kaart, s. m. a quart; the weight of 7lbs. of wool; pl. -yn
e chaart, his quart K
nyn gaart, s. your, &c. quart K
kaart, v. card; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
chaart, v. did card K
kaartey, v. carding
e chaartey, v. his carding K
kaartee, a. d. of carding, or to card
kaartit, 85. carded
kaarteyder, s. m. a carder; pl. -yn
kahngyr, s. f. a cancer; pl. -yn
kail, s. f. cole, cabbage, colewort
yn chail, s. the cole or cabbage C
nyn gail, s. your, &c. cole or cabbage K
bwilleen-kail, s. f. a cabbage; pl. -yn
far-chail, s. f. weed or weeds
kairdee, s. f. a smithy, a forge; pl. -yn
nyn gairdee, s. your, &c. smithy; pl. -yn K
kairdagh, a. d. of a smithy or smithery
kairdeeys, s. f. smithery or smith craft
kalk, v. calk, stop, the leak of a ship or boat; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha galk, v. not calk; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
kalkey, v. calking, stopping leaks
nyn galkey, s. our, &c. calking
kalkit, 85. calked
kalkeyder, s. m. a calker; pl. -yn
kalkin, s. m. a calking iron; pl. -yn
Kargys, s. f. Lent, forty days before Easter set apart by the Church for fasting.. Is the word from kiar (provide), and gys (to)? —to provide for that festival; or is it from kiare (four), and jeih (ten)? —the number of days it contains
yn Chargys, s. the Lent K
karr, v. mend, repair; Kerree [‘punish’] is in Isaiah lxi. 4, for repair, when it ought to have been karree:; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; As troggee ad ny shenn tholtanyn, kerree ad traartys ny shenn earishyn, as coamree ad reesht ny ard-valjyn treigit, traartys ymmodee sheelogheyn. [And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.]
my charrys, v. if shall, &c. repair K
charree, v. did mend or repair K
karragh, v. mending, repairing
er charragh, v. hath, &c. repaired and mended K
karrit, 85. repaired, mended.. [Kerrit] is in Josh. ix. 4, for mended or repaired where it ought to have been karrit; Hie ad gys obbyr dy cooishagh, as lhig ad orroo hene dy ve chaghteryn reeoil, as ghow ad shenn saick er nyn assylyn, as siyn-feeyney, shenn, raipit, as kerrit. [They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up]
s'karrit, a. how mended or repaired K
feer charrit, pt. 6. very much repaired or mended K
karreyder, s. m. a mender, &c.; pl. -yn
kart, s. f. a cart; pl. -yn
yn chart, s. the cart K
nyn gart, s. your, &c. cart; pl. -yn K or C
kartey, v. carting
kartit, 85. carted
s'kartit, a. how carted K
cart-harnee, s. f. a cannon
kart, v. muck rake; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
chart, v. did gather or rake mire; -agh; -aghey; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys
kartey, v. raking muck or mire
kartit, 85. muck raked
s'kartit, a. how raked with a coal-rake K
karteyder, s. m. a gatherer of muck or mire
kay, s. f. mist, fog; pl. -ghyn
yn chay, s. the mist or fog
nyn gay, s. your, &c. mist K
kayeeagh, a. misty, foggy
s'keayeeagh, a. how misty; comp. and sup. K
feer chayeeagh, a. very misty, &c.. This word is used by aged Manks people when they wish for particular weather at the approach of the different seasons of the year; arragh chayeeagh; sourey ouyragh; fouyr ghrianagh; as geurey rioeeagh [a misty spring, a gloomy summer, a sunny autumn and a frosty winter] K
kayid, s. m. mistiness, fogginess
yn chayid, s. the mistiness K
kayt, s. m. a cat; pl. kiyt
yn chayt, s. the cat K
nyn gayt, s. your, &c. cat K
keiyt, s. pl. cats; the pl. of kayt.
e cheiyt, s. pl. his cats K
nyn geiyt, s. your, &c. cats K
crow-cheyt, s. f. the herb bird's foot
kaytlag, s. f. a cat fish; pl. -yn
yn chaytlag, s. the cat fish K
kease, s. f. buttock, ham
yn cheays, s. the ham or buttock K
nyn gease, s. your, &c. buttock.. The pl. is in; 2 Sam. x. 4: Shen-y-fa ghow Hanun sharvaantyn Ghavid, as ren eh baarey yn derrey lieh jeh ny faasaagyn oc, as yiare eh jeu nyn goamraghyn 'sy vean, kiart rish nyn geasyn, as lhig eh'n raad daue. [Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away] K
cha geayn, v. not cry; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
cheayn, v. did cry, or cried; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
keayney, v. crying, weeping
caayney, v. braying; Job xxx. 7: Mastey ny tammagyn ren ad caayney; fo'n undaagagh v'ad er nyn lostey. [Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together]
keayneyder, s. m. a crier, one that cries; pl. -yn
keayrt, adv. once, one time; pl. -yn
un cheayrt, adv. once, one time K
keayrt dy row, adv. once on a time
keayrt elley, adv. one time more
keayrt ny ghaa, adv. many a time
keck, s. m. the excrements or dung of any animal; pl. -yn
keck, v. dung; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha geck, v. not dung, or go to stool; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
