jaagh; s. f. smoke; pl. -yn or -eynyn.
dy yaagh; s. of smoke. J
jaagh; v. id. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yaagh; v. did smoke; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. 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 or jaghit; 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; pl. -yn. This word is sometimes used for nothing; as, 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, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cha yarg; v. could or couldst not; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jargit er; 85. overcome, subdued.
jargan; s. f. a flea; pl. -yn. Perhaps it should be jerkan, from its leaping.
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; it is often used with dy before it; as, dy jarroo-firrinagh (indeed, and in verity, or truth); 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.
dy jarroo-ta; adv. yes indeed, indeed it is, in reality it is so.
dty yarroo; s. thy indeed. J
jarrood; v. forget, forgetting; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
jarrood; s. m. a forget; pl. -yn.
dy yarrood; v. to forget; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro yarroodagh; a. too forgetful. J
neu-yarroodagh; a. unforgetful.
Jasdil or Jasdyl; 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 or jautter; s. m. a dealer.
e yatter; s. his dealer with. J
jatter or jautter; s. m. a debtor.
e yatter; s. his debtor. J
jatter or jautter; 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 or jeadys; s. m. diligence, care, spruceness.
jeidid or jeidys; 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 or jinn*; v. do, perform, &c.; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87. See also jean.
nee; v. will or wilt, will or wilt do.
nee’m or neeym; 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.
dy yannoo; v. to do, act, make, &c. J
er n’yannoo; v. hath, &c. done, made, performed. J
drogh-yannoo or -yantys; s. m. evil doings.
jeant; 85. done, finished, performed, acted, made, rendered.
s’jeant; a. how done or performed. J
jeant-magh; v. endued, made out.
neu-yeant; a. undone, unmade.
jeantagh; s. m. a doer, actor, maker, performer, &c.; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
drogh yantagh; s. a sinner, an evil doer or actor, a transgressor; pl. 71. J
drogh-yantagh; s. m. an evil doer, a sinner.
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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
jeayst; s. a joist; 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; pl. -yn.
jeaist; s. f. a joist. See jeayst.
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. çhingaghyn-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 [change -agh to -ee].
jeeoilys; s. m. divinity, theology.
jeeagh; v. look, examine by sight, show, visit; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
jeeagh; in. look, see, behold.
yeeagh; v. did look, show, showed or appeared; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 or s’jeeanney; 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
mwing-jeear; s. m. a horse halter; pl. -yn.
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.
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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
jeeassyragh; v. cleaning, gathering ears or heads or corn.
dy yeeassyrraght; v. to glean, to gather ears or heads of corn. J
jeeasseyder or jeeasserey; 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58, 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; s. f. 2 Sam. xx. 15, a ditch, a moat, or drain: 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;
jeeg; 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?; pl. -yn or -inyn.
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.
jeeig; v. drain, ditch; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 84; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yeeig; v. did ditch or drain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. 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 [change -ey to -aghyn].
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 or jeell; 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 or jeell; v. commit<ting> havoc or waste; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yeel; v. did [make] havoc or waste; -agh; -in: -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jeellal or jeelley; 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
jeelleyder; s. m. one that commits havoc, &c.
e yeeleyder; s. his damager or waster. J
jeelt; s. f. a saddle; pl. -yn.
jeelt ben; a woman’s saddle.
jeelt eairkagh; a horned saddle.
jeelt lhiattagh; a side saddle.
jeelt; v. saddle; -agh, 77; -al, 79, or -ey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yeelt; v. did saddle or saddled; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jeeltal or jeeltey; v.
dy yeeltal or yeeltey; 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; 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?; pl. -yn.
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, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yeennys; v. did wedge; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jeenysey or jeenysal; 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* or jeeree; v. make straight; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
jeeree; v. straighten, make straight.
yeer* or yeeree; v. did straighten; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 or yeerys; 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. 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, 94. 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.
yeh; (from jeh), of; yn derrey yeh (the either one of). J
jeh; pre. of; adv. off.
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.
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 [change -ey to -aghyn].
e Yeheiney; s. his Friday. J
Jeheiney-Cheays or Jeheiney Chaisht; 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.
my yeï; adv. after me, abaft me. J
my-yeï; adv. p. after me.
ny-yeih; adv. nevertheless, notwithstanding, howbeit.
yeih; See ny yeih.
jeidey; s.
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 [change -ey to -aghyn]. G.
jeigh; v. shut, close up; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
yeigh; v. did shut; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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; jeih as feed (thirty); pl. -yn.
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, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87.
yeirk; s. did give alms; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 [change -agh to -ee].
e yeirkagh; s. his beggar; pl. 71. J
jeirkeydagh; s. m. an almoner, a giver of alms; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
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 or Jelune; s. m. Monday; (dies Lunae), the day dedicated to the moon, the moon’s day.
e Yelhein or Yelhuin; s. his Monday. J
Lhein or Lheiun; s. Monday; as, Doonaght as Lheiun (Sunday and Monday).
jelliu; v. warp, warping; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yelliu; v. did warp a web; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jelliuit (sic: stress); 85. warped.
ro yelliuit; s. too warped. J
jelliuder (sic: stress); s. m. one who warps; pl. -yn.
e yelliuder; s. his warper; pl. -yn. J
Jemayrt; s. m. Tuesday; (dies Martius), the day dedicated to Mars, the day of Mars.
e Yemayrt; s. his Tuesday. J
Jerdein or Jerdune; s. m. Thursday; (dies Joveis), Jupiter’s day, or the day dedicated to Jupiter.
e Yerdein; s. his Thursday. J
jerk; v. expect, hope; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yerk* or yerkee; v. did expect, trust, or hope; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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: change -ey to -aghyn].
