oabbyr, s. f. a seedlop [EDD seed-lip: A hopper or
basket used to hold the seed when sowing], a hopper; pl. -yn.
y n’oabbyr, s. the seedlop
or hopper. O
e hoabyr, s. her seed lop. O
oaiagh, a. perjured, forsworn. A person is said to be so when
he swears a thing to be true, which he knows to be false. Loo-oaiagh (a
false oath).
oaieys, s. f. perjury.
oaie or oaye, s. f. a grave; -ghyn.
oaye, s. f. grave. See Hymn Book for this spelling, which
would I think have been better; as oaie is used for front or face.
ny hoaie, a. d. of the grave; Psl. lxxxvi. 13: …as t’ou er livrey
m’annym veih diunid ny hoaie. …and thou hast delivered my soul from the
nethermost hell. O
ny hoaiaghyn, s. the graves; Luke viii. 27: As tra v’eh er n’gholl
er thalloo, haink ny whail ass yn ard-valley, dooinney dy row va ry-foddey
seaghnit lesh drogh-spyrrydyn, as cha row eh ceau eaddagh, chamoo duirree eh
ayns thie erbee, agh mastey ny hoaiaghyn. And when he went forth
to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long
time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
O
clagh-oaie, s. a gravestone.
oaie, s. m. face, front; Jer. xxxii, 33: Son t’ad er jyndaa
cooyl rhym, as cha nee nyn oaie orrym. And they have turned unto me the back,
and not the face; pl.-yn.
fraue-oaie, s. f. a feature; pl. -yn.
oainjyr, s. f. a harlot, a concubine. For the etymology of
the oain in this word and the three following, I find that in the
dictionary, by the Rev. W. Shaw, M.A., it [i.e. Sc.G. oin] is a person
or thing on loan or hire.
ben-oainjyr or ben-oainjyragh, s. f. a harlot, a
concubine.
oainjyragh, a. illegitimate, out of marriage, base born; lhiannoo
oainjyragh (a bastard); in ludicrous language called fer thammag.
dy oainjyraghey, to bastardize.
oainjyrys, s. f. bastardy.
oaldey, a. wolfish, voracious, rapacious, eager after prey,
wild.
oalys, s. f. a charm, a divination Ez. xxi. 22: Ec y laue yesh va’n oalys
son Jerusalem, dy phointeil captanyn, dy osley yn veeal ayns y dunverys, dy
hroggal seose coraa lesh yllaghey, dy oardaghey greïnyn brishee noi ny giattyn,
dy cheau seose carnane, as dy hroggal toor-caggee. At his right hand was
the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the
slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams
against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
e hoalys, s. her charm. O
oalysagh, s. m. an enchanter; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee];
oalysagh, adv. enchantingly.
oanluck, v. bury, inter, deposit in the earth or in stones;
-agh, 77; -ee, 80;
-in, 83; -ins, 84;
-ym, 86-yms, 87;
-ys, 88.
cha n’oanluck, v. 128. not bury or inter; -agh;
-ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms,
94.
O
doanluck, v. did bury or inter, buried. O.
goanluck, v. 61. bury, inter; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms. 94. O
oardagh, s. m. ordinance, order; pl. -yn. Prov.
“Obbyr dyn oardagh obbyr dyn booise.” [Work without order is work
without thanks.]
oardrailys (sic: stress), s. f. order or ordering.
oarlagh, s. m. an inch; pl. 72 [change -agh
to -eeyn]. Prov. “Tra tou jannoo yn trie jean yn
oarlagh.” [When thou art making the foot, make the inch.]
oarn, s. f. barley; pl. -teeyn.
e hoarn, s. her barley. O
ushag roauyr ny hoarn, s.f. the bunting.
oaseir, s. m. an overseer, a. guardian; pl.
-yn.
oaseirys, s. f. guardianship, &c.
oash, s. m. habit. Used more in a bad sense; as, drogh-oash
(a bad habit).
oasht, s. f. a yearling sheep, a sheep of one year. It is
used for ewe and male, as in Exod. xii. 5: Bee’n eayn fegooish lheamys, oasht
fyrryn: nee shiu goaill eh veih ny kirree, ny veih ny goair. Your lamb shall be
without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep,
or from the goats.
oashyr, s. f. a blade of corn or grass; Exod. ix.
