na; adv. than.
naar or naaree; v. shame, disgrace; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
naaraghey; v. shameing.
naarit; pt. shamed.
nearey; s. f. shame, bashfulness.
er-nearey; a. ashamed, for shame.
naarey; s. f. shame. See nearey.
naareydagh; a. shameful, bashful.
naarildagh; a. bashful.
s’naareydagh or s’naarildagh; a. how much ashamed. N
s’naareydee or s’naarildee; a. id., comp. and sup. N
naareyder; s. m. one who shames; pl. -yn.
naardey; a. waste, decayed, abolished.
s’naardey; a. how reduced to nothing, how decayed or annihilated. N
naboo; s. m. a neighbour; pl. -yn.
nabooagh; a neighbourly.
naboonys or nabooys; s. m. neighbourhood.
naggyr; a. out of use; above what is wanted; idle; neglected.
nagh; adv. not. There are two words in the Manks for not; this for interrogating and commanding negatively; the other word (cha), is for answering negatively or denying. Ny is often used instead of this word, but I think improperly; as, in Jer. xliii. 2, “Ny gow sheese gys Egypt,” and in. 2 Kings ii. 18, “Ny gow Jee,” which ought to have been nagh.
nagh lhig y Jee; in. let not God or God forbid!
nagh vod ve; adv. [that] cannot be, impossible.
naight; s. m. news, narrative, narration, tale.
bee naight; s. m. a novelty in meat, some new or delicate meat to eat, a dainty.
naigheagh; a. giving to tell news or tales.
naim; s. m. uncle, the father or mother's brother; 2 Kings xxiv. 17: As ren ree Vabylon Mattaniah naim Jehoiachin ree ny ynnyd, as chaghlaa eh yn ennym echey gys Zedekiah. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah; Lev. xxv. 49: Foddee e naim, ny mac e naim eshyn y easley, ny fer erbee jeh e chynney; ny my ta fort echey, foddee eh feaysley eh hene. Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself; pl. -yn.
naisht; [v. espouse, bargain to marry;] -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87;-ys, 88.
naishtey; v. bargaining in marriage.
er nastey or naistey; v. hath, &c. espoused, &c.; Hos. ii. 19: As nee'm oo y nastey rhym pene son dy bragh, dy jarroo nasht-ym oo rhym pene ayns cairys, as ayns briwnys, as ayns kenjallys-ghraihagh, as ayns myghinyn. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
naishtee; a. d. of espousals, or matrimonial.
nastee; a. d. of espousals.
bargane-nashtee; s. m. a matrimonial contract.
naisht; pt. espoused, promised in marriage, bargained to marry.
nasht; See naisht.
naishtit; pt. See naisht.
napin; s. m. a turnip; pl. -yn.
nar; adv. [let] no[t], nor, or never; Mark xi. 14: As dreggyr Yeesey, as dooyrt eh rish, Nar ee dooinney erbee mess jeeds veih shoh magh er son dy bragh. As cheayll e ostyllyn eh. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
narra noain dhyt; adv. may it not otherwise be known to thee, or may it inevitably, of necessity, or fate come on or to thee. [= Kelly’s Nar row noauyn dhyt ‘perdition seize you!’ or ‘you merit your fate!’]
nastee; adv. gratis, for nothing, nought; Job i. 9: Eisht dreggyr Satan y Chiarn, Vel Job goaill aggle roish Jee nastee? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
nasteeagh; adv. gratuitously.
nastey-Nollick; s. m. a Christmas box, a gift given at Christmas, a gratuity.
naunt; s. f. an aunt; Lev. xviii. 14: Cha jean oo roostey nearey braar dt'ayrey, cha jig uss er-gerrey da'n ven echey: dty naunt ee. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
nay; adv. nay; 1 Chron. xxi. 24: As dooyrt ree David rish Oman, Nay agh son shickyrys kionnee-yms eh ec y slane price: son cha goym shen ny ta lhiat's da'n Chiarn, ny oural-losht y hebbal nastee. And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
neayr; pre. since, so long since, ago; Mark ix. 21: As denee eh jeh'n ayr echey, Caid neayr as haink shoh er? As dooyrt eh, T'eh er ve myr shoh neayr as v'eh ny lhiannoo. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child; -ys, id. em.
