Cregeen's Dictionary

maaig; s. f. a paw, a claw; pl. -yn.

yn vaaig; s. the paw or claw. M

maaigagh; a. unhandy, clumsy with the hand.

s’maaigagh; a. how awkward in handling. M

s’maaigee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer vaaigagh; a. very unhandy. M

maaigerey; s. m. a person handling awkwardly.

maarderagh; s. m. a fornicator; a whore-monger; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]: [1 Cor. v. 11: Ny-yeih cha nee ooilley-cooidjagh rish maarderee yn theihll shoh, ny rish ny sayntoilee, ny ny tranlaasee, ny roosyn ta cur ooashley da jallooyn. Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters.]

yn vaarderagh; s. the fornicator; <1 Cor. v. 11>.

maarderys; s. f. fornication, whoredom, adultery; Mat. v. 3[2]: Quoi-erbee scarrys rish e ven, agh son oyr maarderys, dy vel eh cur urree poosey y vrishey: as quoi-erbee phoosys ish ta scart, t’eh ny vaarderagh. Whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

dy vaarderys; s. of fornication or whoredom. M

maarliagh; s. m. a thief, one that steals.

yn vaarliagh; s. the thief; pl. 71 [change -iagh to -ee]. M

maarlee; s. pl. thieves, marauders.

dy vaarlee; s. of thieves. M

maarlys or maarleeys; s. theft; Mark vii. [21-]22: Son veih cheu-sthie, magh veih creeaghyn deiney, ta cheet drogh-smooinaghtyn, brishey-poosey, maarderys, dunverys, Maarlys, saynt, olkys, molteyrys, rouanys, drogh-hooill, goan mollaghtagh, moyrn, ommijys. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

dy vaarleeys or vaarlys; s. of theft. M

maase; s. m. cattle, kine.

e vaase or vaanse; s. his cattle or kine. M

maaish; a. d.

e vaaish; s. [of] his cattle. See Exod. xiii. 12, where the word is in its radical state: Dy der oo er-lheh da’n Chiarn ooilley yn chied ruggit, as jeh dty chied ingan maaish, bee ny fyrrynee lesh y Chiarn. That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord’s. M

mabbyl; s. m. maple.

mac; s. m. son, fitz.

mec; s. pl. sons; the pl. of mac.

dty vac; s. thy son; -s, id. em. M

e vec; s. his sons. M

mac-imshee; s. m. the son of discord or false peace.

mac-kewyl; s. m. a kelson or keelson.

mac-mollaght; s. m. son of a curse, son of perdition, the devil.

mac-soyley; s. m. an instance, a metaphor to illustrate by.

liass vac; s. m. a step son.

maccan; s. m. a little son; Laa’l maccan; (Innocents’ day), kept by the Church in Christmas. It may be from a little son, or from m’accan (my moan).

madyr; s.

dy vadyr; s. of matter; pl. -yn. M

madyr; v. matter, import; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

madyral; v. regarding.

madyran or madran; s. m. the morning dawn, the twilight; pl. -yn.

yn vadran or vadyran; s. the dawn; Matt. xxviii. 1: Tra va’n doonaght harrish, as y vadran cheet rish er y chied laa jeh’n chiaghtin, haink Moirrey Malaine, as Moirrey elley dy voddagh ad yn oaie y akin. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre; the morning; Isaiah xiv. 12: Kys t’ou er duittym veih niau, O Lucifer, mac y vadran! How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! M

mag; s. m. a failure in a rope.

maggane; s. m. numbness.

e vaggane; s. his numbness. M

magganagh; a. numb, clumsy, not acute in feeling.

s’maganeagh; a. how numb. M

s’maganee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer vagganagh; a. very numb. M

magganys; s. torpor, numbness.

dty vagganeys; s. thy numbness. M

maggle; s. m. a testicle; pl. -yn.

e vaggle; s. his testicle; pl. -yn. M

magh; adv. out, forth; opposed to stiagh.

magh-voish; pre. except, without, exclusive.

feddyn-magh; v. finding out, discovering.

fockley-magh; v. proclaiming, promulgating.

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

trooid-magh; pre. throughout, quite through.

tuittym-magh; v. falling out, quarrelling.

maghey; adv. forth, from hence forth, hence forward; Isa. xli. 22: Lhig daue soiaghey magh nyn yallooyn, as faishnagh dooin cre vees maghey shoh: Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen.

magher; s. m. a field; pl. -yn.

yn vagher; s. the field; pl. -yn. M

magher banjee; (a lea field)

magheragh; a. d. of the field; Cant. i[ii]. 5: Ta mee cur currym erriu, O shiuish inneenyn Yerusalem, liorish y taitnys t’eu ayns shelg ny feeaïhee sleitagh as magheragh, nagh brish shiu e chadley, as nagh jean shiu doostey my ghraih, derrey saillish hene. I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

y vagheragh; a. d. of the field or fields. M

maidjey; s. m. a stick or pole; pl. 69 [change -ey to -yn]; a. anything made of timber in opposition to other stuff; as, claare maidjey (a wooden dish).

dty vaidjey; s. thy stick; pl. 69. M

maidjagh; a. d. of sticks or timber.

maidjey laue; s. m. a walking stick.

maidjey mastee; s. m. a mixing stick.

maidjey raue; s. m. an oar; pl. 69 [i.e. maidjyn raue].

maihaghey; v. pardoning; Micah vii. 18: Quoi ta ny Yee casley rhyt’s, ta leih mee-chairys, as maih’ghey yn shaghrynys ocsyn ta er-mayrn ayns e eiraght? Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?

maiht; 85. pardoned; Hymn 160.
Eisht tra ta’n obbyr niartal jeant,
As slane nyn beccah maiht,
Gow shin gys niau as cur dooin ayrn,
Marish dty vooinjer reiht.
[Then when the mighty work is done,
And our sin completely pardoned,
Take us to heaven and give us part,
With Thy chosen people. MWW]

Mail; s. m. Michael.

mainstyr; s. m. master; pl. -yn.

yn vainshter or vainshtyr; s. the master; pl. -yn. M

ben-ainshtyr; s. f. a mistress.

mainstyraght; s. m. mastery.

yn vainshtyraght; s. the mastery. M

mair; s. f. a finger.

meir; s. pl. fingers.

e vair; s. his finger. M

e veir; s. his fingers. M

mair chass; s. f. a toe.

marane; s. f. a thimble; pl. -yn.

yn varane; s. the thimble. M

mairagh; s. m. morrow, to-morrow; pl. -yn.

kin mairagh; s. the end of to-morrow night.

laa ny vairagh; s. the morrow or morrow day. M

laa ny vairagh; s. lit. the morrow day.

mam; s. f. the hands full when placed together by the little fingers.

mamm; s. f. a blain [OED: An inflammatory swelling or sore on the surface of the body, often accompanied by ulceration; a blister, botch, pustule]; Exod. ix. 9: As hig eh dy ve joan myn ayns ooilley cheer Egypt, as bee eh ny askaid brishey magh ayns mammyn, er dooinney as er baagh, fud ooilley cheer Egypt. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt; pl. -yn.

e vam; s. his blain. M

manjoor; s. m. a manger; pl. -yn.

yn vanjoor; s. the manger; pl. -yn. M

mannagh; conj. (a compound of my, if, and nagh, not), if not, or not, unless, except. The translators of the Scriptures have spelled this word exactly as it is sounded; why did they not spell my (if) ma, throughout?

mannan; s. m. a kid; pl. -yn.

un vannan; s. one kid; pl. -yn. M

Mannin; s. f. the Isle of Man, the Island called Man or Mona; Mannin veg veen (little dear or favourite Isle of Man).

Ellan Vannin; s. Isle of Man. M

Manninagh; a. Manks, of or belonging to the Isle of Man.

Manninagh; s. m. a native of Man or Mona; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

dy Vanninagh; s. of a Manks person; pl. 71. M

Manninan Mac Lear; s. m. Neptune, son of the sea.

marçhan; s. m. a merchant; pl. -yn.

yn varçhan; s. the merchant. M

marçhanys; s. m. merchandize.

e varçhanys; s. his merchandize. M

margey; s. m. a fair, mart, market.

yn vargey; s. the fair or market; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn]. M

margee; a. d. of a fair or market.

vargee; a. d. of the fair or market. Cha vel y Vanninagh dy bragh creeney, dys y laa lurg y vargee. [The Manxman is never wise till the day after the fair.] M

balley-mergee; s. m. a market town.

thie mergee; s. f. a market-house.

mergey; a. d. of a market or fair.

marish; p. p. with, with him, besides; -yn, id. em.

maree; p. p. with her; -ish, id. em.

maroo; p. p. with them; -syn, id. em.

marym; p. p. with me; -s, id. em.

marin; p. p. with us; -yn, id. em.

mayrt; p. p. with thee; -s, id. em.

meriu; p. p. with you; -ish, id. em.

mark; s.

yn vark; s. the mark. M

markish; a. d. of mark.

mark* or markee; v. ride; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vark* or varkee; v. did ride or rode; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

markiaghey; v. riding.

er varkiaghey; v. [hath, &c.] rode or ridden. M

markagh; v.

er varkagh; v. hath, &c. rode. M

markit; 85. rode, ridden.

agh-markiagh; s. m. a riding horse.

