saailley, s. f. brine, sea-water, salt-water; Ez. xlvii.
11: Agh ny
ynnydyn laaghey t’ayn, as ny claddeeyn, cha bee ad er nyn lheihys, bee ad shen
fo saailey gennish. But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall
not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
dy haailey, s. of brine or salt water. S
saase, s. m. a means, method or measure; pl. -yn.
e haase, s. his mean or method. S
saase-lheihys, s. m. medicine; Jer. xlvi. 11: Immee seose gys Gilead,
as gow yn chielliu costal, O voidyn, inneen Egypt: ayns fardail nee oo goaill ymmodee
saaseyn-lheihys; son cha bee oo er dty laanaghey. Go up into Gilead, and
take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many
medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
saaseagh, a[dv]. by means, measures or methods.
Saasilagh, s. m. a Methodist; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
sack, s. m. sack. This word is nearly the same in all
languages, and is thought to be an antediluvian word; pl. seick.
yn tack, s. the sack. S
e hack, s. his sack. S
saick, a. d. of a sack or sacks.
e haick or heick, s. his sacks. S
saggyrt, s. m. a minister, a priest or clergyman; pl. -yn.
yn taggyrt, s. the priest or parson. S
e haggyrt, s. his parson or priest. S
nyn daggyrt, s. your, &c. parson, priest, or minister. S
ard-saggyrt, s. m. high priest; pl. -yn.
bwoid-saggart, s. m. the herb orchis satircon.
corkey-taghyrt, s. m. long bearded oats. (sic, l. taggyrt?)
saggyrtagh, a. d. of a priest or parson.
saggyrtys, s. f. priesthood, &c.
yn taggyrtys, s. the priesthood. S
e haggyrtys, s. his ministry or priesthood. S
nyn daggyrtys (sic), s. your, &c. ministry or priesthood.
S
sahll or saill, s. m. saim [EDD: Lard, esp.
hog or goose lard; fat; grease; train-oil], the white flesh of pork, &c.;
the blubber of fish, &c.; grease; Psl. cxix. 70: Ta’n cree oc cha roauyr
as saill: agh ta my haitnys er ve ayns dty leigh. Their heart is as fat
as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy law. Prov. “Slaa sahll er
toyn muck roauyr.” [Smearing grease on a fat pig’s breech.]
sampleyr, s. m. example, pattern, precedent for
others to imitate.
e hampleyr, s. his example. S
sampleyragh, a. exemplary, sign; Num. xxvi. 10: As ren y thalloo fosley
e beeal, as sluggey ad sheese cooidjagh marish Korah tra va’n cheshaght shen
giarit jeh, as ren yn aile stroie daa cheead as jeih deiney as daeed: as haink
ad dy ve raaue sampleyragh. And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed
them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire
devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
sampleyree, a. id., comp. and sup.
neu-sampleyrit, a. unexampled, unprecedented.
sannish or sonnish, s. f. a whisper; pl. -yn.
e hannish, s. his whisper. S
sannish or sonnish, v. to whisper or susurrate; -agh,
77; -ee80; -in,
88; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
sansheraght, v. whispering.
sansherey, s. m. whisperer; pl. sansherryn (sic).
sansh or sanshit, a. annunciated. As, laa’l Moirrey ny Sansh.
sap, s. f. a wisp [EDD: A small bundle of straw or hay used
for lighting a fire], the outside of timber; pl. -yn.
e hap, s. his wisp. S
sar* or sare, v. command, enjoin; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
har or haree, v. did command or commanded; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. S
my haaue, s. my safety; Acts vii. 49: Niau my stoyl-reeoil,
as y thalloo stoyl my choshey: cren thie hroggys shiu dooys? ta’n Chiarn gra:
ny cre vel ynnyd my haaue? Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool:
what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
S [Despite Cregeen’s link with saue, the quotation properly belongs
under taaue ‘idleness, rest’.]
saueyder, s. m. a saver; pl. -yn.
sauallagh, s. m. a salvor; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
saualtagh, s. m. a saviour; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
Sauin, s. f. Hollantide, (from saue save) either
from All Souls or All Saints Day, kept by the church of Rome on the first and
the other on the second of November, to pray for the salvation of all souls and
saints departed, to have them saved.
yn Tauin, s, the Hollandtide. S
dy Hauin, of Hollantide, of the 1st of November, or as it is now,
the 12th. S
saveenagh, a. slumbering, sleepy; s. m. one
that slumbers; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
saveenee, a. id., comp. and sup.
saveenys, s. f. supineness, sluggishness; pl. -yn.
sawm, s. f. a psalm; pl. -yn.
saynt, s. f. covetousness, eagerness after gain. It is also
used when the plough is set to gripe the land too much; pl. -yn.
yn taynt, s. the covetousness. S
yn thaynt oc, s. their covetousness; Psalms, lxxviii.
19: Ren ad Jee
y hrial ayns nyn greeaghyn: as hirr ad bee son y thaynt oc. They tempted God in
their hearts: and required meat for their lust. [S]
dty haynt, s. thy covetousness. S
nyn daynt, s. your, &c. covetousness. S
sayntoil, a. covetous, lustful.
sayntoilagh, a. covetous, voraciously eager after gain;
s. m. a covetous person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
sayntoilee, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro hayntoilagh, a. too covetous. S
scaa, s. m. a shade, a shadow.
scaa-liaghee, s. f. an umbrella, a
shade to cast off rain.
scaaghey, v. shadowing; Heb. ix. 5:As er-y-skyn ny cherubim dy ghloyr scaaghey
yn stoyl-myghin: mychione oc cha vod mayd nish coyrt slane coontey. And
over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now
speak particularly.
scadoo, s. shadow, dark shade.
scadooagh, a. shadowing, shady.
scadooee, a. more shady, most shady.
scaalhean, s. m. a broad scatter; pl. -yn.
skaalhean (sic: stress), s. f. dispersion, shed abroad; Jer.
xxv. 34: …son
ta laghyn nyn stroie as nyn scaalhean er jeet mygeayrt; as tuittee shiu
ayns peeshyn myr saagh craie costal. …for the days of your slaughter and of your
dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
See also scaalhean.
scaalheaney, v. scattering; Isa. xli. 16: Fasnee oo ad, as hed ad
lesh y gheay, as nee geay-chassee ad y scaalheaney. Thou shalt fan them,
and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them.
scaalley, s. m. a scale; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
scaaillagh, a. scaly, squamous.
scaaillee, a. id., comp. and sup.
scaallit, a. covered with scales.
scaan, s. an apparition, a ghost, a spectre, a spirit; pl.
-yn; Luke <x>xxiv. 37: Agh v’ad seaghnit ayns nyn aigney as
agglit, as heill ad dy nee scaan v’ad dy akin. But they were
terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit, and Mat.
xiv. 26: As
tra honnick ny ostyllyn eh shooyll er y cheayn, v’ad atchimagh, gra, She scaan
t’ayn; as deïe ad magh ayns aggle. And when the disciples saw him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
scaanjoon, s. f. a phantom, a skeleton; pl. -yn.
scaaney, s. m. a crack, flaw, or fissure; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
scammyltid or scammyltys, s. f. disgracefulness,
scandalousness.
scansh, s. f. regard, consequence, respect.
scansh-smoo, a. important.
scansh-vooar, s. f. importance.
neu-scansh, s. f. disregard, disesteem.
scanshoil, a. regardful, &c.
scape, s. m. an escape, a shield; pl. -yn.
scap* or scape, v. escape<d>; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
scaap, v. did escape; 1 Sam. xix. 12: Er shoh lhig Michal
David sheese trooid uinniag: as hie eh er-chea, as shoh myr scaap eh. So Michal let David
down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
scapaltagh, s. m. one who escapes; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
scar or scarr*, v. separate, disperse, sever;
sometimes used instead of the word spread; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
scarrey, v. separating, spreading, disuniting, disjoining, severing.
sçhimmeigagh, a. having streaks, stripes; variegated, how
streaked, &c.
schimmeigeesçhimmeigee,
a. id., comp. and sup.
schleï, s. f. skill, art,
dexterity.
schleïal or schleïoil, a. skilful, artful,
ingenious, dexterous.
neu-schleïoil, unskilful.
schoill, s. m. a school; 2 Kings xxii. 14: Myr shen hie Hilkiah yn
saggyrt, as Ahikam, as Achbor as Shaphan, as Asahiah gys Huldah yn phadeyr, ben
Shallum mac Tikvah, mac Harhas, va harrish ny coamraghyn casherick; (nish v’ee
cummal ayns Jerusalem ayns schoill ny phadeyryn;) as ghow ad coyrle
j’ee.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went
unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of
Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;)
and they communed with her; pl. -yn.
schoillar (sic), s. m. f. a scholar; pl. -yn.
scoarnagh, s. f. the throat; pl. 72 [change -agh
to -eeyn].
scoarnee, a. d. of the throat.
scobbey, s. m. a snack, a repast; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
scoadey,
s. a sloop, a smack [OED: A single-masted sailing-vessel, fore-and-aft
rigged like a sloop or cutter]; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
scoidey, s. m. obliqueness, aslope, askew.
croan-scoidey, s. m. a boom.
lieh-scoadey, a. slopewise, obliquely.
scoidan, s. m. the sheet of a sail; pl. -yn.
scolb, v. chip [EDD chip 4: Of young birds: to break
or begin to crack the shell], break the shell; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
screau, s. f. a kiln last [EDD: A dry measure, varying in
amount, used for corn, &c] , as much corn as is put on the kiln to dry at
once; pl. -yn.
screb, s. f. scab; pl. -yn.
screbbagh, a. scabby, how scabby. Prov. “Ta un
cheyrrey screbbagh doghaney yn clane shioltane.”[One scabby sheep inflects the whole flock.]
screbbee, a. id., comp. and sup.
screbbid, s. m. scabbedness, scabbiness.
scred, s. f. a gasp; pl. -yn.
screeagh, a. screech; Isaiah xxxiv. 14: …nee yn hullad-screeagh
myrgeddin fastee y ghoaill ayns shen, as ynnyd fea y gheddyn er e son hene.
… the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
scragh, s. f. a scream; pl. -yn.
screeb, s. f. a scratch or scrape. This is nearly of the
same meaning as scrabage, but, perhaps with this difference that screeb
is the action of several sharps drawn over, scrabage but of only one
sharp;
screeuee, a. d. of writing or penmanship; as fedjag-screeuee (a
pen); Psalm xl<i>v. 2: Ta my hengey myr fedjag-screeuee: yn
scrudeyr tappee.
My tongue is the pen: of a ready writer.
far-screeu, or far-scrieu, s. m. forgery; pl. -yn.
far-scrieuder, s. m. a forger; pl. -yn.
screeudeyror scrudeyr, s. m. a
scribe, writer or scribbler; pl. -yn.
screeueyrys [l.screeudeyrys ?],
s. f. writing, penmanship.
screeuyn, s. m. a letter, an epistle; Acts xv. 23: As hug ad screeuyn
lhieu er yn aght shoh. And they wrote letters by them after this manner.
pl. screeunyn.
scrialtagh, s. m. a descrier, a spy; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
scriptyr, s. m. scripture;
pl. -yn. “Te coontit tushey ooasle dy hoiggal leighyn as
cliaghtaghyn y çheer ta dooinney cummal ayn. Agh cre wooad s’ooasle eh dy
hoiggal slattyssyn niau as leighyn beaynid dy bragh farraghtyn ta ain ayns ny scriptyryn
casherick.” [’Tis accounted noble knowledge to understand the laws
and customs of the country wherein man dwells. But how much more noble it is to
understand the statutes of heaven and the laws of everlasting eternity we have
in the Holy Scriptures.]
scriptyragh, a. scriptural.
scrobbag, s. f. the crop of a fowl, a gizzard; pl. -hyn;
Lev. i. 16: As
gow-ee eh ass ny scrobbaghyn echey marish y chlooie, as tilgey ad rish
yn altar er y cheu har, liorish ynnyd y leoie. And he shall pluck away his crop with
his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of
the ashes.
scriss-ny-greg, s. f. a moss that grows on rocks, and is used in
dying red.
far-scryss, s. m. the scarfskin [OED: The outer layer of the
skin; the epidermis, cuticle] or furfur [OED: Dandriff, scurf], the cuticle,
the scruff [sc. scurf] or dandriff.
scrist, 85. pared, chaft [see under gaaig],
shaved.
scrisseyder, s. m. a parer, a shaver.
scrissan, s. m. a pareing, a thin skin or scum.
scudlagh,
s. m. a luggage; pl. 72 [change -agh to -eeyn].
[NB Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect: scudlagh, scudlok ‘a
quantity’, ‘scudlagh of male’ [meal?], ‘scudlagh of priddas’; OED s.v. luggage:
a. †In early use: What has to be lugged about; inconveniently heavy baggage
(obsolete). Also, the baggage of an army. .... †a. With a. An encumbrance.
