh; s. f. a goad; Ecclesiast[es] xii. 11: Ta goan deiney creeney myr lorg-immanagh, as myr treinaghyn eiyrit shickyr liorish mainshtyryn y cho-chruinnaght, t’er nyn goyrt magh liorish yn un vochilley The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.


immee; v. i. go, begone, -agh, 77, &c.

dimmee; v. departed, did depart or walk away, did go. I

jimmee; v. did go, departed, went. I

immeeaght; v. going, acting.

gimmeeaght; v. 6[1]. going; pl. -yn. I

er n’immeeaght; v. hath, &c. gone, departed, gone away. I

immeeit or immit; 85. gone.


immyr; s. f. a bed or butt of land, as many furrows as are put together between the ending furrows, a bed of seed in a garden.

imraghyn; s. pl. lands or beds.


imnea; s. m. anxiety, solicitude, concern, uneasiness for anything; pl. -yn, or -ghyn.

imneagh; a. anxious, solicitous, uneasy; Mat. vi. 25: Ny bee-jee ro-imneagh son nyn mea, cre ee-ys, ny cre iu-ys shiu: ny foast son nyn girp cre ver shiu miu. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

dy imneagh; adv. anxiously, &c.

s’imneagh; a. how anxious. I

s’imneaee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. I

neu-imneagh; a. insolicitous, unanxious.

imneays; s. m. anxiousness, anxiety.

neu-imneays; s. f. insolicitude; inanxiety, unconcernedness.


imraa; v. mention, rehearse, speak of, repeat; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha n’imraa; v. not mention or speak of; -gh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dimraa; v. did mention or express, &c. I

gimraa; v. 61. mentioning, repeating. I

imraait; 85. mentioned, spoken.

s’imraait; a. how often mentioned. I

neu-imraait; a. unexpressed, unspoken of.

imraader; s, m. a mentioner, &c.

y n’imraader; s. the mentioner. I


imshee [‘an imp; a sprite’]

amshee; s. m. See imshee. [deest]

MacImshee; s. m. the son of discord or false peace.


inçhyn; s. pl. brains. See also enneeyn.


ingagh; s. f. a train of nets; pl. 72 [change -agh to -eeyn].

y n’ingagh; s. the train. I

ingee; a. d. of a train or trains of nets.


ingan; s. m. an anvil; pl. -yn.


ingan; s. m. the issue, increase, or offspring of sheep, cattle, fowls, &c.; Job xxxix. 2 Vod uss goardrail ny meeaghyn t’ad goll; as nee foyd’s ta’n traa daue dy ymmyrkey nyn ingan? Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?; pl. -yn.


ingin; s. f. the nail of a finger or toe, a hoof.

y n’ingin; s. the nail, the hoof. I

yngnyn; s. pl. nails, hoofs, or hooves, claws, Zech. xi. 16: …agh ee-ys eh feill ny roauyree, as raipee eh ny yngnyn oc ayns peeshyn. …but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

ingney; a. d. of the nail or nails, or hoof.

bossan-ingney; s. m. nailwort, or witlow.

dy ingney; v. to cut with the nails or hoofs.

dy yngney; v. to cut with hoofs or nails.

ingnit; 85. cut with nails or hoofs.

yngnit; 85. cut with hoofs, nails, claws, &c.


ingyr; s. f. pus, ichor, corrupted matter of a sore.

yngyr; s. f. pus, matter, ichor, corrupted matter.

ingyragh; a. d. of pus or corruption.

yngyragh; a. d. of pus, matter, &c. See also ingyr and ingyragh, &c.

ingyr; v.

cha n’ingyr; v. 126. not gather pus, matter, or corruption as a sore; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dhingyr; v. did gather pus, ichor, or matter. I

dyngyr; v. did gather pus, ichor, corruption, or matter. Y

gingyragh or gingyraght; v. 61. gathering pus or matter, as a sore. I

gyngiraght; v. 61. gathering pus or matter, festering, hatching some ill. Y

dy ingyraght; v. to gather pus or matter, to fester.

dy yngyraght; v. to gather pus, matter, &c.

er n’ingyragh; v. hath, &c. gathered pus, ichor, matter, &c. I

yngyrit; 85. gathered, festered.

ingyragh; a. pussy, ichorous, gathering pus.


injeig; s. f. a pringle [not in OED or EDD], a paddock, a small enclosure of land; pl. -yn. [cf. brackan]

injeigagh; a. being in pringles, &c.


injil; a. low, not high.

s’injil; a. how low. I

s’injilley or s’inshley; a. id., comp. and sup. I

b’inshley; a. lowest, lowermost.

by-sinshley; adv. lowest or lowermost.

inshley; a. d. of lowness or low; çheu ny inshley (the low side).

injill* or injillee; v. make low, lower; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha n’injill; or n’injillee, v. not make low or abase: -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

cha n’inshl or n’inshlee; v. not lower; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dinjilee; v. did lower or make low. I

ginjillaghey; v. 61. lowering, abasing. I

ginshlaghey; v. 61. humbling, lowering, abasing. See also ginjillaghey, of which this is a contraction. I

dy injillaghey; v. to make or bring low, to abase, to subdue, to bring into a state of subjection.

