raa-creeney, s. m. a wise saying, a proverb; pl. -ghyn-creeney
raa-dorraghey, s. m. dark saying, a riddle; Jud. xiv. 12: Ver-yms magh raa-dorraghey: my oddys shiu dy jarroo bun y choyrt dou er cheu-sthie jeh shiaght laa yn vannish, as feddyn magh eh, eisht ver-yms diu jeih brelleenyn as feed, as jeih caghlaaghyn as feed dy gharmadyn [I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments;]; Jud. xiv. 15: As haink eh gy-kione er y chiaghtoo laa, dy dooyrt ad rish ben Samson, Jean dty heshey y chleayney, dy vod eh ginsh dooin yn raa-dorraghey, er-nonney nee mayd uss as thie dty ayrey y lostey lesh aile. [And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire]
raa-keeayllagh, s. m. a maxim, an adage
rahoil or raa-oil, a. famous, successful; Ecclesiasticus xx. 9: Ta drogh-ghooinney ayn ta raahoil ayns e ghrogh-yannoo; as ta cosney ayn ta chyndaa gys coayl. [There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss]
raa-oilagh, a. proverbial
abbyr, v. say, say on
abbyragh, See y[i]arragh
cha n'abbyr, v. not say; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms A
jir or jirr, v. say, sayest, sayeth, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Mat. xvii. 20: Dy beagh nyn gredjue wheesh grine dy rass mustard, jirragh shiu rish y slieau shoh, Scugh veih shoh noon gys shid, as nee eh scughey: as cha bee nhee erbee ro-ghoillee diu [If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you] G
yarr or yiarragh, v. (from jir), would or wouldst say; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys J
cha n'yiar or n'yiarr, v. not say; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms G
cha n'iarr, v. not say; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Gen. xliii. 7: ...as dinsh shin da cordail rish bree ny goan shoh; voddagh fys ve ain son shickyrys, dy niarragh eh, Cur-jee lhieu nyn mraar sheese. [...and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?] Y
jirrit, 85. said
gra, v. say, saying, saith, sayest
gra-agh, See yiarragh.
dy ghra, v. to say; cre t'ou dy ghra [what thou sayest]; Luke xxii. 60: As dooyrt Peddyr, Ghooinney, cha s'aym cre t'ou dy ghra. [And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest] G
er ghra, v. said, hath, &c. said G
dooyrt, v. said, did say
raait, 85. said, spoken
grait, 85. said, spoken
raad, s. m. a road, way, vent
raaidyn, s. pl. roads, ways; Job. xiii. 27: T'ou cur my chassyn neesht ayns ny stockyn, as sooill ghyere ayd er ooilley my raaidyn. [Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths]
fo-raad, a. under way or weigh
goaill raad, v. prevailing; 1 Chron. xxi. 4: Ny-yeih, ghow goan y ree raad noi Joab. [Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab]
raad, adv. where
raad, v. ride at anchor, to give way; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
raadey, v. anchoring
raadee, a. d. of anchorage
raah, s. m. prosperity; Psl. lxxiii. 3: As cre'n-oyr? va mee seaghnit er coontey ny mee-chrauee: ta mee myrgeddin fakin drogh ‘leih ayns lheid y raah. [And why? I was grieved at the wicked: I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity]
raalish, s. m. loose, empty talk; pl. -yn
raane, s. m. bail, surety, guarantee; pl. -teeyn; -teenyn; 2 Chron. xxv. 24: As ghow eh ooilley'n airh as yn argid, as ooilley ny siyn v'er ny gheddyn ayns thie Yee fo currym Obed-edom, as tashtaghyn thie'n ree, as raanteenyn myrgeddin, as hyndaa eh reesht gys Samaria. [And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria]
raanteenys, s. f. suretiship
raau or raaue, v. warn, admonish; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
raauit, 85. warned, admonished
s'raauit, a. how warned R
raaue, s. m. a warning, a caution; pl. -yn
rauee, a. d.