Obsolete.]
scughey, s. m. removal; pl. 67 [change -ey to
-aghyn].
scugheyder, s. m. a remover; pl. -yn.
scuirr, v. cease, desist, leave off; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -yms,
87; -ys, 88. Prov. “Tra
scuirrys y laue dy choyrt scuirrys yn veeal dy voylley.” [When the hand
ceases to give, the mouth ceases to praise.]
seaghinagh or seaghynagh, a. afflictive, grievous,
sorrowful, troublesome.
seihll, s. f. world; for the gender of this see Job ix.
24: Ta’n seihll
er ny choyrt ayns laue ny mee-chrauee… The earth is given into the hand of the
wicked. [NB. the example actually shows, in er ny choyrt,
that seihll is masculine gender]; time in the world, a man’s
life-time in the world; pl. -yn.
y teihll, s. (from seihll) the world. S
theihll, s. See also teihll.
e heihll, s. his time in the world; his world; laghyn-e-heill
(days of his life). S
cre-theihll, <adv>[pron]. whatever, where ever.
seihill, a. d. of the world.
seihllt, a. d. of the world, worldly.
seihlltagh, a. of or belonging to the world; secular, corporeal;
how worldly; opposed to spyrrydoil.
seihlltee, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro heighlltagh, a. too worldly. S
neu-heihlltagh, a. immaterial, incorporal.
seihlltagh, s. m. a worldling.
seihlltee, s. worldlings.
seihlltid or seihlltys, s. worldliness or
worldly-mindedness.
e heihlltid, s. his worldliness, his worldly mindedness. S
seiy, s. m. a shank, that part of an instrument that goes
into the handle; a push or shove, a thrust.
seiy, v. to push or shove; -agh, 77;
-in, 83; -ins, 84;
-ym, 86; -yms, 87;
-ys, 88.
heiy, v. did push; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
heiy, v. did toss, agitate, mix, &c.; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
dy heiy, v. to mix, stir, &c. S
seiyt, 85. stirred, mixed, muddy, agitated, troubled,
rolled; Isa. ix. 5: Son
ta dy chooilley vagher-caggee yn treanagh lesh tharmane boiragh, as garmadyn seiyt
ayns fuill; agh bee shoh lesh lostey, as stoo son yn aile. For every battle of
the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this
shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
seigh, s. m. a mix or stir. Quallian jeh’nchied
seigh (a pup of the first litter); pl. -yn.
seiyjagh, a. agitatious; sore; Micah ii. 10:
Trog-jee
erriu, as gow-jee reue, son cha nee shoh yn ynnyd-vaghee eu: er-yn-oyr dy vel
eh neu-ghlen, nee eh shiu y stroie lesh stroialtys seiyjagh. Arise ye, and depart;
for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even
with a sore destruction.
sessenagh, s. m. a sergeant, a sexton; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
ny hessenagh, s. a sexton or sergeant. S
sett, s. f. a plant, a piece of potato to plant; Ez. xvii.
5: Ghow eh
myrgeddin sett jeh mess y cheer, as phlant eh eh ayns magher messoil,
hoie eh eh myr billey-shellagh liorish ushtaghyn mooarey. He took also of the
seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great
waters, and set it as a willow tree; pl. -yn.
sieyr, s. pl. carpenters, joiners, wrights; the pl. of seyir;2 Kings xxii. 6: Da
ny sieyr, as da ny mainshtyryn obbree, as masoonee, dy chionnaghey fuygh
as claghyn cummit, dy yannoo seose yn thie. Unto carpenters, and builders, and
masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
seyir-clagh, s. m. a mason; Galic.
sieyr-clagh, s. pl. masons.
seyir-queeyl, s. m. a wheelwright.
seyirsnys, s. f. carpentry.
seyr, a. free, clear, at liberty; dooiney seyr (a
gentleman, a man clear of labour, an independent person).
aigney-seyr, s. m. free will.
ben-seyr, s. f. a gentlewoman.
yn ven heyr, s. the gentlewoman. S
dooinney-seyr, s. m. a gentleman.
seyrey, a. pl. clear<, justify>.
seyr, v. to free, clear, or set at liberty, to justify [OED: To
absolve; to declare to be innocent or righteous]; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
heyr, s. did free, set at liberty, justify, clear, &c.; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94 S
shaghneyder, s. m. a sparer, shunner, &c.; pl. -yn.
shaghryn, v. See er-shaghryn.
er-shaghryn, v. astray, bewildered, bewrayed [EDD: Seized with a
foolish fit of talking], having erred from the right way.
shaghrynagh or shaghyrnagh, s. m. an estray, one astray.
shaghrynys, s. f. the state of being astray, or out of proper
mind or senses, confusion; Gen. xi. 7:Tar-jee,
lhig dooin goll sheese, as ayns shen coyrt shaghrynys er y ghlare oc,
nagh vod yn derrey-yeh toiggal glare yn jeh elley. Go to, let us go
down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one
another’s speech; deviation,
error; James v. 20:Lhig da fys ’ve echey,
dy jean eshyn ta chyndaa yn peccagh veih shaghrynys e raad, sauail annym
veih baase, as ymmodee peccaghyn y choodaghey. Let him know, that he
which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from
death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
shaghrynys credjue, s. heresy; Acts xxiv. 5:Ta shin er gheddyn yn dooinney shoh fer erskyn
towse boiragh, as doostey anvea mastey ooilley ny Hewnyn er feaï-ny-cruinney,
as ny ard-leeideilagh ayns shaghrynys credjue ny Nazarenee. For we have found
this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews
throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
shalee, s. f. quest, pursuit, design.
e halee, s. his quest or pursuit. S
shallid, s. f. the twinkling of an eye; pl. -yn.
e hallid, s. his twinkling. S
shalmane, s. a mushroom, fungus, club-top,
frog-cheese; pl. -yn.
e halmane (sic: stress), s. his mushroom. S
shamyr, s. f. a chamber; pl. -yn.
e hiamyr, s. his chamber. S
shamyrder, s. m. a chamberlain; 2 Kings xxiii. 11: As ghow eh ersooyl ny
cabbil va reeaghyn Yudah er chasherickey gys y ghrian, ec giat thie yn Chiarn,
liorish shamyr Nathan-melech yn shamyrder, cheu-mooie jeh’n ard-valley,
as ren eh lostey fainee yn ghrian lesh aile. And he took away the horses that the
kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the
Lord, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs,
and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. Esth. ii. 15: Nish tra va coorse
Esther, inneen Abihail, naim Mordecai (va er ghoaill ee son e lhiannoo hene) er
jeet mygeayrt dy gholl stiagh gys y ree, cha hir ee veg, agh ny ren Hegai shamyrder
y ree, va currym ny mraane er phointeil. Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of
Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to
go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s
chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed; pl. -yn.
shiameyder, s. m. See shamyrder.
shang, a. lank, lean, empty, not swelled or puffed out.
This word is very expressive of the state; Gen. xli. 21, where the
English is “ill favoured”: As
tra v’ad erreish gee ad, cha row eh ry-akin orroo, dy row ad er n’ee ad, agh
v’ad kinjagh cha shang as v’ad roie. And when they had eaten them up, it
could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured,
as at the beginning; and in Isa. xvii. 4:As hig eh gy-kione ayns
y laa shen, dy bee gloyr Yacob jeant thanney, as riurid e challin jeant shang.
And in
that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and
the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
shangey, a. pl. lank not plump.
ro hang, a. too lank or empty bellied. S
shang, v. to be lank, lean, not plump; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
shangagh, v. getting lank, less in bulk or thickness, getting
shrunk, and not so full or plump.
shangid, s. m. lankness, emptiness of the belly or bowels,
inanition, leanness; Job xvi. 8: As t’ou er my choodaghey lesh craplagyn, ta
feanish m’oï: as ta’n shangid, ta ry-akin orrym, gymmyrkey feanish gys
my eddin.
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my
leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
shanglanagh, a. empty bellied, comp. and sup.;
s. m. an empty person or beast; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
ro hanglaneagh, s. too lank or empty bellied. S
shanglanid, s. m. the state of being empty.
shapp, s. f. a shop; pl. -yn.
yn çhapp, s. 5. the shop. S
e hap, s. his shop. S
sharkagh, s.
m. a porpoise; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
sharmane, s. f. a sermon; pl. -yn.
e harmane, s. his sermon. S
sharmane-vuck, s. f. sow thistle. See also onnane meein
[sc. onnane veein].
sharmaney, v. preaching sermons.
sharmanagh, a. sermonlike; s. m. one who preaches
sermons, a preacher; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
Sharmane, s. [?]
Çharmane, a. d. of Germane. (sic)S
sharragh, s. m. a foal; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
e harragh, s. his foal. S
sharree, a. d.
harree, a. d. of a foal or foals; as, laairharree. S
çharree, a. d. 5.of foals, as Ballaçharree. S
sharroo, a. bitter, acrid, comp. and sup.
shirroo, a. more or most bitter; the comp. and sup.
of sharroo; Eccl. vii. 26: As hooar mee ny shirroo na’n baase yn
ven ta’n cree eck ribbaghyn as lieenteenyn, as e laueyn myr geulaghyn:
quoi-erbee ta dy wooiys Jee shaghnys ee, agh bee’n drogh yantagh goit lioree. And I find more bitter
than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands:
whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
ro harroo, a. too bitter. S
sherruid, s. bitterness; pl. -yn.
dy herriuid, s. of bitterness. S
shartanse, a. several. See also shiartanse.
shiartanse, a. several. See also shartanse.
yn çhiartanse, s. 5. the several. S
e hiartanse, s. his several. S
sharvaant, s. f. a servant; pl. -yn.
yn çharvaant, s. 5. the servant. S
e harvaant, s. his servant. S
shaslagh, s. f. bent-grass; pl. -yn.
dy hasslagh, s. of bent [EDD: Any coarse grass, esp. that
found on moorlands or near the sea]. S
booa hiast, a. a dry cow, a cow that does not give milk. S
hast, See hiast.
shawk, s. f. the hawk or glede [OED: kite]; Deu. xiv.
13: As yn shawk,
as y shyrragh, as y vulture lurg e cheint. And the glede, and the kite, and the
vulture after his kind.
shawm, s. m. the cornet; pl. -yn; Psl.
[x]cvii[i]. [7]: Lesh
cayrnyn myrgeddin as shawmyn: O jeeagh-jee shiu hene gennal kiongoyrt
rish y Chiarn y Ree.With trumpets also and shawms: O shew
yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.
shayll, s. f. succession, rotation, gradation, turn about,
first come first served; Esth. i[i]. 12:Nish tra haink shayll
dagh moidyn mygeayrt, dy gholl stiagh gys ree Ahasuerus, erreish j’ee v’er ve
daa vee jeig, cordail rish cliaghtey mraane… Now when every maid’s turn was come to
go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to
the manner of the women….
dty hayll, s. thy turn in rotation. S
sheadin or sheading, s. f. a division into six, as
the Island is; the district of a coroner from shey-rheynn.
sheain or shee-ain, s. p. peace to us; a prayer for
the peace and blessing of God.
sheain eh mie orrin, in. an interjection
of wonder or surprise, praying that God might diffuse his good peace on or
among us.
sheayn ny mea, in. (probably a contraction of shee ayns nyn
mea)peace in your life, peace be to ye. Prov. “Sheayn dty hieas dty aaght ta’n fer driaght ec dty ghorrys.” [Peace to thy house and
thy lodging, the chainer is at the door. (Or, preferably, Peace on thy house
and lodging, the officer of justice is at thy door.)]
heayn or heaynee, v. did pray or ejaculate [OED: To utter
suddenly (a short prayer)]; -agh; -in; -ins;
-it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
sheayney, v. praying ejaculatory prayers; as, shee Yee dy row
marin, shee Chreest hooin, &c. [The peace of God be with us, the peace
of Christ to us.]
dy heayney, v. to pray or ejaculate for protection, peace,
&c. S
sheaynt, 85. blest with peace; thalloo sheaynt (land
of peace); Jer. xii. 5: My t’ou er roie rish coshee, as t’ad er n’yannoo skee jeed,
kys eisht oddys oo cummal magh rish cabbil? as my t’ou tooillit oc ’sy thalloo sheaynt,
raad va dty haitnys, eisht cre nee oo ayns thooillaghyn Yordan? If thou hast run with
the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with
horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee,
then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? In Amos vii. 9,
the sanctuaries are called thieyn sheaynt: As bee ard-ynnydyn Isaac nyn draartys,
as bee thieyn-sheaynt Israel er ny chur naardey; as nee’m brishey magh
noi thie Yeroboam lesh y chliwe. And the high places of Isaac shall be
desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise
against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. fer sheaynt (one
who had performed) [?], sheayney (peaceable).
sheayneyder, s. m. one who performs ejaculations.
sheane, s. f. a wen [OED: A lump or protuberance on the
body, a knot, bunch, wart]; Lev. xxii. 22: Doal, ny brisht, ny baccagh, ny lesh sheane,
ny brooan, ny screb, cha jean shiu ad shoh y hebbal gys y Chiarn, ny oural lesh
aile y yannoo jeu, er altar y Chiarn. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen,
or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an
offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord; pl. -yn.
sheanse, s. m. science; pl. -yn.
sheckter, s. m. an executor; pl. -yn.
sheckter-ayns-treisht, s. m. administrator.
sheckteraght, s. f. goods, money, or effects left a person by will;
a legacy.
sheckterys, s. f. executorship.
shee, s. f. peace; pl. -ghyn.
y çhee, s. 5. the peace of the peace. S
e hee, s. his peace S
shee dy row marin, peace be with us.
shee dy row mayrt, peace be with thee.
shee dy row meriu, peace be with you.
shee dy row hiu, peace be to you.
shee dy vea, welcome
shee dy vea dty valley, welcome to thy home.
lhiannan-shee, s. f. a familiar spirit.
sheeoil, a. peaceable, quiet, comp. and sup. or
sheeoiley.
sheeabin, s. m. soap; pl. -yn.
e heeabyn, s. his soap. S
sheeabinagh, a. soapy.
sheeabinee, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro heeabynagh, a. too soapy. S
sheealtagh, s. m. a mediator, an intercessor, an appeaser.