check, v. 6. did dung, dunged; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
keckit, 85. dunged
keckagh, a. excrementitious
keckeyder, s. m. a voider of dung; pl. -yn
kecksee, s. m. one that is besmeared with excrements, a dirty fellow
keddin,
keead, s. an hundred; pl. -yn
un cheead, s. 6. one hundred
nyn geead, s. your, &c. hundred; pl. -yn K
keeadoo, a<dv>. hundredth
yn cheeadoo, a. the hundredth K
nyn geadoo, a. our, &c. hundredth K
keeagh, s. f. breast or pap [OED: A woman's breast or (now rare) nipple], the breast that gives milk; pl. -yn
yn cheeagh, s. the breast or pap K
nyn geeagh, s. your, &c. breast K
kee, a. d. of breast milk
ben chee, s. a woman that gives suck; s. f. a woman that gives suck K
boandyr kee, a wet nurse
keeaght, s. m. a plough; pl. -yn
yn cheeaght, s. the plough K
nyn geeaght, s. their, &c. plough K
kione keeaght, s. a plough head
keeak, s. m. a cake; pl. -yn
yn cheeak, s. the cake K
nyn geeak, s. your, &c. cake K
keeayll, s. f. sense, wit; pl. -yn
yn cheeayl, s. the sense.; Prov.: “Keeayl chionnit yn cheeayl share, mannagh vel ee kionnit ro gheyr.” [Bought wit is the best wit, if it be not bought too dear] K
nyn geeayl, s. their, &c. sense or wit K
keilley, a. d. of sense or wit
e cheilley, s. of his wits K
nyn geiley, a. d. of your, &c. sense or wit; Ec kione nyn geiley [at their wits end]; Prov.: “Kione mooar er y veggan cheilley, as kione beg gyn veg edyr. Towse cheilley rish.” [A big head on the little (of wits), and a little head with none at all. Measure sense with it.] K
merre-cheilley, s. f. deadness of wit or sense
keeayll-vairey, s. f. mother's wit
bun-cheeayl, s. m. a moral; pl. -yn
mee-cheeayl, s. f. silliness, simplicity, nonsense
mee-cheayllid, s. m. silliness, simpleness
keeayllagh, n. sensible, witty
s'keeayllagh, a. how sensible or witty K
s'keeayllee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup.
feer cheeayllagh, a. very sensible or witty K
mee-cheayllagh, a. silly, simple, nonsensical;
mee-cheayllagh, s. m. a wantwit; pl. 71
neu-cheeayllagh, a. unwary unwittingly
raa-keeayllagh, s. m. a maxim, an adage
keeil, s. f. jaw, jamb, side or cheek
yn cheeil, s. the jaw, the jamb or side of a place; keeil dorrysh [the cheek or jamb of the door] K
nyn geeil, s. your, &c. jaw; pl. -yn K
keeilley, a. d. of the jaw or cheek; caigney-keeilley [chewing the cud]; Though in common conversation we say caigney keerey
cheeilley, a. d. of the jaw K
keeil çhiollee, s. hearth side, or fire side
keeil doarlish, s. side of the gap
keeil dorrysh, s. side of the door or door side
keeill, s. f. church, kirk
yn cheeill, s. the church K
nyn geeill, s. your, &c. church K
kialteenyn, s. pl. churches
e chialteenyn, s. his churches K
nyn gialteenyn, s. your, &c. churches K
killagh, a. d. of a church; Prov.: Cha boght as lugh killagh [As poor as a church mouse]; and, Clagh ny killagh ayns kione dty hie wooar. [A stone of the church be in thy big house, i.e., the kitchen. This was once thought the greatest curse.]
recortys-killagh, s. f. church register
cheeillagh, a. d. of the church K
killey, a. d. near the church, but not belonging to
cheilley, a. d. of the church K
keilleig, s. f. an enclosure belonging to a church or chapel; pl. -yn
keeir, s.
yn cheeir, s. the cud K
caigney keerey, See caigney-keeilley.
keeir, a. a dark colour, the natural colour of what is called in English a black sheep
keeirey, a. pl. sable, dark, blackish
s'keeir, a. how dark coloured, sable K
s'keeirey, a. id. comp. and sup. K
feer cheeir, a. very misty or dark; <as,>
keeir, v. cheeir yn oie orrin, (the night darkened on us) K
keeirit, 85. made dark or black; vel yn oie keeirit ? [is it night fall] [is the night as dark as it will be?]
keeir as gorrym, s. m. blue and the colour keeir mixed in wool being spun and wove into cloth is so called
keeir-lheeah, s. m. those two colours of wool spun and wove into cloth are so called, and which was formerly the garb generally worn by the Manks peasantry
yn cheeir-lheeah, s. the russet, or dark gray woollen cloth K
keeiragh, s. the darkness of the night, between day and night, or night fall. Is this word from kay (mist)?
yn cheeiragh, s. the night fall K
keek, s. m. a peep; pl. -yn
keek, v. peep; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
keekeyder, s. m. a peeper; pl. -yn
keep, s. m. a sort of strong grass of the bent kind
keesh, s. f. tax, fee, tribute; pl. -yn
yn cheesh, s. 6. the tax or due K
nyn geesh, s. your, &c. tax or tribute K
thie keesh, s. m. a custom house
keeshagh, a. tributary
kegeesh, s. fortnight; pl. -yn; Prov.: Three kegeeshyn dy chegeeshyn slane, Ta voish laa'l Thomys sy Nollick gys laa'l Breeshey Bane. [Three fortnights of fortnights whole; these are from St. Thomas' Day in Christmas to White St. Bridget's Day.]