fer-raauee, s. m. a monitor, a warner; s. m. a warner, an admonisher, a monitor; pl. of the former fir [raauee], of the latter -yn
radling, s. m. pales, railing; Ecclesiasticus xxii. 18: Myr nagh vod radling troggit er yn yrjey shassoo noi niart ny geayee: myr shen cha vod cree agglagh, ayns smooinaghtyn ommydan, shassoo noi aggle erbee. [Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear]
rag, s. m. a short storm; pl. -yn
raghidey, a. able to go or walk about
raghtal, a. rash, violent
s'raghtal, a. how rash or violent R
raghtalid, raghtalys or raghlid, s. m. rashness, violence
raghtanys, s. f. rigour; pl. -yn
rah, s. m. a hago [not in OED or EDD], funk [OED: A powerful, unpleasant smell, esp. a pungent, earthy, or musky odour of sweat or other bodily excretions; a stink], a strong smell; it is also used for a strong taste
rahagh, a. rammish [OED: Having a pungent or disagreeable smell or taste]; strong scented
rahgyl, s. f. the herb horseradish, poor man's pepper
raiee, s. f. a quarter of a year
raigh, s. f. a rein. This word was formerly applied to the reins or ropes from the horse gear to the harrow; pl. -yn
raisey, s. m. a grope, a move, as in the dark; pl. 67
raiseyder, s. m. one who gropes
raistyl, s. m. a rake; pl. -yn
raistylagh, a. rakish, dissolute
rangan, s. m. a worn out animal; pl. -yn
rank, a. high or rapid in growth, luxuriant, rapid, hasty growth.. Whether the Manks or the English can lay the best claim to this word I cannot decide, but I believe the Manks to be a much older language
s'rank, a. how luxuriant, comp. and sup., or s'rankey R
rankid or rankys, s. rankness, luxuriance, exuberance, hastiness, rapidity
rannee, s. m. a roguish fellow, a wag
rag-rannee, s. m. an arch rogue
rap, s. m. a counterfeit, a base coin
rap, s. m. a little rogue
rass, s. m. seed; pl. -yn; -inyn; Phrase,: rass as cass. [Seed and foot, i.e. root and seed, or root and branch.]
my-rass, a. bolled [OED: Having bolls; esp. having seed vessels, in pod, in seed], in seed
resh, a. d. of seed; arroo resh [seed corn]; snaie resh [the vital thread]
rass, v. rip, undo a sewing; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rassey, v. ripping, undoing a sewing, undoing any work
rasst or rast, 85. ripped
s'rast, a. how ripped
rassey, s. m. a rip, a rent in the seam; pl. 67
rasseyder, s. m. a ripper, a render of work
rassag or reeassag, s. f. a creel. [OED: A large wicker basket; formerly applied to the large deep baskets, coupled in pairs across the backs of horses, for the transport of goods; now applied to a basket used for the transport of fish and borne upon the back, to a potato-basket, and the like]
roddag, s. f. a very coarsely woven creel, or straw rope net work
rastagh, a. gusty, squally, rapidity of wind, windy, boisterous; Mat. xiv. 30: Agh gennaghtyn yn gheay rastagh, v'eh agglit: as aarloo dy gholl fo, dyllee eh, gra, Hiarn, saue mee. [But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me]
s'rasstagh, a. how squally or gusty R
s'rasstee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rastid, s. m. gustiness, squalliness
ratçh, s. m. a run.. It might have been the original Manks of race, but it is now only generally applied to a run or race before a jump; pl. -yn
ratçh, v. -agh, 77; &c
ratçhal, v. making runs
ratçhit, 85. run or pulled quickly
ratçheyder, s. m. a runner of short runs
raue, a. d. of the stroke of an oar, or rowing
maidjey raue, s. m. an oar; pl. 69 [i.e. maidjyn raue]
Raue, s. f. Rome
Raueagh, a. Romish
raun, s. f. a seal, a sea-calf; pl. -teeyn; -yn; Lam. iv. 3: Ta eer raunyn ny marrey tayrn magh nyn sheeintyn, t'ad cur keeagh da ny quallianyn oc. [Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones]
roaun, See raun.
re, s. f. the moon, one of the names of the moon; the same word which the Rev. Wm. Shaw gives in his Gaelic dictionary for moon; although the translators of the Bible have written it ray, Isa. lx. 19, the same as a ray of light:; Cha bee yn ghrian ny smoo dty hoilshey 'sy laa, chamoo son ray-sollys bee yn eayst ayd son soilshey dhyt. [The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee]
ray, See re.
re-hollys vooar y n'ouyr, s. f. the great harvest moonlight, called so from the moon's rising about or near the same time for a week successively, at the time of full, caused by the situation of the earth and moon at or after the autumnal equinox
re-hollys vooar ny gabbyl, s. f. the moonlight-that immediately follows the former
oie-rehollys, s. f. a moon light night
rea, a. even, level, plain, smooth
s'rea, a. how even or regular; comp. and sup. R
neu-rea, uneven, not even
rea-id, s. m. smoothness, evenness
rea, s. m. a ram, a tup; pl. -ghyn
reagh, a. ruttish, wanton, merry, sportive, lecherous
s'reagh, a. how merry or wanton R
s'reaie, a. id. comp. and sup.; Prov.: Tra sreaie yn chloie, share faagail jeh [When the play is merriest, 'tis best to leave off]; and, Myr smoo yn çheshaght, sreaie yn chloie [The more the company the merrier the play.]