markiagh; s. m. a rider; pl. 71 [change -iagh to -ee].

yn varkiagh; s. the rider; pl. 71. M

markym-jeelym; s. m. the shaking or vibration of the sun shine on the ground on a hot sun shiny day.

marr; v. kill, slay; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

marr-jee; v. i. kill ye, slay ye.

varr; v. did kill, slay, or slew; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

marroo; v. killing, &c.

marroo; a. dead, slain, killed; cha marroo as clagh (as dead as a stone).

s’marroo; a. how dead, how lifeless, comp. and sup. M

ro varroo; a. too dead or lifeless. M

marroo; s.

yn varroo; s. the dead or deceased person. M

merriu; s. pl. the dead.

merroo; s. pl.

shiu verriu or verroo; s. ye dead. M

clag-merriu; s. a knell.

merriuid; s. m. deadness.

merrooid; s.

e verriuid or verrooid; s. his deadness. M

marreyder or marrooder; s. m. a killer, a slayer, an avenger.

yn varrooder; s. the killer or slayer. M

marvanagh; a. mortal.

s’marvanagh; a. how mortal or frail. M

s’marvanee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer varvanagh; a. very mortal or frail. M

neu-varvanagh; a. immortal, deathless.

marvanys; s. m. mortality, frailty, frailness.

e varvanys; s. his mortality, &c. M

marre-vaaish; s. a pall, or covering used in olden times before the use of coffins, to put over the dead body on the bier.

e var-vaaish; s. his pall. M

marragh; s.

ard-marragh; s. m. an admiral; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

marran; s. mistake, error, wrong; Psl. lvi. [5]: T’ad gagh-laa goaill my ghoan marran: ooilley ny t’ad smooinaghtyn er te dy yannoo olk dou. They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil.

yn varran; s. the error or mistake. M

marranagh; s. m. one in error; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

marranagh; a.

feer varranagh; a. very erroneous, &c. M

marranys; s. m. mistake, error; Job xix. 4: As abbyr dy vel mee fo marranys, ta my varranys lhie orrym pene. And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

marrinagh; s. m. a mariner; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee], Acts xxvii. 30: As myr va ny marrinnee mysh cosney ass y lhong, as er lhiggey yn baatey sheese er yn ushtey… And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea.

mart; s. m. a beef.

yn vart; the beef. M

feill vart; s. beef. M

muirt or muihrt; s. pl. beeves.

e vuihrt; s. his beeves. [M]

martar; s. m. a cripple; pl. -yn.

yn vartar; <v>[s]. the cripple. M

martarys; s. m. crippleness.

e vartarys; s. his decrepitude. M

martlhan; s. f. a maw worm [OED: A parasitic worm which infests the stomach or intestines of humans and other mammals; esp. a nematode of either of the genera Ascaris and Oxyuris]; pl. -yn.

yn vartlhan; s. the maw-worm. M

masoonagh; s. m. a mason; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

masoonys; s. m. masonry.

mast; v. mix, churn; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 88; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

mest; v. mix; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vast; v. did mix or stir together; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mastey; v. mixing, stirring, churning.

dy vastey; v. to mix or stir together. M

mastit; 85. mixed, churned, stirred.

ro vastit; 85. too mixed. M

mestit; 85. mixed; Deu. xv. 4 and 6. [Mestit is not in Deu. xv. 4 and 6, though Deu. xv. 4 and 7 have examples of mast’ (see below). No doubt Cregeen intended Numbers xv. 4 and 6: Eisht ver eshyn, ta chebbal gys y Chiarn lesh oural-arran, omer dy flooyr mestit lesh yn chiarroo ayrn jeh hin (mysh three pyntyn) dy ooil. Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.

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.]

mastee; <pt.>[a. d.] of mixing or churning.

laue vastee; a. d. a hand to mix, &c. M

maidjey mastee; s. m. a mixing stick.

mastey-bainney; v. churning milk.

masteyder; s. m. a mixer, a churner.

yn vasteyder; s. the mixer. M

mastey; pre. among or amongst, amid or amidst, mingled.

mast’; pre. a contraction of mastey before a word beginning with a vowel; as, mast’ain (among us); mast’eu (among you); mast’eckey (among it or him); mast’eck (among her). This last is odd in the English, but the Manks requires it, as if a liquid of the feminine gender is mixed with something.

mayd; pro. we; nee mayd (we will).

main; pro. us, we; -yn, id. em. See mayd.

mayl or mayle; s. m. rent. This word is written no less than four different ways in the Scriptures, the first of these is in 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; the latter in Ezra iv. 13: Lhig da fys ‘ve ec y ree nish, my vees yn ard-valley shoh troggit reesht, as ny voallaghyn soit seose, eisht cha jean ad geeck mayle, keesh, ny custom, as myr shen bee coayl as assee ayns cheet-stiagh y ree. Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

meyl;

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

maail; s. m. rent; pl. -teeyn.

e vaail; s. his rent; pl. -yn. M

maaihll; a. d. of rent.

maill; s. m. rent; pl. -yn.

maillee; a. d. of rent, having on rent; Acts xxviii. 30: As chum Paul ry daa vlein magh ayns e hie maillee hene, goaill-rish dy chooilley unnane va cheet huggey. And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him.

eirinagh-maillee; s. m. a farmer that holds a farm on rent.

maalys; s.

far-vaalys; s. m. from faiyr (grass); and maail (rent); hired or rented grass; Pro. xxvii. 26: Bee ny eayin ta son dty choamrey caillit, as farvaalys aber dty ghoair. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field; pl. -syn.

maynrey; a. happy.

s’maynrey; a. how happy, comp. and sup. M

feer vaynrey; a. very happy. M

mee-vaynrey; a. unhappy.

ro vee-vaynrey; a. too unhappy. M

neu-vaynrey; a. unhappy, miserable.

maynrys; s. f. happiness.

e vaynrys; s. his happiness. M

mee-vaynrys; s. f. unhappiness.

e vee-vaynrys; s. his unhappiness. M

maynragh; s. m. a happy person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-vaynragh; s. m. an unhappy one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mayrn; See er-mayrn.

er-mayrn; a. remaining, to fore, left, yet alive.

Mayrnt; s. f. March.

yn Vayrnt; s. the March. Prov. “Ta’n Vayrnt çhionney as yn nah vee fanney.” [March tightens, and the next month flays.] M

mea; a. greasy, fat, luxuriant.

meay; a. See mea.

s’mea; a. how fat or greasy, how luxuriant, comp. and sup. M

ro vea or vaa; a. too fat or greasy, too luxuriant. M

coll-mea; s. f. the herb lamb-quarter. Perhaps it ought to be kail-mea (a fat or luxuriant cole or cabbage).

luddan-mea; s. f. a luminous oily spot on the surface of water; Job xli. 32: T’eh cur er luddan-mea dy hoilshean ny yeï; heillagh fer yn diunid dy ve lheeah. He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

meeaylys; s. m. fatness.

yn veealys; s. the fatness. M

meaig; s. f. whey; pl. -yn.

yn veaig; s. the whey. M

meaigagh; a. wheyish.

meain or meayn; s. f. mine, ore.

yn veain or veayn; s. the mine. M

meainagh or meainey; a. d. of ore, mine, &c.

meaineyder; s. m. a miner; pl. -yn.

yn veaineyder; s. the miner. M

meaish; s. f. a mease, five hundred of herrings.

un veaish; s. one mease. M

mean; s. m. middle, interior.

yn vean; s. the middle. M

mean-oie; s. m. midnight.

munlaa; s. m. mid-day, noon, twelve o’clock.

yn vunlaa; s. the mid-day or noon. M

sy çhesh-vean; s. 5. in the exact middle.

keylid-mean; s the waist.

meanagh; a. middlemost, of the middle.

mee veanagh; s. the middle month. M

meayl; a. bald, without hair or horns, depilous.

ro veayl; a. too bald or bare. M

meayll* or meayllee; v. make depilous; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

meayllaghey; v. making bald, baring of irregularities.

er veayllaghey; v. hath, &c. made bald or bare of hair, horns, &c. M

meayllit; 85. made bald or bare.

meayllee; s. f. a general name for a cow without horns.

yn veayllee; s. the cow void of horns. M

mee; pro. me, my; as mish meehene (me, myself).

mee-hene; pro. myself.

mee-; un-, dis-, im-, in-, ir-; only used as an adjunct.

e vee-; adjunct, his male (sic); un-, dis-, in-, ir-, &c. See mee-, of which this is a changeling. M
Note—I have only inserted a few of the words beginning with mee- (adjunct), which will serve as examples.

mee-ammys; s. m. disrespect, irreverence.

   mee-ammysagh; a. disrespectful; s. m. an irreverent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-arrys; s. m. impenitence.

   e vee-arrys; s. his impenitence. M

   mee-arrysagh; a. impenitent; s. m. an impenitent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   yn vee-arrysagh; s. the impenitent one. M

mee-chairagh; a.

   feer vee-chairagh; a. very unjust. M

mee-chairys; s. m. iniquity, injustice.

   e vee-chairys; s. his injustice. M

   mee-chairysagh; a. iniquitous, unjust; s. m. an unjust person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-cheeayl; s. f. silliness, simplicity, nonsense.

   mee-cheayllagh; a. silly, simple, nonsensical; s. m. a wantwit; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   mee-cheayllid; s. m. silliness, simpleness.