cha geill, v. not conceal or hide; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
cheil, v. 6. did conceal or hide; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
keiltyn, v. concealing, secreting, &c
er cheilltyn, v. hath, &c. concealed K
nyn geiltyn, v. your, &c. concealing, &c K
keillit, 85. concealed, hid. secreted
s'keillit, a. how concealed or hid K
ro cheillit, pt. too concealed or hid K
keilleyder, s. m. a concealer, a hider, purloiner
keilleig, s. a fish called kellack or kellag. [neither is in OED or EDD; probably Manx English, from Manx]; pl. -yn
yn cheilleig, s. the kellag K
keim, s. f. amble an ambling pace; Prov.: “My ta keim sy laair, bee keim sy lhiy.” [If there is an amble in the mare, there will be an amble in the colt]
keimagh, a. able to amble
keimeragh, ambling, pacing
keint, s. m. kind, sort, species, somewhat like
yn cheint, s. 6. the sort, the kind K
nyn geint, s. your, &c. kind, sort K
keird, s. f. trade, employment, occupation, business; pl. -yn
yn cheird, s. the trade K
nyn geird, s. your, &c. trade K
keirdey, a. d. of a trade, or business
cheirdey, a. d. of a trade or trades K
keirdagh, s. m. a tradesman, a craftsman; pl. 71 ; 2 Kings xxiv. 14:: As hug eh lesh ooilley Jerusalem ersooyl, as ooilley ny princeyn, as ooilley ny deiney niartal caggee, eer jeih thousaneyn cappee, as ooilley ny keirdee, as ny gaauenyn. [And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths]
keirn, s. m. the round [sc. rowan] tree, the mountain ash, a berry of its fruit
yn cheirn, s. the mountain ash K
keirn, s. m. a kind of bird
keish, a. obese, fat
keish, s. f. a fat pig
yn cheish, s. the obese, the fat K
keishid, s. m. obeseness, fatness
keiyn, a. kind, delicate, &c.; Prov. xxix. 21: Eshyn ta dy keiyn troggal e harvaant veih e aegid, gowee eh er dy ve e vac ec y jerrey [He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length]
dy keiyn, adv. kindly, delicately; [L]am. iv. 5: Adsyn va beaghey dy keiyn, t'ad treigit ayns ny straïdyn: adsyn va coamrit lesh scarleod t'ad lhie er ny torranyn. [They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills]
keayn, adv. kindly or kind
feer cheiyn, a. very kind, or kindly K
kelk, s. m. chalk; pl. -yn
yn chelk, s. 6. the chalk K
nyn gelk, s. your, &c. chalk K
kelk, v. chalk; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms
kelkal, v. chalking
kelkit, 85. chalked, scored with chalk
kelkeyder, s. m. a chalker; pl. -yn
kellagh, s. m. a cock. The males of many fowls are called kellagh; pl. 71 ; kellagh guiy [a gander]; kellagh tunnag [a drake]; kellagh ny keylley [a woodcock]; but if none of those are mentioned with kellagh, the male of the hen is understood
yn chellagh, s. the cock K
nyn gellagh, s. your, &c. cock; pl. 71 K
kellee, a. d. of a cock or cock
chellee, a. d. 6. of the cock or cocks K
kellagh, s. m. a wooden anchor with a stone in it.; pl. 71
kemmyrk, s. f. refuge, protection
yn chemmyrk, s. 6. the refuge K
nyn gemmyrk, s. your, &c. refuge K
kemmyrkagh, s. m. a refugee, one who stands in need of refuge or protection; pl. 71
yn chemmyrkagh, the refugee; pl. 71 K
kenjal, a. kind, benevolent, mellow
s'kenjal, a. how kindly, mellow K
s'kenjaley, a. id. comp. and sup. K
feer chenjal, a. 6. very kindly, or mellow K
neu-chenjal, a. unkind, not kindly
kenjallys, s. m. kindness, benevolence, kindliness
e chenjallys, s. his kindness, gentleness, benevolence K
nyn genjallys, s. your, &c. kindness K
kenjallys-graihagh, s. m. loving kindness
e chenjallys-graihagh, s. his loving-kindness K
kennip, s. f. hemp; pl. -yn
yn chenip, s. 6. the hemp K
nyn genip, s. your, &c. hemp K
kennipey, a. d. hempen, of hemp
genipey, a. pl. (sic) hemp; a. d. of hemp K
keoie, a. wild, mad, in a rage, not tame
s'keoie, a. how wild or mad K
s'keoiey, a. id. comp. and sup. K
feer cheoie, a. 6. very wild, mad, or in a rage
eaghcheoy, s. f. sciatic, rheumatism [lit. ‘mad horse’]
keoieid, s. m. wildness, &c
e cheoieid, s. his wildness, &c K
nyn geoï-id, s. your, &c. wildness, &c K
keagh,
er keagh, a. (from keoï), wild, raging
goaill cheagh, v. getting mad or in a rage K
keoyeeagh, a. fulsome [OED fulsome A4b: Offensive to the sense of smell, foul-smelling, rank. Also: strong-smelling, pungent], musty
feer cheoyagh, a. very fulsome, or musty K
kerçheen, s. f. m. a cullion [OED: As a term of contempt: A base, despicable, or vile fellow; a rascal], a cringe, an underling, a very dependent being; pl. -ee
yn cherçheen (sic: stress), s. the underling or cullion K
kerçheenagh, a. servile, cringing, mean, dependent, cullionly, slavish, base
feer cherçheenagh, a. in a very cullionly manner K
kerçheenys, s. f. the act of doing the meanest actions for hire, mean dependancy, slavishness, base, meanness
e cherçheenys, s. his cullionness K
kere, s. f. a comb, wax; <Psalm xix. 10> [see kere-volley below].; pl. -yn; -nyn
keer, See kere.
yn chere, s. the comb
nyn gere, s. your, &c. comb K
kere-volley, s. f. honey comb, or rather a sweet comb; as the volley here comes from millish; Psalm xix. 10: Ny smoo t'ad dy v'er nyn yeearree na airh, dy jarroo, na mooarane airh ghlen: ny s'miljey neesht na mill, as y khere-volley. [More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey, and the honey-comb.]