reays, a. riggish [OED: Esp. of a woman: sexually immodest, promiscuous; wanton], tupping, wanting the tup or ram
reaïd, s. m. wantonness, merriment, sport, mirth, lecherousness
readan, s. f. a windpipe; a sharp puff or blast of wind; pl. -yn
recortysser, s. m. a recorder, a registrar; pl. -yn; 1 Kings iv. 3: Jehoshaphat mac Ahilud, yn recortysser. [Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder]
red, s. m. a thing. Nhee is nearly syn. with this word, but there are words that nhee will not agree with; as, un red (one thing); un nhee, red elley, nhee elley, the nhee does not sound so agreeably with these.; pl. -dyn; Prov.: Ta'n red ta goit dy mie ny share na'n red ta jeant dy mie. [The thing that is taken well is better than the thing that is done well.]; And, Cha nee eshyn ta red beg echey ta boght, agh eshyn ta geearree mooarane. [It is not he who has little that is poor, but he who desires much.]
red-hene, s. m. the thing itself
ree, s. m. king; pl. -aghyn; -ghyn
moylley rea, praise to the King
reeoil, kingly, royal, regal
s'reeoil, a. how royal or kingly, comp. and sup.
ardys-reeoil, s. m. royal highness
lorg-reeoil, s. f. a sceptre
reeriaght, s. m. kingdom; pl. -yn
rein, See ben-rein.
ben-rein, s. f. a queen, king's wife
reeall, v. wriggle [OED: Irish English = riddle v., use a riddle — A coarse-meshed sieve, used to separate sand from gravel, ashes from cinders, etc.], cleanse corn; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
reealley, v. wriggling, cleansing corn in a sieve; Jer. iv. 11: Geay fowanagh veih sleityn ard yn aasagh noi inneen my phobble, cha nee son fasney, ny son reealley. [A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse;]; Amos ix. 9: Son cur-my-ner, ver-ym sarey, as nee'm creearrey thie Israel mastey dy chooilley ashoon, myr ta arroo er ny reealley ayns creear, ny-yeih, cha bee yn grine sloo caillit er y thalloo. [For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth]
reeallit, 85. wriggled
s'reealt, a. how wriggled R
reealleyder, s. m. a wriggler; pl. -yn
reeayllagh, s. m. anything thinly scattered or spread; pl. -yn
reean, s. m. a rattle or tightness in the breast or chest, a difficulty in breathing
reeast or reeastane, s. m. a rough, uneven, uncultivated piece of ground; pl. -yn
ushag reaisht, s. f. the mountain plover
reeastagh, a. coarse, rude, uneven, rough; when applied to cloth having large and small threads; when applied to land having hillocks and hollows
s'reeastagh, a. how uneven, coarse, rough, &c
s'reeastee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
reeastid, s. m. unevenness, coarseness, roughness
rastane, s. m. an uncultivated piece of land
rastanagh, a. uncultivated, unimproved by tillage
s'rastanagh, a. how uncultivated R
s'rastanee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rastanid, s. m. uncultivation
reejerey, s. m. regent prince, viceregent, prince; pl. 67 ; Hos. iii. 4: Son bee cloan Israel ry-foddey gyn ree, as gyn reejerey, as gyn oural, as gyn jalloo, as gyn ephod, as gyn teraphim. [For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim.]
reen, a. tough, ropy, viscid, gluey
reeney, a. pl. tough, ropy, &c
s'reen, a. how tough or ropy R
s'reeney, a. id. comp. and sup. R
reen or reenee, v. toughen, to get tough; -agh; -ys
dy reenaghey, v. to toughen, get tough
reenit, 85. toughened, &c
reeneyder, s. m. something that toughens
reenid, s. m. toughness, &c., hard[ness] to be chewed
reesht, adv. again; -agh, id. em.
giennaghtyn reesht spyrrydoil, s. spiritual birth, regeneration
irree-reesht, s. resurrection; Mat. xxii. 31: Agh mychione irree-reesht ny merriu, nagh vel shiu er lhaih shen va loayrit riu liorish Jee, gra… [But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying….]; Irree-seose; John xi. 24: Dooyrt Martha rish, Ta fys aym dy n'irree eh reesht ec yn irree-seose 'sy laa jerrinagh. [Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day]
reih, s. m. choice; pl. -ghyn
reih, v. choose; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Reih as teigh [pick and choice]
reihit or reiht, 85. chosen; Cloan reiht [the elect]
s'reiht, a. how chosen or elected R
reihder, s. m. a chooser; pl. -yn
reill or reilley, v. rule. reign, govern; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; v. governing
reillt, 85. ruled, governed
s'reillt, a. how ruled R
reill, s. m. rule, reign; pl. -yn
reiltys, s. f. rule, government
ard-reill or ard-reiltys, s. m. principality, chief rule, monarchy; pl. -yn
mee-reiltys, s. m. unruliness, turbulence, disloyalty
fer-reill, s. m. a ruler, magistrate, or person in authority
fir-reill, s. pl.
