yaagh, v. did smoke; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jaaghey, v. smoking
dy yaaghey, v. to smoke J
jaaghit, 85. smoked
ro yaaghit, a. too smoked J
jaaghagh, a. smoky
s'jaaghagh, a. how smoky J
s'jaaghee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yaaghagh, a. too smoky J
jaagheyder, s. m. a smoker; pl. -yn
jaggad, s. f. a jacket; pl. -yn
e yaggid, s. his jacket J
jaghee, s. f. tithe, tenth; pl. -nyn
e yaghee, s. his tithe J
jaghagh, a. titheable
jagheeit, 85. tithed
jagheenys, s. m. tithing
e yagheenys, s. his tithing trade J
jaghin, s.
ard-jaghin, s. m. an archdeacon; pl. -yn
jalloo, s. m. an idol, an image; This word is sometimes used for nothing; pl. -yn; Cha row jalloo
e yalloo, s. his idol or image J
jallooagh, a. idolatrous
jallooder, s. m. an idolater; pl. -yn
ny yallooder, s. an idolater J
jalloonys, s. m. idolatry; pl. -syn
Jamys, s. m. James
e Yamys, s. his James J
jarg, v. can or canst, could or couldst; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha yarg, v. could or couldst not; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jargit er, 85. overcome, subdued
jargan, s. f. a flea. Perhaps it should be jerkan, from its leaping; pl. -yn
e yargan, s. his flea J
bossan-jargan, s. m. fleawort
cadley-jargan, s. m. a sensation of pain generally felt in the foot or feet attended with slight pricking pains all over the member, which is quite torpid at the time. [Pins and needles.]. Perhaps it ought to be written ghallar-jerkan
jarganagh, a. pulicose [OED: Infested with fleas; caused by or resembling the bite of a flea; of the nature of a flea]
jarganee, s. pl. small worms found in the gravel, on the sea shore, and used for bait to catch fish
jargan-leoighyr, s. m. a lizard
jarroo, adv. indeed, in truth, in verity; Exod. ix. 16: As dy jarroo-firrinagh, er yn eer oyr shoh ta mee er dty hroggal seose, dy hoilshaghey aynyd my phooar, as dy vod m'ennym v'er ny ockley-magh trooid ooilley'n theihll. [And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth]; it is often used with dy before it; as, dy jarroo-firrinagh (indeed, and in verity, or truth);
dy jarroo-ta, adv. yes indeed, indeed it is, in reality it is so
dy yarrood, v. to forget; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
e yarroodey, v. his forgetting J
jarroodit, 85.
s'jarroodit, a. how forgotten J
ro yarroodit, a. too forgotten J
neu-yarroodit, a. unforgotten
jarroodeyder, s. m. a forgetter; pl. -yn
jarroodagh, a
s'jarroodagh, a. how forgetful J
s'jarroodee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yarroodagh, a. too forgetful J
neu-yarroodagh, a. unforgetful
Jasdil, a. this word is used as an adjective after Jerdein, for Ascension-day or Holy Thursday. Some will have it that Frasdyl is the proper word.. If Jasdil is the correct word it may be from Jee as y theihll, as Christ ascended to heaven on that day. If Frasdyl, it may be from feaillys tooil, as some say it is improper to look or gaze as far as you can on that day. It may have some reference Acts i. 11 [the Ascension narrative, but the word does not occur there]
jastan, s. m. a course or row of ling or heather laid on the ground from the hand of the puller; pl. -yn
e yastan, See jastan. J
jastanagh, a. in courses or rows
jastee, s. m. barm [OED: The froth that forms on the top of fermenting malt liquors, which is used to leaven bread, and to cause fermentation in other liquors; yeast, leaven], yeast; pl. -yn
dy yastee, a. of yeast or barm J
jasteeit, 85. barmed, yeasted
jatter, s. m. a dealer
e yatter, s. his dealer with J
jatter, s. m. a debtor
e yatter, s. his debtor J
jatter, s. m. an author
e yatter, s. his author J
jea, s. m. yesterday
e yea, s. his yesterday J
jeadagh, a. diligent, careful, assiduous, prudent
jeidagh, a. See jeadagh
ro yeidagh, a. too snug [OED: Neat, trim] and tidy J
neu-yeidagh, a. not assiduous, indiscreet
jeadid, s. m. diligence, care, spruceness
jeidid, See jeadid.
e yeidid, s. his tidiness, &c J
jeaid, s. m. on an edge, as teeth by eating acids
e yeaid, s. his sharpness of teeth J
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]
jean, v. do, act, make, perform; it is used also for have; as, jean myghin orrin, (have mercy on us).; Prov.: “Jean traagh choud as ta'n ghrian soilshean.” [Make hay while the sun shines.]