neeal or neealloo; <v.>[adv. in a] swoon or faint.
tuittym neeal; v. falling lifeless; [L]am. ii. 11: Ta my hooillyn moal lesh jeïr; ta my chree seaghnit, ta my aane er ny gheayrtey magh er y thalloo, er coontey toyrt-mow inneen my phobble, er-yn-oyr dy vel yn chloan as ny oikanyn tuittym neeal ayns straïdyn yn ard-valley. Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city; swooning or fainting.
my-neealloo; a. fainted, fell in a trance or swooned; Dan. viii. 27: As huitt mish Daniel my-neealloo, as va mee ching son earish. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days.
neeal;
s. m. aspect, countenance.
neal. Though this word is in Joel ii. 6, it ought to be written neeal,
which see: Kiongoyrt
roo bee sleih dy mooar seaghnit, bee neal dy ghorraghys er dy chooilley
eddin.
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather
blackness.
neealeraght; v. changing countenance or aspect.
neeu; a. reduced to want, undone; Job xviii. 12: Nee'n niart echey goll neeu, as bee toyrt-mow chion ec e lhiattee. His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. Pro. vi. 30: Cha vel deiney jeeaghyn er loght y vaarliagh dy ve wheesh, my t'eh geid dy yannoo magh e egin, tra t'eh goll neeu. Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; and Isa. viii. 21: As hed ad trooid y cheer ayns chennid ghyere, as gortey: as hig eh gy-kione, tra vees ad roit neeu lesh accyrys, dy bee ad ayns lheid yn angaish dy jean ad gwee mollaght er nyn ree as nyn Yee, as jeeaghyn seose. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. See neunhee.
nep; s. f. the herb hoar-hound.
ner;
cur-my-ner; in. behold, see, lo; cur-jee-my-ner (behold ye).
my-ner; in. behold; as, ver oo my-ner.
neu-; an adjunct, un-, in-, dis-, im-, ir-, &c. and of the same meaning with am-, an-, mee-, &c.
neu-aalin; a. inelegant, uncomely.
neu-aarloo; a.
s’neu-aarloo; a. how unprepared. It may be well here to remark that the s’ may be placed before all the adjectives, having neu before them, and for abridgement I have inserted only a few, as [in what follows].
neu-aash; s. f. uneasiness, discontent.
neu-aashagh; uneasy, not easy.
neu-aasid; s. m. disquiet, discontentedness, difficulty.
neu-abyl; a. unable, impossible.
neu-aggindagh; or neu-agginagh, a. undesirable, unminded for, averse.
neu-aggindys; s. f. undesirableness.
neu-aghtal; a. unskilful, awkward.
neu-aghtallys; s. f. unskillfulness, &c.
neu-ainjyssagh; a. unacquainted.
neu-ammyssagh; a. undutiful<ness>; s. m. an undutiful person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-appee; a. immature, unripe.
neu-arryltagh; a. unwilling, involuntary.
neu-arryltys; s. f. unwillingness, reluctance.
neu-atchimit; a. unawed.
neu-atçhimid; s. m. unawedness.
neu-chadjin; a. uncommon, rare; Dan. ii. 11: As te red neu-chadjin ta'n ree dy hirrey, as cha vel fer erbee elley oddys soilshaghey shoh fenish y ree, er-lhimmey jeh ny flaunyssee hene, nagh vel y cummal oc marish deiney. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
neu-chaghlaaee; a. unchangeable, invariable, immutable.
neu-çhaglit (sic: l. neu-haglit ?); a. 5. ungathered.
neu-chaglit; a. 6. unbounded, unlimited.
neu-chairagh; a. unjust, unrighteous, unfair.
neu-chasley; a. different, unlike.
neu-chaslys; s. f. difference, unlikeness.
neu-cheeayllagh; a. unwary unwittingly.
neu-chenjal; a. unkind, not kindly.
neu-chiarailagh; a. uncareful, careless.
neu-chiart; a. uneven, not level, dissimilar, inaccurate.