mee-chiarail; s.

   e vee-chiarail; s. his carelessness. M

mee-chordail; s. m. disagreement.

   e vee-chordail; s. his disagreeing. M

   mee-chordailagh; a. disagreeing.

   mee-chordailys; s. m. disagreement.

   e vee-chordailys; s. his disagreement. M

mee-chrauee; a. ungodly, wicked; s. pl. irreligious persons.

   feer vee-chrauee; a. very ungodly, wicked, unrighteous, irreligious, &c. M

   mee-chraueeaght; s. m. ungodliness, irreligion, wickedness, unrighteousness.

mee-chredjal; v. disbelieving.

   mee-chredjue; s. m. unbelief, incredulity.

   yn vee-chredjue; s. the unbelief. M

   mee-chredjuagh; a. unbelieving; s. m. an unbeliever.

   uss vee-chredjuagh; s. thou unbeliever. M

mee-chyndagh; a. inculpable; s. m. an inculpable or an unblamable person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   mee-chyndid; s. m. inculpableness, blamelessness

mee-gherjagh; s. m. uncomfortableness, distress, disconsolation.

   e vee-gherjagh; s. his discomfort. M

   mee-gherjoilagh; a. uncomfortable; s. m. a disconsolate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   mee-gherjoilys; s. m. discontent, unhappiness.

mee-ghiastyllys; s. m. uncharitableness.

mee-hastey or mee-hastid; s. m, heedlessness, inattention.

   e vee-hastey or vee-hastid; s. his heedlessness. M

   mee-hastagh; a. heedless, inattentive; s. m. an inattentive person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   ro vee-hastagh; a. too heedless. M

mee-hreisht; s. f. distrust.

   mee-hreishteil; s. f. despair.

   mee-hreishteilagh; a. distrustful, despairing; s. m. a despairing person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-hushtey; s. m. want or lack of knowledge, ignorance.

   e vee-hushtey; s. his lack of knowledge, his simplicity, or ignorance. M

   mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge. T

   mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge, ignorant.

   ro vee-hushtagh; a. too simple or ignorant. M

   mee-hushtagh; s. m. a person devoid of knowledge; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   mee-hushtee; s. ignorant people. T

mee-lowal; a.disallowable.

   mee-low; v. disallow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

   mee-lowal; v. disallowing.

   mee-lowit; 85. disallowed.

mee-onneragh; a. dishonest; s. m. a dishonest person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   mee-onnerid; s. m. dishonesty.

   mee-onnoroil; a. dishonourable.

   mee-onnoroilid; s. m. dishonourableness.

mee-ooasle; a. ignoble, mean.

mee-ooashley; s. m. indignity,    dishonour.

   e vee-ooashley; s. his dishonour. M

   mee-ooashlaghey; v. indignifying, profaning.

mee-ourys; s. m. insuspicion.

   e vee-ourys; s. his insuspicion.

   mee-ouryssagh; a. insuspicious.

   ro vee-ouryssagh; a. too insuspicious. M

   mee-ouryssagh; s. m. an insuspicious person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   e vee-ouryssagh; s. his insuspicious one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-reiltagh; a. unruly, turbulent, disloyal; s. m. an unruly person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   yn vee-reiltagh; s. the unruly one. M

   mee-reiltys; s. m. unruliness, turbulence, disloyalty.

mee-rioose; s. f. (from mee-frioose), inattention, inadvertence, negligence.

   e vee-rioose; s. his inattention. M

   mee-rioosagh; a. inattentive, negligent, regardless of what is said or done; s. m. [a] negligent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   s’mee-rioosagh; a. how careless, inattentive. M

   s’mee-rioosee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. F.

   ro vee-rioosagh; a. too inattentive. M

mee-vaynrey; a. unhappy.

   ro vee-vaynrey; a. too unhappy. M

   mee-vaynrys; s. f. unhappiness.

   e vee-vaynrys; s. his unhappiness. M

   mee-vaynragh; s. m. an unhappy one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

mee-viallagh; a. disobedient; s. m. a disobedient person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

   feer vee-viallagh; a. very disobedient. M

   mee-viallys; s. disobedience, rebellion.

   e vee-viallys; s. his disobedience. M

mee; s. f. a month; pl. -aghyn or -ghyn. That the Manks had names of their own for the months is evident, as mee ny Mannan, mee ny Meayllagh, &c.

yn vee; s. the month; pl. -ghyn. M

meeagh; a.

ben veeagh; a. a monthly woman. M

meeoil; a.

ben veeoil; a. a menstruous woman. M

mee; s. f. loin; pl. -ghyn. Scarcely used but in the pl.

dty vee; s. thy loin; pl. -ghyn. M

e veeghyn dy hymmey; s. his bowels of compassion; 1 John iii. 17: Agh quoi-erbee ta cooid y theihll shoh echey, as fakin e vraar ayns feme as ta dooney seose e veeghyn dy hymmey voish; kys ta graih Yee tannaghtyn ayn? But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? M

meeiley; s. f. a mile; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

un veeiley; s. one mile; pl. 67. M

mheeley; s. a mile; pl. 67. See also meeiley.

yn vheeley; s. the mile. M

my veelley mhillee ort; my dirty mile on thee, or my bad wish on thee.

meein; a. tame, not wild, fine, soft; 2 Kings xxiii. 6: As hug eh lesh magh jalloo ny keylley veih thie yn Chiarn, cheu-mooie jeh Jerusalem, gys strooan Kidron, as losht eh eh ec strooan Kidron, as vroo eh eh cha meein as joan, as spreih eh yn joan er oaiaghyn cloan y phobble. And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

meen; a. patient, dear, fine, mild, meek.

dy meen; adv. patiently, meekly.

meeiney; a. pl. tame, fine, soft.

veeiney; a. pl. tame; fine, small, &c. M

meeney; a. pl. patient, fine, dear, &c.

veeney; a. pl. patient, meek, &c. M

s’meein or s’meen; a. how tame, meek, mild; or how fine, as flour, powder, &c. M

s’meeiney or s’meeney; a. id. comp. and sup. M

ro veein or veen; a. too fine, small, or tame. M

veein; s. pet, dear, darling, favourite, &c. M

veen; [a]. See veein. Mannin veg veen (little dear Isle of Man). M

feer veen; a. very patient, mild, &c. M

neu-veein; a. untame; coarse.

onnane-veein; s. f. the sow-thistle.

meein-chinjagh; a. moderate.

meein-chinjid; s. m. moderation.

meein; v. tame, assuage, abate; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

meen; v. to make mild, meek, &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veein or veeinee; v. did tame; make fine, small, or smooth; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

veenee; v. did abate, appease, &c. M

meeinaghey; v. taming, getting tame, fine or soft.

meenaghey; v. getting patient, mild, &c.

dy veeinagh or veeinaghey; v. to tame, make fine, small, or smooth; to moderate. M

dy veenagh or veenaghey; v. to abate, assuage, appease, allay, or moderate. M

er veenaghey; v. hath, &c. abated, allayed, moderated, &c. M

meeinit; 85. tamed, abated, softened.

meenit; 85. See meeinit.

ro veeinit; 85. too tamed, &c. M

meeineyder; s. m. one who tames, a tamer.

yn veeineyder; s. the tamer, &c. M

meenid; s. m. patience, meekness.

e veenid; s. his patience, meekness. M

meeit; v. meet. Though this word is a corruption of the English, yet it is made use of in the Manks hymns. For its Manks, see quaail and quaaltagh.

meek; s. f. a wink, a twink or twinkle of the eye; <Psl. xxxv. 19>[for citation, see below, meekey].

meek; v. to twink; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veek; v. did wink, winked; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

meekey or meekeyragh; [v]. winking, peeping; [Psl. xxxv. 19: O ny lhig dauesyn ta my noidyn boggyssagh harrym dy aggairagh: chamoo lhig daue meekey lesh nyn sooillyn ta dwoaie oc orrym gyn oyr. O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly: neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause.] Isaiah viii. 19. Gow-jee coyrle jeusyn ta spyrrydyn faishnee oc, as jeh ny fir-obbee, ta meekeyragh as tassane. Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter.

meekit; 85. winked.

ro veekit er; a. too winked at. M

meekey; s.

yn veekey; s. the wink of the eye. M

meekey-sooill; s. the twinkling of an eye.

meekeyder; s. m. a winker; pl. -yn.

meekagh; a. a person is said to be so that keeps his eye lashes nearly closed.

s’meekagh; a. how meek eyed. M

s’meekee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

ro veekagh; a. too meek eyed. M

meel* or meelee; v. moisten, soften; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veel* or veelee; v. did soften, softened; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

meelaghey; v. softening, &c.

dy veelagh or veelaghey; v. to soften. M

meelit; 85. softened, moistened.

ro veelit; 85. too softened. M

meeleyder; s. m. a softener.

yn veeleyder; s. the softener. M

meeley; a. soft, moist, fine to the touch; a. pl.; id. em. (sic).