32: Agh cha
row’n churnagh n’yn shoggyl naardey, son cha row ad foast ass yn oashyr. But the wheat and the
rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up; pl. -yn,
oashyr, s. f. a stocking, hose; ; pl. -yn; Dan.
iii. 21: Eisht
va ny deiney shoh kianlt ayns nyn gooatyn, nyn oashyryn, as nyn idd, as
nyn eaddagh elley, as v’ad ceaut stiagh ayns mean yn choirrey aileagh-loshtee.Then these men
were bound in their coats, theirhosen,
and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the
burning fiery furnace.
oashyr-slobbagh, s. f. a stocking having no sole to the foot, but
a lappet covering the top of the foot, with a loop to the fore toe and a heel
strap.
oashyr-voynnee, s. f. a stocking without a foot but having a
string under the foot.
oast, a. frequented, resorted to; as, thie oast (an
inn, a public house), a house where people frequent or resort, to drink strong
drink or liquor. See ben-oast.
oast-rick, s. m. a public or ale-house sign.
ben-oast, s. f. the land-lady of a public house or inn.
thie oast, s. m. an inn, a public house.
oasteyder, s. m. an inn-keeper, a publican.
oastys, s. f. what is sold by the publican, or perhaps the
authority or licence whereby they are permitted to sell or retail. Vel ad
shoh freayl oastys myleeaney? [Are these keeping the licence this year?]
oayl-luss, s. f. the
science of botany.
oayll, s. m. a haunt, a place much frequented or used,
usage.
oayldyn, s. pl. haunts, lurking places.
oayll, a. as in gobbag-oayll, a species of dogfish, that
stays on frequented places. I believe this to be the word, and not gobbag-ghoal,
as the fish is not blind.
oayll-aashagh, a. easy disposed,
not violent.
gyn-oayl, a. foreign.
uyll, a. (from oayl),a frequented watering place;
as, logh-uyll (a pool or lake near a house where animals go to water).
oayllagh, a. wonted, habitual, customary, usual, inured to by
habit, acquired by long practice, acquainted with.
s’oayllagh, a. how used of. O
s’oayllee, a. id., comp. and sup. O
dy ve oayllagh, v. to be accustomed, used of, usual.
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.
bollagh, [v]. (from by-oayllagh),wont, or used of; 1 Sam.
xviii. 10: As
haink eh gy-kione ny lurg shoh dy daink spyrryd olk veih Jee er Saul, as veih
branlaadee ayns mean e hie; as ren David cloie lesh e laue, myr bollagh
eh: as va shleiy ayns laue Saul. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the
evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the
house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a
javelin in Saul’s hand.
boallagh, usage. See bollagh.
boallin, v. I was used, or wont; Judges, xvi. 20: As ghooisht eh ass e
chadley, as dooyrt eh, Hem’s magh myr boallin, dy chraa mee-hene. As cha
row fys echey dy row y Chiarn er hreigeil eh. And he awoke out of his sleep, and
said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not
that the Lord was departed from him; -s, id. em.
oayrd or oard, s. f. a hammer; formerly applied to
big and little, but now generally applied to a sledge hammer; pl. -yn
oard, s. f. a large hammer. See oayrd.
ob or obb*, v. deny, refuse, disown; -agh,
77;-ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms87; -ys,
88.
cha n’ob or n’obb*, v. 128. not deny; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
O
dob, v. did deny or denied, did refuse or refused, did object or
objected. O.
fir-obbee, s. pl. wizards, sorcerers; 2 Chron. xxxiii. 6: …myrgeddin hug eh geill
datraaghyn, as deiyr eh er
obbeeys, as chliaghtee eh buitcheraght, as ren eh dellal rish
spyrrydyn-faishnee, as rish fir-obbee: d’obbree eh shen ny va olk ayns
shilley yn chiarn, dy vrasnaghey eh gys corree. …also he observed times,
and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit,
and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him
to anger.
obbeeys, s. f. ariolation, enchantment, sorcery.
e hobbeeys, s. her sorcery divination, &c. Acts, xvi.