ir-reill, s. rulers; Isaiah xlix. 7: Myr shoh ta'n Chiarn, Saualtagh Israel dy ghra, as e Er-casherick, rishyn ta sleih soiaghey beg jeh, rishyn ta dwoaie yn ashoon, rish sharvaant dy ir-reill… [Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers] F
lorg-reill, s. f. a sceptre
reiltagh, s. m. a ruler, a magistrate; pl. 71
ard-reiltagh, s. m. a monarch; pl. 71
mee-reiltagh, a. unruly, turbulent, disloyal;
mee-reiltagh, s. m. an unruly person; pl. 71
yn vee-reiltagh, s. the unruly one M
reir or rere, according to, to the utmost of, as far, as far as possible
reirey, v. reaching, extending
reis, s. m. race. Gael; pl. -yn
remlad, s. m. a remnant, a narrow stripe of cloth, &c.; pl. -yn
renaig, s. f. a hair, one hair; pl. -yn
renaigagh, a. hairy, having hairs
resoon, s. m. reason, rationality; pl. -yn
resoon, v. reason; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
resooney, v. reasoning, arguing
resoonit, 85. reasoned
resoonagh, a. reasonable, rational
s'resoonagh, a. how reasonable R
s'resoonee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
neu-resoonagh, a. unreasonable
resooneyder, s. m. a reasoner, an arguer
resowir, s. m. a receiver; pl. -yn
reuyr or rouyr, v. dig, delve, root; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
reuyrey, v. digging, delving, rooting
reuyrit, 85. dug, delved, rooted
s'reuyrit, a. how dug or delved R
reuyreyder, s. m. a digger; pl. -yn
rourey, s. f. a headland, a piece of land in the end of a field. called so, no doubt, because in old times, generally dug
rey, done, done with, a total failure; Rev. xviii. 14: As ta ny messyn va yeearree dty chree orroo, er n’immeeaght voïd, as dy chooilley nhee va millish as mie, er n’immeeaght voïd as t’ou rey roo son dy bragh. [And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all]; Hymn 76 [rey is not in Hymn 76; probably Hymn 26 is intended]; Ta ooilley yn caggey rey rish [All battle is done away with.]; Rey is related to rea ‘flat’; Ir. réidh
reyggyryn, s. pl. a few, some few; Zec. xi. 11: As ve brisht er y laa shen: myr shen hoig reyggyryn treih yn chioltane, ren farkiaght orrym, dy nee goo yn Chiarn ve. [And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord]
regiryn, See reyggyryn.
rheam or ream, s. m. realm; pl. -yn
rheamys, s. room, space, extent
rheamyssagh, a. roomy, spacious, extensive, capacious
reynn, See rheynn.; Exod. xv. 9: Dooyrt y noid, Hem er nyn eiyrt's, berr-ym orroo, reynn-ym y spooilley: bee cooilleeney m'aigney aym orroo; my chliwe nee'm y hayrn, nee my laue ad y stroie. [The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them;]; Acts xiii. 19: As tra v'eh er stroie shiaght ashoonyn ayns cheer Chanaan, reynn eh yn thalloo oc orroo liorish cron. [And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot]
rheynnit, 85. divided, distributed
s'rheynnit, a. how divided R
neu-rheynnit, a. undivided, undistributed
rheynn, s. m. a division, a distribution; pl. -yn
mooar-rheynn, s. m. a province
rheynneyder, s. m. a divider; pl. -yn
ronney, s. m. a portion, share, division; pl. 67
cooid-ronney, s. m. portion of goods divided
e chooid-ronney, s. his dividend C
stoyr-ronney, s. m. a dividend. but it is generally understood to be a remainder after division not worth dividing
rhollan, s. f. a whirler, spool, a nave; pl. -yn; sheeves. [EDD sheave, sheeve: A pulley-wheel; a pulley of any kind]; 1 Kings vii. 33: As va obbyr ny queeylyn casley rish obbyr queeyl fainagh; va ny essylyn oc, as ny rhollanyn oc, as ny croughyn oc, as ny spakyn oc ooilley roit. [And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten]
rhollanagh, a. having spools, &c
rhum, s. m. room, apartment; pl. -yn
rhum-aarlee, s. m. a kitchen
Rhumsaa, s. f. Ramsey, a town in the parish of Maughold
rhusag, s. f. an amulet; pl. -yn
ribbag, s. f. a piece, part, or parcel rent or torn off from something
rubbag, . See ribbag
ribbeh or ribbey, s. f. a snare, trap, or gin, something to entrap unwarily; pl. <76>[67 ]
ribbeyder, s. m. an ensnarer, a fowler; pl. -yn; Pro. vi. 5: Jean oo hene y livrey, myr y feeaïh veih laue y chelgeyr, as myr ushag ass laue y ribbeyder [Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler] See also eeanleyder.