s’neu-chiart; a. how uneven, &c. N
neu-chiartys; s. f. unevenness, partiality, inaccuracy.
neu-chinjagh; a. irregular, inconsistent, unsteady.
neu-chooie; a. unfit, incapable, inordinate, indecent; Col. iii. 5: Smaghtee-jee er-y-fa shen ny oltyn thallooinagh eu, maarderys, neu-ghlennid, yeearree neu-chooie, drogh vian, as saynt seihltagh, ta dy chur ammys da jallooyn: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
neu-chorrym; a. unequal, disproportionate.
neu-chorrymid; s. m. inequality, partiality; <Isaiah>[James] iii. 17: Agh y chreenaght ta veih'n yrjey t'ee hoshiaght glen, eisht sheeoil, meen, as aashagh dy ve coyrlit, lane dy erreeish as dy vessyn mie, fegooish neu-chorrymid, as fegooish craueeaght-oalsey. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
neu-chorrymit; a. unequalled, unparalleled.
neu-chreen; a. unripe, unwithered.
neu-chreeney; a. unwise, simple.
neu-chummaltit; pt. uninhabited.
neu-chyndagh; a. 6. unblamable, free from crime; s. m. a blameless, person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; 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,.
neu-enit or neu-fenit; pt. unasked, unsolicited.
neu-ennaghtagh; a. unfeeling, insensible; s. m. an unfeeling person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-erreeishagh; a. incompassionate; s. m. a person void of compassion; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-feagh; a. unquiet, restless.
neu-feaghid; s. m. disquietude.
neu-feeu; a. unworthy, wanting merit, mean, inadequate, defective.
s’neu-feeu; a. how unworthy. N
neu-feeuid; s. m. unworthiness, worthlessness, meanness.
neu-fill; v. unfold, unfurl.
neu-filley; v. unfolding, unfurling.
neu-firrinagh; a. untrue, unfaithful; s. m. an unfaithful person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-firrinid; s. m. unfaithfulness, perfidiousness.
neu-firrinys; s. f. untruth, false assertion.
neu-focklagh; a. ineffable, unspeakable.
neu-focklid; s. m. ineffability, unspeakableness.
neu-foiljagh; a. unblameable, faultless; s. m. a faultless person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-follan; a. unwholesome, prejudicial, insalubrious, corrupt.
neu-follanid; s. m. unwholesomeness, &c.
neu-fondagh; a. insufficient, incapable, insolvent; s. m. an incapable person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-fondid; s. m. insufficiency.
neu-fuidagh; a. unbecoming, indecent.
neu-fuidid; s. m. indecency, indiscretion.
neu-gherjagh; s. m. discomfort.
neu-gherjoil; a. disconsolate.
neu-gherjoilid; s. m. disconsolateness.
neu-ghlen; a. unclean, impure, corrupt.
s’neu-ghlen; a. how unclean. N
neu-ghlennid; s. m. uncleanness, impurity, lewdness, incontinence.
neu-ghoaiagh; a. untidy, slovenly, uncivil, imprudent.
neu-ghoaiys; s. f. untidiness, slovenliness, imprudence, want of decency.
neu-gholl-ry-cheilley; a. dissimilar.
neu-gholl-ry-cheillid; s. m. dissimilarity.
neu-ghooghysagh; a. unnatural, disaffectionate, monstrous; s. m. an unnatural person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
neu-ghooghyssid; s. m. disaffection, unnaturalness.
neu-ghooie; a. unkindly; barren; 2 Kings ii. 19: …ta'n ard-valley shoh soit er boayl aalin, myr ta my hiarn fakin: agh ta'n ushtey neu-follan, as ta'n thalloo neu-ghooie. …the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
neu-ghooyteilagh; a. undoubtful.
neu-ghooytit; a. undoubted.
neu-ghortit; a. unhurt.
neu-haaghey; v. unfrequenting.
neu-haaghit; a. unfrequented.
neu-haitnyssagh; a. unpleasing, unpleasant.
neu-harroogh; a. unthrifty, careless.