Bishop Wilson’s book on sacrament,[42]
page 40: She
eshyn yn oural ain, nyn sheealtagh as nyn vendeilagh. He is our sacrifice,
our mediator, our advocate; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
sheean, s. m. sound, noise, clamour. The Hebrew sheon is
very like the Manks. The literality of this word would be shee (peace)
and an, dim. (little peace).
dty heean, s. thy sound or noise. S
sheean, v. noise, sound, &c. Though this word is seldom used
as a verb singly, it is sometimes used pronominally, and with the terminations;
-agh; -al; -in; -ins; -it;
-ym; & -ys, 88.
sheeanal, v.
sheeanit, pt.
sheeanagh, a. sonorous, sounding.
ro heeanagh, a. too noisy. S
sheeanane, s. f. accent; pl. -yn.
sheeb, s. m. a blast of wind that drifts some thing before
it; a sharp scold; pl. -aghyn.
heeb or heebb*, v. blew, blasted, did blow; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym;-yms;
-ys, 94; Hag. i. 9: Va shiu jerkal rish
mooarane, as cur-jee my-ner, haink beggan jeh; as tra hug shiu lhieu thie eh, heeb
mee ersooyl eh.
Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I
did blow upon it.S
sheebey, v. drifting before the wind, as snow, sand, &c.; pl.
67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
er heebey, v. hath, &c. blown or blew away with the wind.
S
sheebane, s. m. the continuation of a blast of wind,
&c., that drives; the dim. of sheeb; pl. -yn.
e heebane (sic: stress), s. his wind, or thing driven
with the wind. S
sheeidey, s. m. silk; pl. 67
[change -ey to -aghyn].
yn çheeidey, s. [5]. the silk. S
dy heeidey, s. of silk, silken. S
sheeidagh, a. d. silken, of silk.
sheeiney or sheeint, s. f. a teat, dug, nipple, pap;
first pl. 67 [i.e. sheeinaghyn],
last pl. sheeintyn.
yn çheeiney or çheeint, s. 5. the teat or dug, the pap
or nipple. S
dty heeiney, or heeint, s. thy teat or dug. S
sheeintagh, a. papillous, having paps or teats, mammeated.
sheel, s. m. oats, from the time it is threshed till sown,
or dried for the mill. This word is for seed, Job xxi. 8: T’ad fakin yn sheel
oc bishaghey mâroo, as nyn sluight kiongoyrt rish nyn sooillyn. Their seed is
established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes;
pl. -yn.
yn çheel, s. 5. the oats. See sheel. S
dy heel, s. of threshed oats. S
sheel correy, s. m. seed oats.
sheel, v. filter, strain, sile [OED: To strain; esp.
to pass (milk) through a sieve or strainer], &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
heel, v. filtered, did filter, did sneak away, -agh;
-in;-ins;-it; -ym;
-yms; -ys, 94. S
heel, v. did sneak away, -agh; -in;-ins;-it; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
sheeley, v. sneaking.
dy heeley, v. sneak away, &c. S
sheelit, pt.
sheeloghe, s. m. a generation, age; pl. -yn.
yn çheeloghe (sic: stress), s. 5. the generation. S
e heeloghe, s. his generation. S
sheeyl, s. This word is used in the Manks translation of
Milton’s Paradise Lost, for a contraction of sheelnaue, which
see.
sheelnaue, s. mankind, human beings. This word no doubt is from sheel
(seed) as in Job xxi. 8 [see above]; and naue a corruption of
niau (heaven), the seed or offspring of heaven.
sheeyney, s. m. a stretch; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
sheeyneyder, s. m. a stretcher; pl. -yn.
sheeynag, s. f. a line, a straight line.
shegin, v. lurking for, lying in wait; Luke xi. 54: Lhie ayns farkiaght er
e hon, as shegin er tayrtyn red ennagh ass e veeal son oyr plaiynt n’oi.Laying
wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might
accuse him.
sheygin, v. watching for prey. See also shegin.
sheh, s. f. hide, felt [OED felt n.4: a
skin or hide]; pl. -ghyn.
yn çheh, s. 5. the hide, the pate [OED pate n.1
3b: The skin of a calf’s head]. Prov. “Shegin goaill ny eairkyn
marish y çheh.” [’Tis necessary taking the horns with the hide.] S
e heh, s. his hide. S
nyn gheh (sic: see nyn jeh), s. your, &c. hide or
pate.S
nyn jeh, s. your, &c. hide. Sh
sheid, s. m. a blow, blast or puff of wind; pl. -aghyn
[= pl. of sheidey].
heid, v. blew, did blow; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
sheidey, v. blowing.
dy heidey, v. to blow. S
sheidee, a. d. of blowing.
heidee, a. d. of blowing. S
builg-sheidee, s. f. bellows; Jer. vi. 29: Ta ny builg-sheidee
losht, ta’n leoie er n’gholl naardey ’syn aile; ta’n lheeider lheïe ayns
fardail; son cha vel ny meechrauee er ny ghaartlian ass. The bellows are burned,
the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked
are not plucked away.
sheidey, s. m. a windy or blowing time; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
sheideyder, s. m. a blower; pl. -yn.
sheillagh, s. f. salix, black willow<s> or sally. pl.
71 [change -agh to -ee]
[Isaiah xliv. 4: As
aasee ad seose myr maste’yn faiyr, as myr shellee rish ny coorseyn-ushtey. And they shall spring
up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.]
dy heillagh, s. of sallow, sallix, of black sally. S
sheillee or shellee, a. d. of salix or willow; <Isaiah
xliv. 4.>[See sheillagh.]
shellee, a. d. See sheillee.
heillee, a. d. of sallow or sallix. S
shelg or sheilg, v. hunt, hunting; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
heilg or helg, v. did hunt, hunted; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. The first spelling is in Gen. xxvii. 30: As haink eh gy-kione,
erreish da Isaac v’er choyrt e vannaght da Jacob, as scoan va Jacob er
n’immeeaght veih fenish Isaac e ayr, dy daink Esau e vraar stiagh veih e heilg. And it came to pass,
as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce
gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in
from his hunting., and the latter in Jer. xvi. 16: …as ver-ym fys er
ymmodee shelgeyryn, as nee ad y helg ad veih dy chooilley lieau, as veih
dy chooilley chronk, as veih guaggyn ny creggey. …and after will I send
for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every
hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. S
shell* or shellagh, v. imagine, suppose, conjecture;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
heill, v. did suppose or imagine, supposed, imagined; -agh;
-in; -ins;-ym; -yms;
-ys, 94. S
sheiltyn or shein, v. supposing, conjecturing, thinking; Acts
xiv. 19: As
haink shiartanse dy Hewnyn veih Antioch as Iconium, as chleaynee ad y pobble,
as ren ad Paul y chlaghey as y hayrn magh ass yn ard-valley, sheiltyn dy
row eh marroo.
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the
people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been
dead.
sheltyn, v. See sheiltyn.
er heiltyn, v. hath, &c. supposed or imagined. S
shellan, s. f. (sic)a bee; pl. -yn.
yn çhellan, s. f. (sic)the bee. S
e hellan, s. his bee; pl. -yn. S
shellan-mooar, s. f. (sic) a large bee.
kishan shellan, s. f. (sic)a bee hive.
shelleig, s. f. a bee-hive; pl. -yn.
shelley, s. saliva, spittle; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
yn çhelley, s. the saliva or spittle. S
[e] helley, s. his saliva or spittle; pl. 67. S
shelliu, s. f. salve; pl. -yn.
yn çhielliu, s. 5. the salve; Jer. xlvi. 11: Immee seose gys Gilead,
as gow yn chielliu costal, O voidyn, inneen Egypt. Go up into Gilead, and
take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt. S
dy helliu, s. of salve; pl. -yn. S
shelloo, s. a herd of cattle; pl. -yn.
yn çhelloo, s. 5. the flock. S
e helloo, s. his herd; pl. -yn. S
shen, pro. adv. that, so, these, those, thence.
shen bee eh, adv. so be it, amen.
shen-y-fa, adv. therefore, wherefore.
er-shen, adv. on that, thereon, thereupon.
shenn, a. old, aged, senile.
yn çhenn, s. 5. the old. S
ny henn ghooinney, s. an old man. S
shenn-ayr, s. m. fore-father, progenitor.
shaner, s. m. grandfather; dty hennshaner (thy
great-grandfather).
shenn-shaner, s. m. great-grandfather.
shenn-scollag-aeg, s. m. a bachelor.
shenn-ven-aeg, s. f. an old maid.
shinney, a. elder, eldest, senior; comp. and sup. of
shenn.
by hinney, a. senior, elder. S
fer-shinney, s.
yn er-shinney, s. the eldest one, masculine. F
shinneyid, s. m. seniority, oldness.
shennid, s. m. oldness, senesence.
e hennid, s. his seniority or old age. S
shendiaght, s. m. age, old age, aged, the old, the aged.
yn çhenndiaght, s. 5. the aged, the old. S
shanstyr, s. m. a senator, an elder; pl. -yn.
yn çhanstyr, s. 5. the senator or elder; Acts iv.23:
As erreish
da’n raad ve lhiggit daue, hie ad gys nyn sheshaght hene, as hug ad coontey
daue jeh ooilley ny va ny ard saggyrtyn as y chanstyr er ghra. And being let go, they
went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders
had said unto them. S
e hanstyr, s. his elder or senator. S
sheshey, s. m. a companion, an equal, a mate, one of a
pair, a match, a husband; Gen. iii. 6: As tra honnick y ven dy row yn billey mie son
beaghey: as aalin gys y thooill, as billey dy ve er ny yeearree dy yannoo
creeney: ghow ee jeh’n vess, as ren ee gee; as hug ee myrgeddin da e sheshey
va maree, as ren eshyn gee. And when the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to
make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto
her husband with her; and he did eat; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn]. Prov. “Ta sheshey chammah as ayrn.” [A
companion is as good as a share.]
yn çheshey, s. 5. the companion. S
e heshey, s. his companion, mate, equal, fellow, &c. S
my ven-heshey, s. my wife; Job xix. 17: Ta m’ennal dwoaiagh da
my ven-heshey hene, ga dy ghuee mee urree er graih chloan my chorp hene.
My
breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of
mine own body; all those words compounded with ben, (a woman or
wife) might be here inserted, but the reader may refer to ben, and
change them to ven, as required. B
sheshee, a. d. of a companion, or pl. Though this word is
in Heb. x. 33, for companions, the plural of sheshey, I think sheshaghyn
would be more correct: Ayns
ayrn tra va shiu soit magh son shilley dy ghannidys daue, chammah liorish
oltooanyn as seaghyn; as ayns ayrn tra va shiu nyn sheshee dauesyn hurr
y dellal cheddin.
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions;
and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
e heshaghyn, s. his companions, fellows, equals, mates,
matches. S
my ven heshee, a. d. my affianced or betrothed wife; Gen. xxix.
21: As dooyrt
Jacob rish Laban, Cur dou my ven, (son ta my hraa cooilleenit) dy vod ee ve my ven-heshee.
And
Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may
go in unto her; in Job ii. 9, it is heshey: Eisht dooyrt e ven-heshey
rish, Vel oo foast shassoo er dty ynrickys? Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou
still retain thine integrity?S
sheshaght, s. company, society; pl. -yn.
ynçheshaght, s. 5. the company. Prov.
“Myr sloo yn çheshaght share yn ayrn, Myr smoo yn çheshaght s’reaie yn chloie.”
[The smaller the company the better the share; the bigger the company the
merrier the play.] S
e heshaght, s. his company; pl. -yn. S
ry-heshaght, <v. to be> in company, accompanying.
shesheragh or shesheraght, s. f. a team to plough with.