ribl or ribil, v. ripple; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
ribley, v. rippling
riblit, 85. rippled
ribleyder, s. m. a rippler; pl. -yn
riblas, s. m. a lath under the scraw of a thatched house; pl. -syn See also thooane.
rick, s. ‘sign’
oast-rick, s. m. a public or ale-house sign
rick, s. m. a satisfactory answer; a resolve; uniformity of rule, a steady determined manner, settled rule; pl. -yn
rieau, <s. m.>[adv.] ever, the ever that is past; rieau er dy henney [ever since]; er dy rieau [from everlasting]; cha row rieau [never was]
er-dy-rieau, adv. from eternity, for the ever which is past, all the time that hath been
rieugh, a. real, not imaginary
con-rieugh, a. imaginary, not real
riftan, s. m. a refused person, a worthless fellow; pl. -yn
riggan, v. rut; -agh; -ee; -ys
rigganey, v. rutting
riggyl, s. m. a ram half castrated; pl. -yn
rimlagh, s. f. a fishing line; pl. 72
rimlee, a. d. of a fishing line
rimmeig, s. f. a weal, a stripe, a streak, a mark made in the skin by the blow of a whip or rod, &c.; pl. -yn
rimmeig, v. to make weals, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rimmeigit, 85. streaked, striped, variegated
s'rimmeigit, a. how striped R
rimmeigagh, a. having weals, stripes, or streaks
s'rimmeigagh, a. how full of stripes, or weals R
s'rimmeigee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rimmeigeyder, s. m. one who makes weals, streaks, &c
rimmey, s. m. a rim, a ledge; pl. 67 ; 1 Kings vii. 36: Son er plaityn ny rimmaghyn, as er ny boarderyn ren eh grainnaghey cherubim, lionyn, as biljyn-palm, cordail rish cummey dagh unnane oc; as reddyn elley ooilley mygeayrt. [For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about]
ring, s. f. a verse, a subdivision; Gael
rinkyn, s. pl. things separated or scattered from the main body
rio, s. m. frost, ice; pl. -ghyn
rioee, a. d. of frost or ice
lheeah-rio, s. f. hoar-frost
rio, v. freeze, coagulate; -agh; -ee; -ys
riojit, 85. frozen, coagulated
s'riojit, a. how frozen R
rioeeagh, a. frosty, icy
rioder, s. m. a freezer; pl. -yn
rish, adv. p. with, by, unto him, with him; -yn, id. em.
rish-hene, p. p. to himself, with himself
r'ee, adv. p. to her, unto her; -ish, id. em.
roo, p. p. to them, with them, unto them; -syn, id. em.
roo-hene, p. p. to themselves
rhym, p. p. to me, unto me; -s, id. em.
rooin, p. p. to us, used in, doing to us; -yn, to us, em
rhyt, p. p. to thee, unto thee; -s, id. em.
riu, p. p. to you, unto you or ye; dy ghoaill riu [to receive you]; Luke ix. 5: As quoi-erbee nagh jean goaill riu, tra aagys shiu yn ard-valley shen, crie-jee yn eer joan jeh ny cassyn eu, son feanish nyn ‘oi [And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them]; -ish, id. em.
cur-rish, v. doing, practise; Micah ii. 1: Smerg dauesyn ta shêgin er mee-chairys, as smooinaghtyn er yn olk er nyn lhiabbaghyn! cha leah's ta'n moghrey soilshaghey t'ad cur rish, er-yn-oyr dy vel eh ayns pooar nyn laue. [Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand]
cur-roo, p. having to do to or with [them]; -syn, id. em.
cur-rhym, v. doing with me, having to do with me:; -s, id. em.
goaill-rish, v. acknowledging, admitting; dy ghoaill-rish [to acknowledge or admit]
riyr, adv. last night, yester-night
arroo-y-riyr, s. f. the night before last. This word may be a corruption of earroo, number, the night that numbered before last night
roa, s. m. a row; pl. -ghyn
roa, v. to set in row; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
roaghey, v. making in rows
roait, 85. rowed
roagan, s. f. a scollop; pl. -yn
roauyr, a. fat, thick
roauyrey, a. pl. fat, thick
s'roauyr, a. how fat or thick K
s'riurey, a. fatter, fattest; comp. and sup. R
kione-roauyr, s. the best part, the thick end or head
roauyragh, s. m. f. a fat one.. This word is seldom used, but I find the plural in; Zec. xi. 16: …trog-yms seose bochilley ayns y cheer, nagh jean jeeaghyn lurg ny [kirree] cailjey, chamoo shirrey son yn eayn, ny lheihys adsyn ta doghanit, ny gymmyrkey lesh shen ta er-troggloo: agh ee-ys eh feill ny roauyree, as raipee eh ny yngnyn oc ayns peeshyn. […I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces]
riurid, s. f. fatness, fat. It is contracted to riuid, and also used for thickness or largeness in circumference; pl. -yn
reuïd or reurid, s. m. fatness, fat; Psalm xvii. 10: T'ad dooint ayns y reuïd oc hene: as ta'n beeal oc loayrt reddyn mooaralagh. [They are inclosed in their own fat: and their mouth speaketh proud things]
roayrt or roart, s. f. the spring tide, a great flow of any thing; pl. -yn; vel y roayrt ec y vullagh [is the spring at the height ?]; Prov.: “Lurg roayrt hig contraie.” [After spring tide comes neap tide.]