kere, v. comb; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha gere, v. not comb; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
chere, v. did comb; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kerey, v. combing, teasing, hackling [OED hackle v.2: To prepare (flax, hemp, etc.) with a hackle or hackling machine, splitting, straightening, and combing the fibres in preparation for spinning].
dy cherey, v. to comb, to tease, or hackle K
kereit, 85. combed, teased, &c
s'keret, a. how well teased or combed K
kereyder, s. m. a comber, teaser, &c.; pl. -yn
yn cher<er>eyder, s. the comber, the teaser K
kerr, v. punish; Kerree is in Isaiah lxi. 4, for repair, when it ought to have been karree [q.v.]; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha gerree, v. not punish; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
cherr, v. did punish; -agh; -in; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kerraghey, v. punishing, taking vengeance
kerrit, 85. punished.. This word is in Josh. ix. 4, for mended or repaired where it ought to have been karrit [q.v.]
s'kerrit, a. how punished K
kerraghey, s. m. punishment, vengeance; pl. 69
e cherraghey, s. his punishment K
nyn gerragh, s. your, &c. punishment
kerreyder, s. m. a punisher; pl. -yn
kerrin, s. m. a square of anything, a pane; pl. kerrinyn
kerrinyn, s. pl. the pl. of kerroo and kerrin.
kern-riaghyl, s. m. a square; pl. 76 [viz. kern-riaghil]
cha gesh, v. not froth or foam; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms K
chesh, v. did froth or foam; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
keshal, v. frothing, foaming, &c
er cheshal, v. hath, &c. frothed, or foamed K
keshit, 85. frothed, foamed
kesheyder, s. m. a frother, &c.; pl. -yn
keshagh, a.
s'keshagh, a. how frothy or foamy K
s'keshee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
keshag, s. f. a bunch of froth or foam that fly together.. This word is applied to snow when it comes down like feathers, and to feathers when they get in bunches in a bed, &c
yn cheshag, s. the bunch of froth, &c K
keshagagh, a. in bunches, having bunches
kesmad, s. m. a step, a pace; [cf. tesmad]; pl. -yn
yn chesmad, s. 6. the step; pl. -yn K
nyn gesmad, s. your, &c. step; pl. -yn K
kesmad-coshey, a foot step
kesmadey, v. stepping, pacing
kessey, s.
yn chessey, s. the cast off piece of land K
nyn gessey, s. your, &c. cast off piece of land K
kest, s. m. a turn or cast, a length spun by a roper at a time; pl. -yn
yn chest, s. the turn, or length spun by a roper at once
kest, v. cast or struggle; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
kestal, v. twisting or struggling in wrestling
kestit, 85. cast, turned off
kesteyder, s. m. one who gives a cast, turn<s> or struggle; pl. -yn
kewyl, s. a keel; pl. -yn
yn chewyl, s. 6. the keel K
mackewyl, s. m. a kelson or keelson [OED: A line of timber placed inside a ship along the floor-timbers and parallel with the keel, to which it is bolted, so as to fasten the floor-timbers and the keel together].
key, s. m. a quay; pl. -ghyn
keyee, a. d. of a quay or keys [sc. quays]
key, s. m. cream; pl. -ghyn
yn chey, s. the cream K
nyn gey, s. your, &c. cream K
keyjeen, s. a cock's comb, a hen's comb; pl. -yn
keyjeenagh, a. having a comb as a cock
keyl, a. fine, small, slender
keyley, a. pl. fine, small, slender
s'keyl, a. how fine or slender K
s'keylley, a. id. comp. and sup.
feer cheyl, a. very fine or slender K
keyl, v. to make fine, small, or slender; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
keylagh, v. growing or getting fine, small, or slender
keylit, 85. made fine or slender
keylid, s. m. fineness, &c
keylid-mean, s. the waist
keyll, s. f. a wood, a forest
yn cheyll, s. the wood or forest K
keylljyn, s. pl. forests, woods
keylley, a. d. of the wood or forest
cheylley, a. d. of the wood or forest K
cassan-ayns-keyll, s. m. a grove
keyllagh, s. f. a dryad, a wood nymph; a fabulous deformed old woman; keyllagh-ny-grummag [?]; y cheyllagh ghaney myr t'ou. [Ugly hag as thou art.]
yn cheyllagh, s. the Dryad or wood-nymph K
keyllys, s. f. a strait, a firth, a narrow neck of sea, a sound; pl. -yn
sy cheyllys, s. in the sound or strait K
keym, s. a stile, or steps to go over a fence; pl. keymyn
yn cheym, s. the style or step K
keymyn, s. pl. steps on which to step over a river; the pl. of keym.
keym-Chreest, s. f. the herb centuary
keynnagh, s. f. moss; pl. 72
keynnee, a. d. of moss
keyrrey, s. f. a sheep; pl. kirree
yn cheyrrey, s. the single sheep K
kirree, s. pl. sheep the pl. of keyrrey.
e chirree, s. pl. 6. his sheep K
kirree vooarey, a. pl. big sheep M
keyrragh, a. d. of sheep
cheyrragh, a. d. 6. of sheep K
meeyl cheyrragh, s. f. a sheep-louse
ny geyrragh, a. d. of sheep; John x. 1: Eshyn nagh vel goll stiagh er y dorrys ayns bwoaillee ny geyrragh, agh ta drappal seose er aght ennagh elley, t'eh shen ny vaarliagh as ny roosteyr [He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber] K
khennough, v. carping, cavilling
Kherree, s. f. Kitty
khyrloghe, a. unsound, carious
khyrloghey, a. pl. unsound, &c.