16: As haink
eh gy-kione, myr va shin er y raad goll gys padjer, dy daink ben aeg dy row nyn
guail, ayn-jee va spyrryd faishnee, as v’ee tayrn ymmodee cosney da ny
mainshteryn eck, liorish e hobbeeys. And it came to pass, as we went to prayer,
a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought
her masters much gain by soothsaying. O
obbr* or obbree, v. work; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
cha n’obbr* or n’obbree, v. not work; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
O
dobbree, v. did work, wrought, &c. O.
gobbragh or gobbraghey, v. working. O
dy obbraghey, v. to work, to labour, to operate, to ferment,
to toil.
obbyr, s. f. work, labour, toil, operation, action; pl. -aghyn
[sc. obbraghyn]. Prov. “Obbyr laa yn ghuilley buigh (orbuee), obbyr laue” (manual). [The day work of the yellow boy
(gold) is hand (manual) work.]
e hobbyr, s. her work. O
e hobbraghyn, s. her works. O
obbree, s. m. a worker, a workman; pl. -yn.
e hobbree, s. her worker. O
ard-obbree, s. m. an architect; pl. -yn.
obbrinagh, s. m. a mechanic; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
oe, s. m. f. a grandchild, a son or daughter of a son or
daughter; pl. -ghyn.
e hoe, s. her grand-child; pl. -ghyn. O
aa-oe, s. m. a great grandchild.
oenyn, s. f. oxlip or cowslip.
offishear, s. m. an overseer, an officer; pl. -yn.
oghe, s. f. oven; pl.
-yn. Prov. “Yn oghe gyllagh toyn losht da’n aiee.” [The
oven calling ‘burnt breech’ to the kiln.]
noï, pre. & p. p. against, against him; -syn,
id. em.
e hoï, pre. against her.
m’oï, p. p. against me; a contraction of my and noï.
ry-hoï or ry-oï, adv. reserved
against, for and against.
roï, adv. reserved for, provided for or against.
noï ry hoï, adv. against one another.
noïys, s. f. opposition, prejudice.
oie, s. f. night; pl. -ghyn. Prov. “Oie
mooie, as oie elley sthie
Olk son cabbil, agh son kirree mie.” [A night outside and another night
inside, bad for horses but good for sheep.]
ny hoie, s. of the night, the night. O
er-oie, adv. by night, on the night.
fud-ny-hoie, adv. through the night.
kin-oie, s. (the kin from kione),the end of
the night.
mean-oie, s. m. midnight.
trimshey ny hoie, s. the dead of the night.
Oie-Innyd, s. f. the night before Ash Wednesday. Prov.
“Oie-Innyd bee dty volg lane
My jig laa Caisht yiow traast son shen.” [On Shrove Tuesday (the eve of the
fast) thy belly shall be full; before Easter day comes thou shalt fast for
that.]
oie’l or eail, s. f. eve, even or vigil, the night
preceding a feast or festival, whether the first or last of these is best,
perhaps ought to partake of both; as, oielaa’l the eve or night of the
festival.
eeil or oiel, s. the night of.
ynoie-noght, s. f. this very night.
oie-rehollys, s. f. a moon light night.
oik, s. m. office; pl. -yn.
fer-oik, s. m. an officer, a person in office.
e ir-oik, s. his officers. F
oikan, s. m. an infant; pl. -yn. There
is a pronunciation of this word on the south side of the island oinkan or
inkan.
e hoikan, s. her infant. O
oikanagh, a. infantile, infantine.
oikanys, s. f. infancy, first part of life.
oir or oirr, s. m. edge, verge, the edge of anything
not sharp; the sharp edge is foyr.
oirr-cruinney, s. m. the horizon.
oirr-mooie, s. m. outside <or> edge, outer edge.
oirr-sthie, s. m. <the>
inside edge or verge.
oirrag, s. f. a ridge or drill; pl. -yn.
dy oirrysey, v. to chaff off the edge by tossing.
oirrysit, 85. chaft [see under gaaig], the
edge worn.
olk, a. evil, bad, noxious, wicked.
dy olk, adv. wickedly, badly.
dy holk, adv. evil, wickedly; Psalm cix. 19, in the
day of the month Psalms: Shoh
myr nee eh taghyrt da my noidyn veih’n Chiarn: as dauesyn myrgeddin ta loayrt
dy holk noi m’annym. Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies: and
to those that speak evil against my soul. O
olkey, a. pl. evil, bad, wicked.
s’olk, a. how evil, ill, bad. Prov. “Myr s’olk ayn smessey
ass.” [The more evil in it, the worse out of it.] O
smessey, a. worse, worst.