s’meeley; a. how moist, soft, yielding to the touch. M

feer veeley; a. very soft or moist. M

meer; s. f. a piece; pl. -yn. We have this word still retained in our language agreeable to that meaning, 1. Sam. xiii. 20: Agh hie ooilley ny Israeliteyn sheese gys ny Philistinee, dagh dooinney dy choyrt skian er e hock, as meer er e choulter, dy shleeu e heigh, as e chiebbey. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; it is the proper Manks of piece; the word peeish, which is too often made use of, is only a corruption of the English. Why some insist that it means bread may be easily accounted for; as, give the child a piece. Cur meer da’n lhiannoo (give a piece of bread to the child). The above ellipsis may account for it. It is often the case that an article used in an action is called the action itself; for instance, tea for the meal, &c.

dty veer; s. thy piece; pl. -yn. M

meer; v. piece; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

meeraghey; v. piecing, or putting pieces together.

dy veeraghey; v. to piece. M

meereyder; s. m. piecer; pl. -yn.

meeyl; s. f. a louse; pl. -yn.

yn veeyl; s. the louse; pl. -lyn. M

meeyl cheyrragh; s. f. a sheep-louse.

meeyl chreen; s. f. a small worm or grub that eats away timber, also one that burrows under a person’s skin and causes great itch, and on which is the following couplet:
“Dy beagh ee er e bolg myr t’ee er e dreeym,
Shimmey mac dooinney yinnagh ee harrish y cheym.” [If it were on its belly as it is on its back, many a son of man would it do over the stile.]

meeyllagh; a. lousy.

s’meeylagh; a. how lousy. M

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

ro veeyllagh; a. too lousy. M

meg; s. f. a cosset [OED: A lamb (colt, etc.) brought up by hand; a pet-lamb, cade-lamb], a pet lamb.

meih; s. m. a balance, a weight, a scale; mult, much; pl. -aghyn.

veigh or veih; s. scale or balance; pl. -aghyn, Rev. vi. 5: As yeeagh mee, as honnick mee cabbyl doo; as v’echeysyn va markiagh er piyr dy veihaghyn ayns e laue. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. M

veih; s. a balance; pl. -aghyn, Isa. xlvi. 6: T’ad dy feoilt deayrtey magh airh ass y sporran, as towse argid ayns y veih, as t’ad failley gaaue-airh, as ta eshyn jannoo jee jeh. They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god. See veigh. M

meih; v. balance, weigh; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

veigh or veih; v. did weigh or balance; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 84. M

meihey or meighey; v.

dy veihey or veighey; v. to weigh or balance. M

meihaghey; v. weighing, balancing.

er veihaghey; v. hath, &c., balanced or weighed. M

meihit; 85. weighed, balanced.

meiheyder; s. m. one that weighs.

meil; s. f. a lip; pl. -lyn.

dty veil; s. thy lip; pl. -lyn. M

meil-baa; s. f. cowslip, preagle [?], pollianther.

meilley; s. f. a basin, a bowl; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

yn veilley; s. the basin or bowl. M

meinn; s. f. meal; pl. -yn.

yn veinn; s. the meal. M

garvain or garveinn; s. groats.

yn ghiare-veinn; s. the groats. G

meinney; a. pl. (sic) meal; a. d. of meal.

koir veinney; a. d. of meal box or chest. M

meiygh; a. benign, tender; 2 Kings, xxii. 19: Er-yn-oyr dy row dty chree meiygh, as dy vel oo er injillaghey oo-hene kiongoyrt rish y Chiarn… Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord….

s’meiygh; a. how tender. M

s’meiyghey; a. id., comp. and sup. M

feer veiygh; a. very mild or tender, benign or gentle. M

meiygh; v. to be benign; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

meiyghey; v. yearning with tenderness or benignity.

meiyghaghey; v.

dy veiyghaghey; v. to yearn with tenderness. M

meiyghit or meiyght; 85. drawn out in tenderness, &c.

meiyghid; s. m. benignity, tenderness.

meiyghagh; a.

ro veiyghagh; a. too tender or benign. M

meiyghys; s.

e veiyghys; s. his benignity. M

mennee; s. f. an awl; pl. -yn; Exod. xxi. 6: Eisht ver e vainshtyr lesh eh fenish ny briwnyn; as ver eh lesh eh myrgeddin gys y dorrys, ny gys essyn y dorrys: as ver e vainshtyr mennee trooid e chleaysh; as nee eh shirveish eh choud as s’bio eh. Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

yn vennee; s. the awl. M

mennick; a. often, frequent.

s’mennick; a. how often or frequent. M

s’mennickey or s’menkey; a. id., comp. and sup; Acts xxiv. 26: V’eh jerkal neesht dy beagh Paul er chur argid da, cour cosney e reamys: shen-y-fa v’eh cur fys er ny s’mennickey dy loayrt rish. He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. M

ro vennick; a. too often, too frequent. M

anvennick; adv. seldom, not often.

s’anvennick; s. how seldom. A

s’anvenkey; a. id., comp. and sup. A

menkid or mennickid; s. m. frequency.

meoir; s. m. a moar [OED: In the Isle of Man: a bailiff or government officer], a man sworn to collect the Lord’s rent of a parish.

yn veoir; s. the moar or collector of crown rent. M

meoir-agglish; s. m. a beadle [OED: An inferior parish officer appointed by the vestry to keep order in church, punish petty offenders, and act as the servitor or messenger of the parish generally; a parish constable].

meoirsnys; s. m. the moarship.

yn veoirsnys; s. the moarship. M

merg; s.

gall-verg; s. f. bitter spite, or fury accompanied with revenge.

mergagh; a.

gall-vergagh; a. spiteful to an extreme, most ferocious.

yn veishteig vergagh; s. the canker worm. B

merg* or mergee; v. rust; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

mergit; 85. rusted.

ro vergit; a. too rusty or rusted. M

mergagh; a. rusty.

s’mergagh; a. how rusty. M

s’mergee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer vergagh; a. very rusty. M

mergeyder; s. m. something that rusts.

mergey or mergys; s. m. rust.

mergid or mergys; s. m. rustiness.

yn vergid; s. the rustiness. M

yn vergys; s. the rust. M

mergey; s. m. ensign; Isa. xxx. 17: …derrey vees shiu faagit myr aile son cowrey-caggee er mullagh slieau, as myr mergey er cronk. …till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

merre; s. f. stupor, deadness of design to what is right, and, as it were, propelled to do what is wrong.

merre-cheilley; s. f. deadness of wit or sense.

merrioose; s. f. stupor, sluggishness. [cf. mee-rioose.]

meshtal; a. drunken.

feer veshtal; a. very drunken. M

meshtey; See er-meshtey.

er-meshtey; a. drunk or drunken. Prov. “Laa er-meshtey as laa er ushtey.” [A day drunk and a day on (i.e. drinking) water.]

meshtalagh or meshteylagh; s. m. a drunkard; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn veshtallagh or veshteylagh; s. the drunkard. M

meshtallys <or meshteylagh>; s. m. drunkenness; Rom. xiii. 13 [NB meshtyrys in the text cited]: Lhig dooin gimmeeaght dy onneragh myr ayns y laa: cha nee ayns rouanys as meshtyrys, cha nee ayns cloie as reaid, cha nee ayns streeu as troo. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

meshteylys; s. m. inebriation, intoxication, ebriety, ebriosity. See also meshtallys.

e veshtallys or veshteylys; s. his drunkenness. M

mess; s. m. fruit.

yn vess; s. the fruit. M

messoil; a. fruitful, fertile.

s’messoil; a. how fruitful, comp. and sup. M

feer vessoil; a. very fruitful. M

neu-vessoil; a. unfruitful, infertile, infecund.

messoilid; s. m. fruitfulness.

yn vessoillid; s. the fruitfulness. M

neu-vessoilid; s. m. unfruitfulness.

mettey; a. tender, delicate.

feer vettey; a. very tender. M

mettey-ys; s. m. delicacy, delicateness; Deu. xxviii. 56: Yn ven seyr as mettey ny mast’ eu nagh jinnagh e cass y choyrt er y laare son moyrn as mettey-ys, bee drogh hooill eck gys sheshey e oghrish, gys e mac, as gys e inneen. The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter.

metteyid or mettys; s.

e vetteyid or vettys; s. his tenderness. M

meydlagh; a. (from mooad), heavy and slow in moving on account of size.

feer veyhdlagh; a. very unwieldy. M

meydlid; s. m. slowness and inactivity in moving.

meyhdlys; s.

e veyhdlid or veyhdlys; s. unwieldiness. M

mheddyr; s. f. a pail, a vessel like a noggin [OED: A small drinking vessel; a mug, cup, or ladle].

yn vheddyr; s. the pail, or piggin [OED: A (small) pail or similar vessel, esp. a wooden one with one stave longer than the rest serving as a handle; a vessel of this sort used as a milking pail. Also: a (wooden) drinking vessel; a scoop or ladle consisting of a can with a handle on the side; a lading-can]. M

mheil; s. f. a company of reapers or shearers in a field cutting corn; pl. -yn. The Welsh has medal for the same.

yn vheil; s. the company of reapers. M

mheillea; s. f. the term is used for the finishing of reaping corn; from mheil (a company of reapers), and ea from fea (the reapers’ rest).