er n’injillaghey; v. hath, &c. made low or abased. I

er n’inshlagh or n’inshlaghey; See er n’injillaghey. I

injillit; 85. made low, abased, humbled, depressed.

injillid; s. m. lowness, depression.

inshlid; s. m. lowness. A corruption of injillid.


innagh; s m. woof or weft. Prov. “Lhig da’n innagh lhie er y chione s’jerree.” [Let the woof lie at the last end.]


inneen; s. f. daughter, girl; pl. -yn.

ny hinneen; s. a daughter; Luke xiii, 16: As nagh lhisagh y ven shoh ta ny hinneen da Abraham, ee ta satan er chiangley, cur-my-ner ny hoght bleeaney jeig shoh, ve er ny eaysley veih yn vondiaght shoh er laa yn doonaght? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? I

yn neen; s. the daughter or girl; a contraction of inneen. I

inneenyn mac; s. pl. son[’s] daughters.

inneenyn inneen; s. pl. daughter[’s] daughters.

inneenyn braar as shuyr; s. brother and sister’s daughters.

inneenyn daa huyr; s. pl. two sisters’ daughters.

inneenyn daa vraar; s. pl. two brothers’ daughters.

eirey inneen; s. f. an heiress.

liass inneen; s. f. a step daughter.

inney;

innee; a. d. daughter of, girl of.

inney-veyl; s. f. a maid or girl that is hired for wages, a handmaid; 1 Kings iii. 20: As ren ee girree ec y vean-oie, as ghow ee my vac’s veih my lhiattee, tra va dty inney-veyl ny cadley, as ghow ee eh ’syn oghrish eck, as hug ee yn lhiannoo marroo eck hene ’syn oghrish aym’s. And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.


Innyd; s. f. Lent. See Laa-Innyd.

Laa-Innyd; s. m. Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent; from aoin or oine (a fast); it ought to be Laa-Aoinyd (a day of fasting); though we have it not for fasting, it is in the Erse.

Oie-Innyd; s. f. the night before Ash Wednesday. Prov. “Oie-Innyd bee dty volg lane; my jig laa Caisht yiow traast son shen.” [On Shrove Tuesday (the eve of the fast) thy belly shall be full; before Easter day comes thou shalt fast for that.]


insh; v. tell or announce; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88. Prov. “Nagh insh dou cre va mee, agh insh dou cre ta mee.” [Do not tell me what I was, but tell me what I am.]

cha n’insh; v. not tell or announce; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dinsh; v. told, did tell. I

ginsh; v. 61. telling, reporting. I

inshit; 85. told, announced.

s’inshit; a. how often told. I

neu-inshit; a. untold, unannounced.

insheyder; s. m. a. teller, one who announces.


irr or irree; v. rise; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88. Prov. “Eshyn lhieys marish moddee, irrys eh marish jarganyn.” [He who lies with dogs will rise with fleas.]

cha n’irr; v. not rise; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

dirr or dirree; v. rose, did rise. I

jirree; v. did rise, or arose. I

girree; v. 61. rising, accruing. I

er n’irree; v. hath, &c. risen. I

irrit; 85. risen. Obsolete.

girree-magh; v. rising in rebellion.

irree; s. f. a passion, rising.

irreeyn; s. pl. risings, passions of the mind or soul. They are called passions, no doubt, on account of their passing in the mind; yeearreeyn, no doubt, is from hence.

irree-magh; s. a rebellion, pl. -yn.

irree-ny-greinney; s. m. the rising of the sun.

irree-reesht or irree-seose reesht; s. resurrection; Mat. xxii. 31: Agh mychione irree-reesht ny merriu, nagh vel shiu er lhaih shen va loayrit riu liorish Jee? But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God? Irree-seose; John xi. 24: Dooyrt Martha rish, Ta fys aym dy n’irree eh reesht ec yn irree-seose sy laa jerrinagh. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

irreyder; s. m. a riser; pl. -yn.

irreyder-magh; s. m. a rebel.


ish; pro. she, her; the em. of ee.


-it; s. a. postfix of the same import as -ed, English, and requires to be sounded -iht. See 85.


iu; v. drink, swallow liquid; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

cha n’iu; v. 126. not drink; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. I

diu; v. drank, did drink.

j’ïu; v. did drink, drank. See also diu. I

giu; v. 61. drinking. I

er niu; pt. hath, &c. drank. I

iuit or iut; 85. drank, drunk.

s’iuit or s’iut; a. how drank up. I

neu-iuit; a. undrunk.

iuder; s. m. a drinker; pl. -yn.

iu-laynt; s. m. a toast, something said before drinking in company; pl. -yn.

siyn-iu; s. pl. drinking vessels.

iuoil; a. drinkable, fit to drink.

neu-iuoil; a. undrinkable.

iuoilid; s. m. drinkableness, fitness to drink.


iyn; s. m. a tie on a thievish beast’s forelegs.