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 or karree, v. mend, repair; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80;
-in, 83;
-ins, 84;
-ym, 86;
-yms, 87;
-ys. 88.
Kerree [‘punish’] is in Isaiah lxi. 4, for repair, when it ought
to have been karree: As
troggee ad ny shenn tholtanyn, kerree ad traartys ny shenn earishyn, as
coamree ad reesht ny ard-valjyn treigit, traartys ymmodee sheelogheyn. Andthey 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 or karraghey, v. mending, repairing.
er charragh or charraghey, 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
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; as, 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; 94. K
cheayn, v. did cry, or cried; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys. K
keayney, v. crying, weeping.
caayney, v. braying; Job xxx. 7:Mastey ny tammagyn ren adcaayney;
fo’n undaagagh v’ad er nyn lostey.
Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.
nyngaayney, s. your,
&c. braying; <Job xxx. 7>[see above].
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. K
ben-chee, s. f. a woman that gives suck.
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 or keeaill, 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). K 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.]
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., [comp. and sup.,]58.
feer cheeayllagh, a. very sensible or witty. K
mee-cheayllagh, a.
silly, simple, nonsensical; s. m. a wantwit; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
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; as, 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. [see keeir]
cheeilley, a. d. of the jaw. K
keeilçhiollee, s. hearth side, or fire side.
keeildoarlish, s. side of the gap.
keeildorrysh, s. side of the door or door side.
keeill or keeihll, s. f. church, kirk.
yn cheeill, s. the church. K
nyn geeill or geeihll, 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, 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, or 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 or kayragh, s. the darkness ofthe night, between
day and night, or night fall. Is this word from kay (mist)?
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.]
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 [change -agh
to -ee]; 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; 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.
kellagh, s. m. a cock. [pl. 71: change -agh
to -ee]. The males of many fowls are called kellagh;as 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:
change -agh to -ee].
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 [change -agh to -ee].
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
goaill cheagh (sic), 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 or khere, s. f. a comb, wax; pl. -yn,
or -nyn; <Psalm xix. 10>[see kere-volley below].
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.]
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].
kerr or kerree, v. punish; -agh, 77; -ee, 80;
-in, 83;
-ins, 84;
-ym, 86;
-yms, 87;
-ys. 88.
Kerree is in Isaiah lxi. 4, for repair, when it ought to have
been karree [q.v.].
cha gerree or gerr*, v. not punish; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms. K
cherr* or cherree, v. did punish; -agh; -in;
-it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. 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 [change -ey
to -yn].
e cherraghey, s. his punishment. K
nyn gerragh or gerraghey, s. your, &c.
punishment.
kerreyder, s. m. a punisher; pl. -yn.
kerrin, s. m. a square of anything, a pane.
kerrinyn, s. pl. the pl. of kerroo and kerrin.
kern-riaghyl, s. m. a
square; pl. 76 [viz. kern-riaghil].
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; pl. -yn.
[cf.tesmad]
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, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87;-ys,
88.
keylagh, v. growing or getting fine, small, or slender.
keyllagh or keyhlagh, s. f. a dryad, a wood nymph; a
fabulous deformed old woman; as, keyllagh-ny-grummag [?], and 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.
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 [change -agh
to -eeyn].
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. 6. pl. 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)].
chiad or chiadd*, v. 6. did form; -agh; -ee;
-ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms;
-ys; <Job xxxiii. 6>[See below]: There is no doubt
but this word is from chied (first). 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 thesethings.] [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., [comp. and sup.,]58. 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 (sic: stress) or kialgys, s. m. subtleness,
craftiness, deceitfulness.
e chialgeyrys or chialgys, 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* orkiangle, v. tie, bind, make
fast, or secure; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88. Prov.
“Kiangle myr noid, as yiow myr carrey.” [Bind as an enemy, and you
will have as a friend.]
cha giangl* or giangle, v. not tie or bind; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. K
chiangl* or chiangle, v. 6. did bind or tie; -agh;
-ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms;
-ys, 94; 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 or kianlt, 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 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
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 or kipp, s. pl. blocks or logs; the pl. of kiap.
kiap-snapperal, s.