yn vheillea; s. the harvest feast. M

mhill; v. mar, moil, spoil, dirty; or render useless. This word is written mill; but for the better sound’s sake and a difference from mill (honey), the h is inserted; Jam. iii. 6: As ta’n chengey ny aile, seihll dy vee-chairys: myr shen ta’n chengey mastey ny oltyn ain, dy vel ee milhey yn slane corp, as cur yn seihll bun-ry-skyn; as t’ee soit er aile liorish niurin. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vhill; v. did dirty, spoil, or render useless; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mhilley; v. marring, spoiling, dirtying.

dy vhilley; v. to spoil, mar, moil, or dirty. M

mhillee; a. d. of marring or spoiling.

my veelley mhillee ort; my dirty mile on thee, or my bad wish on thee.

mhillit; 85. spoiled, marred, &c.; Jer. xviii. 4: As va’n saagh craie v’eh dy yannoo mhillit ayns laue yn phasheyder; myrshen dy ren eh jeh reesht saagh elley, myr s’mie lesh hene dy yannoo eh. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

s’millit; a. how spoiled. M

ro vhillit; a. too spoiled, &c. M

mhilleyder; s. m. a marrer, spoiler, &c.

yn vhilleyder; s. the spoiler, &c. M

mhinoogh; v. yawning, gaping.

dty vhinoogh; v. to yawn or gape. M

mhinoyr or minoyragh; a. mellow [OED: Of fruit: ripe; soft, sweet, and juicy with ripeness], mealy.

menoyr or mhenoyragh; a. (myn and ooir), mellow, mealy, goodly; Jer. xi. 16: Ren y Chiarn uss y enmys, Billey-olive glass, aalin, as lesh mess menoyr; lesh feiyr anveagh t’eh er voaddey aile er, as ta ny banglaneyn eck er ny vrishey. The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

mhinoyrey; a. pl. mellow, mealy.

s’mhenoyr or s’mhenoyragh; a. how mealy or mellow. M

s’mhenoyrey or s’mhenoyree; a. id., comp. and sup. M

feer vhinoyr or vhinoyragh; a. very mellow or mealy. M

mhinoyrid; s. m. mellowness, mealiness.

menoyrid; s. m. mellowness.

e vhinoyrid or vhinoyrys; s. his mellowness. M

mhioyr; s. m. the sense of feeling and touch acuteness of feeling, &c.

mioyr; s. See mhioyr.

e vhioyr; s. his feeling or use of faculties. M

mhioyral; a. having the power and sense of feeling, and the use of the members.

feer vhioyral; a. very acute of feeling. M

mhollim; a. friable, earthy, ready to fall to pieces (when applied to earth); (when applied to fruit), mellow or getting rotten.

mholmey; a. pl. friable, brittle, mellow.

ro vhollim; a. too friable or brittle. M

mholm* or mholmee; v. moulder, make friable or earthy; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

mholmaghey; v. mouldering, making friable, earthy, or mellow.

er vholmagh; v. hath, &c., got friable. M

mholmeyder; s. m. a crumbler, a moulder, or something that renders friable.

mholmid; s. m. friableness, mellowness.

e vholmid; s. his friability. M

mhuinneel; s. f. a sleeve.

e vhuinneel; s. his sleeve. M

e whuineel; s. his sleeve. M

doarn mhuinneel; s. f. a cuff.

fent-mhuineel; s. f. a wrist-band.

mhuinneelagh; a. d.

smock whuineellagh; a. a shift having sleeves. M

mial; a. mansuete, mild, gentle, lenient, good natured.

mialys; s. m. mansuetude, mildness, clemency, lenity.

mian; s. m. (sounded meean), appetite, eager wish for some thing, a fond or hankering desire.

e vian; s. his eager wish or fond desire; Isaiah xxix. 8: Bee eh eer myr tra ta dooinney accryssagh dreamal, as er-lesh dy vel eh gee; agh t’eh doostey, as ta e volg shang: ny myr tra ta dooinney paagh dreamal, as er-lesh dy vel eh giu; agh t’eh doostey, as cur-my-ner t’eh annoon as cha vel e vian jeant magh. It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite. M

by-vian; v. would fain; Luke xv. 16: As by-vian lesh e volg y lhieeney lesh ny bleaystyn va ny muckyn dy ee: as cha row dooinney erbee hug cooney da. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

gliee-mian; s. f. concupiscence, lust.

miandagh; a. fond, longing for, having an appetite for, minded for, desirable; s. m. a person longing for something; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

s’miandagh; a. how earnestly wished for, longed for, how desirous to the mind or appetite. M

s’miandee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

ro viandagh; a. too hankering after, too fond of, longing too much for or after. M

miandid; s. m. eagerness of appetite, or mind for something desirable.

Mian; s. m. Matthew, Matthias. The both names are so called according to the old phrase: “Laa’l Mian carragh skaa yn arroo sy n’ouyr, as marroo ny eayin sy n’arragh.” [St. Matthew’s Day scurvy sheds the corn in the autumn, and kills the lambs in the spring.] The feast of St. Matthias is held on the 25th of February, and that of St. Matthew on the 21st of September.

e Vian; s. his Matthew or Matthias. M

mie; a. good.

dy mie; adv. well.

mie-ey; a. pl. good.

fir vie-ey; a. pl. good ones. M

s’mie; a. how good, well of. Prov. “S’mie ve daaney agh s’olk ve ro ghaaney.” [’Tis good to be bold, but bad to be too bold.] M

feer vie; a. very good, very well. M

mie-chreegh; a. well disposed, good hearted.

mie dy liooar; adv. well enough.

chammah; adv. (from cho-mie), as well.

lane-vie; a. indifferent, middling, very well.

thurn-mie; s. a good turn or job.

mie; s. m. good, weal.

yn vie; s. the good. M

mienyn; s. pl. virtues; <Ecclesiasticus>[Wisdom of Solomon] viii. 7: As my ta dooinney graihagh er yn ynrickys, t’ee gymmyrkey mieyn (sic): son t’ee gynsaghey sheeltys as tushtey, cairys as dunnallys; lheid ny giootyn as nagh vod ny s’vondeishee ’ve ec deiney ayns ooilley nyn mea. And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.

e vienyn; s. his virtues. M

mieys; s. f. goodness.

e vieys; s. his goodness. M

share; a. better, best; as, ny share (better), yn dooinney share (the best man), the comp. and sup. of mie (and so for all the adjectives). See also 58.
FThe possessive pronouns might here be all joined to this, as in the case of bare [see below], and the meaning the same, but in the present tense; as, share-da, share-lhiam, share-lhiat, &c. Prov.”Share soie son veg, na roie son veg.” [Better to sit for little than run for little.]

share; v. to better, improve, &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

sharagh or sharaghey; v. getting better, improving, getting in a state of convalescence.

shareit; 85. bettered, improved.

shareid; s. m. preferableness, superiority.

cha çhare-lhiam; (sic) I would not rather. S.

nagh nhare; a. is it not better or best[?]. S

bare; a. (from by share), best, the <future>[past] of share.

ny bare; better.

bare da; best for him.

  bare dasyn; best for him, em.

  bare j’ee; best for her.

  bare j’eeish; best for her, em.

  bare daue; best for them.

  bare dauesyn; best for them, em.

  bare dou; best for me.

  bare dooys; best for me, em.

  bare dooin; best for us.

  bare dooinyn; best for us, em.

  bare dhyt; best for thee.

  bare dhyts; best for thee, em.

  bare diu; best for you or ye.

  bare diuish; best for you, em.

bare lesh; he would rather.

  bare leshyn; he would rather, em.

  bare lh’ee; she would rather.

  bare lh’eeish; she would rather, em.

  bare lhieu; they would rather.

  bare lhieusyn <or lhieuish>; they, &c., would rather, em.

  bare lhiam; I would rather; Prov. “Cha row rieau bare-lhiam jeant magh.” I would rather was never satisfied.

  bare lhiams; I would rather, em.

  bare lhiat; thou wouldst rather.

  bare lhiats; thou wouldst rather, em.

  bare [lhieuish; you] &c., would rather, em.

  bare lhien; we would rather.

  bare lhienyn; we would rather, em.

mill; s. m. honey; mill er meer (honey on a piece).

yn vill; s. the honey. M

molley; a. d. of sweetness [despite what Cregeen says here and below, it looks rather as though molley is the a. d. of mill, i.e. ‘of honey’]; Psl. xix. 10, Manks metre.
S’baght soylit huc ta meanyn airh,
Ny’n airh hene ta röit voue.
Yn vill, ny kerenyn-molley hene,
Cha vel cha millish roo.
[They (the judgements of the Lord) are directly comparable to mines of gold, or the gold itself that flows from them; honey, or honeycombs themselves, are not so sweet as they. MWW]

kere volley; a. sweet comb, honey comb. This word volley comes from millish, (sweet); and means a. d. of sweetness. M

kere-volley; s. f. honey comb, or rather a sweet comb; as the volley here comes from millish.

lus y volley; s. f. lady’s bed-straw.

geirr-vill; s. f. bees’ wax, honey wax.

millish; a. sweet. Prov. “Millish dy ghoaill agh sharroo dy eeck.” [Sweet to take but bitter to pay.]

miljey; a. pl. sweet; Cant. i. 3: Son blass dty ooilyn miljey, ta dty ennym myr ooil er ny gheayrtey; shen-y-fa ta ny moidynyn ayns graih rhyt. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

s’millish; a. how sweet, with what sweetness. M

smiljey; a. sweeter, sweetest, the comp. and sup. of millish (sweet).