Perhaps from being formerly made by partners; pl. 72 [change -agh
or -aght to -eeyn].
yn çhesheraght, s. 5. the plough team. S
e hesheraght, s. his plough team. S
nyn jesheraght, s. your, &c. team to plough. Sh
shesheree, a. d. of or belonging to a team to plough.
hiauill, v. did sail, sailed; Acts xxvii. 13: As feaysley lesh geay
meeley jiass sheiltyn dy row oc nish nyn yioïn, hiauill ad ry lhiattee
Crete.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their
purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
hioill, v. sailed; Mat. ix. 1: As ghow eh lhuingys, as hioill eh
harrish, as haink eh gys e ard-valley hene. And he entered into a ship, and passed
over, and came into his own city. See hiauill. S
shiaulley, v. sailing, floating.
shiaullagh or shiaullaghey, v. fixing, getting in order to
sail, or to do any other work, getting equipped.
shiaullee, a. d. of sailing or getting in order.
leagh-shiaullee, s. fare, payment of passage; Jonah i. 3: Agh dirree Jonah seose
dy roie er-chea gys Tarshish veih fenish y Chiarn, as hie eh sheese gys Joppa;
as hooar eh lhong goll gys Tarshish: myr shen deeck eh yn leagh-shiaullee,
as hie eh er boayrd, dy gholl maroo gys Tarshish, veih fenish y Chiarn. But Jonah rose up to
flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and
he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down
into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
shiaulleyder, s. m. a person who can set an instrument in order
to work; pl. -yn.
shiaulteyr or shiolteyr, s. m. a sailor; pl.
-yn.
ny hiaulteyr, s. a sailor. S
shoalteyr, s. m. a sailor; [1] Kings ix. 27: As hug Hiram ayns ny
lhongyn e harvaantyn, shoalteyryn schleioil ayns shiaulley, marish
sharvaantyn Solomon.
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea,
with the servants of Solomon; pl. -yn.
shiaulteyrys, s. f. sailorship, the business or craft of a
sailor.
shillee, s. f. a mass or assemblage of thin slate, or bits
of thin stone.
shilleeid, s. f. a slug or soft snail; pl. -yn.
e hilleeid, s. his slug or soft snail. S
shilley, s. m. sight, look, view; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
dty hilley, s. thy sight, visit, or look. S
shillagh, a. d. of sight or sights.
shilley-faggys, a. purblind.
shilley-sooilley, s. f. (sic) eye-sight.
shilley-yindyssagh, s. m. spectacle; 1 Cor. iv. 9: Son ta mee smooinaghtyn
dy vel Jee er hoiaghey magh shinyn ny ostyllyn er-jerrey ooilley, myr deiney
faagit mooie son baase. Son ta shinyn shilley yindyssagh da’n seihll, as
da ainleyn, as da deiney. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last,
as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and
to angels, and to men.
aa-hilley, s. m. second sight.
ass-shilley, adv. out of sight. Prov. “Ass
shilley ass smooinaghtyn.” [Out of sight, out of mind.]
shillish, s. See çhillys.
[yn] çhillys, s. f. 5. [the] cherry. See also shillish.
shimmey, a. how many, many.
cha nhimmey, a. not many. S
shin, pro. we, us; -yn, id. em.
shin-hene, pro. ourselves.
shioltane, s. f. a flock; pl. -yn.
yn çhioltane, s. 5. the flock. S
e hioltane, s. his flock; pl. -yn.
S
shioltaney, v. flocking.
dy hioltaney, v. to make into flocks. S
shioltanagh, a. being in flocks.
shione, v. do or doth know.
cha nhione or nione, v. know not. Prov. Share yn
olk shione dooin, na yn olk nagh nhione dooin. [Better the evil that we
know than the evil which we know not.] S
bione, v. knew, did know, the past tense of shione.
hir or hirr*, v. did seek, or enquire, sought, besought,
asked; Jud. v.25: Hir eh ushtey, as hug ee da bainney; hoie
ee roish eeym ayns claare stoamey. He asked water, and she gave him milk; she
brought forth butter in a lordly dish; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
shirrey, v. seeking, asking, endeavouring; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
dy hirrey, v. to seek, ask &c. Prov. “Goll thie yn
ghoayr dy hirrey ollan.” [Going to the goat’s house to seek wool.]
shirveishagh, a. serviceable, &c.; s. m. one
that serves or officiates; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
yn çhirveishagh, s. 5.the server, the
minister. S
e herveishagh, s. his server or officiater. S
shiu, pro. ye, you; -ish, id. em.
shlearagh, a. delaying, postponing, procrastinating time.
shleayst, s. f. thigh, flank; pl. -yn; Lev.
iii. 4: As
yn daa aarey, as yn eeh t’orroo liorish ny shleaystyn, as y skairt
erskyn yn aane marish ny aaraghyn; shen nee eh goaill ersooyl. And the two kidneys,
and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the
liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
slheeayst, s. f. thigh; pl. -yn; Gen. xxiv.
9: As hug y
stiurt e laue fo slheeayst Abraham e vainshtyr, as ren eh breearrey da,
mychione y chooish shen. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
yn cleeayst, or cleeaysid, s. the thigh. S
e lheeayst, s. his thigh.S
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.
slheeasid, a. d. of the thigh. [In the Bible, slheeasid is just
an alternative form for slhe(e)ayst.]
e lheeasid, s. of his thigh; Gen. xxxii. 25: As tra honnick eh nagh
chossyn eh er venn eh rish kione e lheeasid: as va slheeasid
Yacob ass ynnyd, myr v’eh gleck rish. And when he saw that he prevailed not against
him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was
out of joint, as he wrestled with him. S
shlee, a. more or most in number.
slhee, a. more or most in number; Jud. xvi. 30: Myr shen dy varr eh ny slhee
ec e vaase, na v’eh er varroo ooilley e vea roïe. So the dead which he
slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.Prov.
“Myr sniessey da’noie slhee mitçhoor.” [The nearer the
night, the more rogues.]
shleeu or shlieu, v. sharpen, whet; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -yn,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
shleeuit or shleeut, 85. sharpened, whetted;
a. fain, keen, bent for.
sleggan-sleeu, s. f. foxglove.
shleeuder, s. m. a sharpener; pl. -yn.
shleiy, s. f. a spear, a scimitar, a short sword; pl. -ghyn.
shliawin or shliawn, a. slippery, slape [OED: Slippery;
smooth. Also fig., crafty, cunning, deceitful], or slapy [EDD slapey:
Slippery; also fig. deceitful, untrustworthy]; sly, insidious.
shliawney, a. pl. slippery, slapy; Jer. xxiii. 12: Shen-y-fa bee’n
immeeaght oc myr raaidyn shliawney ’sy dorraghys; bee ad immanit er nyn
doshiaght, as tuittee ad ayn. Wherefore their way shall be unto them as
slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein.
shliawinagh or shliawnaghey, v. getting slippery.
shliawnid or shliawnys, s. slipperiness, slapiness.
shliee, v. lick or lap up; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
sliee (sic), v. did lick. See also shlee.
dy lheeagh, v. if would lick. S
dy liee, v. to lick or lap with the tongue; -agh;
-ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms;
-ys, 94. S
er lhee or liee, v. hath, &c. licked, lapped, or
cleansed with the tongue.
shlig, s. f. a shell, a sherd; Isaiah xxx.
14: …myr shen
nagh bee er ny gheddyn ayns y vrishey echey wheesh shlig dy ghoaill aile
veih’n chiollagh, ny dy hroggal ushtey ass yn phouyl. …so that there shall
not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to
take water withal out of the pit; pl. -gyn.
yn tlig, s. the shell. S
shliggagh, a. shelly.
shliggee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58.
shlingan, s. f. the shoulder, or back part of the shoulder;
pl. -yn.
yn clingan, s. the back of the shoulder. S
dty lingan, s. thy shoulder. S
e lhingan, s. his shoulder; pl. -yn. S
shlinganagh, a. d.
linganagh, a. d. of the shoulders. S
lhinganagh, a. d. of the shoulder. S
shnoag or shnoagerey, s. m. a sneakup [OED: A mean,
servile, or cringing person; a sneak; a shirk]; pl. -yn.
shnoagagh, a. sneaky or sneaking.
shnoagyraght, v. sneaking.
shoggyl, s. f. rye; Exod. ix. 32: Agh cha row’n churnagh
ny’n shoggyl naardey, son cha row ad foast ass yn oashyr. But the wheat and the
rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up; pl. -yn.
faiyr-shoggyl, s. f. rye grass.
shoh, adv. this, here.
er-shoh, adv. whereupon, on this.
sholl, s. f. the wax of the ear, the natural greasiness or
eek [EDD eik: The natural grease or perspiration that oozes through the
skin of sheep; the liniment used for greasing sheep; the dressing or oil in
woollen cloth] of wool; pl. -yn.
hooyl or hooyll*, did walk, walked; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
huill, v. did walk; Esther ii. 11: As huill
Mordecai dy chooilley laa roish cooyrt thie ny mraane dy vriaght kys va Esther,
as cre’n erree harragh urree. And Mordecai walked every day before the
court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of
her; Acts iii. [8]: As lheim eh seose, as hass eh, as huill eh, as hie
eh stiagh ayns y chiamble maroo, shooyl as lheimyragh, as cur moylley da Jee. And he leaping up
stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping,
and praising God; -agh; -in; -ins;
-ym; -yms; -ys, 94. S
shooyll, v. walking. Yn unshooyll (the one
fate or pass).
shuitelagh, s. m. a shifter, a progger [OED: A person who
solicits for something, esp. habitually; a beggar]; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
shune, shioon, or shuin, s. f. a rush; pl.
-yn.
e hune, s. his rush. See also hioon. S
e hioon, s. his rush; pl. -yn. S
shunagh, a. d. rushy, of rushes.
shutternee, v. neighing.
dy hutternee, v. to neigh. S
shuyr, s. f. a sister; pl. -aghyn.
y çhuyr, s. the sister; Jer.
iii. 10: As
ny-yeih son ooilley shoh, cha vel y chuyr foalsey eck Judah er hyndaa
hym’s lesh e slane cree, agh ayns molteyrys, ta’n Chiarn dy ghra. And yet for all this
her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but
feignedly, saith the Lord; Gen. xxxiv. 31:As dooyrt ad, Kys
by-lhoys da dellal rish y chuyr ain, myr rish streebagh? And they
said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?. S
e huyr, s. his sister; pl. -aghyn. S
shayraghyn, s. pl. sisters. A corruption of shuyraghyn, probably
because it sounds better in opposition to braaraghyn.
dty hayraghyn, s. thy sisters; Ez. xvi. 45: T’ou uss inneen dty vayrey,
ta dwoaie eck er e sheshey, as e cloan, as t’ou uss shuyr dty hayraghyn,
oc va dwoaie er nyn sheshaghyn, as er nyn gloan. Thou art thy mother’s
daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of
thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children. S
shayrey, a. d. of a sister or sisters.
e hayrey, a. d. of his sister; Gen. xxix. 13: As haink eh gy-kione,
tra cheayll Laban imraa jeh Jacob mac e hayrey, dy roie eh ny whail, as
ghow eh ayns e roihaghyn eh, as phaag eh eh, as hug eh lesh eh gys e hie. And it came to pass,
when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet
him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. S
shymleyder, s. m. one who pines as in a consumption.
shynnagh, s. m. a fox; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
shynnee, a. d. of a fox or foxes.
laa-shynnee, s. a fox day [EDD: a single fine day followed by rain].
shynney, v. do or doth like or love.
cha nhynney, v. like not, do not like. S
bynney, s. did prefer, or hold in estimation, had fondness for,
did like; the past time of shynney.
shyrragh, s. m. a kite; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
shirragh-ny-giark, s. m. <the>a falcon, a hawk.
side, s. f. an arrow, a shaft; pl. -yn.
syde, s. f. an arrow; Exod. xix. 13: Cha benn laue rish nagh
bee eh dy jarroo er ny chlaghey, ny er ny varroo lesh syde: lhig da ve
baagh ny peccagh cha jig e vioys lesh.There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall
surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not
live. See side.
skaaley, s. f. a flat wooden dish used in wort [? OED wort
n.2: A sweet liquid produced by steeping ground malt or other grain
in hot water, which is then fermented to produce beer and distilled malt
liquors; unfermented beer].
skabbag, s. f. a lock or handful of green flax; pl. -yn.
skah, s. f. a mark in the ear of sheep; pl. -ghyn.
skah, s. f. a strong wind that sheds or shakes corn or
fruit; pl. -ghyn.
skairt, s. f. the caul; Hos. xiii. 8: Ver-ym quaaltagh daue
myr y vuc-awin ta er choayl e quallianyn, as raip-ym skairt y chree oc. I will meet them as a
bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart;
pl. -yn.
sgairt, s. f. <the> midriff or diaphragm, a partition; pl.