s'khyrloghe, a. how unsound in body K
s'khyrloghey, a. id. comp. and sup. K
khyrloghid, s. m. unsoundness, gourdiness. [OED gourdy: Of a horse's legs: Swollen (as a morbid condition)]
kiadd, v. form; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
chiad, v. 6. did form; <Job xxxiii. 6> [See below]: There is no doubt but this word is from chied (first); -agh; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kiaddey, v. forming, modelling; Isa. xlv. 7.: Ta mee kiaddey yn soilshey, as croo yn dorraghys; ta mee jannoo shee as reill yn olk. Mish yn Chiarn ta bun ooilley ny reddyn shoh. [I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.]; Job xxxiii. 6: Cur-my-ner, ta mish cordail rish dty yeearree ayns lieh Yee; ta mish myrgeddin er my chiaddey ass yn ooir [Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay]]
kialg, s. f. guile, deceit, craft, subtlety, wile, cunning; pl. -yn
yn chialg, s. 6. the guile or deceit K
kialgagh, a. hypocritical, crafty, deceitful, wily, sly
s'kialgagh, a. how hypocritical, crafty, deceitful, or subtile K
s'kialgee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
feer chialgagh, a. very hypocritical or deceitful K
kialgeyr, s. m. a hypocrite, a deceiver, a subtle deceitful person; pl. -yn
yn chialgeyr, s. the hypocrite or deceiver K
kialgeyrys or kialgys (sic: stress), s. m. subtleness, craftiness, deceitfulness
e chialgeyrys, s. his hypocrisy or subtlety K
nyn gialgeyrys (sic: stress), s. your, &c. subtleness, craftiness
kialter, s. m. woollen cloth before it is milled or tucked
yn chialter, s. 6. the unmilled woollen cloth K
kialteragh, a. d. of woollen cloth unmilled
eggey chialteragh, s. a web of unmilled woollen cloth K
kiangl, v. tie, bind, make fast, or secure; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Prov.: Kiangle myr noid, as yiow myr carrey. [Bind as an enemy, and you will have as a friend.]
cha giangl, v. not tie or bind; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
chiangl, v. 6. did bind or tie; -agh; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Mat. xvi. 19: As ver-yms dhyt's ogheryn reeriaght niau: as cre-erbee chianglys oo er y thalloo, bee eh kianlt ayns niau: as cre-erbee eayslys oo er y thalloo, bee eh er ny eaysley ayns niau. [And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven] K
kiangley, v. binding, tying, astringent
kianglee, a. d. of binding or tying
dy chiangley, v. to bind, tie, or make costive. [OED = ‘constipated’] K
er giangley, v. hath, &c. tied or bound K
kianglt, 85. tied, bound, made fast, secure; costive
s'kianlt, a. how tied or bound K
feer chianlt, pt. very bound or tied K
ro chianglt, pl. too bound, or too costive K
kianglt booise, bound in thanks or bound to thanks
kiangley, s. m. a tie, a bandage; pl. 67
kiangleyder, s. m. a tyer or binder; pl. -yn
yn chiangleyder, s. the binder or tyer K
kiannoort, s. m. a governor; pl. -yn
yn chiannoort, s. the governor K
nyn giannoort, s. our, &c. governor K
kiannoortagh, a. d. of a governor
kiannoortys, s. m. government; pl. -syn
kiap, s. m. a block; <Isa. lvii. 14>, <[Lev.] xix. 14> [See below, kiap-snapperal]; a last; pl. -yn
kap, s. See kiap.
yn chiap, s. the block or last K
kip, s. pl. blocks or logs; the pl. of kiap.
e chip, s. 6. his blocks or lasts K
kiapit, pt.
feer chiapit, a. very blockaded or confined K
kiap-snapperal, s. ; Lev. xix. 14: Cha jean oo gweeaghyn da'n bouyr, ny kiap-snapperal y choyrt roish y doal; agh gowee oo aggle roish Jee: Mish y Chiarn. [Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord]
yn chiap (sic)-snapperal, s. the stumbling block; Isa. lvii. 14: Tilg-jee seose, tilg-jee seose, kiartee-jee yn raad, scugh-jee yn kiap-snapperal ass raad my phobble. [Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people] K
chiar, v. did resolve, intend, did purpose, or provide; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kiarail, v. care, cares, careth, &c.; determine, &c
er chiarail, v. hath, &c. intended, purposed, provided, or resolved K
kiarit, 85. provided; resolved, determined, designed, settled to be
s'kiarit, a. how designed or resolved K
slane kiarit, adv. wholly resolved
kiareyder, s. m. a provider; one that resolves
kiarail, s. f. care, purpose, design, carefulness; pl. -yn
carail, s. f. care; pl. -yn
nyn gairail, s. your, &c. care; pl. -yn C
kiaralagh, a. careful, circumspect, industrious
carailagh, a. careful
s'kiaralagh, a. how careful K
s'kiaralee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
s'cairailagh, a. how careful C
s'cairailee, a. more and most careful C
ro chiarailagh, a. too careful K
neu-chiarailagh, a. uncareful, careless
kiaralagh, s. m. a careful person; pl. 71
e chiarailagh, s. his careful one; pl. 71 K
carailys, s. f. carefulness
ard-chiarail, s. f. the providence of God, foresight displayed in taking measures before hand; pl. -yn; -syn
mee-chiarail, s.