jean-jee, p. do ye or you
jin, v. do, perform, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms See also jean.; -yn, id. em.
nee, v. will or wilt, will or wilt do
nee'm, p. I will; -s, id. em.
nym, See nee'm.
ne'oo, p. thou wilt; -s, id. em.
ren, v. did, didst; the preterit of jean
jeannagh, v. See jinnagh. [deest]
my yinnin, v. if I would, &c. do; -s, id. em. J
my yinnagh, v. if would or wouldst do J
jannoo, v. doing, making, make, &c. acting, practising
jeantagh, s. m. a doer, actor, maker, performer, &c.; pl. 71
drogh yantagh, s. a sinner, an evil doer or actor, a transgressor; pl. 71; s. m. an evil doer, a sinner J
drogh yeantagh, s. an evil doer, a sinner.. Though this word is more analogous; yet, see drogh-yantagh J
jeantagh, a.
s'jeantagh, a. how diligent J
s'jeantee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
jeayst, s. a joist; pl. -yn; H[a]b. ii. 11:: Son nee'n chlagh geamagh uss y voalley, as nee'n jeayst mastey'n fuygh freggyrt eh. [For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it;]
jeaist, s. f. a joist
Jecrean, s. Wednesday, (dies Mercurii), the day dedicated by the heathen to Mercury, the day of Mercury
e Yecrean, s. his Wednesday J
jee, pro. (added to verbs), ye or you, as jean-jee (do ye); tar-jee (come ye); gow-jee (go ye or take ye)
Jee, s. m. God, the creator and upholder of all things; pl. -aghyn
dty Yee, s. thy God J
jeeghyn, s. pl. gods; jeeghyn jalloo [idol gods]
e yeeghyn, s. his idol gods J
anjee, s. m. an atheist
anjeeagh, a. atheistical
ben-jee, s. f. a goddess; “yn ven jee,”; Acts xix. 37: Son ta shiu er chur lhieu kionfenish ny deiney shoh, nagh vel edyr roosteyryn dy hiambyllyn, ny foast er loayrt goan mollaghtagh noi yn ven-jee eu. [For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess]
goo-Yee, s. m. the word of God, the Scripture
çhingey-jee, s. f. 5. a ringworm; pl. -aghyn-jee
yn Jeeys, s. m. the Deity, the Godhead
e Yeeys, s. his Godhead J
jeeoil, a. divine, god like.. This, and the two words following, I have never seen nor heard, but as the language stands in need of them, and the words purely Manks and appropriate, I have inserted them
jeeoilagh, s. m. a divine, a theologian; pl. 71
jeeoilys, s. m. divinity, theology
jeeagh, v. look, examine by sight, show, visit; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
jeeagh, in. look, see, behold
yeeagh, v. did look, show, showed or appeared; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeeaghyn, v. looking, showing, seeming
dy yeeaghyn, v. to look; visit, or show J
jeeaghit, 85. looked, shown, exhibited
s'jeeaghit, a. how much shown or looked at J
ro yeeaghit, a. too looked on or shown J
jeeagheyder, s. m. a looker, a spectator, one that looks
jeean, a. earnest, fervent, zealous, sudden
dy jeean, adv. hastily, earnestly, suddenly
s'jeean, a. how fervent or ardent, how much in earnest, in a hurry J
s'jeeaney, a. id. comp. and sup.; Mark xiv. 31: Agh loayr eshyn ny s’jeeanney, Dy beign dy gholl gy-baase mayrt, cha nobbin oo er coontey erbee [But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise] J
ro yeean, a. too earnest, zealous or fervent J
neu-yeean, a. not zealous
jeeanid, s. m. earnestness, fervor, zeal
e yeeanid, s. his earnestness, zeal, ardency J
jeear,
jeear, s. (from eearree), the desire, on oath by the desire
jeeas, s. f. an ear or head of corn
e yeeas, s. his ear or head of corn J
jeetdrym-jeeas, s. f. the herb horse tail
jeish,
my-yeish, a. in ear, out of the blade
jeeassagh, a.
s'jeeassagh, a. how full of ears or heads of corn J
s'jeeassee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
jeeassyragh, v. cleaning, gathering ears or heads or corn
dy yeeassyrraght, v. to glean, to gather ears or heads of corn J
jeeasseyder, s. m. a gleaner; pl. -yn
jeebin, s. f. a deeping [EDD: A breadth of a fishing-net] of nets, net
e yeebin, s. his deeping of nets J
jeebinagh, a. d. of network
s'jeebinagh, a. how full of net work J
s'jeebinee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yeebinagh, a. too much [in] deepings, too much in mesh or net work J
jeebinys, s.