[Lev.] xix. 14: Cha
jean oo gweeaghyn da'n bouyr, nykiap-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
kiar or kiare, a. left.
laue chiare, s. left hand. K
kiar* or kiare, v. provide, resolve; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
kiare-jee, p. provide ye.
kiare-jee diu-hene, provide ye for yourselves.
cha giare, v. not provide or resolve. K
chiar* or chiare, v. did resolve, intend, did purpose, or
provide; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym;
-yms; -ys, 94. 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.
nyngairail, 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., [comp. and sup.,]58.
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 [change -agh
to -ee].
e chiarailagh, s. his careful one; pl. 71. K
carailys, s. f. carefulness.
ard-chiarail or ard-chiarailys, s. f. the
providence of God, foresight displayed in taking measures before hand; pl. -yn;
-syn.
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
kiareas feed, a. four and twenty.
yn chiare-as-feed, s. the Twenty-four Keys, the Manks House of
Commons. K
kiareas daeed, a. four and forty.
kiarefeed, 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.
kiarechassagh, 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 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, 77; -ee, 80;-in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
chiaull, v. [did make clamour or noise] -agh; -aghey;
-ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms;
-ys, 94. K
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; Luke xv. 25: Nish
va’n mac shinney mooie ’sy vagher: as trahaink 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; pl. -yn.
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, orpeg driven or put
into some thing to tie to; pl. -yn.
yn chibbin, s. 6. the peg, pin, or stake. K
kickl orkickil, s. f. tickle, titillation.
kickl orkickil, v. tickle or titillate; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
chickil, v. 6. did tickle; -agh; -ee; -in;
-ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. K
kiebbey, s. m. a spade; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn chiebbey, s. 6. the spade; pl. 67. K
kiebbagh, a. d. of a spade or spades.
kiebbeycleiyee, s. m. a hedge spade.
kiebbeygarey, 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 [change -agh to -ee].
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(sic), 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., [comp. and sup.,] 58. 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. K [sc. ging]
ching, a. d. 6. of the head or heads. gour e ching
(headlong).
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 -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.
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.] the dim. of kione, a lump less than a head, a
bundle; 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; pl. -yn.
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,
ny-chione, 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 kin from kione),the
end of the night.
kin-oie mairagh, s. the end of to-morrow night.
kin-oie nuyr, s. the end of next night.
kionn* or kionnee, v. buy, purchase; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87;-ys,
88.
cha gion or gionn*, v. not buy; -agh; -ee;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
chionn* or chionnee, v. 6. did buy, bought; -agh;
-aghey; -in; -ins; -it; -ym;
-yms; -ys, 94. K
kionnagh or kionnaghey, 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.; as, Ta feeagh y phing
chionneefeer lhome. [The purchasing value of a penny is very bare.]
K
kip or kipp, s. f. a whip; 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; pl. -yn.
yn chipp, s. the whip; pl. -yn. K
kip or kipp, v. whip; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87;-ys, 88.
kirbyl, s. m. a lunch or luncheon; pl. 76 [kirbil].
kirkin, s. m. an unsteady, inconstant person; pl. -yn.
kirkinagh, a. wavering, fluctuating.
kirkinys, s. m. inconstancy.
kirt, v. make speed, away; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
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 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn chishtey, s. the chest; pl. 67. K
kit, s. a piece of wood made small in both ends to play
with.
kiun or kiune, a. calm,
tranquil.
s’kiune, a. how calm or serene. K
s’kiuney, a. id., comp. and sup. K
feer chiun or chiune, a. 6. very calm.
kiun* or kiunee, v. calm, tranquillize; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
cha giune, v. not calm; -agh; -e;
-ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
K
chiun* or chiune, v. [did] calm; -agh; -aghey;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. K
kiuney, s. f. a calm; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
The gender of this is settled under the proverb. See chiuney.
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. See kiuttagh, 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. koiyr.
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, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cha gred, v. not hem or grunt; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
C
kredal or kredyragh, 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 or kucklee, v. dry after rain; -agh,
77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
kuckley, s. m. an interval of dry weather after rain; pl. 67
[change -ey to -aghyn].
s’kyndagh, a. how much because of, how criminal or guilty. K
s’kyndee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. K
kyndagh, s. m. the guilty one; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
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; s. m. an inculpable or an unblamable person; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
neu-chyndagh, a. 6. unblamable, free from crime; 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.