-yn.
skaugh, s. f. disgust, nauseousness.
scoigh, s. f. squeam [not in OED in this sense ? = nausea],
disgust; pl. -yn.
skeayagh, a. squeamish; Isa. xxiv. 9: Cha jean ad giu feeyn
lesh arrane; bee jough lajer skeayagh dauesyn ta dy iu eh. They shall not drink
wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
skeeal, s. f. story, tale, narrative, tidings; pl. -yn.
far-skeeal, s. f. a fable; pl. -yn.
skeealagh, a. having stories.
s’skeealee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58.
far-skeealagh, a. fabulous.
skeealerey or skeealleyder, s. m. a storyteller, a
news-monger; Pro. xviii. 8: Ta focklyn skeealleyder myr lhottyn, as ta’n ghah oc
roshtyn eer gys y chree. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down
into the innermost parts of the belly.
skeerey, s. f. (from scarrey),a parish; pl.
67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
skyll or skylley, s. f. (corrupted from skeerey),a parish.
skeet, s. m. a creeping, sneaking fellow.
steet, s. Though this is the orthography in Jude 4 [see
below], I have written it skeet, which see. [See skeetagh.]
skeetagh, a. in a sneaking manner. [Jude 4: Son ta shiartanse dy
gheiney dy steetagh er hayrtyn stiagh, nyn gour va’n vriwnys shoh roïe
er ny oardaghey; deiney mee-chrauee, chyndaa grayse yn Jee ain gys rouanys, as
gobbal yn ynrycan Chiarn Jee, as nyn Jiarn Yeesey Creest. For there are certain
men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,
ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the
only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.]
skeetee, a. id., comp. and sup.
skeiee, s. f. the scathe [not in OED or EDD in this sense] or
stilt [OED: The handle of a plough], of a plough.
skeilley, s.
skielley, s. m. hurt, harm, scath [i.e. scathe: hurt,
harm, damage]; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
lus-skeilley, s. f. loosestrife, or willow-wort.
skeiy, s. f. a faggot or bundle of something to shut a door
or gap; pl. -ghyn. “Skeiy sy doarlish.” [A bundle of
faggots in a gap.]
skelf, s. m. a rail; pl. -yn.
skelim, s. a whim, a freak [OED: A sudden causeless change
or turn of the mind; a capricious humour, notion, whim, or vagary]; pl. -yn.
skelimagh, a. whimish, freakish.
skelimee, a. id., comp. and sup.
skell, v. to vanish, to disappear; Luke xxiv. 31: As va ny sooillyn oc er
nyn vosley, as hug ad enney er; as skell eh ersooyl ass nyn shilley. And their eyes were
opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
skelloo, s. f. a shelf; pl. -yn.
skelt, s. a squat; pl. -yn.
skelt, v. to squat; -agh, 77; -ee,
80; -in, 83, -ins,
84;-ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88. [OED squat.
v.1 a. trans. To crush, flatten, or beat out of shape; to smash or
squash; to bruise severely. Now dialect., †3. intr. To fall or dash with some
force or violence. Obsolete. n.1 a. A heavy fall or bump; a severe
or violent jar or jolt. Now northern dialect. rare. n.]
skeltagh, a. apt to squat.
skeltee, a. id., comp. and sup.
skeltagh, a. apt to start aside.
skeltee, a. id., comp. and sup.
skeog, s. f. a lock of hair or flax, &c., pl. -yn.
skiog, See skeog.
kiog, s. f. a lock or ringlet of hair or flax; pl. -yn.
Whether this word is in its proper form or not I cannot tell, but as I find it
pluralized in Numbers vi. 5: (Ooilley ny laghyn t’eh fo kiangley’n vreearrey
shoh, cha jig razor er e chione: derrey vees ny laghyn harrish, ayndoo t’eh dy
scarrey eh hene gys y Chiarn, bee eh casherick; as nee eh lhiggey da kiogyn
folt e ching gaase.
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his
head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the
Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow),
I have inserted it, yet I think it ought to be initialled by s, as in Jud.
xvi. 13: Eisht
dooyrt Delilah rish Samson, T’ou foast dy m’y volley, as ginsh breagyn dou:
insh dou cre lesh oddys oo ve kianlt. As dooyrt eh r’ee, My nee oo rheynn folt
my ching ayns shiaght skeogyn, as fee ad dy cheilley, as jannoo ad
shickyr lesh kibbin ’sy gharmin [hedmy niart voym]. And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me,
and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto
her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
skeoigh, a. spruce, tidy.
skeoighey, a. id., comp. and sup.
schoigh, a. snug, trim, warm.
schoighey, a. id., comp. and sup.
skawgh, a. neat, trim, compact.
sker, s. f. a rock in the sea; pl. -yn.
skerin, s. m. a splice or scarf; pl. 72 [change -in
to -eeyn] or -yn.
skianagh, a. winged, having wings; s. m. a winged
creature, a fowl; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
Eccl. x. 20: Ny
jean y ree y oltooan, eer ayns dty smooinaghtyn, as ny loayr dy olk jeh deiney
ooasle ayns dty hiamyr lhiabbagh: son nee eean jeh’n aer yn coraa y chur lesh,
as ver yn skianagh briaght er y chooish. Curse not the king, no
not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the
air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
skibbylt, a. light of foot, nimble; 2 Sam. ii. 18: …va Asahel coshee
cha skibbylt as feeaïh ’sy vagher. …and Asahel was as light of foot
as a wild roe.
skibbyltey, a. id., comp. and sup.
skielley, s. m. hurt,
harm, scath [i.e. scathe: hurt, harm, damage]; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
lus-skeilley, s. f. loosestrife, or willow-wort.
skihll, v. shell, strip of the shell or husk; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
skihlley, v. shelling, taking off the shells, husks, or hulls.
skilleig, s. f. a narrow stripe of any thing; pl.
-yn.
skilleigagh, a. being in narrow stripes.
skilleigee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58.
skillin, s. f. a shilling, pl. 72 [change -in
to -eeyn].
skimmee, s. m. a crew, a boat or ship’s crew.
skir or skyrr*, v. slip, slide; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
skyrr, v. slip, slide. See skir. The former word is used
in Psl. xviii. 36: Nee
oo raad lhean dy liooar foym dy immeeaght: nagh skyrr my chesmadyn. Thou shalt make room
enough under me for to go: that my footsteps shall not slide; and Jer.
ii. 19: Nee
dty vee-chraueeaght hene uss y smaghtaghey, as nee dty chooyl-skyrraghtyn
hene oo y gheyrey: Thine
own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee;
and iii. 12: Chyndaa
uss reesht, Israel chooyl-skyrraghtyn, ta’n Chiarn dy ghra. Return, thou
backsliding Israel, saith the Lord.
skirrey, v. slipping, sliding.
skirraghtyn, v. Pro. xiv. 14: Bee eshyn ta cooyl-shirraghtyn [l.
skirraghtyn]
ayns e chree, skee jeh ny raaidyn echey hene: agh bee dooinney mie jeant-magh
veih hene.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall
be satisfied from himself.
er skirraghtyn, v. hath, &c. slipped or slidden; <Pro.
xiv. 14>[see above]:
skirraghtagh, s. m. one that slides or slips; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
skyrraghtagh, a. apt to slide or slip.
skyrraghtee, a. id., comp. and sup.
cooyl-skirraghtagh, s. m. a backslider; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
skirrag, s. f. a splinter; pl. -yn.
skon, s. m. meat or drink got by intrusion [OED: The action
of thrusting oneself in in an encroaching manner, or of introducing something
inappropriately; uninvited or unwelcome entrance or appearance; encroachment on
something possessed or enjoyed by another].
skynn, s. f. a knife; pl. -aghyn. skynnyn
is used for the plural in Pro. x[xx]. 14: Ta sheeloghe ayn, ta nyn veeacklyn myr
cliwenyn, as nyn veeacklyn-keeill myr skynnyn, dy stroie ny boghtyn
jeh’n thalloo, as ny ymmyrchee veih mastey deiney. There is a generation,
whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor
from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
skynn-attey, s. f. a dagger; Jud. iii. 16, 21: Agh hug Ehud lesh skynn-attey
(dy ghaa foyr), cubit er lhiurid; as chiangle eh eh fo e eaddagh er e heu yesh. But Ehud made him a
dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his
raiment upon his right thigh. As hug Ehud magh e laue chiare, as ghow eh yn skynn-attey veih e lheayst
yesh, as roie eh stiagh eh ’sy volg echey. And Ehud put forth his left
hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
skynn-phenney, s. f. a pen-knife; Jer. xxxvi. 23: As haink eh gy-kione,
tra va Jehudi er lhaih three ny kiare dy ghuilliagyn, dy yiare yn ree eh lesh skynn-phenney,
as cheau eh ’syn aile eh va er y chollagh, derrey va ooilley yn lioar losht
’syn aile va er y chollagh. And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or
four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on
the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
skyoll, s. f. a great deal, a large quantity.
skyoltagh, a. profuse.
skyoltys, s. f. profusion.
skyrtlagh, s. f. a lap full; pl. 72 [change -agh
to -eeyn].
dy laa, v. to daub or besmear; Ez. xiii. 10, 11, 12: Er-yn-oyr, dy feer,
er-yn-oyr dy vel ad er chur shaghrynys er my phobble, gra, Shee, tra nagh row
shee ayn; as hrog fer voalley, as cur-my-ner va feallagh elley dy laa
harrish eh lesh morter gyn-bree. Abbyr roosyn ta dy laa eh lesh morter
dyn-bree, Dy jean eh tuittym: hig thooilley hrome-liaghee, as tuittee shiuish,
O chlaghyn mooarey sniaghtee, as nee geay rastagh eh y scoltey. Cur-my-ner, tra
ta’n voalley er duittym, nagh bee eh er ny ghra riuish, Cre’n erree t’er y
vorter lesh ta shiu er laa eh? Because, even because they have seduced my
people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and,
lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar: Say unto them which daub it with
untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower;
and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Lo,
when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing
wherewith ye have daubed it?-agh; -in; -ins;
-ym;-yms;-ys, 94. S
slaait or slaiyt, 85. daubed, besmeared,
plastered.
slaadaah, v. painting.
slaader, s. m. a dauber, &c.; pl. -yn.
slane, a. whole, total, hale.
yn clane, s. the whole. S
slaney, a. pl. whole, healed.
slane jeant magh, a. complete, perfect.
slane kiarit, adv. (sic) wholly resolved.
slane palçhey, s. abundance; 1 Chro. xxix. 21: As heb ad ourallyn gys
y Chiarn, as ourallyn-losht er laa-ny-vairagh, eer thousane dow, as thousane
rea, as thousane eayn, marish nyn ourallyn-feeyney as ourallyn elley ayns slane
palchey, son ooilley Israel. And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord,
and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a
thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink
offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
slane pooar, s. authority; Esther ix. 29: Eisht scrieu Esther yn
ven-rein, inneen Abihail, as Mordecai yn Ew, lesh slane pooar, dy choyrt
ayns bree yn screeuyn elley shoh son Purim. Then Esther the queen, the daughter of
Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second
letter of Purim.
slane tushtagh, a. [having] perfect knowledge.
slane-ynrick, a. perfect; Job i. 1: Va dooinney ayns cheer
Uz, va’n ennym echey Job; as va’n dooinney cheddin slane-ynrick as
jeeragh, goaill aggle roish Jee, as shaghney olk. There was a man in
the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and
one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
slane-ynsit, a. perfect; Isa. xlii. 19: Quoi ta doal, agh my
harvaant? ny bouyr, agh my haghter? quoi ta cha doal rishyn ta slane ynsit,
cha moal ayns soilshey as shirveishagh y Chiarn? Who is blind, but my
servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is
perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant?
slane-ayd, p. p. farewell with thee; -s, id.
em.
slane-lhiat, p. p. fare thee well.
slane-lhieu, p. p fare ye well, or
farewell with you.
slane-luss or slan-luss, See also slaanluss ribwort,
called so in Manks on account of its quality in assisting nature to heal, when
applied.
slaan-luss, s. f. ribwort.
slaneid, s. m. wholeness, perfection.
asslaanid, s. m. pravity, not in a perfect state.
slaynt, s. f. health, saneness, sanity; pl. -yn.
yn tlaynt, s. the health. S
yn claynt, s. the health. S
e laynt, s. his health. S
corp-as-slaynt, s. m. kind love and best respects.
asslaynt, s. f. out of health, sickness, disease, illness,
disorder; pl. -yn.
iu-laynt, s. m. a toast, something
said before drinking in company; pl. -yn.
lhag-laynt, s. m. indisposition.
slayntoil, a. healthy, healthful, sane, sound.
slayntoiley, a. id., comp. and sup.
neu-slayntoil, a. unhealthy.
slayntoilid, s. m. healthiness.
slat or slatt, s. f. a rod; the yard [OED yard
11a: The virile member, penis] of an animal; a badge of office. Slat ayns
moon (some punishment or chastisement provided).
yn tlat, s. the rod. S
yn clat, s. the rod, the wand; fer y clat (the coroner
or lockman [OED: Manx English. A deputy or assistant to the coroner]).
e lat, s. his rod, his lath. S
nyn glat, s. your, &c. rod. S
slat-eeastee, s. f. a fishing rod.
slattag, s. f. a small rod; the dim. of slat.
yn tlattag, s. the small rod. S
yn clattag, s. the small rod, the dim. of rod. S
e lattag, s. his small rod; pl. -yn. S
slattey, s. m. yarding; a custom in this Island, in former
times, that the constituted authorities could notice any man or woman servant
and make him or her serve for one year at very low wages.
sladdan, s. f. a wash staff [not in OED or EDD; Hiberno-English =
a beetle: ‘a thick long piece of wood with a handle, used in beating
coarse cloths for the purpose of cleaning them[43]];
pl. -yn.
yn claddan, s. the wash staff. S
yn chladdan (sic), s. the wash-staff. S
slattys, s. m. a statute, a decree or precept; pl. -syn.
ynclattys, s. the statute. S
e lattys, s. his statute; pl. -syn. S
sleab, s. m. a slave; pl. -yn.
sleayd, s. f. a trail, sledge or drag.
sleayd, v. trail, drag; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88;
Ez. xxix. 4: Agh
ver-yms dooanyn ayns dty cheeillyn’s, as ver-ym er eeastyn dty awin dy lhiantyn
gys dty scaailey, as sleayd-ym seose oo ass mean dty awinyn, as nee
ooilley eeastyn dty awin lhiantyn gys dty scaailey. But I will put hooks
in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales,
and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of
thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
sleaydagh, a. trailsome [not in OED or EDD, but NB EDD traily:
1. adj. Slow of motion; drawling. 2. Reluctant to work, lazy; untidy,
slovenly], &c.
sleaydee, a. id., comp. and sup.
sleayst, s. f. a shovel; a fan; pl. -yn.