e yeebinys, s. his net or mesh work J
jeeig or jeeg, s. f. a ditch, a moat, or drain; 2 Sam. xx. 15: As haink ad, as chruinnee ad stiagh eh [Sheba] ayns Abel jeh Beth-maachah, as hrog ad yrjid noi'n ard-valley, as lhieen eh yn jeeig, as chleiy ooilley'n pobble va marish Joab fo'n voalley dy lhieggal eh. [And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down;]; pl. -yn; -inyn; Luke xiv. 5: Quoi j’iu vees dow ny assyl echey er huittym ayns jeeg, nagh jean jeeragh y hayrn ass eh er y doonaght? [Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?]
e yeeig, s. his ditch or drain J
jeeigey, a. d.
tuig-y-yeeigey, s. f. the twig of the ditch, called or corrupted by some to treebey-yeeigey, the twig of sallix or sally that grows spontaneously in marshy places
yeeig, v. did ditch or drain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeeigey, v. draining, ditching, tilting
dy yeeigey, v. drain or make ditches; to tilt a cask J
jeeigit, 85. drained, ditched, tilted
ro yeeigit, a. too drained or ditched J
jeeigeyder, s. m. a drainer or maker of ditches
e yeeigeyder, s. his drainer, &c J
jeeigagh, a. having ditches or drains
s'jeeigagh, a. how full of ditches J
s'jeeigee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yeeigagh, a. too full of ditches, &c J
jeeigey, s. m. a hollow or bend in, as a hollow or bend in the ridge of a house, the back of an animal, &c.; pl. 67
jeeigean, s. f. a rill, a very small stream of water
e yeeigean, s. his small ditch or rill, J
jeeigeanagh, a. having rills or small streams
ro yeeigeanagh, a. too full of small ditches drains or rills of water J
jeeill, s. f. havoc, waste, destruction, trespass, desolation; Micah iv. 11: Nish myrgeddin ta ymmodee ashoonee chaglit dt'oï, ta gra, lhig dooin jeeill y yannoo ayn-jee, as lhig da'n sooill ain jeeaghyn er Zion. [Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion]
jeeill, v. commit<ting> havoc or waste; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yeel, v. did [make] havoc or waste; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeellal, v. committing havoc, waste or trespass
dy yeelal, v. to make havoc, &c J
jeellit, 85. worried, mangled, dirtied
s'jeeillit, a. how worried, mangled, what havock done to J
ro yeelit, a. too much made havoc of, wasted, dirtied, &c J
yeelt, v. did saddle or saddled; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeeltal, v.
dy yeeltal, v. to saddle J
jeeltit, 85. saddled, covered with a saddle
s'jeeltit, a. how saddled J
ro yeeltit, a. too saddled J
jeelteyr, s. m. a saddler; pl. -yn
e yeelteyr, s. his saddler J
jeelym, s. m. any thing that is lost in the gathering, as corn when reaping or stacking; drops from a vessel on bringing a liquid; a remnant; pl. -yn; Jer. xlvii. 5: Ta Gaza er n'aase meayl; ta Askelon er ny yiarey jeh marish jeelym ny glionney: caïd nee oo lhottey oo hene? [Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?;]
markym-jeelym, s. m. the shaking or vibration of the sun shine on the ground on a hot sun shiny day
jeen, a. stanch [OED: Impervious to water, not leaking; watertight] from leak, drop dry, a house is said to be so that takes no rain in
s'jeen, a. how drop dry, how tight from leak J
s'jeeney, a. id. comp. and sup. J
ro yeen, a. too stanch from rain or leak J
jeenagh, s. m. the rinsing of the milking vessels, after the milk has been drained
e yeenagh, s. his rinsing of the milking vessels J
mooir-jeenagh, a. murky, dark, gloomy, of a sea colour, cloudy, looking for rain, watery
jeenys, s. f. a wedge; pl. -syn
e yeennys, s. his wedge; pl. -syn J
jeenys, v. wedge; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yeennys, v. did wedge; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeenysey, v. wedging, &c
dy yeennysey, v. to wedge J
jeenysit, 85. wedged
s'jeenyssit, a. how wedged J
ro yeennysit, a. too wedged J
jeer, v. make straight; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
jeeree, v. straighten, make straight
yeer, v. did straighten; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeeraghey, v. straighten, &c
dy yeeraghey, v. to straighten J
jeerit, 85. straightened, made straight
ro yeerit, a. too straightened J
jeereyder, s. m. a straightener; pl. -yn
e yeereyder, s. his straightener J
jeerid, s. m. straightness, directness, uprightness
jeerys, s. m. justice, right, equity
e yeerid, s. his straightness or uprightness J
neu-yeerys, s. f. injustice, iniquity, crookedness
jeeragh, a. straight, direct
s'jeeragh, a. how straight or direct J
s'jeeree, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
anjeeragh, a. not straight.. Notwithstanding the etymology given under the word oainjyr, I hesitate not to say that oainjyragh came from this
neu-yeeragh, a. indirect, not fair, not straight
jees, a. two.. This is the two used in counting no doubt a corruption of daas
e yees, s. his two J
jees-as-feed, a. twenty-two or two and twenty
jees-as-daeed, a. two and forty
ny-neesht, a. the two, the both [sc. nyn nyees; cf. nyn droor]
neesht, adv. besides, also, too; ro (too), is nearly syn.; T'eh shoh neesht ro veg [(this also is too little);]; -agh, id. em.