bioghey-roayrt, s. m. the first rising of the spring tide after a neap
raip-roayrt, s. f. a spring tide that tears things away
robbee, s. f. a ruffle; pl. -yn
rock, v. cockle [OED: Of cloth, paper, or the like: To bulge out in parts so as to present an uneven, wrinkled, or creased surface; to go into rucks, to pucker], pucker; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rockey, v. cockling, puckering
rockit, 85. cockled, puckered
rockey, s. m. a pucker, &c.; pl. 67
rockeyder, s. m. one who cockles, &c
roddagagh, s. m. moor gall [? = OED moor-ill: Disease seen in livestock (esp. cattle) grazing on moorland, or attributed to this; esp. (a) redwater (bovine babesiosis); (b) a (supposed) form of enteritis often accompanied by muscular stiffness and grunting respiration]; pl. -yn
roït, 85. run, cast, melted, molten; 1 Kings vii. 33: As va obbyr ny queeylyn casley rish obbyr queeyl fainagh; va ny essylyn oc, as ny rhollanyn oc, as ny croughyn oc, as ny spakyn oc ooilley roit. [And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten]
s'roit, a. how run, cast, melted, or molten R
roie-folley, s. the bloody flux. [OED bloody flux: Bloody diarrhoea ... bleeding from another part of the body, spec. menstrual bleeding, esp. when excessive or prolonged]
fer-roie, s. m. a deserter, a runner
roieder, s. m. a runner; pl. -yn
roig, s. f. the King's evil. [OED: Scrofula (tuberculous infection of the lymph nodes of the neck)]
roih, s. f. an arm; pl. -aghyn
roish, adv. before, anterior, before him; -yn, id. em.
roish-hene, p. p. before himself
roee, p. p. before her; -ish, id. em.
roïe-hene, p. p. before herself
rhymbee, adv. p. before her; hie ee rhymbee [she went away, on the way before her]; -ish, id. em.
roue, p. p. before them; -syn, id. em.
roue-hene, p. p. before themselves
rhymboo, adv. p. before them; hie ad rhymboo [they went away or on before them]; -syn, id. em.
roym, p. p. before me; -s, id. em.
roym-pene, p. p. before myself
roïn, p. before us; -s and -yn, id. em.
roin-hene, p. p. before us, before ourselves
royd, p. p. before thee; -s, id. em.
royd-hene, p. p. before thyself
royd oo, p. p. away thou, begone thou
reue, adv. p. before you or ye, or go ye, begone; -ish, id. em.
reue-hene, adv. p. before yourselves
rhymbiu, adv. p. before you or ye; -ish, id. em.
roish y thooilley, a. antideluvian
roïe, adv. before now; 1 Sam. xvii. 30: As hyndaa eh veihsyn, dy loayrt ny goan cheddin rish fer elley: as dreggyr y pobble eh myr dooyrt ad roïe. [And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner]
rolaue, adv. before, beforehand
rolaueid or rolaueys, s. m. anticipation, the act of being before hand
rollag, s. f. the hollow an oar works in on the gunwale of a boat [i.e. rowlock]; pl. -yn
rollage, s. f. a star; pl. -yn
rollageagh, a. starry; Cant. vi. 4: T’ou uss aalin, O my ghraih myr Tirzah, stoamey myr Jerusalem, gloyroil myr slane sollyssid rollageagh yn aer. [Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners]; [NB Manx and English texts do not correspond here.]
s'rollageagh, a. how starry R
s'rollagee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rollageydagh, s. m. an astrologer, an astronomer; pl. 71
rollageydys, s. f. astrology, astronomy
rolley, s. f. a roll; pl. 67
rowley, s. m. (sic) a roll; pl. 67
roll, rowl or rowl, v. roll; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rowlal, v. rolling, rolleth
rowlit, 85. rolled; Mark xvi. 4: As tra v'ad er yeeaghyn, honnick ad y chlagh rowlit ersooyl: son v'ee feer vooar. [And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great]
rollit, 85. rolled
rolleyder, s. m. a roller; pl. -yn
rowleyder, s. m. a roller; pl. -yn
Romanagh, s. m. a Roman; pl. 71
ronneeaght or ronniaght, s. m. reverie or revery [OED: Wild or uncontrolled behaviour; wantonness, revelry], ribaldry, a foolish song, ranting talk, raving in drink, &c.; pl. -yn; Job xxx. 9: As nish cha vel mee agh son ronniaght daue, dy jarroo, ta mee son an-ghoo oc. [And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword]
rons or ronsee, v. search, ransack [OED: To search (a place, collection of things, receptacle, etc.) thoroughly for something; To examine thoroughly; to question, scrutinize closely; to investigate in detail], rummage; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
ronsagh or ronsaghey, v. searching, ransacking, rummaging
ronsit, 85. ransacked, searched
s'ronsit, a. how ransacked or searched R
ronsey, s. m. a search, a ransack; pl. 67
ronseyder, s. m. a searcher, &c.; pl. -yn
ronsoilagh, a.