feer villish; a. very sweet. M

duillag-villish; s. f. costmary, alcost.

lus villish ny lheeanagh; s. f. meadow sweet.

milljaghey; v. sweetening.

miljeyder; s. m. a confectioner; pl. -yn.

milljid or milljys; s. f. sweetness.

e viljid; s. his sweetness. M

milljag; s. f. (from milljough), a sweet drink, ale before the hop is added, mead.

millchea; s. m. mildew. Some might think this word an Anglicism, but I rather think the English word a Gaelicism, the mill from mar or moil, and kay mist (millkay).

millcheait; 85. mildewed.

milley; s. m. a million; 1 Chron. xxi. 5: As ooilley adsyn jeh Israel v’ad, milley as keead thousane dy gheiney va son tayrn y cliwe. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword.

yn villey; See yn vhille the million. M

un vhille; s. one million. M

dy vhillaghyn; s. of millions. M

mimmey; s. f. a godmother; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

dty vimmey; s. thy female sponsor at the font. M

ming; v. pinch, nip, bite; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

ving; v. did bite or pinch; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mingey; v. pinching, nipping, &c.

er vingey; v. hath, &c., bit or pinched. M

mingit; 85. pinched, nipped.

ro vingit; a. too bit or pinched. M

mingeyder; s. m. a pincher, a nipper.

mhinag; s. f. a pinch, a nip; pl. -yn.

yn vhinag; s. the pinch or nip. M

lus ny minnag; s. f. dandelion, piss-a-bed.

minjeig; s. f. a bundle of heather, &c.

minjeig; s. f. a young hind or roe.

yn vinjeig; s. the kid of a hind. M

minnagh; s. m. guts, bowels, entrails, pith.

yn vinnagh; s. the guts, entrails or bowels, the pith of timber. M

e vynnagh; s. his bowels; Job xx. 14: Ny-yeih ta e vee ayns e vynnagh jiooldagh da, te gall ard-nieughyn cheu sthie jeh. Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. See vinnagh. M

minnid; s. f. a minute; pl. -yn.

yn vinnid; s. the minute. M

miol; v. tempt, entice; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

viol* or viollee; v. did tempt or tempted. -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

miolaghey; v. tempting, enticing, &c.

miolley or miollagh; v.

dty violley; v. thy tempting. M

dy viollagh; v. to tempt. M

er viollagh; v. hath, &c., tempted. M

miolit; 85. tempted, tried.

ro viollit; a. too tempted. M

mioleyder; s. m. a tempter, &c.; pl. -yn.

yn violleyder; s. the tempter. M

miolagh; s. m. a temptation, &c.; pl. -yn.

yn viollagh; s. the temptation. M

mirril; s. f. a miracle; pl. -yn.

mirrilagh; a. miraculous.

s’mirrilagh; a. how miraculous. M

s’mirrilee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

mish; pro. me, emphatically.

missilagh; a. precarious, fickle.

feer vissilagh; a. very precarious. M

missilid; s. m. uncertainty, &c.

yn vissilid; s. the uncertainty, &c. M

mitçhoor; s. m. a rogue.

mitçhooragh; a. roguish, mischievous.

s’mitçhooragh; a. how roguish, mischievous, or fraudulent. M

s’mitçhooree; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

mitçhooraght; s. f. roguishness, mischief.

mithan; s. f. a mitten, a glove; pl. -yn.

yn vitthan; s. the mitten or glove. M

moal; a. mean, meagre, poor, gaunt, despicable, sorry, dim.

moalley; or, as in Deu. xxviii. 65, moaldey, a. pl. poor, mean, meagre, despicable, sorry, and when applied to sight, dim: …agh ver y Chiarn dhyt ayns shen cree er-creau, as sooillyn moaldey, as sou-aigney. …but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind.

voalley; a. pl. mean, despicable. M

moal-hushtagh; s.

yn voal-hushtagh; s. the person having no great share of knowledge, a fool; Prov. xxix. 20: Vel oo cur-my-ner dooinney ta siyragh ayns e ghoan? ta caslys share jeh’n voal-hushtagh na jehsyn. Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. M

s’moal; a. how mean, poor, male, despicable. Some persons use smoailley as the comp. and sup. of this word, but I prefer smelley. M

s’melley; a. more or most mean, male, poor, despicable, the comp. and sup. of moal. M

feer voal; a. very poor, mean, or despicable. M

meillid; s. m. (from moal), despicableness, meanness, degeneracy, poorness.

e veillid; s. his despicableness, &c. M

mellid-chree; s. f. melancholy.

moandagh; a. blunt, not acute, dull on the edge, faultering, stammering, feeble; Isaiah xxxii. 4: Nee yn cree ocsyn myrgeddin ta gyn tort toiggal tushtey, as nee yn chengey moandagh loayrt dy floaill. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

s’moandagh; a. how blunt, dull, feeble, not acute. M

s’moandee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer voandagh; a. very faltering; blunt, feeble, dull. M

fer moandagh; s. m. a fumbler.

moandid or moandys; s. m. dullness, bluntness.

moar; v. moor, or tie in a harbour; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voar; v. did moor; -agh; -in; -ym; -ys, 94 M

moaral; v. mooring.

er voaral; v. hath, &c. moored. M

moarit; 85. moored.

ro voarit; a. too moored. M

moareyder; s. m. one that moors.

moaryn; s. pl.

e voaryn; s. his moorings. M

moayn or moayin; s. f. turf.

yn voayn; s. the turf or peat. M

moanagh; a. d. of or belonging to turf.

moaney or moanagh; a. [d.] turfy, of turf; as, grunt moaney (turfy ground).

creagh voaney; a. d. a stack of turf. M

moanagh; a.

s’moanagh; a. how turfy. M

s’moanee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer voanagh; a. very turfy. M

moanee; s. f. a turbary, a field of turfy soil; pl. moaintyn [? pl. of moayn] or moaneeyn.

yn voanee or voaynee; s. the turbary, the field of turfy soil. M

moddey; s. m. a dog.

yn voddey; s. the dog. Prov. “Ceau craue ayns beeal drogh voddey.” [Throwing a bone in a bad dog’s mouth] and “Baase y derrey voddey grayse y voddey elley.” [The death of the one dog is the grace of the other.] M

moddee; s. pl. dogs. Prov. “Ta ny moddee er chur nyn gione sy phot” [The dogs have put their heads in the pot]; and, “Rouyr moddee as beggan craueyn” [Too many dogs and [too] few bones.]

e voddee; s. his dogs. M

moddey airh; s. m. a mock sun [OED: A false sun; spec. = parhelion n.: A bright spot in the sky, often associated with a solar halo and often occurring in pairs on either side of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere; a mock sun, a sun dog]

moddey oaldey; s. m. a wolf.

creayn-voddee; s. f. the herb dog’s mercury.

faiyr-voddee; s. f. couch grass.

moddagh; a. doggish.

moggyl; s. m. a mesh; pl. -yn, or mogglyn [or moggil, see voggil below].

yn voggyl; s. the mesh. [M]

e voggil; s. his meshes. M

mogglagh; a. of mesh or net.

moghey; a. early.

s’moghey; a. how early, comp. and sup. M

feer voghey; a. very early. M

mogheyid or moghid; s. m. earliness.

e voghid; s. his earliness. M

moghrey; s. m. morning. A contraction of this word is used when Manks people meet each other of a morning; they say mo’rey, which is so like morrow that people who do not understand the language imagine they speak of tomorrow. To pluralize, the y changes to eyn [i.e. moghreeyn]. Prov. “Foddee fastyr grianagh ve ec moghrey bodjalagh.” [A sunny evening may follow a cloudy morning. MWW]

yn voghrey; s. the morning. M

mohlt; s. m. a mutton.

muihlt; s. pl. muttons. The pl. of mohlt.

yn vohlt; s. the mutton. M

yn voult; s. the mutton. M

e vhoult; s. his mutton. M

mhuiltçhin; s. m. a two year old mutton.

moidyn; s. f. a virgin, a maiden.

yn voidyn; s. the virgin or maiden. M

moidynagh; a. virginal.

voidynagh; a. virginal. M

moidynys; s, f. virginity, maidenhead.

[yn] voidynys; s. [the] virginity. M

moir; s. f. mother, a female parent, a dam; Exod. xxii. 30: Nee oo er yn aght cheddin rish dty ghew, as rish dty chirree; rish shiaght laa bee eh er e voir, er yn hoghtoo laa ver oo dooys eh. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

e voir; s. his mother. M

mayrey; a. d. of a mother, maternal.

vayrey; a. d. of a mother. M

keeayll-vairey; s. f. mother’s wit.

liass voir; s. f. a step mother.

moir-ny-ushtaghyn; s. f. a source of the waters; 2 Kings ii. 21: As hie eh magh gys moir ny ushtaghyn, as hilg eh yn sollan ayns shen, as dooyrt eh, Myr shoh ta’n Chiarn dy ghra, Ta mee er lheihys ny ushtaghyn shoh, cha bee ad veih shoh magh neu-follan, ny’n thalloo gennish. And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

moiragh or moiroil; a. motherly, maternal.

Moirrey; s. f. Mary.