[yn]cleayst, s. f. [the] fan;
Matt. iii. 12: Ta’n
cleayst echey ayns e laue, as nee eh dy bollagh e laare-vooie y
ghlenney, as gowee eh e churnaght stiagh ayns e hie-tashtee: agh loshtee eh yn
choau lesh aile nagh bee er ny vooghey.Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire; Luke iii.
17:Ta'n cleayst
echey ayns e laue, as fasnee eh dy bollagh e laare-vooie, as gowee eh yn
churnaght stiagh ayns e hie tashtee; agh yn coau nee eh y lostey lesh aile nagh
bee er ny vooghey. Whose
fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the
wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable;
pl. -yn. S
sleean, s. f. a goad; pl. -yn; Ecclesiasticus
xxxviii. 25: Kys yiow eshyn mooarane ynsagh ta cummal y cheeaght, as ta
boggyssagh jeh’n sleean; ta gimman y chesheraght, ta cur-rish obbyr
vagheragh, as e haggloo mysh ny dew?. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough,
and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their
labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
sleetçh, s. f. slime; pl. -yn.
sleetçhagh, a. slimy.
sleetçhee, a. id., comp. and sup
sleetçhal, v. lurking, sneaking.
sleggan, s. f. a cleaver; pl. -yn.
sleggan-sleeu, s. f. foxglove.
sleick, v. slake [OED: Of lime: To become hydrated or
slacked], as lime; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
slaaik, s. m. This word ought to be used for mortar, a
composition that would daub.
fo lieau, s. under a mountain; Rev. vi. 14: As hie’n aer ass
shilley myr duillag lioar ta fillit; as va dy chooilley lieau as ellan
scughit ass nyn undin. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled
together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. S
sleityn, s. pl. mountains.
Oleityn, s. pl. O mountains! S
sleitagh, a. mountainous, hilly; how hilly.
sleitee, a. id., comp. and sup.
sliennoo, s. m. (from slane noo) surname; as
in the case of Jacob to Israel; Simon to Peter, &c.; or from slaa noo,
to rub or anoint with some unctious matter at time surnamed.
liennoo, s. surname; as, cre dty liennoo[?] (what
is thy surname[?]).
sliennoo, v. to surname: -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
<dy>lhiennoo, [v]. <of>[did]
surname, surnamed; Mark iii. 16[-17]: As Simon lhiennoo eh Peddyr. As Jamys
mac Zebedee, as Ean braar Yamys (as lhiennoo eh adsyn Boanerges, ta shen
dy ghra, Cloan ny taarnee). And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James the son of Zebedee,
and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The
sons of thunder.
sling, s. f. a weaver’s slaie [OED slay: An
instrument used in weaving to beat up the weft].
slissag, s. f. a hame [? = OED hame n.3: Each
of two curved pieces of wood or metal placed over, fastened to, or forming, the
collar of a draught horse], a slice; pl. -yn.
yn clissag, s. the hame.
sloat, s. m. abatement from rain.
sloatail, v. abating raining.
slobbagh, a. sloppy, having slop.
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.
slock, s. f. the live part in a horn.
slouree, s. f. a rackentree [EDD reckan: An iron bar
or hook in a chimney for suspending pots over a fire; a crane]; what a pot or a
kettle is suspended by when hung on the fire; pl. -yn.
slug or slugg, v. swallow, gulp; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
my lhugg, v. if swallow; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym; -yms, 94.
S
sluggey, v. swallowing, gulping.
dy lhuggey or luggey, v. to swallow or gulp up; Isa.
xlix. 19: Son
dty ynnydyn-vaghee faase as treigit, as cheer dty hraartys, bee ad dy jarroo
nish ro choon son ny cummaltee, as bee adsyn ren uss y lhuggey seose eebrit
foddey jeh.For
thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even
now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up
shall be far away. S
yn cluggid, s. m. the narrow part of the throat, the part
where we swallow through the glottis.S
sluggag, s. f. a gulp, a swallow; pl. -yn.
sluggane, s. f. slake[? see
EDD sloke, slukane: A name given to various species of Algae,]
or sloake [EDD sloke, slukane: A name given to
various species of Algae; see Kelly Fockleyr,
s.v. sluggane][?
EDD s.v.slock: a drink, a draught].
sluht, s. f. slut; pl. -yn. Prov.
“Guilley smuggagh dooinney glen,
Inneen smuggagh sluht dy ven.” [A snotty boy, a clean man. A snotty girl, a slut of a woman.]
sluhtagh, a. sluttish.
sluhtee, a. id., [comp. and sup.,]58.
sluight, a. some, some little.
sluight, s. m. issue, posterity, progeny, offspring.
yn cluight, s. the offspring; Acts xvii. 28: Son aynsyn ta shin bio, as bioyr, as baghey;
myr sheer da paart jeh ny bardoonee eu hene ta gra, Son ta shinyn neesht jeh'n
cluight echeysyn. For
in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets
have said, For we are also his offspring. S
smalee, a. d. of sparks; Exod. xxxvii. 23: As ren eh e shiaght
lampyn, as e smalyderyn, as e phlaityn smalee dy glen airh. And he made his seven
lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
smaleagh, a. producing sparks.
smalyder, s. m. a snuffer; pl. -yn.
smarage, s. f. a live coal of fire that has ceased
to blaze; pl. -yn.
smarageagh, a. having live coals that have ceased to blaze
or flame.
smoghan, s. m. stink, bad smell; Amos iv. 10: …as ta mee er choyrt er
smoghan ny campyn dy heet seose gys ny stroanyn eu: ny-yeih cha vel shiu
er hyndaa hym’s, ta’n Chiarn dy ghra. …and I have made the stink of your camps to
come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
smoghanagh, a. stinking, having stink.
smoghanee, a. id., comp. and sup.
smoghane, s. m. a suffocating or smouldering fume.
smood, v. smooth, calender [OED: To pass through a
calender; to press (cloth, paper, etc.) between rollers, for the purpose of
smoothing, glazing, etc.]; -agh, 77; -ee,
80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
smooinee, v. This word, through custom, is often made use of
instead of smooin; as in John xvi. 2: Ver ad shiu magh ass ny kialteenyn: as
ta’n oor cheet, quoi-erbee varrys shiu, dy smooinee eh dy bee eh
shirveish Jee.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever
killeth you will think that he doeth God service; and the Prov. “Cha smooinee
rieauer yn olk nagh ren.” [One never thinks of the evil one did not
do. MWW]
smooinagh or smooinaghey, v. thinking, recollecting,
considering.
Snaal, s. m. [Snaefell,] a mountain in the parish of
Maughold, called so from sniaghtey (snow) as its summit is often in
winter covered with snow; it is said to be 600 yards above the level of the
sea, and a few feet higher than Baroole.
sneggagh, a. captious [OED: Apt to catch at faults or take
exception to actions; disposed to find fault, cavil, or raise objections;
fault-finding, cavilling, carping], snappish, how captious.
sneggee, a. id. comp. and sup.
sneih or snee, s. f. vexation, anything that vexes
one; pl. -yn.
sneihagh, a. vexatious, how vexatious.
sneihee, a. id., comp. and sup.
sniaghtey, s. m. snow; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
dy niaghtey, s. of snow. S
sniaghtee, a. d. of snow.
sniaghtey-garroo, s. m. hail.
sniem or sniemm*, s. a noose or running knot, a bow
knot; pl. -yn.
sniem or sniemm*, v. noose or knot; -agh,
77; -ee, 80; -in,
83; -ins, 84; -it,
85; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
sniemmey, v. noosing; knitting, asabone after
being broke, piecing together.
snooid or snoaid, s. f. a length of hair in a
fishing line or gear; pl. -yn.
soaill or soill, v. wrap, or bind round; <Isaiah
xx[viii]. 20>[See below, soilley]; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
soill, v. See soaill.
hoail or hoaill, v. did wrap or swathe; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. S
soailley or soilley, v. wrapping round.
soilley, v. wrapping, binding up; Isa. xxx. 26: Myrgeddin, bee soilshey
yn eayst myr soilshey yn ghrian, as bee soilshey yn ghrian shiaght-filley, myr
soilshey shiaght laa, ’sy laa ta’n Chiarn soïlley seose assee e phobble,
as lheihys guinn nyn lhottyn. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as
the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light
of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people,
and healeth the stroke of their wound. [Isaiah xx[viii]. 20: Son ta’n lhiabbee ro
yiare son dooinney dy heeyney eh-hene er; as yn eaddagh lhiabbee ro choon da dy
hoilley eh-hene ayn. For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself
on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.]
soailtagh, s. m. an effeminate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee]; 1 Cor.
vi. 9: Nagh
vel fys eu nagh vow ny mee-chrauee eiraght ayns reeriaght Yee? Ny bee-jee
mollit: chamoo yiow maarderee, ny adsyn ta cur ooashley da jallooyn, ny adsyn
ta brishey-poosey, ny ny soailtee, ny adsyn ta cur rish peccah noi
dooghys.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind.
soalt, s. f. a barn; pl. -yn.
yn toalt, s. the barn. S
e hoalt, s. his barn; pl. -yn. S
nyn doalt, s. your, &c. barn; pl. -yn.
S
soailt, a. d. of a barn or barns.
toailt, a. d. of a barn.
soar, s. m. a smell; pl. -yn; (used to
good and bad).
sockeragh, a. easy, tardy, moderate, slow, plain; Gen. xxv.
27: As daase
ny guillin as va Esau ny helgeyr gastey, dooinney magheragh: agh va Jacob ny
ghooinney sockeragh cummal ayns cabbaneyn. And the boys grew:
and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man,
dwelling in tents.
sockeree, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro hockeragh, a. too easy or slow. S
soddag, s. f. a bannock [EDD: A cake composed of oatmeal or
barley mixed with water and baked on a girdle]; pl. -yn.
e hoddag, s. his bannock. S
soddag-verreen or soddag-verrin, s. m. (sic) a thick
clapped cake; a cake generally understood as the last of a baking, and left
longer on the griddle to harden; 1 Kings xvii. 18: Ny bee aggle ort;
immee, as Jean myr t’ou er ghra: agh jean dooys hoshiaght soddag berreen,
as cur lhiat hym eh, as eisht jean er dty hon hene, as son dty vac. Fear not; go and do as
thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me,
and after make for thee and for thy son.
soghal, v. sobbing, groaning; Ez. xxx. 24: As neem’s niartaghey
roihaghyn ree Vabylon, as ver-ym my chliwe ayns y laue echeysyn: agh brish-ym
roihaghyn Pharaoh, as nee eh soghal kiongoyrt rish, myr soghyn dooinney
ta guint gy-baase.
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his
hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the
groanings of a deadly wounded man.
sogh, s. f. a surge [not in OED or EDD in sense related to sob,
groan. Cregeen’s entries are split in two here. NBKelly: Sogh
or soght, s. a sob, a groan, a sigh, a swell, a fretting. Ta
sogh mooar sy cheayn, a great swelling at sea]; pl. -yn.
soi or soie, v. set, sit, plant; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
soie, v. sit, set, plant.
hoi or hoie, v. did sit, set, sat; -agh; -in;
-ins; -ym-yms; -ys, 94. S
dy hoie, v. to sit. S
soiagh or soiaghey, v. setting, planting.
soiaghey [jeh], [v.] having respect to; Gen. iv.