olk, s. f. evil, injury, mischief
y n’olk, s. the evil, the injury. O
uilk, s.pl. evils; the pl. of olk. See also
huilk; Deu. xxxi. 17: Nagh vel ny huilk shoh er jeet orrin,
er-yn-oyr nagh vel y Chiarn nyn Yee ny mast’ ain? Are not these evils
come upon us, because our God is not among us?
ny huilk, s. the evils. U
olkid, s. m. badness, evilness.
olkys, s. f. wickedness, iniquity, malignity, corruption of
manners, moral, ill.
olkyssagh, a. evil disposed, wickedly designed; s. m. an
evil disposed person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’olkyssagh, a. how wicked, iniquitous. O
s’olkyssee, a. id., comp. and sup. O
ollagh, s. f. cattle. Though this word does not require the
pl. article, it requires the pl. adjective.
y n’ollagh, s.pl. the cattle. Though this word is
seldom found in its present orthography, it is inserted as pronounced. See nah.
O
e hollagh, s. her cattle. O
ollee, a. d. of cattle.
breck-ollee, s. f. the cow pox.
oltaghey ollee, (a cattle salute, a fight)
tarroo-ollee, s. m. a cow’s bull, in opposition to other bulls.
thie ollee, s. f. a cow-house.
ollaghan, s. m. an angle, the angle on a hedge spade for
the foot; pl. -yn.
ollan, s. wool; pl. -yn.
olley, a. d. of wool, woollen.
braain-olley, s. m. the shell of the razor fish bruised to
powder.
cass-olley, s. f. hairs of old wool that adhere to sheep, whereby
the fleece is kept on longer at shearing time; some will have it to mean caslys
olley (the sign of new wool, or new growth); it is common to call leg, cass;as, cass stoyl (the foot of a stool); cass vrisht (a broken
leg).
eglhin-olley, s. m. linsey woolsey
[OED: Orig. a textile material, woven from a mixture of wool and flax; now, a
dress material of coarse inferior wool, woven upon a cotton warp].
snaie-olley, s. m. woollen yarn.
ollanagh, a. woolly.
ollay, s. f. a swan; pl. ollee.
Ollick, s. f. Christmas; from Yule or Yulic, Scotch,
or halg (holy), Saxon. Prov. “Ollick vog rhullic vea.” [A soft
Christmas, a fat churchyard.]
olt, s. f. an organ, a faculty of the body, a member, a
limb of the body; pl. -yn.
oltey, s. m. a member of society, a member of a body of people;
pl. -nyn.
olt or oltee, v. salute or give refreshment; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
oltee-jee, v. salute ye, or give ye refreshment; 1 Peter v.
14: Oltee-jee y cheilley lesh paag
dy ghraih [creestee]. Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity.
goltaghey, v. saluting; Luke,x. 4: Ny cur-jeelhieu sporran, ny spagey, ny
braagyn: as ny jean-jee cumrail ayns goltaghey dooinney erbee er y raad. Carry neither purse,
nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. O
dy oltaghey, v. to salute; Mark, xv. 18: As ren ad toshiaght dy oltaghey
da, Dy vannee dhyt, Ree ny Hewnyn. And began to salute him, Hail, King of the
Jews; to receive; Matt. x. 4 [not in the cited verse. Was Luke
x. 8 intended, where dy oltaghey corresponds to ‘receive’?: As ard-valley erbee dy
jed shiu stiagh ayn, as ad dy oltaghey nyn mea, ee-jee lheid as vees
soit reue. And
into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you]; to get the members or organs of the body refreshed by meat,
drink or sleep. oltaghey ollee (a cattle salute, a fight).
oltaghey-bea, s. refreshment in life by being brought to partake
of meat, drink or sleep which sustain nature; Acts xxviii. 7: Ayns ny ardjyn shen va
thieyn as thalloo lesh kiannoort ny hellan, va enmyssit Publius, hug dooin oltaghey-bea,
as aaght ry three laa dy arryltagh In the same quarters were possessions of the
chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us
three days courteously.
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.
neu-ooasle, a. ignoble, disgraceful.
ooashl or ooashlee, v. worship, pay adoration, reverence,
do homage; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
-ys, 88.
cha n’ooashl* or n’ooashlee,
v. not worship; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym;
-yms, 94.