s’neu-harroogh; a. how unthrifty. N
neu-harrooghys; s. f. unthriftiness, sloth.
neu-hastagh; a. unmindful, insensible, regardless.
neu-heelt; a. intemperate, inebriated.
neu-heeltys; s. f. intemperance, inebriety.
neu-heihlltagh; a. immaterial, incorporal.
neu-heihlltys; s. m. immateriality.
neu-hickyr; a. unsure, unsteady, unstable.
neu-hickyrys; s. f. uncertainty, precariousness, unsteadiness.
neu-hoiggaltagh; a. not having understanding, ignorant.
neu-hoiggaltys; s. f. want of understanding.
neu-hoilshit; a. unenlightened; undeclared.
neu-hoit; a. unset, unplanted.
neu-hreishteilagh; a. not to be trusted, perfidious, treacherous.
neu-hurransagh; a. insufferable, not to be endured.
neu-hushtagh; a. foolish<ly>; 1 Chron. xxi. 8: S'mooar ta my loght, son shen ta mee er n'yannoo: agh nish gueeym ort, gow ersooyl peccah dty harvaant, son ta mee er n'yannoo dy feer neu-hushtagh. I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
neu-hwoaiagh; a. unwary, incautious.
neu-imneagh; a. insolicitous, unanxious.
neu-imneays; s. f. insolicitude; inanxiety, unconcernedness.
neu-imraait; a. unexpressed, unspoken of.
neu-inshit; a. untold, unannounced.
neu-iuit; a. undrunk.
neu-iuoil; a. undrinkable.
neu-lauee; a. unhandy.
neu-loghtynid; s. m. innocence, [being] not guilty.
neu-lomrit; a. unshorn, unfleeced.
neu-loshagh; a. incombustible.
neu-lowal; a. disallowable, unfit immoral, immodest, illtimed.
s’neu-lowal; a. how disallowable. N
neu-lowit; a. disallowed.
neu-lughtit; unladen, unloaded.
neu-nhee; a. reduced to mere nothing, useless for anything.
neu-nieet; a. unwashen, unwashed.
neu-oayllagh; a. unaccustomed Jer. xxxi. 18: T'ou er my cherraghey, as va mee smaghtit, myr dow neuoayllagh er y whing. Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke.
neu-onneragh; a. dishonest.
neu-onnerid; s. m. dishonesty.
neu-ooasle; a. ignoble, disgraceful.
neu-raipit; a. unrent, untorn.
neu-rea; uneven, not even.
s’neu-rea; a. how uneven, &c. N
neu-resoonagh; a. unreasonable.
neu-rheynnit; a. undivided, undistributed.
neu-ronsoilagh; a. unsearchable, inscrutable, inexplorable.
neu-ruggit; a. unborn.
neu-sampleyrit; a. unexampled, unprecedented.
neu-scansh; s. f. disregard, disesteem.
neu-scanshoil; a. disregardful.
neu-scelt; uncloven, uncleaved.
neu-schleïoil; unskilful.
neu-skaht; a. unshook, unshaken, unshed.
neu-skee; a. untired, unweary.
neu-skilt; a. unshelled.
neu-slayntoil; a. unhealthy.
neu-slayntoilys; s. f. unhealthiness.
neu-smaghtit; a. uncorrected.
neu-smoonit; a. unthought.
neu-sniemmit; a. unknit, unnoosed.
neu-snieuit; a. unspun.
neu-soo-oil or neu-hoo-oil; a. unjuicy.
neu-speeint; a. unpeeled.
neu-speiyt; a. unhacked.
neu-spreit; a. unsprinkled.
neu-stampit; a. untrodden.
neu-stoamey; a. unstately.
neu-stoamid; s. m. unstateliness.
neu-vaasoil; a. immortal, deathless.
neu-vaghtal; a. indistinct, undiscernible.
neu-vaihit; a. undrowned.
neu-vanglanagh; a. without boughs.
neu-varb; a. unharsh, pleasing.
neu-varvanagh; a. immortal, deathless.
neu-vashtit; a. unbaptized.
neu-vaynrey; a. unhappy, miserable.
neu-veayn; a. unpermanent.