e vee-chiarail, s. his carelessness M
kiare, a. four.. This word cannot be better pronounced than kr, or care, English
nyn giare, s. your, &c. four K
kiare-jeig, a. fourteen
yn chiarjeig, s. the fourteen K
kiare as feed, a. four and twenty
yn chiare-as-feed, s. the Twenty-four Keys, the Manks House of Commons K
kiare as daeed, a. four and forty
kiare feed, a. fourscore
yn chiarfeed, s. the eighty, or four score K
kiare-feed as nuy persoonyn jeig, a. s. ninety-nine persons; Luke xv. 7: Ta mee gra riu, dy bee boggey myrgeddin ayns niau, jeh un pheccagh ta goaill arrys, ny smoo na jeh kiare-feed as nuy persoonyn jeig cairagh, nagh vel feme arrys. [I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance]
kiare chassagh, a. four-footed, quadruped
kiare-filley, adv. four-fold
kiarroo, a. fourth, the ordinal of four
yn chiarroo, s. 6. the fourth; Dan. vii. 23: Bee yn chiarroo veisht yn chiarroo reeriaght er y thalloo, agh bee casley rish reeriaght erbee elley as stroie-ys eh yn slane seihll, as nee eh stampey sheese eh, as brishey eh ayns peeshyn. [The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in piece] K
nyn giarroo, a. your, &c. fourth K
kerroo, s. m. a quarter, the fourth part; pl. kerrinyn
kerrinyn, s. pl. the pl. of kerroo and kerrin.
kiark, s. f. a hen, the female of fowl; pl. -yn
yn chiark, s. the hen; pl. -yn K
nyn giark, s. your, &c. hen; pl. -yn K
kirk, a. d. of a hen or hens
kirkey, a. pl. (sic) hen or hens
kiark my-leydee, s. f. a goldfinch
kiark rhennee, s. f. a partridge
kiark ushtey, s. f. a coot
breck-kiark, s. f. chicken pox
connagh-ny-g<h>iark, s. f. the herb henbane
cront-kione-kiark, s. m. a knot made by putting the two ends together as if one, and turning a knot on
shirragh-ny-giark, s. m. the falcon, a hawk
thie kiark, s. m. a hen house
kiarkyl, s. m. a hoop; a circle; pl. 76
carkyl, s. m. a hoop, a circle; pl. 76
yn charkyl, s. the hoop, &c C
nyn garkyl, s. your, &c. hoop; pl. -yn; 76 K
far-charkyl, s. m. a truss hoop
lieh-charkyl, s. m. a semicircle
carkylagh, a. <a> circular
s'karkylagh, a. how circular K
s'karkylee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
kiart, a. even, right, just, exact, flat, accurate
cairt, a. correct, exact, just, even, flat
cairtey, a. pl. just, right, even, exact
s'kiart, a. how even, exact, just, level, flat K
s'cairt, a. how even, exact, accurate, just, level, flat C
s'kiartey, a. id. comp. and sup. K
s'cairtey, a. more and most even, exact, &c C
feer chiart, a. very correct, exact, even, &c
feer chairt, a. very exact, just, even, flat C
anchiart, a. uneven, unequal
s'anchiart, a. how uneven A
s'anchiartey, a. id. comp. and sup. A
lieh-kiart, s. m. the even half
lieh-chiart, a. uneven, odd, rough
neu-chiart, a. uneven, not level, dissimilar, inaccurate
neu-chiartys, s. f. unevenness, partiality, inaccuracy
kiart, v. make even, right, accurate, flat, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cairt, v. ; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha giart, v. not make even, fix or adjust K
chiart, v. ; -agh; -aghey; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kiartagh, v. adjusting, fixing in order, preparing, getting ready, rectifying
dy chiartaghey, v. to adjust or fix in order K
nyn giartagh, s. your, &c. char or job K
cairtaghey, v.
dy chairtaghey, v. to fix, prepare, make even; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys
kiartit, 85. made right, even, just, or exact, fixed, finished
cairtit, 85. fixed, finished
s'kiartit, a. how fixed, prepared, made even K
kiartey, s. m. a char, a job
kiartaghyn, s. pl. chars, jobs, fixings
kiarteyder, s.
nyn giarteyder, s. your, &c. adjuster, &c K
kiaull, s. clamour, noise, din; pl. -yn
yn chiaull, s. 6. the clamour, noise; music
nyn giaull, s. your, &c. clamour, noise, or din K
kiaullee, a. d. of music or melody
chiaullee, a. d. of music or noise K
fir-chiaullee, s. pl. musicians; Rev. xviii. 22:: As cha bee kiaull claaseyderyn, as fir-chiaullee, as piperyn, as fir-chayrnee, arragh er ny chlashtyn aynyd's. [And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee]
kiaull-reggyrt, s. f. echo
yn chiaull-reggyrt, s. the echo K
kiaull, v. make clamour or noise; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
chiaull, v. did make clamour or noise; -agh; -aghey; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kiaulley, v. noising, making music
kiaullit, 85. made to sound
kiaulleyder, s. m. a musician, a maker of noise, &c.; pl. -yn
yn chiaulleyder, s. the musician K
kiaulleeaght, s. m. music with instruments or voice; dancing, singing; pl. -yn; Luke xv. 25: Nish va’n mac shinney mooie ’sy vagher: as tra haink eh er-gerrey da’n thie, cheayll eh kiaulleeaght as daunsin [Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing]
yn chiaulleeaght, s. the noise or music K
nyn giaulleeaght, s. your music, &c K
kiaullane, s. a bell; a clarion [OED: A shrill-sounding trumpet with a narrow tube, formerly much used as a signal in war]; a clamourer; pl. -yn
yn chiaullane, s. the bell or hand-bell K
kiaullaneyder, s. m. a bellman, a crier; pl. -yn; Ecclesiasticus xx. 15: Son y veggan t'eh dy choyrt, t'eh mooaraghey dy creoi, t'eh fosley e veeal myr kiaullaneyder: t'eh geeasagh jiu, as shirrey reesht mairagh: ta lheid y fer dwoaiagh fenish Jee as dooinney. [He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man]
yn chiaullaneyder, s. the bell-man K
kibbin, s. m. a stake, spike, or peg driven or put into some thing to tie to; pl. -yn