neu-ronsoilagh, a. unsearchable, inscrutable, inexplorable
roo, s. m. a ruff; pl. -ghyn; -syn, id. em.
rooit, s. f. a peal; pl. -yn; rooit harnee [a peal of thunder]
roon, s. f. rancour, resentment, malice, spite
roonagh, a. rancorous<ness>, spiteful, perverse; Mat. xvii. 17: O heeloghe vee-chredjuagh as roonagh, caid ta mish dy ve meriu? [O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?]; revengeful, malignant, vindictive
s'roonagh, a. how rancorous or spiteful R
s'roonee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
roonid, s. m. rancorousness, &c
roost, s. m. rind, bark, peel
roost, v. strip, make bare, peel off, unbark; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rooisht, v. strip<ped> naked, bare<d> of covering; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
roostey, v. making naked
rooishtit, 85. stript or stripped, made naked or bare of clothing
s'rooishtit, a. how stripped or bared R
roosteen, s. m. a naked person; pl. -ee [pl. of roosteenagh]; Isa. lviii. 7: Nagh nee dy rheynn dty arran er ny accryssee, as dy der oo lhiat ny ymmyrchee ta gyn fastee gys dty hie? tra hee oo yn roosteen, dy der oo eaddagh da; as nagh jean oo oo hene y cheiltyn veih dty eill hene? [Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?]
roosteenagh, a. naked, in want of clothes
rooisht, a. stripped naked, bared of covering
rooishtey, a. pl. naked, uncovered
s'rooisht, a. how naked or bare R
cass-rooisht, a. bare-foot, bare-footed
jiarg-rooisht, a. stark naked
rooisht, s. m. the naked; Job xxiv. 7: Cha vel ad cur aaght ny eaddagh da'n rooisht, myr shen nagh vel coodagh oc veih'n feayraght. [They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold]
coshee-rooisht, s. pl. barefeet or barefooted travellers
rooishteyder, s. m. a person or thing that strips or makes naked
rooishtid, s. m. nakedness, nudity
roostey, v. robbing
roostit, 85. robbed, rifled; Zec. xiv. 2: Son chaglee-ym ooilley ny ashoonee noi Jerusalem dy chaggey, as bee’n ard-valley er ny ghoaill, as bee ny thieyn er ny roostey… [For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled…,]; [NB er ny roostey, not roostit, in the citation here.]
roosteyr, s. m. a robber; pl. -yn
roosteyrys (sic: stress), s. f. robbery; Psl. lxii. 10: O ny treisht-jee ayns aggair as roosteyrys… [O trust not in wrong and robbery…]
rouaillagh, a. unsettled, of a roaming, rambling, unsteady mind, devious
rouailtagh, s. m. a rover, rambler, &c.; pl. 71
s'rouailagh or s'rouailtagh, a. how roving, roaming, or disposed to wander R
s'rouailee or s'rouailtee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rouailtys, s.
rouailtys-aigney, s. m. the roving or wandering of the mind
rouan, s. m. riot, uproar
rouan, v. idem; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rouanagh (sic: stress), a. riotous;
rouanagh, s. m. a rioter; pl. 71
s'rouanagh, a. how riotous R
s'rouanee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rouanid or rouanys (sic: stress), s. f. riotousness, rioting
rour, too much; Exod. xviii. 18: Nee oo son shickyrys, goll naardey chammah oo hene as y pobble ta mayrt: son ta'n errey shoh ro hrome er dty hon; te rour dhyt's dty lomarcan dy ymmyrkey. [Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone; too many, over and above what should be]
roud, adv. too far, too late
ro, adv. too; from rouyr or rour, too much; ro-chreoi (too hard). There is another ro, before, as, rolaue (before hand), this latter is from roish q.v.
rouyl, s. m. rage, fury;
rouyl, a. rabid, furious, frantic
er roul or er-rouyl, a. in a rage, outrageous, violent, disorderly
rub or rubb, v. wipe, rub; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
rubbit, 85. wiped, rubbed
s'rubbit, a. how rubbed R
rubbee, a. d.