Oie’l Woirrey; s. Mary’s night. M

Laa’l Moirrey ny Gianle; s. m. Candlemas-day, kept on the second of February. Prov. “Laa’l Moirrey ny Gianle, lieh foddyr as lieh aile.” [Mary’s Feast Day of the candles, i.e., Candlemas, half fodder and half fire.]

Laa’l Moirrey ny Sansh or Sanish; s. m. the Annunciation-day, kept by the church on the 25th day of March.

onnane-Voirrey; s. f. the cardus-thistle.

mol; s. m. a mould; pl. -yn.

yn vol; s. the mould to cast anything in. M

mol; s. m. a nave [OED: The central part or block of a ... wheel, into which the end of the axle is inserted, and from which the spokes radiate; a hub]; pl. -yn.

yn vol; s. the nave. M

molg; s. f. a milt [OED: The spleen, esp. (now) the spleen of an animal reared for food]; pl. -yn.

yn volg; s. the milt. M

molgagh; a. having milt or milts.

feer volgagh; a. very milty. M

molk; v. macerate, mortify, rot; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

volk; v. did macerate or putrify; -agh; -ee; -ys, 94. M

molkagh or molkaghey; v. macerating, the first stage of fermentation to rottenness.

dy volkaghey; v. to macerate, to putrify. M

molkey; v. rotting, putrifying.

molkit; 85. macerated, putrified.

ro volkit; a. too macerated. M

moll; v. deceive, cheat, dupe, disappoint; Mat. xxiv. 4: Cur-jee twoaie nagh moll dooinney erbee shiu. Take heed that no man deceive you; Prov. “My yial dyn moll” [My promise without deceit]. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voll; v. did deceive or cheat, did disappoint; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

molley; v. deceiving, cheating, disappointing.

dy volley; v. to cheat or deceive, &c. M

mollit; 85. cheated, deceived, duped, disappointed, mistaken.

s’mollit; a. how deceived or cheated. M

molleyder; s. m. one who disappoints.

yn volleyder; s. the disappointer. M

molteyr; s. m. a deceiver, a cheat, an imposter; Prov. “Mollee yn molteyr oo my oddys eh.” [The rogue will deceive you if he can].

yn volteyr; s. the deceiver, rogue or cheat. M

molteyragh; a. deceitful, fraudulent, insidious.

s’molteyragh; a. how deceitful. M

s’molteyree; a. id., comp. and sup. M

ro volteyragh; a. too deceitful, roguish, &c. M

molteyrys; s. m. fraud, deceit, imposition, duplicity.

e volteyrys; s. his deceit, fraud, &c. M

mollag; s. f. a buoy; pl. -yn.

yn vollag; s. the buoy. M

mollagh; a. rough, rugged.

s’mollagh; a. how rough, how hairy. M

s’mollee; a. id., comp. and sup. M

ro vollagh; a. too rough. M

bossan-mollagh; s. m. a species of ragwort.

drein-mollagh; s. m. the bird tomtit.

mollid; s. m. roughness, ruggedness.

e vollid; s. his roughness. M

mollaght; s. m. a curse; pl. -yn.

yn vollaght; s. the curse. M

mollaght-mynney; s. m. an execration, a curse of curses, a double curse; Jer. xlii. 18, and xliv. 12: …myr shen vees my eulys er ny gheayrtey magh erriuish, tra hed shiu gys Egypt: as bee shiu son ard-vollaght, as son atchim, as son mollaght-mynney, as son oltooan, as cha vaik shiu yn ynnyd shoh arragh. …so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. — …yiow ad ooilley baase, beg as mooar, lesh y chliwe as y ghortey: as bee ad son ard-vollaght, as son atchim, as son mollaght-mynney, as son oltooan…. they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

ard-vollaght; s. m. an execration; Jer. xlii. 18: [see above, under mollaght-mynney].

cloan-ny-mollaght; s. pl. cursed children.

co-vollaght; s.

yn cho-vollaght; s. the conspiracy; Acts xxiii. 13: As va erskyn da-eed jeu fo yn cho-vollaght shoh. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. C.

mac-mollaght; s. m. son of a curse, son of perdition, the devil.

mollaghtagh; a. cursed, accursed, blasphemous.

s’mollaghtagh; a. how accursed. M

s’mollaghtee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

ro vollaghtagh; a. too cursed or blasphemous. M

mollaghtid; s.

e vollaghtid; s. his cursedness. M

mollee; s. f. the eye brow; pl. -yn.

e vollee; s. his eye brow. M

mong; v. smile, smirk; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vong; v. did smile or smirk; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mongey; v. smiling, smirking.

dy vongey; v. to smile, to smirk. M

mongit er; 85. smiled on.

mong; s.

e vong; s. his smile or smirk. M

mongeyder; s. m. a smiler; pl. -yn.

yn vongeyder; s. the smiler. M

monney; a. much, many; mostly used negatively.

yn vonney; s. the much, the many. M

monney; s. m. manner, meaning.

cre’n vonney (sic); s. what manner, what meaning. [The Bible has cre’n monney ×9.] M

mooad; s.

yn vooad; s. the size. bulk or bigness. M

e wooad; s. his size, bigness. M

cre-woad; adv. how much.

cre wooad keayrt; how many times. M

mooads or mooadys; s. m. greatness, size, bulk, extremity; Job xxxv. 15: Agh nish, er-yn-oyr nagh vel eh goaill kerraghey ayns e yymmoose, as nagh vel Job ayns mooadys e heaghyn er hoiggal eh. But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity; Isa. xl. 26: …t’eh geamagh orroo ooilley lurg ny enmyn oc, lesh mooadys e niart; son t’eh niartal ayns pooar; cha vel unnane failleil. …he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth, Neh. xiii. 22: Cooinee orrym, O my Yee, mychione shoh myrgeddin, as ymmyrk lhiam cordail rish mooadys dty vyghin. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

yn vooads or vooadys; s. the greatness, bulk, size or magnitude. M

e wooads or wooadys; s. his size, greatness, em. (sic) M

mooad* or mooadee; v. enlarge, extend, increase, magnify, exaggerate; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vooad; v. [did] enlarge, extend; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mooadaghey; v. enlarging, increasing in magnitude, exaggerating.

dy wooadaghey; v. to enlarge or expand. M

er vooadagh or vooadaghey; v. hath, &c. enlarged, extended, magnified, increased in bulk. M

mooadit; 85. enlarged, extended.

mooadeyder; s. m. an enlarger, &c.

mooar; a. big, large, great, vast, &c.

mooarey; a. pl. big, great, large, enormous, huge.

kirree vooarey; a. pl. big sheep. M

dy mooar; adv. greatly, largely, hugely, &c.

feer vooar; a. very great, large, big, huge. M

feer wooar; a. very big, great, or large. M

cha mooar lesh; v. he careth not on account of size; -yn, id. em.

cha mooar lh’ee; adv. she careth not, &c.; -ish, id. em.

cha mooar lhiam; adv. I care not, &c.; -s, id. em.

cha by-vooar [lesh]; adv. careth not, careth not because of its bigness, size, or greatness; Isa. xxxiii. 8: …t’eh er vrishey yn conaant, t’eh er hoiaghey beg jeh ny ard-valjyn, cha by-vooar lesh dooinney erbee. …he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

s’mooar; a. how big, great, large; Luke i. 49: Son s’mooar ta’n Ooilley-niartal er n’yannoo er my hon, as s’casherick ta e ennym. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. M

smoo; a. bigger, biggest, greater, greatest, larger, largest, more or most, the comp. and sup. of mooar. “Eshyn smoo hayrys, smoo vees echey.” [He who catches most shall have most.]

fer-smoo; s. m.

yn er-smoo; s. the greatest, mas. F

chamoo; conj. neither, not either, not more.

scansh-smoo; a. important.

mooar-aignagh; a. magnanimous.

mooar-aignys; s. m. magnanimity.

mooar-leagh; a. precious, valuable; Pro. vi. 26: Son liorish drogh-ven ta dooinney tayrnit sheese gys boghtynid: as nee ben adultrinagh shelg son y vioys mooar-leagh. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

mooar-ooasle; a. great honour, honourable; Acts xxviii. 10: As ren ad myrgeddin soiaghey mooar ooasle y yannoo j'in, as tra ghow shin lhuingys, laad ad shin lesh dy chooilley nhee ymmyrchagh er nyn son. Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

mooar-rheynn; s. m. a province.

mooar-volgagh; a. big bellied.

bayrn-mooar; s. m. a sea nettle.

cuishlin-vooar; s. an artery.

yn feaynid-mooar; s. m. the great expansive void without boundary or limit.