yn chibbin, s. 6. the peg, pin, or stake K
kickl, s. f. tickle, titillation
kickl, v. tickle or titillate; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
chickil, v. 6. did tickle; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kickley, v. tickling, titillating
kicklit, 85. tickled
kicklagh, a. ticklesome
s'kicklagh, a. how ticklesome K
s'kicklee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
kiebbey, s. m. a spade; pl. 67
yn chiebbey, s. 6. the spade; pl. 67 K
kiebbagh, a. d. of a spade or spades
kiebbey cleiyee, s. m. a hedge spade
kiebbey garey, s. m. a garden spade
kied, s. leave, permission, allowance to do, &c.; pl. -yn
yn chied, s. the leave or permission K
nyn gied, s. your, &c. liberty, or permission K
kied, a
chied, <adv.>[a.] first, foremost
kimmagh, s. m. a criminal, culprit, felon, malefactor; pl. 71
kymmagh, See kimmagh
yn chimmagh, s. 6. the criminal or culprit K
kimmeeys, s. m. criminality, felony
yn chimmeeys, s. the criminality K
Kingeesh, s. f. Pentecost, Whitsuntide.. Is this word from çhengees (tongues in two), or from quinquagist, Latin, (fifty)?— the number of days from Easter to this feast
yn Chingeesh, s. the Pentecost K
nyn Ghingeesh, s. your, &c. Pentecost or Whitsuntide K
kinjagh, a. constant, still, continual, regular, incessant
s'kinjagh, a. how constant or regular K
s'kinjee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
ro chinjagh, a. 6. too constant K
meein-chinjagh, a. moderate
neu-chinjagh, a. irregular, inconsistent, unsteady
kinjid, s. m. constancy, continuance, regularity
yn chinjid, s. the regularity, the constancy
kink, s. m. a wrinkle or double in a rope, yarn, or thread with too much twist [i.e. a kink]; pl. -yn
kione, s. m. a head, an end; pl. see king., This word is also used for pass; as, haink eh gy-kione [and it came to pass]
as-haink eh gy-kione, and it came to pass, or to an end
yn chione, s. 6. the head, the end K
nyn gione, s. your, &c. head K
king, s. pl. heads, chiefs, ends the pl. of kione.
nyn ghing, s. your, &c. heads. [sc. ging] K
ching, a. d. 6. of the head or heads. gour e ching (headlong)
er-e-chione, adv. p. on his head
er-y-chione, adv. on the head, ahead
kione-ardys, s.
e chione-ardys, s. his haughtiness; Pro. xxv. 27: Cha vel eh follan dy ee rouyr mill; myr shen cha vel eh son goo dooinney, dy ve geiyrt dy gyere er e chione-ardys hene. [It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory] K
kione-enee, a. present, or in presence
kione-eiyrt or kione-edeiyrt, s. the head of the bed
kione-emshir, s. a weather head in the air
kione-fenish, adv. in audience of, present
kiongoyrt, pre. before, in presence of
kione-hallooin, s. a cape or promontory
kione-keeaght, s. a plough head
kione-lajeragh, a. headstrong; Hos. iv. 16:: Son ta Israel creoi-wannallagh, myr colbagh kione-lajeragh: nish nee yn Chiarn fassaghey ad myr eayin ayns aber aalin. [For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place]
kione-my-laee, s. the drooping or lower end
kione-roauyr, s. the best part, the thick end or head
kione-tramman, s. m. the fish bull-head
kione-y-cheilley, adv. through others, mixed
ard-chione, s. m. superior
cront-kione-kiark, s. m. a knot made by putting the two ends together as if one, and turning a knot on
dooan-y-chione-cast, s. f. the herb self-heal
gour-y-chione, adv. headlong, by the head
kionnan, s. a lump less than a head, a bundle; the dim. of kione; pl. -yn; Acts xxviii. 3: As heih Paul kionnan dy vrasnagyn, as hug eh ad er yn aile, as haink ard-nieu ass y chiass, as lhian eh rish e laue. [And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand;]
yn chionnan, s. 6. the lump less than a head K
ny-chione, adv. by the hand; Jud. xvi. 26: As dooyrt Samson rish y yuilley va ny-chione, Lhig dou loaghtey ny pillaryn ta cummal seose y thie, dy voddym goaill my aash [And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them; literally, a-head of,]; adv. mingled among; Num. xv<i>. 6 and 9: Ny son rea, nee oo kiarail son oural-arran, yn wheiggoo ayrn jeh ephah dy flooyr mestit lesh yn trass ayrn jeh hin dy ooil ny-chione. [Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.]; Eisht ver eh lesh marish y dow, oural-arran jeh three omeryn dy flooyr, lesh lieh hin dy ooil ny-chione. [Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil]
kin-oie, s. the end of the night. the kin from kione
cha gion, v. not buy; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms
chionn, v. 6. did buy, bought; -agh; -aghey; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys K
kionnagh, v. buying, purchasing
er gionnaghey, v. hath, &c. bought or purchased K
kionnee, a. d. of buying or purchasing
chionnee, a. d. of buying, &c.; Ta feeagh y phing chionnee feer lhome. [The purchasing value of a penny is very bare.] K
fer-chionnee, s. m. a redeemer, a ransomer
aa-chionnagh, v. buying again, repurchasing
kionnit, 85. bought, purchased
s'kionnit, a. how purchased or bought K
kionneeaght, s. m. a purchase; pl. -yn
yn chionneeaght, s. the purchase K
kionneyder, s. m. a buyer or purchaser
yn chionneyder, s. 6. the buyer or purchaser
nyn gionneyder, s. your, &c. purchaser
kip, s. f. a whip; pl. -yn the pl. of kiap.; Pro. xxvi. 3: Ta kip son y chabbyl, streean son yn assyl, as slat son dreeym yn ommydan. [A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back;]
yn chipp, s. the whip; pl. -yn K
kip, v. whip; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys the pl. of kiap.