clooid-rubbee, s. m. a. towel
rubbeyder, s. m. a rubber, a wiper
clagh-rubban, s. a rubbing stone
ruck, s. f. a rick of turf or hay; pl. -yn
ruck, v. rick; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
ruckit, 85. ricked
s'ruckit, a. how ricked R
ruckeyder, s. m. one who makes ricks
rugg or ruggyr, v. did bare, was or wast born, did come by birth; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; yn laa ruggyr mee [the day of my birth]; ruggyr ee lhiannoo mac [she brought forth a male child;]; born; Acts xxii. 3: Ta mish dy firrinagh my ghooinney ta my Hew, ruggyr ayns Tarsus, ard-valley ayns Cilicia, agh va mee troggit ayns yn ard-valley shoh, ec cassyn Ghamaliel, as ynsit lurg aght s'ynrick leigh nyn shenn-ayryn, ayns graih jeean gys Jee, myr t'euish ooilley jiu. [I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.]]
er ruggaghtyn, v. hath, &c. borne
er ny ruggey, v. hath, &c. been born
ruggit, 85. born, brought forth
neu-ruggit, a. unborn
ruggyr, s. m. birth, the time of birth;
ruggagh, a. rugged, rough, uneven, harsh
s'ruggagh, a. how rugged or uneven R
s'ruggee, a. id. , 58 R
ruillick or rhullick, s. f. a grave yard, a place set apart to bury the dead in, a churchyard
ruillickey, a. d. of a grave or church-yard
ruissagh, a. ruddy, reddish, of a fresh blooming colour
s'ruishagh, a. how ruddy R
s'ruishee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup. R
rumbyl, s. the edge or skirt of a garment; Nah. iii. 5: Cur-my-ner ta mish dt'oï, ta Chiarn ny flaunyssee dy ghra, as bee dty rumbyllyn troggit er dty eddin, as jeeagh-yms da ny ashoonyn dty nearey, as da ny reeriaghtyn dty scammylt. [Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame]
rhumbyl, s. m. the edge or skirt of a loose garment; Num. xv. 38: Loayr rish cloan Israel, as oardee, dy der ad fringeyn er rhumbyllyn nyn gharmadyn, trooid ny sheelogheyn oc, as dy der ad er fringe ny rhumbyllyn rybban gorrym [Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue]
runt, a. round, circular, globular
runtey, a. pl. round, circular
s'runt, a. how round R
s'runtey, a. id. comp. and sup. R
runt, v. to make round, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
runtaghey, v. rounding
runtit, 85. rounded
runtagh, a. roundish, oval
runtag, s. f. a round lump of a thing
runtid, s. m. roundness
ruy, a. reddish, brown
ruyey, a. pl. brown, reddish
s'ruy, a. how reddish or brown R
s'ruyey, a. id. comp. and sup. R
argid-ruy, s. m. copper money, pence
fyn-ruy, a. having brown hair or fur
ruyghey, v. getting brown, reddening
ruyid, s. m. brownness, reddishness
ruagh, a. inclined to red, brown
raugh, a. of a light red colour
ry (sounded re), to be, to, by, and sometimes; a. This particle or adjunct is used before words as the following
ry-akin, v. to be seen.; Cha jinnagh dooinney ta coyrt dy ve ry-akin dy bragh jeirk sy dorraghys. [A man who gives in order to be seen would never do alms in the dark.]
ry-cheilley, adv. together, stuck together
ry-chlashtyn, v. to be heard
ry-chleayshyn, adv. by the ears
ry-chosh, adv. by the feet, by foot
ry-ennaghtyn, v. to be felt, or being felt
ry-foddey, adv. by a long time
ry-gheddyn, v. to be had or found
ry-heet, v. to come, being to come
ry-heshaght, v. to be in company, accompanying
ry-hoï, adv. reserved against, for and against
roï, adv. reserved for, provided for or against
ry-hrostey, v. to be fasting
ry-lheayst, adv. by the thigh, on the thigh; Cant. iii. 8: T'ad ooilley glackey nyn gliwenyn, aghtal ayns caggey, dagh dooinney as e chliwe ry-lheayst, son arrey ny hoie. [They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night]
ry-lhiattee, adv. by the side, aside
rybban, s. m. a riband; pl. -yn; Num. xv. 38:: Loayr rish cloan Israel, as oardee, dy der ad fringeyn er rhumbyllyn nyn gharmadyn, trooid ny sheelogheyn oc, as dy der ad er fringe ny rhumbyllyn rybban gorrym. [Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue]
rubban, See rybban.
rydlan, s. f. a cribble [OED: a sieve], a riddle [OED: A coarse-meshed sieve, used to separate sand from gravel, ashes from cinders, etc.]; pl. -yn
ryptar, s. f. rupture; pl. -yn
lus y ryptar, s. f. allseed, rupture wort, little flax