neu-veein; a. untame; coarse.
neu-vessoil; a. unfruitful, infertile, infecund
neu-vessoilid; s. m. unfruitfulness.
neu-vlayst; s. m. distaste, insipidness.
neu-vlaystal; a. unsavory, insipid.
neu-vodjalit; a. unclouded.
neu-voght; a. not poor.
neu-vondeish; s. f. disadvantage.
neu-vondeishagh; a. disadvantageous, unprofitable.
neu-vooiys; s. f. ingratitude.
neu-wooiys; s. See neu-vooiys.
neu-vooisal; a. unthankful.
neu-wooisal; a. unthankful. See also neu-vooisal.
neu-vraaragh; a. unbrotherly.
neu-vroie; a. unboiled.
neu-vyghinagh; a. unmerciful, inclement, illenient.
neu-vyghinid; s. m. unmercifulness.
neu-walkit; a. untucked, unmilled.
neu-whaalt; a. unsewed.
neu-whuinnit; a. unreaped, unshorn, unpulled.
neu-wooiagh; a. unwilling, unpleased.
neu-yarroodagh; a. unforgetful.
neu-yarroodit; a. unforgotten.
neu-yeant; a. undone, unmade.
neu-yeean; a. not zealous.
neu-yeeragh; a. indirect, not fair, not straight.
neu-yeerys; s. f. injustice, iniquity, crookedness.
neu-yeidagh; a. not assiduous, indiscreet.
neu-yeight; a. unshut.
neu-yerkit; a. unexpected.
neu-yesh; a. improper, unbecoming, unsuitable, unseemly, inapplicable, awkward.
neu-yiallit; a. unbleached.
neu-yiallit; a. unpromised.
neu-yientit; a. unconceived.
neu-yingit; a. unpressed.
neu-yllit; a. uncalled.
neu-ymmydagh; or neu-ymmydoil, a. unuseful, useless.
neu-ymmyrçhagh; a. unnecessary, needless
neu-ymmyrkit; a. unborne.
neu-ynrick; a. insincere, unrighteous, unjust.
neu-ynsit; a. unlearned, untaught, illiterate; Rom. i. 14: Ta mee fo kiangley chammah da ny Greekyn as da ny Barbarianee, chammah da'n (vooinjer) ynsit, as da'n neu-ynsit. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
neu-yummalit; a. unwasted, unlavished.
neu-yymmoossagh; a. not wrathful.
nhedderagh; v. fidgeting or fidging.
nhee; s. m. thing; pl. -aghyn or -ghyn.
neu-nhee; a. reduced to mere nothing, useless for anything.
niart; s. m. might, strength; pl. -yn. It is used adjectively for great, large, &c. as in 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.
er-niart; adv. by might or force of arms.
goaill-niart; v. prevailing; a. prevalent.
niart* or niartee; v. give might or strength; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86 -yms, 87, -ys, 88.
niartey; v. strengthen, make mighty.
dy niartaghey; v. to strengthen.
niartit; 85. strengthened, made mighty.
niartal; a. mighty, strong, potent.
s’niartal; a. how mighty, or strong; comp. and sup. N
by-niartal; adv. because of strength, those of strength; Psl. lxxviii. 52: As woaill eh ooilley yn chied v'er nyn ruggey ayns Egypt: yn vooinjer b'yrjey as by-niartal ayns cummallyn Ham. And smote all the first-born in Egypt: the most principal and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham.
ooilley-niartal; a. almighty, omnipotent.
niartallagh; s. m. a mighty person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; Pro. xxi. 22: Ta dooinney schleioil cosney stiagh er ard-valley ny niartallee, as lhieggal troshid y treishteil oc. A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
niartallys; s. f. mightiness, dignity.
niarteyder; s. m. a strengthener; pl. -yn.
niau; s. m. heaven; pl. -ghyn.
niee; v. wash; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86 -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
niaghyn; v. washing.
nieeaghyn; v. washing. See also niaghyn.
nieet; pt. washed.
neu-nieet; a. unwashen, unwashed.
niaghyn; s. m. washing; pl. -yn.