O
dy wooashlaghey, v. to worship, O Note.-I have initialled these words from o, with w, though I
never saw them so written; yet nothing is more common than to hear them so
spoken.
ooilleyas ass, adv. all and all; lit. all and out.
ooilley cooidjagh, adv. altogether, quite.
ooilley-niartal, a. almighty, omnipotent.
ooilley-niartalys, s. f. excellency; Job xl. 10: Coamree nish oo-hene
lesh ard-ooashley as ooilley-niartalys; as soie oo-hene magh lesh gloyr
as aalid. Deck
thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and
beauty.
ooilley-tushtagh, a. all-knowing, omniscious.
dy chooilley, <adv.>every. See dy.
hoshiaght ooilley, a. first of all. T
ooir, s. f. earth, soil, mould [OED: In sing. and
(later) pl.: earth, esp. loose, broken, or friable earth; surface
soil. .... Now chiefly Sc. and Eng. regional].
ooley, s. m. estimation; Lev. vi. 6: As ver eh lesh yn
oural-loght echey gys y Chiarn, rea gyn lheamys ass y chioltane, marish yn ooley,
son oural-loght gys y taggyrt. And he shall bring his trespass offering unto
the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a
trespass offering, unto the priest.
ooleyder, s. m. an estimator; pl. -yn.
oolit, 85. estimated; determined; Exod. xxi.
22: My nee
deiney streeu, as gortaghey ben torragh, myr shen dy jig ee roish e traa, as
dyn assee sodjey; bee eh dy shickyr er ny cherraghey, rere myr ver dooinney’n
ven er, as bee eh oolit lurg oardagh ny briwnyn. If men strive, and
hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief
follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay
upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine; amerced: Deu.
xxii. 19: As
bee eh oolit ayns keead shekel dy argid, as ver ad shen da ayr y ven
aeg. And
they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the
father of the damsel.
oollee or oolee, a. guilty, chargeable with crime.
oolleeid, s. guiltiness, conviction of guilt.
oonl* or oonlee, v. ablute, wash; -agh,
77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
cha n’oonl* or n’oonlee, v. not ablute or wash; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. O
doonlee, v. did ablute or wash. O.
goonlagh or goonlaghey, v. abluting washing. O
dy oonlaghey, v. to wash the body or parts thereof.
oonley, s. m. an ablution, a lavation; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
oonlaghyn, s. pl. ablutions, lavations; ooanlaghyn (washings),
Heb. ix. 10: Yn
chirveish cheddin va shassoo ny lomarcan ayns bee as jough, as ymmodee ooanlaghyn
as oardaghyn foalley, kianlt orroo derrey imbagh yn stayd noa. Which stood only in
meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them
until the time of reformation.
oonlee, a. d. of abluting or washing the body.
oonleyder, s. m. an abluter; pl. -yn.
oor, a. fresh, not salt.
oorey, a. pl. fresh, not salt.
s’oor, a. how fresh.
s’oorey, comp. and sup. O
oor* or ooree, v. freshen, make fresh; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
cha n’oor* or n’ooree, v.
not refresh or freshen; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms, 94. O
dooree, v. did refresh, or refreshed.
gooragh or gooraghey, v. refreshing, freshening. O
dy ooraghey, v. to refresh or freshen.
er n’ooraghey, v. hath, &c. refreshed or freshened. O
orçh, s. f. orts [OED ort: A fragment of food left
over from a meal; fodder left by cattle; a refuse scrap; leavings. Usually in pl.],
refuse; Lam. iii. 45: T’ou
er n’yannoo shin myr jeelym, as orch mastey’n pobble. Thou hast made us as
the offscouringand refuse
in the midst of the people.
e vee-ouryssagh, s. his
insuspicious one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
ouw, s. f. the herb, marsh penny wort. Said to be injurious
to sheep that eat it. Prov. “Cha nee tra ta’n cheyrrey gee yn ouw te
çheet r’ee.” [It is not when the sheep eats the marsh pennywort that it
comes to her, i.e., the evil effects do not appear till after.]
ouyr, a. dun, a dun colour.
s’ouyr, a. how dun. O
s’ouyrey, a. id. comp. and sup. O
ouyragh, a. dunnish, dull, gloomy.
yn ow, s. the howe [? i.e. The Howe (place-name,
Braddan, Lonan, Maughold, Rushen)].
oyr, s. m. cause, reason, motive, occasion; pl. -yn.