Juan-mooar; s. m. the black -backed gull.

leagh-mooar; a. precious, valuable.

scansh-vooar; s. f. importance.

mooar* or mooaree; v. grudge, envy, seeing big or large, too large to be given, or another to have; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vooar or vooaree; v. did grudge or begrudge; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mooaraghey; v. grudging, seeing too great for others to enjoy.

dy wooaraghey; v. to begrudge. M

er vooaragh or vooaraghey; v. hath, &c., grudged, &c. M

mooarit; 85. grudged.

s’mooarit; a. how grudged or begrudged. M

mooareyder; s. m. one who grudges.

yn vooareyder; s. the grudger. M

mooaralagh; a. haughty, ambitious, ostentatious.

s’mooaralagh; a. how haughty, &c. M

s’mooaralee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M

feer vooaralagh; a. very haughty, &c. M

ro wooaralagh; a. too haughty or ambitious. M

ard-vooaralagh; a. imperious; Ezek. xvi. 30: Cre cha faase ta dty chree, ta’n Chiarn Jee dy ghra, fakin dy vel oo cur-rish ooilley ny reddyn shoh, obbyr ben-streebee ard-vooaralagh! How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman.

mooaralagh; s. m. a haughty person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].

yn vooaralagh; s. the haughty person. M

mooaralys; s. f. ambition, haughtiness, ostentation.

e vooaralys; s. his haughtiness, &c. M

e wooaralys; s. his haughtiness or ostentation. M

mooaran or mooarane; s. m. much, many; the dim. of mooar, a little much.

e vooarane; s. his much or mickle. M

moogh; v. quench, extinguish; -agh, 77; -ee; 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voogh; v. did quench or quenched; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

mooghey; v. quenching, extinguishing.

dy vooghey; v. to quench. M

mooghit; 85. quenched, extinct, extinguished; Isaiah xliii. 17: …nee ad lhie sheese cooidjagh, as cha n’irree ad arragh: t’ad mooghit, t’ad currit ass myr cainle. …they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

s’mooghit; a. how quenched. M

ro vooghit; a, too quenched. M

moogheyder; s. m. a quencher, &c.; pl. -yn.

yn voogheyder; s. the quencher. M

mooidjeen; s. m. (from mooie, out, and jeeyn, of us) an outlawed or excommunicated. person, one out of the pale of the church, a miscreant; pl. -yn.

yn vooidjeen; s. the outcast or miscreant. M

T’ou dty wooidjeen; s. thou art an excommunicated person. M

mooidjeenagh; a. behaving as a miscreant or outlawed person.

feer vooidjeenagh; a. See mooidjeenagh. M

mooidjeenys; s. m. miscreancy; pl. -yn.

e vooidjeenys; s. his miscreancy. M

e wooidjeenys; s. his outlawry. M

mooie; adv.

çheu-mooie; s. m. outside, besides, except; Acts viii. 1: …as v'ad ooilley er nyn skeayley magh trooid cheeraghyn Yudea as Samaria, cheu mooie jeh ny ostyllyn. …and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

faagit-mooie; 85. Indicted by the petty or grand jury.

oirr-mooie; s. m. outside or edge, outer edge.

mooin; s. [‘back’]

er e vooin or voin; s. on top of, on his back or on him. M

er mooin y cheilley; adv. on one another, mounted on one another, pell mell.

mooin; v. i. piss, make animal water.

moon; v. piss, &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

vooin; v. did make urine; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

dy voon; v. to piss. M

moont; 85. pissed.

ro vooint; a. too pissed. M

mooneyder; s. m. one who makes water.

yn vooineyder; s. the maker of urine. M

moon; s. m. urine, piss, animal water.

dy voon; s. of urine. M

mooiney; a. pl. (sic) [?? a. d. of] urine or animal water.

moongoar; s. f. the herb orrage or orrach. This is <is> one of the quickest herbs known to grow and run to seed.

lus y vooin; s. f. gladwin [OED gladwyn s.v. gladdon, A popular name of the iris (Iris Pseudacorus)] or stinking gladwin [OED stinking gladdon ‘Iris foetidissima’].

mooinjer; s. f. meiny [EDD: a family, household], domestics, servants about one, relatives, household; Job i. 3: Va e chooid myrgeddin shiaght thousane keyrrey, as three thousaneyn dy chamellyn, as queig cheead whing dy ghew, as queig cheead assyl bwoirryn, as niart mooinjer; myr shen dy row yn dooinney shoh yn er s’berchee jeh ooilley deiney’n niar. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

yn vooinjer; s. the domestics, the servants, the household. M

e wooinjer; s. his household or domestics. M

fir wooinjer; s. men-servants. M

mooinjerey; a. d. of a relation, servant, &c.

ben-vooinjerey; s. f. a kinswoman.

ben wooinjerey; s. a woman relation. M

fer-mooinjerey; s. m. a man-servant.

fir vooinjerey; s. men servants. M

mooinjer-veggey; s. pl. little ones about one.

ard-wooinjer; s. m. principal ones.

mooinjerys; s. m. relationship, alliance, the state of being related.

e vooinjerys; s. his relationship, &c. M

e wooinjerys; s. his relationship. M

mooir or muir; s. f. (mare, Latin) main, the sea; Eccl. i. 7 [see below].

yn vooir; s. the sea; Eccl. i. 7: Ta ooilley ny awinyn roie gys y vooir, ny-yeih cha vel y mooir (sic) lhieeney harrish: gys moir ny awinyn t’ad reesht chyndaa. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. M

yn wooir; s. the sea. M

yn vuir; s. the sea. See also vooir. M

yn wuir; See wooir the sea. M

marrey; a. d. of the main or sea.

baare varrey; a. d. <on the> surface of the sea. M

ben-varrey; s. f. a mermaid.

briw-marrey; s. m. a water bailiff.

fannag-varrey; s. f. a cormorant. See also shag.

goblan-marrey; s. [m.] a red-shank.

lane-marrey; s. m. high water.

lane-marrey traie; s. turned on the ebb.

sidoor marrey; s. m. a marine.

traie-varrey; s. f. low-water.

yn tidey-varrey; (the sea tide)

mooireerey; s. f. a billow; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn]; billows, the rising of the sea by wind, the motion made on standing corn by wind.

yn vuireirey; s. the billow. M

mooir-hraie; s. f. the ebb tide, low water.

yn vuir-hraie; s. the ebb tide. M

mooirjeenagh; a. murky, dark, gloomy, of a sea colour, cloudy, looking for rain, watery.

feer vuirjeenagh; s. very gloomy. M

mooirjeenys; s. f. appearance for rain, cloudiness, lowering, gloominess.

e vuirjeenys; s. his gloominess. M

mooirlaig; s. f. a sea worn stone.

yn vuirlaig; s. the stone worn by the sea. M

mooirlane; s. f. an edible sea tang.

yn vuirlane; s. the sea tang. M

mooir lhieeney; s. m. the flowing of the sea, the flood tide.

mooirçhoor; s. m. a wreck; pl. -aghyn.

e vuirçhooraghyn; s. his wrecks. M

mooirçhoor; v. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

mooirçhoorey; v. wrecking.

mooirçhooreyder; s. m. a wrecker; pl. -yn.

mooirçhoorit; 85. wrecked.

moost; v. rouse, hastily or suddenly start<ing> out of a quiet posture; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

voost; v. did rouse, sally or rush; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. M

moostey; v.

er voostey; v. hath, &c., roused, &c. M

moostit; 85. roused, bustled.

moostey; s. m. a sudden rouse or spring from sleep or a quiet posture; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].

moosteyder; s. m. a rouser; pl. -yn.

moosteyr; s.

yn voosteyr; s. the rouser. M

mooyll; s. f. a mull, a cape; pl. -yn.

yn voil; s. the mull. M

moughane; s. m. a cough; pl. -yn.

moughaneagh; a. having a cough.

s’moughanagh; a. how much coughing. M

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

moughaney; v. coughing.

mow; <v.>[a.] waste, decayed, destroyed.

s’mow; a. how wasted or decayed. M

s’mowey; a. id., comp. and sup. M

cur mow or coyrt mow; v. wasting, decaying, destroying, consuming; Deu. ix. 3: Toig er-y-fa shen, yn laa jiu, dy nee yn Chiarn dty Yee eh ta goll royd myr aile ta coyrt mow: nee eh ad y stroie, as nyn lhieggal kiongoyrt rhyt. Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face.

toyrt-mow; s. f. destruction, damnation, desolation; Zep. i. 15: Ta’n laa shen, laa dy yymmoose, laa dy hrimshey, as dy arkys, laa dy hraartys as toyrt-mow, laa dy ghorraghys as dy ghrooid, laa dy vodjallyn as dorraghys dullyr. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

moyl; s.

lus ny moyl Moirrey; s. f. marsh mallows.

lus ny moal Moirrey; s. f. common mallows.

moyll; v. praise, applaud; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88. Prov. “Moyll y laa mie fastyr”. [Praise a good day in the evening.]

moyll y Çhiarn; in. hallelujah.

voyll; v. did praise; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. M

moylley; v.

dy voylley; v. to praise, to applaud. M

dy ard-voylley; v. to magnify, to extol.

moyllit; 85. praised, applauded.

s’moyllit; a. how praised. M

ro voyllit; a. too praised. M

moylley; s. f. praise, applause, &c.

moyllee; a. d. of praise or applause.

dooinney-moyllee; s. m. an applauder, a praiser.

fir voyllee; p. praisers, applauders. M

moylley charane; a corruption, no doubt, of moylley Hiarn (praise to the Lord).

moylley Chreest; praise to Christ.

moylley rea or ree; praise to the King.

moylley Vartyn; praise to St. Martin.

moylley Voirrey; praise to St. Mary.

moylley Vreeshey; praise to St. Bridget.

cur-volley [da]; <d. a.> giving him gladness; Jer. xx. 15: Dy doogh dy row da’n dooinney hug lesh y naight da my ayr, gra, Ta lhiannoo mac er ny ruggey dhyt; cur-volley da. Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

jeh-voylley; p. dispraise, censure, dishonour.