nieeder; s. m. a washer; pl. -yn.
nieu; s. f. venom, virulence, poison.
ard-nieu; s. m. a serpent; pl. -yn.
nieunagh; a. venomous, virulent.
s’nieunagh; a. how poisonous or venomous. N
s’nieunee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. N
nieunys; or nieunid, s. f. venomousness.
nish; adv. now, this time; nishtagh, id. em.
niurin; s. m. hell; pl. -yn.
niurinagh; a. hellish, infernal; s. m. an inhabitant of hell; pl. -yn (sic).
niurinys; s. f. hellishness.
noa; a. new, modern, recent.
noaey; a. pl. new, modern, &c.
s’noa; a. how new or modern; comp. and sup. N
ass-y-noa; adv. anew, over again.
thalk-noa; a. spick-span new.
noaid; s. m. newness, recentness.
noadyr; conj. neither, not either.
noain; a. of necessity, of irresistible power, free from choice, [by] inevitable fate.
noin; See noain.
noght; s. to-night, this night.
yn oie-noght; s. f. this very night.
noid; s. m. an enemy, an adversary; pl. -yn
noidagh; a. hostile, at enmity.
noidey; a. d. of an enemy; Jer. xxx. 14: …son ta mee er dty lhottey lesh lhott noidey, lesh smaghtaghey fer dewil, son mooadys dty vee-chairys; son dy row dty pheccaghyn ymmodee. …for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
noid-ny-hanmey; s. m. the enemy of souls [sc. the devil].
noidys; s. f. enmity, hostility, animosity.
nonney; adv. else, or. See also er-nonney.
er-nonney; adv. else, or else, at least.
noo; s. m. a saint; pl. -ghyn.
noo; a. holy, sacred, hallowed, divine.
noon; adv. to a part from home, [hence], to the other side from this, to beyond somewhere, over.
noon as noal; adv. hence and thence, to and fro.
tar noon; adv. come over; Acts, xvi. 9: Hass dooinney jeh Macedonia liorish, as ghuee eh er, gra, Tar noon gys Macedonia, as cooin lhien. There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
nurree; s. f. last year, the past year.
nuy; s. m. nine.
nuy-jeig; a. nineteen.
nuy as feed; s. m. twenty and nine.
nuy feed; s. m. nine score or 180.
nuy feedoo; a. hundred and eightieth.
nuir; s. m. next day after to-morrow.
kin-oie nuyr; s. the end of next night.
laa ny nuyr; s. the next day after to-morrow.
ny; a prefix or particle used in composition, and when prefixed to adjectives makes the comparative <case>[degree]; as, ny share (better); ny saa (younger), &c.; and when prefixed to other words signified, literally, a, in English; as in ny vud (among); ny chour (for him), but more literally it would be (a for him); ny hrooid literally (a through him).
ny; adv. not. This word, which is a corruption of nagh, ought not to be. See nagh.
ny; art. pl. the, the article used before plural nouns; it is also used before [feminine] singular nouns in the genitive or ownership case; as, eaghtyr ny hooirrey (the surface of the earth, or rather the earth’s surface); skianyn ny geayee (the wings of the wind, or more literally the wind’s wings); cliaghtey ny çheerey (the country’s custom). It is also used for the article a and an, as in the service of baptism, ny heirey (an heir); ny henn ghooinney (an old man); ny vreagerey (a liar); ny lomarcan (alone).
ny; conj. or, nor; as, eshyn ny mish (he or I); dooinney ny ben (man or woman); ny mish (nor I); ny eshyn (nor he).
nyn; pro. our, their, your; ours, theirs, yours, and sometimes them, these, those, we, &c. or where it is placed in Luke, xiii. 2: Vel shiuish sheiltyn dy row ny Galileanee shoh nyn beccee erskyn ooilley ny Galileanee, er-y-fa dy duillee ad lheid y baase? Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?, and in Acts ii. 32: Shoh yn Yeesey cheddin ta Jee er hroggal seose, myr ta shinyn ooilley nyn veanishyn. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses, and such like places the last n must be redundant.[41] This word causes great changes in the initials of primary words. See Remark 118.