kippit, pt.
s'kippit, a. how whipped K
kirbyl, s. m. a lunch or luncheon; pl. 76
kirkin, s. m. an unsteady, inconstant person; pl. -yn
kirkinagh, a. wavering, fluctuating
kirkinys, s. m. inconstancy
kirt, v. make speed, away; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
kirtagh, v. making haste or speed
kishan, s. m. a measure of eight quarts, a peck.; Prov.: “Sheeu kishan dy yoan Mayrnt maaill bleeaney Vannin.” [A peck of March dust is worth a year's rent of Man.]
yn chishan, s. 6. the peck; pl. -yn K
nyn gishan, s. your, &c. peck, pl. -yn K
kishan shellan, s. m. a bee hive
kishaney, v. hiving
kishtey, s. m. a chest; pl. 67
yn chishtey, s. the chest; pl. 67 K
kit, s. a piece of wood made small in both ends to play with
cha giune, v. not calm; -agh; -e; -ins; -ym; -yms K
chiun, v. did calm; -agh; -aghey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys K
chiunee, v. did become calm K
kiunagh, v. calming
kiunit, 85. calmed or becalmed
s'kiunit, a. how calmed K
kiuneyder, s. m. a calmer
kiuney, s. f. a calm. The gender of this is settled under the proverb. See chiuney; pl. 67
yn chiuney, s. the calm; Prov.: “Yn chiuney smoo erbee geay jiass sniessey j'ee.” [The greatest calm of all, the South wind nearest to it; i.e. the greater the calm the nearer the South wind.]
nyn giuney, s. your, &c. calm; pl. 67 K
kiuttagh, a. left handed; Jud. iii. 15: Agh tra ren cloan Israel accan gys y Chiarn, hrog y Chiarn seose daue fendeilagh, Ehud mac Gera, Benjamite, dooinney kiuttagh: as leshyn hug cloan Israel gioot gys Eglon ree Voab. [But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab]
kyttagh, a. left handed
laue chiuttagh, a. the left hand K
koinney, s. m. ling, heather, gorse
yn choinney, s. the heath, ling, or gorse K
nyn goinney, s. your, &c. heath, ling, &c. K
koinnee, a. d. of ling or gorse
choinnee, a. d. of heath or gorse K
koinney-aadjin, s. gorse ling
koinney-freaie, s. heather ling
koir, s. f. a box, a chest; pl. -yr
kred, s. m. a grunt, a hem, the act of discharging the breath with force; a sigh is made by drawing in the breath, this by forcing it out, a weak cough
yn chred, s. the hem, &c. See kred K
kred, v. hem, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
cha gred, v. not hem or grunt; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms C
kredal, v. grunting, or discharging the breath short with force
krink, s. m. a knight; Par[adise] Lost the form there, l. 104, is pl. cringtyn; cringt might well be the expected form < Eng. knight, as cront < knot; pl. -yn
krinkys, s. m. knighthood
kritlagh, s. m. the refuse of a worn out garment See also fritlag.
kuckl, v. dry after rain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
kuckley, s. m. an interval of dry weather after rain; pl. 67
kurn, s. m. a can; pl. -yn
yn churn, s. the can K
nyn gurn, s. your, &c. can C K
kuse, s. f. a quantity; pl. -yn
e chuse, s. his quantity K
kute, a. keen, acute, cunning
kutremys, s. m. a selected portion
kyndagh, conj. because of, on account of
kyndagh, a. ‘guilty’
s'kyndagh, a. how much because of, how criminal or guilty K
s'kyndee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. K
kyndagh, s. m. the guilty one; pl. 71
yn chyndagh, s. 6. the guilty person or thing K
by-chyndagh, adv. because of
by-dty-chyndagh, adv. because of thee, in consequence of thee; Jer. xxxviii. 23: …as by-dty-chyndagh loshtee ad yn ard-valley shoh lesh aile. […and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire]
mee-chyndagh, a. inculpable;
mee-chyndagh, s. m. an inculpable or an unblamable person; pl. 71
neu-chyndagh, a. 6. unblamable, free from crime;
neu-chyndagh, s. m. a blameless person; pl. 71 ; Pro. vi. 17: Shilley moyrnagh, chengey vreagagh, as laueyn ta deayrtey yn uill neu-chyndagh. [A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood]
kyndid, s. m. guilt, guiltiness
e chyndid, s. 6. his guilt or guiltiness K
mee-chyndid, s. m. inculpableness, blamelessness
kynney, s. m. kindred; pl. 68
dty chynney, s. thy kindred K
kys, adv. how[?]. from quis or fys
kys te, adv. p. how is it[?]; -shyn, id. em.
kys t'ee, adv. p. how is she[?]; -ish, id. em.
kys t'eh, adv. p. how is he[?]
kys teshyn, adv. p. id.
kys t'ad, adv. p. how are they[?]; -syn, id. em.
kys ta mee, adv. p. how am I[?]; -ish, id. em.
kys ta mish, id.
kys t'ou, adv. p. how art thou[?]; -uss, id. em.
kys ta shiu, adv. p. how are you or ye[?]; -ish, id. em.