jeestyr, v.
yeestyr, v. did creak; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeestyrnee, v. creaking, as the creaking of tough wood on breaking, or a new saddle or new shoes on being wrought
dy yeestyrnee, v. to creak, &c J
jeetdrym-jeeas, s. f. the herb horse tail
jeh, pro. ; -syn, id. em.
yeh, (from jeh), of; yn derrey yeh [the either one of] J
jeh, pre. of; adv. off; -syn, id. em.
jeh, p. p. of him; -syn, id. em.
jeh-hene, p. p. of himself, of itself, spontaneous
j'ee, p. p. of her; as, te j'ee, (it is of her); -ish, id. em.
jeu, p. p. of them, of those, these; -syn, id. em.
jeem, p. p. of me; -s, id. em.
jeem-pene, p. p. of myself
jin, p. p. of us; -yn or jeeyn, id. em.; Gen. iii. 22: Cur-my-ner ta'n dooinney myr-yien er jeet dy ve myr unnane jinyn, dy toiggal mie as sie. [Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil] See also jean.
jeed, p. p. of thee; -s, id. em.
jeed-hene, p. p. of thyself
j'iu, p. p. of ye or you; perhaps a contraction of jeh-shiu; Gen. xxxiv. 15: Agh shoh myr choardys mayd riu: My vees shiuish myr ta shinyn, dy bee dy chooilley mac dooinney jiu er ny yiarey chymmylt [But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised]; -ish, id. em.
jeh-chash, a. wild, unruly.. The metaphor in this word is no doubt taken from jeh, (of), and chash, or chosh (of the feet); a horse or other unruly beast that rears its feet off the ground
jeh-raie, a. ungovernable, hard to deal with
jeh-shen, p. of that, thereof
jeh-voylley, p. dispraise, censure, dishonour
cur jeh, v.
cur-jee'd, v. undress, put off thee; cur-jee'd dty eaddagh [put off thy clothes]
Jeheiney, s. m. Friday; (dies veneris), the day of Venus as the heathens dedicated it; pl. 67
e Yeheiney, s. his Friday J
Jeheiney-Cheays, s. m. Good Friday; the Cheays or Chaisht is from Casherick, no doubt
jeï, p. coming after, behind
jeï shoh, adv. henceforth
ny yeï, p. p. after him, behind him
ny-jeï, p. p. abaft or behind them, after them or us
geidey or rather jeidey, s. m. a godfather, a man who stands sponser for a child at the baptismal font
e gheidey, s. his godfather; pl. 67 G
jeigh, v. shut, close up; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yeigh, v. did shut; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
dy yeigh, v. to shut J
jeighit, 85. shut, shut up
jeight, pt.