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. See jerrey.
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) [See fey-yerrey.]. J
s’jerree or s’tierree; 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; as, 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
Jesarn; s. Saturday; (dies Saturni), the day dedicated to Saturn, Saturn’s day.
e Yesarn; s. his Saturday. J
Sarn; s. m. a contraction of Jesarn, Saturday.
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, 94. 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* or jiargee; v. redden, make red; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yiarg* or yiargee; v. did redden; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
yirgee; v. did or didst redden. See also yiargee. J
jiargagh or jiargaghey; v. reddening, blushing, becoming red.
dy yiargagh or yiargaghey; 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.
e yirgid; s. his redness. J
jiass; [‘south’]
my yiass; adv. southward., to the south.
jiassid; s.
e yiassid; s. his southernness. J
jing; v. jam, throng, press; -agh. 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
ying; v. did jam, cram, throng, press, rushed; 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; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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
toshiagh-jioarey; s. m. a coroner or sheriff, a man sworn under the crown or king to cite before judges, hold inquests, execute writs, executions, &c. The etymology of this word, like many other, is hard to find; the Scotch Gaelic has taoiseach for a chieftain, the Irish have the same word for chieftain and captain, from either or both it may have been derived; but whence the joarey or joaree which is added ? Is it a corruption of jeh-ree (of the king), or fo-ree (under the king), and changed to jo-ree or jo-rey?
jioïn; s.
nyn yioïn or yioyn; s. their, &c. knowing or knowledge; 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’]; their, &c. purpose; 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.
jiole; v. suck, sucking; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yiole; v. did suck or sucked; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. J
jiolit or jiolt; 85. sucked.
s’jiolit or s’jiolt; a. how sucked. J
ro yiolit; a. too sucked. J
jioleyder; s. m. one that sucks, a sucker; pl. -yn.
e yioleyder; s. his sucker. J
jioold; v. discard, cast off, dismiss, thrust out; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yioold or yioolt; v. [did] discard, turn off, cast off, or dismiss; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. 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. See jishig.
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 [change -agh to -ee]; 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; and 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, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yoan; v. did dust or dusted; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94, 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro yoanagh; a. too dusty. J
joanlagh; s. m. dust of rain, mizzling or drizzling rain; pl. 72 [change -agh to -eeyn].
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 or joarreeys; s. m. estrangement, strangeness, a foreign or strange place.
e yoarreeaght; s. his strange or foreign place. J
e yoarreeys; s. his estrangement. J
jok; v.
yok; v. yoke; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms -ys, 94. J
jokal; v.
dy yokal; v. to yoke. J
jokit; pt.
v’eh yokit; 85. he was yoked. J
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.
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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro yollyssagh; a. too voracious, greedy, too ravenous.
jollyssagh; s. m. a ravenous person or beast; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
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 or Joney; s. f. Judith.
jonse; s. m. a jolt, or wince.
jonse; v.
yons* or yonse; v. did jolt or wince [OED: To kick restlessly from impatience or pain]; -agh; -in; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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; as, 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, or -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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro youyllagh; a. too devilish or diabolical. J
jouyllid; s. m. devilishness, devilment.
joyn; v. join; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
yoyn; v. did join or joined; -agh. -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 or juailys (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, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88.
jummaley; v.
er yummal; v. hath, &c., wasted, lavished or squandered; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 [change -agh to -ee].
[ny] yummalagh; s. a waster, a squanderer, &c.; pl. 71. J
jummaltagh; s. m. a waster, lavisher, &c.; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
[ny] yummaltagh; s. a waster, a squanderer, &c.; pl. 71. J
jummallagh (sic: stress); a. wasteful, lavish, destructive; prodigal.
s’jummalagh or s’jummaltagh; a. how wasteful or lavishing. J
s’jummalee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro yummallagh or yummaltagh; a. too wasteful or lavish, &c.; J
jummal; or jummallys, s.
e yummal or yummallys; 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
junt; v. joint[,] seam; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys. 88
yunt; v. did joint or jointed; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys. J
juntal; v. jointing.
juntey; v.
dy yuntal or yuntey; 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 or jurnah; s. m. a journey; pl. -ghyn.
e yurnaa or yurnah; s. his journey; pl. -ghyn or -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.
s’jymmoosagh; a. how wroth. J
s’jymmoosee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. J
ro yymmoosagh; a. too wroth or wrathful, angry. J
neu-yymmoossagh; a. not wrathful.
jymmoosagh; s. m. a wrathful, &c. person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
This letter; like f, has no word from other letters. For its sound, see Remark 17; and its changes see 51.