4: As hug Abel
lesh myrgeddin jeh toshiaght e hioltane, as y chooid s’riurey. As ren y Chiarn soiaghey
jeh Abel as e oural.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat
thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering.
dy hoiagh or hoiaghey, v. to set or plant. S
er hoiaghey, v. hath, &c. set or planted. S
bargane-soiagh, s. m. a lease.
dy hoiaghey-magh, v. to set forth, represent,
describe. S
hoit, 85. set, planted; 2 Sam. xx. 8: Tra v’ad ec y chlagh
vooar hoit t’ayns Gibeon, ren Amasa leeideil ad. When they were at the
great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. S
soit-jeh, 85. accepted, set by; 1 Sam. xviii.
30: …as haink
eh gy-kione, erreish daue v’er n’gholl magh, dy ren David gymmyrkey eh-hene ny
s’dunnal na ooilley sharvaantyn Saul; myr shen dy row’n ennym echey dy mooar soit
jeh. …and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved
himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much
set by.
neu-hoit, a. unset, unplanted.
soieder, s. m. a sitter, a setter; pl. -yn.
soiederagh, a. sedentary.
soieag, s. f. a seat or sofa, a seat made of matted straw; pl.
-yn.
yn toieag, s. the seat or boss [OED boss n.5:
A seat consisting of or resembling a bundle of straw;
a hassock]. S
e hoieag, s. his boss, or straw seat. S
sole y dorrys, s. the threshold of the door; Zeph. i.
9: Ayns y laa
cheddin neem’s kerraghey adsyn ooilley ta lheim harrish sole y dorrys,
ta lhieeney thie nyn mainshtyr lesh meechairys as molteyrys. In the same day also
will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’
houses with violence and deceit.
sollit, [85]. defiled, soiled, polluted; Isaiah
xxviii. 8: Son
ta ooilley ny buird sollit lesh skeay as broïd, myr shen nagh vel boayl
erbee glen.
For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place
clean.
sollaghey-laue, s. a bribe, something put into the hand to
pervert the judgment; Micah vii. 3: Dy vod ad dy jeean cur-rish olk, lesh nyn ghaa
laue: ta’n prince geearree leagh, as yn briw shirrey sollaghey-laue. That they may do evil
with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward.
solleyder, s. m. a defiler, polluter.
sollaghyn, s. f. croudy [OED s.v.crowdie], a
kind of pottage made of oatmeal and the water or broth wherein flesh meat had
been boiled, and the fat of the broth poured thereon.
soilshean (sic: stress), v. shining, shineth, shines.
dy hoilshean, v. to shine or give light.
soilsheanagh, a. shiny, bright, splendid, radiant,
glittering; Hab. iii. 11: Hass y ghrian, as yn eayst ayns nyn ynnyd: ec soilshey dty
hideyn ren ad getlagh as ec sollyssid dty shleiy soilsheanagh. The sun and moon
stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at
the shining of thy glittering spear; how shiny.
soilsheanee, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro hoilsheanagh, a. too enlightening, &c. S
son, pre. for, because of, in search of.
son shen as ooilley, conj. notwithstanding, for that and all.
son wheesh, conj. forasmuch, whereas; Isa. xxix. 13: Son wheesh as dy vel n pobble
shoh tayrn er-gerrey dooys lesh nyn meeal, as dy my ooashlaghey lesh nyn
meillyn, agh ta’n cree oc er ny scughey foddey voym… Forasmuch as this
people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but
have removed their heart far from me….
er-e-hon, p. p. for him, for it. Prov. “Dy chooilley
ghooinney er e hon hene, as Jee son ooilley.” [Every man for himself and
God for all.]
er e<h> hon, pre. for him or it. S
er-e-son, p. p. for her.
sondagh, a. sordid, avaricious, greedy of gain, selfish.
sondee, a. id., comp. and sup.
ro hondagh, a. too avaricious. S
sondid, s. m. sordidness, churlishness.
e hondid, s. his avariciousness. S
sonderey, s. m. a greedy or selfish person; pl. 68 [change
-ey to -eeyn]. Prov. “Ta’n breagerey molley yn
sonderey.” [The liar deceives the greedy person.]
sonnaase, s. f. arrogance,
ambition.
e honnaase, s. his arrogance, ambition. S
sonnaasagh, a. arrogant, haughty, self-conceited.
sonnaasee, a. more arrogant, most arrogant, the comp.
and sup. of sonnaasagh.
ro honnaasagh, a. too arrogant, too ambitious.
S
sonnys, s. f. satiety, abundance, plenitude, luck.
e honnys, s. his satiety or abundance. S
sonney, a. d. of satiety or plenty.
arkan-sonney, s. a hedge hog, or a fabulous creature
ominous of plenty; a fat little pig.
faiyr-sonnys, s. f. a kind of soft, whitish grass that
grows in rich land.
sonnyssagh, a. abundant, copious, abounding in plenty; Jer. li.
13: O uss ta
cummal er ymmodee ushtaghyn, sonnyssagh ayns berchys, ta dty yerrey er
jeet, as towse dty haynt. O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in
treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
soogh, a. plenary, substantial, solvent, plentiful.
sooghid, s. m. substance, plenteousness, plenariness,
substantialness.
sooill, s. f. an eye; pl. -yn.
y tooill, s. the eye. S
e hooill, s. his eye; pl. -yn. S
sooilley, a. d. of the eye or eyes.
feanish-sooilley, s. an eye witness.
shilley-sooilley, s. [m.]eye-sight.
sooill ny geayee, s. f. the wind’s eye, the point the wind blows
from; Acts xxvii. 15: As
tra va’n lhong er ny imman noon as noal, as nagh row ee son jannoo raad noi sooill
ny geayee, lhig shin jee tuittym lesh. And when the ship was caught, and could
not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
clagh-y-tooill, s. the apple of the eye.
lus feie y tooill, s. f. wild clary.
lus y tooill, s. f. clary or clear eye, eye bright.
meekey-sooill, s. the twinkling of an eye.
sooillagh, a. having eyes.
lieh-hooillagh, a. monocular, one eyed.
soor, a. sour, leavened. Hebrew seor; Welsh sur.
soorey, a. pl. sour, leavened.
ro hoor, a. too sour. S
soor or sooree, v. sour, leaven; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
sou-aigney, (sie or seiy-aigney), s. f. bitterness; 1 Sam.
xviii. 8: As
va Saul feer chorree, as hug y raa shoh sou er e aigney… And Saul was
very wroth, and the saying displeased him…; grief of mind, sorrow of
spirit; Lam. iii. 65: Ver
oo daue sou-aigney, hig dty vollaght orroo. Give them sorrow of
heart, thy curse unto them.
sou-aignagh, a. in a state of bitterness of mind or spirit.
sou-aignee, a. id., comp. and sup.
souid, s. m. an old worn out horse.
souir or sour, as spelled in Numbers xi. 18: …ta shiu er cheayney
ayns clashtyn y Chiarn, gra, Quoi ver feill dooin dy ee? son va shin dy sour
ayns Egypt… ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us
flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt…; or as in Job xxxi.
20, souyr: Mannagh
vel e veeghyn er my vannaghey, as mannagh row eh jeant souyr lesh loamraghyn
my chirree.
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of
my sheep; a. warm, snug, comfortable, not in want as respects
circumstances.
ro houir, a. too snug or comfortable. S
souirid, s. m. solace, warmth, snugness.
e houirid, s. his snugness, &c. S
sourey, s. m. summer. Perhaps from souir (warm).
sy tourey, s. in the summer. S
dy hourey, s. of summer. S
souree, a. d. of summer.
y touree, a. d. of summer. S
laa houree, a. d. of a summer’s day. S
thie souree, s. [m.] a summer house.
sourinagh, a.
eeym hourinagh, a. summer butter. S
sows, s. f. a sudden blow or slap; pl. -yn.
soyl or soylee,
v. compare, typify; -agh, 77; -ee,
80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
soylee, v. will, &c. compare. This is shown above, but this
word has the pronominal coalesced with it in some places in Scripture, as, soylee-ym,
Mat. vii. 24: Quoi-erbee
er-y-fa shen ta clashtyn ad shoh my ghoan’s, as jannoo ymmyd mie jeu soylee-ym
eh gys dooinney creeney hrog e hie er creg.Therefore whosoever
heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise
man, which built his house upon a rock.
sol* or solee, v. compare; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
hoyl or hoylee, v. did compare, typify or liken; -agh;
-in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys,
94. S
hiollee, v. like to have happened. Prov. “Haghyr eh ny
sharena hiollee eh.” [It happened better than it might have been.]
hoyllee, See hiollee.
solleyta, adv. so is, or it is.
solley va, adv. so was, or so it was.
holley-va, adv. so was or were. S
soylaghey, v. comparing, typifying, matching.
solaghey, v. comparing, compareth, &c.
dy hoylagh, v. to compare typify, or liken. S
er ny hoylaghey, v. to be compared, or being compared,
typified or likened; Mat. xiii. 24: Ta reeriaght niau er ny hoylaghey gys
dooinney chuirr rass mie ayns e vagher. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man
which sowed good seed in his field. S
soylaghey, s. a comparison; pl. 69 [change -ey
to -yn]; Jud. viii. 2 and 3: As dooyrt eh roo, Cre ta mish nish er
n’yannoo ayns soylaghey jeuish? Nagh vel jeelym fouyr-feeyney Ephraim ny
share na slane fouyr-feeyney Abiezer? Ta Jee er livrey gys nyn laueyn princeyn
Vidian, Oreb as Zeeb: as cre va mish abyl dy yannoo ayns soylaghey
jeuish? Eisht va’n chorree oc er ny veiyghey, tra dooyrt eh shoh. And he said unto
them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the
grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? God hath delivered into
your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in
comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said
that.
mac-soyley, s. m. an instance, a metaphor to illustrate by.
spagey, s. m. a scrip [? = OED scrip n.1:
A small bag or pouch, esp. one carried by a pilgrim, shepherd, or beggar]; pl.
67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
spain, s. m. (spein),a spoon; pl. -yn.
spake, s. f. a spoke; pl. 69 [change -e
to -yn]; 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.
sparroo, s m. a sparrow; pl. sperriu.
sperriu, s. pl. sparrows; Luke xii. 6: Nagh vel queig sperriu
er nyn greck son daa farling, as cha vel unnane oc jarroodit kiongoyrt rish
Jee?
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten
before God?
spattan, s. light lodged corn [EDD lodge v.: Of corn
or grass: to lie flat, to be beaten down by wind and rain; gen. in pp];
pl. -yn.
spinçh, s. f. a scullion [OED:
A domestic servant of the lowest rank in a household who performed the menial
offices of the kitchen; hence, a person of the lowest order, esp. as an
abusive epithet]; pl. -yn.
spinçhyraght, v. scullioning, doing the work of a
scullion.
spinney, s. m. elasticity; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
spinnycan, s. f. the disease in fowls, called the pip; pl.
-yn.
Spitlhin, s. m. supposed to have been the name of a saint,
for which there are two days in the year, laa’l Spitlhin souree (18th
May), laa’l Spitlhin geuree (18th November).
sponnag, s. f. a span [?], a trick, or error; as the Prov.
“Ta’n chied sponnaglowit.” [The first trick is allowed.] [The first error is overlooked. G.W. Wood.]
spulgaig, s. f. a sharp or smart pinch, or nip off the
bone; pl. -yn.
spyr, s. a collar beam; pl. -yn.
spyrryd, s. m. spirit; pl. -yn.
Spyrryd-Noo, s. m. Holy Ghost.
spyrrydoil, a. spiritual, immaterial, comp. and sup.
spyrrydys, s. f. spirituality.
spyttog, s. f. spigot; pl. -yn.
staa, s. m. three men making hedges together, two of them
cutting the sod and one lifting. This word perhaps is derived from staayney,
to oppose or stand firm against in wrestling or at this work; these men
called a staa formerly made fold hedges; pl. -yn.
staabyl, s. m. stable; pl. 76 [i.e. staabil].
staayn, v. oppose, stand firm against; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
staayney, v. strenuously opposing, opposition vehemently pushing
against, or standing firm against; pl. 67
[change -ey to -aghyn]; Prov. xxi. 29: Ta’n drogh-ghooinney staayney
e eddin: agh son y dooinney onneragh, t’eh goll jeeragh er y raad. A wicked man
hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
staaynit, 85. standing statue, like in opposition
to some force.
staaynt, 85. set or stuck up against, confronting,
set in opposition, stiffened up.
stayd-noa, s. m. regeneration; Mat. xix. 28: ’Sy stayd noa,
tra nee Mac y dooinney soie er stoyl-reeoil e ghloyr, dy jean shiuish myrgeddin
t’er n’eiyrt orrym’s soie er daa stoyl-reeoil yeig, briwnys daa heeloghe yeig
Israel.
Ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit
in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.
lhag-stayd, a. impotent; Jud. vi. 6: As va Israel er ny
injillaghey gys lhag stayd kyndagh rish ny Midianiteyn. And Israel was greatly
impoverished because of the Midianites.
staydoil or staydoilagh, a. stately,
pompous;
staydoilagh, s. m. a pompous person; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
staydoillys, s. f. pompousness, pomposity.
steab, s. f. a dart; pl. -yn.
Steaon, s. m. Stephen.
steat or steait, s. f. estate, or State of America;
pl. -yn.
state-hallooin, s. m. (sic) a farm; Mat. xxii. 5: Agh hoie adsyn beg jeh
as hie ad rhymboo, fer gys e state-hallooin, as fer elley gys e
varchantys.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his
merchandise.
sthartey, s. m. a job or spell of work; pl. 67
[change -ey to -aghyn].
stheg, s. f. a steak or slice of meat; pl. -yn.
sthock, s. m. stock, fund, race; pl. -yn.
sthockan, s. f. the body of a plant, a small stock.
sthol or sthole, v. sprout or branch forth, ramify
or grow in many stalks from the one root; -agh, 77;
-ee, 80; -in, 83;
-ins, 84; -ym, 86;
-yms, 87; -ys, 88.
stholey, v. sprouting, spritting, shooting from the one root,
growing prolific.
sthowran, s. m. a statue; a person in contempt, standing as a
pole or statue; pl. -yn.
sthurneish, s. f. stubbornness.
sthurneishagh, a. stubborn, how stubborn.
sthurneishee, a. id., comp. and sup.
stiark [or s’tiark], a. few, seldom, how few; Mat.
vii. 14: Er-yn-oyr
dy nee chion ta’n giat, as coon ta’n raad ta leeideil gys bea, as s’tiark
ad ta dy haaghey eh.
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and
few there be that find it. Prov. “Stiark keayrt ta dooinney siyragh <an>[gyn]
seaghyn.” [A hasty man is seldom without trouble.]
stiur* or stiure, v. steer or guide a vessel on a
passage by the helm or rudder; -agh, 77; -ee,
80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
stiurey, s. m. a rudder; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
stiuree, a. d. of a rudder or rudders.
stiureyder, s. m. skipper, steerer, or helmsman.
stiurt, s. m. a steward; pl. -yn.
stiurtey, a. d. of a steward or stewards.
stiurtagh, a. stewardlike.
stiurtys, s. f. stewardship.
stoamagh or stoamey, a. stately, ornamental,
proportionable in the members.
neu-stoamey, a. unstately.
stoamid, s. m. stateliness, grandeur.
stooamid, s. m. this word is in 1 Cor. xi. 15, for glory: Agh my ta folt liauyr
er ben, te stooamid j’ee: son ta’n folt eck er ny choyrt j’ee son
coodagh.
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her
for a covering, and in [xii.] 23 <verses> for honourable: As ny oltyn shen jeh’n
chorp, sloo ta shin dy choontey jeu, orroo smoo dy stooamid ta shin dy
stowal, as ny oltyn neuyesh ain er nyn goamrey lesh onnor foddey smoo. And those members of
the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more
abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. Stoamid,
perhaps, is the word meant.
stoandey, s. m. a standish [OED: A stand containing ink,
pens and other writing materials and accessories], a kind of barrel; pl. 67
[change -ey to -aghyn].
stoo, s. m. stuff, substance, element, material; pl. -ghyn.
strah, s. f. a plain, level country; a champaign; pl. -ghyn;
2 Kings xiv. 25: Ren
eh seose ardjyn Israel veih cagliagh Hamath gys keayn y strah… He restored the coast
of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain….
stramlag, s. f. a crankled or awkward thing; pl. -yn.
camstram, a. zigzag, crankled [OED crankle v.: To bend in
and out, to wind, twist; ‘to run in flexures and windings’ (Johnson); to run
zig-zag].
strane, s. m. a file of men, a rank.
strap, s. m. a line or string; pl. -yn.
straue, s. f. a straw; pl. -yn. For a
quantity of straw, see coonlagh.
streean, s. f. a bridle; pl. -yn or -teeyn.
y treean, s. the bridle. S
e hreean, s. his bridle; pl. -yn. S
streean-volgagh, s. f. a martingale [OED: A strap or arrangement
of straps fastened at one end to the noseband, bit, or reins of a horse and at
the other to its girth, in order to prevent it from rearing or throwing its
head back, or to strengthen the action of the bit].
streebagh, s. f. a strumpet, whore, or prostitute; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee], or rather 72 [change -agh
to -eeyn].
streebee, a. d. of a strumpet or whore.
streebeeys, s. f. whoredom, prostitution.
streeu or streiu, s. f. strife, contention; pl. -ghyn.
streeu or streiu, v. strive, contend; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
streeuder, s. m. a contender, or striver; pl. -yn.
streeuailtagh, a. apt to strive, or be at variance; s.
m. a contentious person; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee].
streeuailtee, a. more or most apt to strive.
streeuailtys, s. f. contentiousness, discord.
streighyr or streiyr, v. sneeze or neese [OED neeze:
sneeze]; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
streigheraght or streighernee, v. sneezing; 2 Kings
iv. 35: …as
ren y lhiannoo streghernee shiaght keayrtyn, as doshil y lhiannoo e
hooillyn. … and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his
eyes.; Job xli. 18:Liorish yn streiyraght echey ta soilshey
brishey magh, as ta e hooillyn my ferrooghyn y voghrey. By his neesings a
light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
streir, s. m. a rope or string; as, muck er streir.
streng, s. m. a string; pl. -yn.
strep, v. struggle, wrestle, wallow [OED: To roll about, or
lie prostrate and relaxed in or upon some liquid, viscous, or yielding
substance]; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins,
84; -ym, 86; -yms,
87; -ys, 88.
strepey, v. struggling, wallowing; 2 Sam. xx. 12: As va Amasa ny lhie
strepey ayns e uill ayns mean y raad-vooar: And Amasa wallowed in blood in the
midst of the highway.
striggeyder, s. m. a drawer of milk by stripes or strokes.
strig or strigg*, s. f. a draw or stripe of milk from a
teat; pl. -yn.
strig-ghounagh, s. f. a stripper [EDD: A cow not in calf, but
giving very little milk], or a cow more than one year on the same milk.
striggagh, a. slow in giving the milk.
striggee, a. id., comp. and sup.
striggle, s. f. a whet-board, the instrument with which a
mower whets or sharpens his scythe.
striggyl, s. f. a strikeless [EDD: a smooth, straight piece of
wood, with which the surplus grain is struck off, to level it with the rim of
the measure]; pl. -yn.
strinnoogh, v. snoreing.
stritlag, s. f. a jade, jilt [OED: A woman who has lost her
chastity; a harlot or strumpet; a kept mistress], trollop [OED: An untidy or
slovenly woman; a slattern, slut; also, sometimes a morally loose woman], or
trull [OED: A female prostitute].
stroialtagh, s. m. a destroyer, a spender, a prodigal; pl. 71
[change -agh to -ee].
ard-stroialtagh, s. m. a great waster; Prov. xviii. 9:
Eshyn neesht
ta liastey ayns e obbyr eeh ny vraar da’n ardstroialtagh. He also that is
slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
stroialtagh, a. wasteful. prodigal.
stroin, s. f. a nose; pl. -yn or -teeyn.
stroaney, a. d. nasal, of the nose.
stroanyn, s. pl. nostrils.
stroineen, s. f. a nuzzle [? = nozzle, but NB OED nuzzle
v. To put a ring into the nose, as of a hog], a pig’s ring.
stronnagh, a. sounding through the nose or nostrils.
stronnee, a. id., comp. and sup.
stroo, s. m. the current of a stream; pl. -yn.
strooan, s. f. a stream; pl. -yn.
y trooan, s. the stream. S
strooanagh, a. streamy, full ofstreams.
strooanee, a. id., comp. and sup.
stroos or strooys, it appears so, (perhaps from streeu,
strife); there has been a strife in me how it is, and it is so settled by me
that it will or shall be as I say; the emphatic of stroohene.
stroo-hene, p. it
appears to me or myself, I am persuaded in myself, I imagine or suppose,
methinks.
struane, s. f. a triangular bannock. But it ought to
be written s’troorane.
struge, or strug*, s. f. a gentle stroke of the hand.
strooig, s. See struge.
struge, or strug*, v. to draw or stroke the hand gently
over; -agh, 77; -ee, 80;
-in, 83; -ins, 84;
-ym, 86; -yms, 87;
-ys, 88.
strugey, v. stroking, drawing the hand gently or kindly over.
This word is used for strike in 2 Kings, v. 11: Hig eh son shickyrys
magh hym’s, as shassoo, as geamagh er ennym y Chiarn e Yee, as strugey e
laue harrish y boayl doghanagh, as slaanaghey yn lourane.He will surely come out to me,
and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over
the place, and recover the leper.
strumpag, s. f. a strumpet, a harlot; Amos vii. 17: Bee dty ven ny strumpag
’syn ard-valley, as nee dty vec as dty inneenyn tuittym lesh y chliwe… Thy wife shall be an
harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword;
pl. -yn.
stubbin, s. m. a cat without a tail.
stubbyl, s. m. stubble.
studdyl, s. m. a timber in a vessel’s side.
stugg or stuggey, s. m. a stoutling [not in OED or
EDD], a part or piece of a thing, a thing not so big or stout as shall be; pl.
67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
sthuggey, s. m. about half size; pl. 67.
stuitt, a. stout, neat, trim.
stuittey, a. id., comp. and sup; a. pl. stout,
neat, trim.
stundayrt, s. m. a yard; pl. -yn.
This might be the Manks of standard, and perhaps right, as this (the yard) was
the only standard measure in use; therefore called stundayrt (standard).
styr, v. hiss; used to set a dog on.
suggane, s. m. a straw rope; pl. -yn.
dy huggane, s. of straw rope. S
suggane-corrag, s. m. a straw rope made on the thumb.
bwhid-suggane, s. pl. stones set in the walls of a
thatched house to tie the ropes to.
ro hugganit, 85. too much bound with straw rope.
S
sumark, s. f. a primrose; pl. -yn.
e humark, s. his primrose. S
sunder, s. m. a sumner [OED: One who is employed to summon
persons to appear in court; esp. a summoning officer in an
ecclesiastical court. Most recently surviving in the Isle of Man] or sexton;
pl. -yn.
e hunder, s. his sumner or sexton. S
sunderagh, a. d. of the sumner, &c.
sunderys, s. f. sumnership.
sunt, a. sound, sane, not unhealthy.
suntid, s. m. soundness.
sur or surr*, v. suffer, allow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym,
86; -yms, 87; -ys,
88.
sur-jee, v. suffer ye.
surr, v. See sur.
hur or hurr*, v. did suffer, suffered; -agh;
-in; -ins;-ym; -yms;
-ys, 94. S
surranse-foddey, s. f. long-suffering, forbearance.
dty hurranse-foddey, s. thy long suffering. S
surranssagh, a. patient, suffering; Heb. x. 36: Son te ymmyrchagh diu
dy chummal rish dy surransagh; lurg diu v’er n’yannoo aigney Yee, dy vod
shiu yn gialdyn y gheddyn. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the
will of God, ye might receive the promise. sufferable, able to suffer.
surranssee, a. more or most able to suffer.
ro hurransagh, a. too sufferable. S
neu-hurransagh, a. insufferable, not to be endured.
surranssagh, s. m. a sufferer; pl. 71 [change -agh
to -ee];
surranssee, s. pl. sufferers.
e hurransee, s. his sufferers. S
surdremagh, a. trust-worthy, sufficient, fit to
trust. The simile in this word is taken from whether a horse will suffer to be
rode on the back, sur dreeym agh, sufferable on the back.
surlley, s. m. a sprawl, toss, or tumble; pl. 67 [change -ey
to -aghyn].
lheim-surley, s. m. a standing-jump.
surlleyder, s. m. a sprawler, a tumbler; pl. -yn.
surn, s. f. a fire-place in a kiln, or under an oven; pl.
-yn.
sorn or surn, s. f. the fire-place in a kiln.
yn thurn, s. the fire-place of a kiln. S
sornaig, s. f. a sewer or covered drain.
sur-smooinaght, s. m.
consideration; pl. -yn.
Sushin, s.
Laa’l Sushin, a. Swithin’s day. This day is marked in
the calender on the 15th of July, and is said that if it rains on this day,
there will not be a day without rain for forty days afterwards.
Sushtal, s. m. Gospel. This word no doubt is su from
sheeu (being of worth) and shtal, from skeeal, (news or
tidings, worthy or valuable news, or tidings).
yn Tushtal, s. the gospel. S
e Hushtal, s. his gospel. S
sushtalagh, s. m. an evangelist, a gospel believer.
synnin, s. f. a tug or thong, from the middle of the small
swingletree [OED: In a plough, harrow, carriage, etc., a crossbar, pivoted at
the middle, to which the traces are fastened, giving freedom of movement to the
shoulders of the horse or other draught-animal] to the end of the large one, in
which irons are now used; pl. -yn,or synneeyn.