s'jeight, a. how shut or closed J
ro yeight, a. too shut J
neu-yeight, a. unshut
jeighder, s. m. a shutter; pl. -yn
e yeigheyder, s. his shutter J
jeigh, s. m. a shut; pl. -yn
jeih, a. ten; pl. -yn; jeih as feed [thirty]
e yeih, s. his ten J
dy yheih, a. of ten; Psl. xxxiii. 2: Moylley-jee yn Chiarn lesh y chlaasagh: gow-jee arraneyn-moyllee da lesh y lute, as y ghreïe-chiaull dy yheih strengyn. [Praise the Lord with harp: sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings] J
jeih as daeed, a. fifty, or ten and forty
jeih thousanyn as feed, a. thirty thousand.. The jeig in this number [‘jeih thousaneyn jeig as feed’] must be wrong in Num. xxxi. 45
jeihoo, a. tenth
e yeihoo, s. [his] tenth J
jeig, a. -teen. a postfix used after ten to twenty
jeigoo, a. -teenth; a posftix to ordinals from ten to twenty
jeir, s. tear, tears.. This word is alike in sing. and pl., except the diaeresis ï is used in the pl., as, jeïr; for a few tears we say; pl. -yn
e yeir, s. his tear; pl. yeïr J
jeirree, a. d. of tears, as in the phrase, ayns y doo as y jeirree [in blackness of tears]
e yeirree, a. d. of his tears J
jeirk, s. m. an alm; pl. -yn
e yeirk, s. [his] alm[s]; pl. -yn J
jeirk, v. beg; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms
yeirk, s. did give alms; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jeirkit, 85. given in alms
ro yeirkit, a. too given in alms J
jeirkagh, s. m. a beggar, a pauper, a receiver of alms; pl. 71
e yeirkagh, s. his beggar; pl. 71 J
jeirkeydagh, s. m. an almoner, a giver of alms; pl. 71
e yeirkeydagh, s. his giver of alms or almoner
jeirkid, s. m. beggary, paupery
e yeirkid, s. his beggary J
jeirkys, s. m. a collection of alms
Jelhein, s. m. Monday; (dies Lunae), the day dedicated to the moon, the moon's day
e Yelhein, s. his Monday J
Lhein, s. Monday; as, Doonaght as Lheiun (Sunday and Monday)
yerk, v. did expect, trust, or hope; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jerkal, v. expecting, hoping
dy yerkal, v. to expect, trust, or hope J
jerkit, 85. expected, hoped
ro yerkit, a. too expected or hoped J
neu-yerkit, a. unexpected
jerkeyder, s. m. an expecter; pl. -yn
e yerkeyder, s. his expecter J
jerkalys, s. m. expectation, hope; pl. -syn
e yerkallys, s. his expectation, &c J
jerlyn, s. f. darnel [OED: A deleterious grass, Lolium temulentum, which in some countries grows as a weed among corn]; pl. -yn
dy yerlyn, <a.> of darnel J
jerrey, s. m. end, conclusion, hinder ends.; pl. 67
gerrey, s. m. the end; Psl. lxxvii. 8: Vel e vyghin dy slane er n’immeeaght son dy bragh: as vel e yialdyn er jeet dy bollagh gys gerrey brâ? [Is his mercy clean gone for ever: and his promise come to an end for evermore? I suppose the g in this word is a mistake.]
e yerrey, s. his end, his last, his hinder ends; pl. 67 J
jerree, a. d. of hindmost or last
e yerree, s. [of] his hindmost or last; as, fy-yerree (at last, lastly, finally) J
s'jerree, a. the last, the latest J
er-jerrey, adv. lastly, in line, latterly, behind, not in front
fy-yerrey, adv. lastly, at last, finally, in fine
fey-yerrey, adv. at last, lastly, finally. See also fy-.
fy-yerrey-hoal, adv. at long last, &c
jerrinagh, a. dernier, last; a. d. of or belonging to the latter end
yerrinagh, a. d. of the last or latter; lhiabbee-yerrinagh [of the death-bed, or the bed that ends, or is final]; Mat. xii. 45: …as ta stayd yerrinagh yn dooinney shen ny s'doogh na'n toshiaght. […and the last state of that man is worse than the first] J
s'jerrinagh, a. how much tending to the last or latter end J
s'jerrinee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
Jesarn, s. Saturday; (dies Saturni), the day dedicated to Saturn, Saturn's day
e Yesarn, s. his Saturday J
Sarn, s. m. Saturday. a contraction of Jesarn,
Harn, s. (from Sarn) Saturday; Prov.: Ta eayst Harn sy Vayrnt dy liooar ayns shiaght bleeaney. [A Saturday's moon in March is enough for seven years.] S
jesh, a. right, proper, suitable, neat, nice
laue yesh, a. right hand J
jeshey, a. pl. right, suitable, proper, neat, nice
s'jesh, a. how right, becoming, suitable or proper J
s'jeshey, a. id. comp. and sup. J
ro yesh, a. too right, proper, suitable, &c J
neu-yesh, a. improper, unbecoming, unsuitable, unseemly, inapplicable, awkward
jeshid, s. m. propriety, suitableness
jeshaght, s. an instrument, implement, or utensil; pl. -yn
e yeshaght, s. his implement, instrument, or utensil J
jeshal, s. f. water agrimony, water hemp
jesheen (sic: stress), s. m. an ornament, garnish, or embellishment; pl. -yn
e yesheen, s. his ornament, &c J
yesheen, v. did ornament, embellish; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jesheeney, v. ornamenting, embellishing
dy yesheeney, v. to adorn, embellish, &c J
jesheenit, pt.
ro yesheenit, a. too ornamented, &c J
jesheeneyder, s. m. one who ornaments
jesheenagh, a. ornamental, delicate; Deu. xxviii. 54: Myr shen, y dooinney ta feer seyr as jesheenagh ny-vud eu, bee drogh hooill echey gys e vraar, as da ben e oghrish, as da e chloan vees er-mayrn [So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave]
ro yesheenagh, a. too ornamental, too decorated, or set off J
jesheenys, s. m. trimmings, embellishments; pl. -yn
e yesheenys, s. his ornamenting, &c J
jeushan, s. f. a hinge; pl. -yn
e yeushan, s. his hinge J
jeushanagh, a. having hinges
ro yeushanagh, a. having too many hinges J
jeushanit, 85. hinged
s'jeushanit, a. how hinged J
ro yeushanit, a. too hinged J
jeyd, s. m. dad, dada, or daddy
dty yeyd, s. thy dad, dadda, or daddy J
jiarg, a. red, ruddy
jiargey, a. pl. red, ruddy
yiargey, a. pl. red J
s'jiarg, a. how red J
s'jiargey, a. id. comp. and sup. J
jiarg-rooisht, a. stark naked
feeyn-jiarg, s. m. red wine
gorrym-jiarg, <s>[a]. purple
jiarg, v. redden, make red; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yiarg, v. did redden; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
yirgee, v. did or didst redden See also yiargee. J
jiargagh, v. reddening, blushing, becoming red
dy yiargagh, v. to redden J
jiargit, 85, made red, reddened
ro yiargit, a. made too red or reddened J
jiargeyder, s. m. one that makes red
e yiargeyder, s. his reddener J
jirgid, s. m. redness; Mat. xvi. 2: Tra ta'n fastyr er, jir shiuish, Bee emshyr aalin ayn: son dy vel jirgid 'syn aer. [When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red]
ying, v. did jam, cram, throng, press, rushed; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Acts xix. 29: As va ooilley yn ard-valley bun-ry-skyn: as erreish daue v'er ghoaill Gaius as Aristarchus, Macedonianee, sheshaghyn troailtee Phaul, ying ad stiagh ooilley dy cheilley ayns y theater [And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.] J
jingey, v. pressing, thronging, &c
dy yingey, v. to jam, cram, throng, rush, press, &c J
jingit, 85. pressed, thronged, jammed, trouched
s'jingit, a. how pressed or thronged J
ro yingit, a. too crammed, stuffed, &c J
neu-yingit, a. unpressed
jingeyder, s. m. one that presses or throngs
e yingeyder, s. his rusher, presser, &c J
jingleyr, s. m. a jangler; pl. -yn
jingleyrys, s. m. a jangling
jinnair, s. m. dinner; pl. -yn
dty yinnair, s. thy dinner J
jinnairagh, a. d. of dinner
yinnairagh, a. d. of dinner or dinners J
jioarey,
jioïn, s.
nyn yioïn, s. their, &c. knowing or knowledge; their, &c. purpose; Isa. lvii. 9: Hie oo gys y ree lesh dty ooillyn millish as lesh ymmodee dty spiceyn costal, as hug oo dty haghteryn foddey 'sy yioyn, as ren oo ginjillaghey oo hene dy jarroo gys joan ny hooirey. [And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell [the citation illustrates 'sy yioyn ‘in the distance,’ which does not appear to involve the same word as yioïn ‘knowledge’]]; Acts xxvii. 13: As feaysley lesh geay meeley jiass sheiltyn dy row oc nish nyn yioïn, hiauill ad ry lhiattee Crete [And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.]
jeh yioïn, adv. knowingly
yoin, See yioyn.; Pro. xxiv. 28: Ny bee feanish noi dty naboo jeh dty yoïn, as ny jean foalsaght lesh dty veillyn. [Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips]
yioold, v. [did] discard, turn off, cast off, or dismiss; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jiooldey, v. loathing, causing satiety, disgusting, causing a nauseous dislike, thrusting out; 1 Kings ii. 27: Myr shoh ren Solomon jiooldey rish Abiathar nagh beagh eh saggyrt y Chiarn; dy voddagh eh cooilleeney goo'n Chiarn, loayr eh mychione thie Eli ayns Shiloh. [So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh]
dy yiooldey, v. to discard or cast off, to dismiss on account of disgust or aversion J
jiooldit, 85. turned off by dislike
s'jiooildit, a. how discarded or turned off J
ro yiooldit, a. too discarded, &c J
jiooldeyder, s. m. a discarder, &c
e yiooldeyder, s. his discarder, &c J
jiooldagh, a. disgustful, cloyish, raising an aversion or nauseousness in the stomach, raising dislike by some offensive action
s'jiooldagh, a. how disgustful or nauseous J
s'jiooldee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yiooldagh, a. too cloyish or apt to turn on the stomach J
jirkin, s. m. a coatee or short jacket; pl. [deest].
e yirkin, s. his jacket or coatee J
jishig, s. m. papa, father; pl. -yn
dty yishig, s. thy papa, thy father, colloquially J
liass yishig, s. m. a step father
jysick, s. father
jiu, s. m. to day, this day
jiulean or jiuleanagh, s. m. a sojourner, a person that stays but a day or two, as the word would indicate, a cotler [sic: ? sc. cottier, OED: spec. In Ireland, a peasant renting and cultivating a small holding under a system hence called cottier tenure], or tenant; pl. 71 ; Lev. xxv. 40: Agh myr sharvaant failt, as myr jiulean vees eh mayrt, dy hirveish oo gys blein y Jubile. [But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile;]; Cant. viii. 11: Va garey-feeyney ec Solomon ayns Baal-hamon, hoie eh yn garey-feeyney rish jiuleanyn; va dagh fer jeu son mayl y troar dy eeck thousane peesh dy argid [Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver]
e yiulean, s. his sojourner; pl. -ee [pl. of jiuleanagh] J
ro yiuleanagh, a. too sojourner-like, too cotler or tenant-like J
jiuleanys, s. m. sojourning, cotlery, living as not at home
joan, s. m. dust, any dry thing pulverised to powder or dust; pl. -yn
joan, v. dust; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yoan, v. did dust or dusted; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
joaney, v. dusting
dy yoaney, v. to dust J
joanit, 85. dusted, powdered
s'joanit, a. how dusted J
ro yoanit, a. too dusted J
joaneyder, s. m, a duster; pl. -yn
e yoaneyder, s. his duster J
joanagh, a.
s'joanagh, a. how dusty J
s'joanee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yoanagh, a. too dusty J
joanlagh, s. m. dust of rain, mizzling or drizzling rain; pl. 72
dy yoanlagh, s. of misling or drizzling rain J
joanlaghey, v.
dy yoanlaghey, v. to missle or drizzle rain J
joarree, s, m. a stranger; pl. -yn
ny yoarree, s. a stranger J
joarree, a. strange, remarkable, outlandish; Neh. xiii. 26: Nagh ren Solomon ree Israel peccah liorish ny reddyn shoh? ga, mast' ymmodee ashoonyn cha row ree goll rishyn, va graih ec e Yee er, as ren Jee eh ny ree harrish Israel: ny-yeih, eer eshyn ren mraane joarree y chleayney gys peccah. [Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin]
s'joarree, a. how strange J
ro yoarree, a. too strange J
joarreeaght, s. m. estrangement, strangeness, a foreign or strange place
jokal, s. m. a yoking, what a team can do at once whilst yoked together
daa yokal, s. two yokings J
jolg, s. f. a thorn; one of a set of knitting needles; pl. jilg
e yolg, s. his thorn or knitting needle J
jilg, s. pl. thorns; knitting needles; the pl. of jolg.
dy yilg, s. of thorns; of knitting needles J
jolgagh, a. thorny, full of thorns
jolg-vrasnee, s. f. some will have it that this is the proper Manks for spur; pl. jilg
jollys, s. f. voracity, ravenousness
e yollys, s. his voracity or greediness J
jollyssagh, a. ravenous, gluttonous, immoderately fond of food, or in the gratification of any sensual desire
s'jollyssagh, a. how ravenous or immoderately eager after any sensual gratification J
s'jollyssee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yollyssagh, a. too voracious, greedy, too ravenous
jollyssagh, s. m. a ravenous person or beast; pl. 71
jollyssid, See jollys.
joltagh, v. traversing; Jer. ii. 23: Jeeagh reesht gys dty raad 'sy choan, cooinee er shen t'ou er n'yannoo: t'ou myr dromedaree bieau joltagh er y raad. [See thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways]
joltee, a. hasty, rash
Jonee, s. f. Judith
jonse, s. m. a jolt, or wince
jonse, v.
yons, v. did jolt or wince [OED: To kick restlessly from impatience or pain]; -agh; -in; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jonseragh, v. wincing, acting in a wild and untamely manner, said of a horse that winces
dy yonseragh, v. to jolt or wince J
jonsit, pt.
ro yonsit, a. too much jolted or winced J
jonseyder, s.
e yonseyder, s. his wincer, &c J
jooigh, a. this and jollyssagh are nearly syn. but with this difference, that jooigh is only to be applied to eagerness of appetite, jollyssagh to that and all other intemperate desires
jooighey, a. pl.
yooighey, a. pl. greedy; moddee yooighey [greedy dogs] J
s'jooigh, a. how voracious or greedy J
s'jooighey, a. id. comp. and sup. J
ro yooigh, a. too greedy. See jooigh J
jooid, s. f. greediness, eagerness of appetite
e yooid, s. his eagerness of appetite J
jooighid, See jooid.
jough, s. f. drink.. The Manks here surpasses the English, as that language has only the one word for verb and noun; the Manks verb of drink is iu; pl. -yn; -inyn
dy yough, s. of drink J
beggan-jou-ee-ort, a bad wish; it either means too little drink, or too little appetite
jouish, s. f. shears; pl. -yn
e youish, s. his shears J
joushag, s. f. a sharper, a termagant [OED: A violent, overbearing, or quarrelsome person (or thing personified); a blustering bully]; pl. -yn
jouyl, s. m. devil.. The j from jee and ouyl from dewil cruel, the cruel or evil god. The English I supposed to be formed in like manner, d from dia or deus, and evil added, the evil or bad god; diabolus, &c
y youyl, s. <a>[the] devil J
jouyil, s. pl. devils, diabolians
dy youyil, s. pl. of devils J
jouyllagh, a. devilish, diabolical
s'jouyllagh, a. how devilish or diabolical J
s'jouyllee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro youyllagh, a. too devilish or diabolical J
jouyllid, s. m. devilishness, devilment
joyn, v. join; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
yoyn, v. did join or joined; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
joynal, v. joining
dy yoynal, v. to join J
joynit, 85. joined
ro yoynit, a. too joined J
joyneyder, s. m. a joiner; pl. -yn
juail (sic: stress), deprivation, total loss
dy yuail, s. of deprivation or loss J
juail, v.
er yuail, v. hath, &c., deprived or lost J
Juan, s. m. the familiar of John
Yuan, s. John. voc. of Juan J
Juan-mooar, s. m. the black-backed gull
Juan-teayst, s. m. the jack-daw
juist, s. m. a wooden dish; pl. -yn
juistey, a. d. of a wooden dish or dishes
yuistey, a. d. of a wooden dish J
clooid-juist, s. m. a dish clout
jummal, v. wasting, destroying, embezzling, squandering, lavishing, consuming by riot; -agh; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
jummaley, v.
er yummal, v. hath, &c., wasted, lavished or squandered; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
jummalit, 85. wasted, squandered, lavished, &c
ro yummallit, a. too wasted, destroyed, &c J
neu-yummalit, a. unwasted, unlavished
jummallagh (sic: stress), s. m. a wasteful person; pl. 71
ny yummalagh, s. a waster, a squanderer, &c.; pl. 71 J
jummaltagh, s. m. a waster, lavisher, &c.; pl. 71
ny yummaltagh, s. a waster, a squanderer, &c.; pl. 71 J
jummallagh (sic: stress), a. wasteful, lavish, destructive; prodigal
s'jummalagh, a. how wasteful or lavishing J
s'jummalee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. J
ro yummallagh, a. too wasteful or lavish, &c.; J
jummal or jummallys, s.
e yummal, s. his wastefulness, his lavishing or squandering J
jummalid, s. m. wastefulness, prodigality
junt, s. m. a seam in timber or stone, a joint; pl. -yn
drogh yunt, s. a bad scam or joint in wood, stone, &c J
yunt, v. did joint or jointed; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
juntal, v. jointing
juntey, v.
dy yuntal, v. to joint together in joints, to join in seams J
juntit, 85. jointed, having joints
ro yuntit, 85, too jointed J
junteyder, s. m. a jointer
e yunteyder, s. his jointer J
juntagh, a. having joints or seams
jurnaa, s. m. a journey; pl. -ghyn
e yurnaa, s. his journey; pl. -ghyn; -yn J
jurnaaghey, v. journeying
dy yurnaghey, v. to journey J
jurnahys, s.
e yurnahys, s. his journeying J
jus-nish, adv. just now
juys, s. m. fir timber, fir, Ez. xxxi. 8: Cha row ny cedaryn ayns garey Yee ny syrjey na eshyn: cha row ny biljyn-juys dy ve soylit rish eer e vanganyn, as cha row yn billey-chesnut casley rish e vanglaneyn, cha row billey erbee ayns garey Yee casley rishyn son aalid. [The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty]
dy yuys, s. of fir J
jymmoose, s. f. wrath, ire, anger, indignation; pl. -yn
e yymmoose, s. his wrath, anger, fury, rage; pl. -yn J
jymmoosey, v.
dy yymmoosey, v. to make wroth or angry J
jymmoosagh, a. wrath, indignant, inflamed with anger, furious, raging
