s'cummey, adv. what matter, no matter, would not matter
nagh gummey, adv. no matter, never mind
surrys-enn, adv. allowed to be well known
cha vurrys lhiam da, See radical burrys. B
cha nurrys, <adv.> need not be surprised
cha nyrrys, <v.> not wonder Y
b'urrys-enn, adv. See baashiagh-enn. [‘easy to know or well known.’]
cha burrys lhiam da jannoo eh, 161. I am not surprised at his doing it
s'lhoys dou, etc. ‘I dare’
cha lhoys, v. dare not S
loys dhyt, p. darest thou[?]
b'loys, v. durst, darest
by-loys, <ad>v. 167. durst or darest.
my v'loys, v. if darest or durst B
saagh, s. m. a vessel; pl. siyn
yn taagh, s. the vessel S
e haagh, s. his vessel S
siyn, s. pl. vessels the pl. of saagh.
e hiyn, s. his vessels S
siyn-iu, s. pl. drinking vessels
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
saaue, s. m. a saw; pl. -nyn
e haaue, s. his saw; pl. -yn (sic) S
saaue, v. saw; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
saaueal, v. sawing
saauit, 85. sawn or sawed
saaueyder, s. m. a sawer or sawyer; pl. -yn
saayll, s. m. sale; pl. -yn
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, 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, 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]
saill, v. salt; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
haill, v. did salt; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sailley, v. salting
dy hailley, v. to salt S
saillt, 85. salted
ro hailt, a. too salted S
salleyder, s. m. a salter; pl. -yn
e hailleyder, s. his salter S
sailleyr, s. f. a salt cellar; pl. -yn
sailjey, a. salt
ro hailjey, a. too salt S
sailjys, s. f. saltness
yn tailjys, s. the saltness S
sailjid, s.
e hailjid, s. his saltness S
samark, s. a shamrock; pl. -yn
e hamark, s. his shamrock S
samarkagh, a. having shamrocks
samarkee, a. id. comp. and sup.
sambyl, s. m. a sample; pl. 76 [i.e. sambil]
e hambyl, s. his sample S
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sansheraght, v. whispering
sansherey, s. m. whisperer; pl. -ryn (sic)
sansh or sanshit, a. annunciated.; 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
har or haree, v. did command or commanded; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sarey, v.
dy harey, v. to command or enjoin S
sarit, 85. commanded, enjoined A
ro harit, 85. too enjoined or commanded S
sarey, s. m. a command, precept or injunction; pl. 67
fo-harey, adv. under command
sareyder, s. m. a commander; pl. -yn
e hareyder, s. his commander S
sarkyl, s. f. weed, sarcle. [EDD: sarcle, v. to weed corn-fields. [Fr. sarcler, to grub, or dig up weeds (COTGR.).]] See also far-chail.
sarrah, s. m. sir, in contempt
saue or sau, v. save; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hau or haue, v. did save or saved; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sauail, v. saving, saveth, &c
dy hauail, v. to save S
sauit, 85. saved
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?]; [Despite Cregeen's link with saue, the quotation properly belongs under taaue ‘idleness, rest’.] S
saueyder, s. m. a saver; pl. -yn
sauallagh, s. m. a salvor; pl. 71
saualtagh, s. m. a saviour; pl. 71
yn taualtagh, s. the Saviour S
dty haualtagh, s. thy Saviour S
saualtys, s. f. salvation, redemption
yn taualtys, s. the salvation S
dty haualtys, s. thy salvation S
sauçhey, a. safe, not dangerous
dy sauçhey, adv. safely
saueçhys, s.
e haueçhys, s. his safety S
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
Souney, a. d. of November or Hollantide
Sauiney, a. d. See Souiney.
saveen, s. f. slumber
saveen, v. id., -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
saveenagh, a. slumbering, sleepy;
saveenagh, s. m. one that slumbers; pl. 71
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;
sayntoilagh, s. m. a covetous person; pl. 71
sayntoilee, a. id. comp. and sup.
ro hayntoilagh, a. too covetous S
scaa, s. m. a shade, a shadow See also skaa and skah. See also skah.
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
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]; 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
scaant, 85. cracked, having flaws
scammalt, s. m. a scaffold; pl. -yn
scammylt, s. f. scandal, reproach, defamation
scammyltagh, a. scandalous, reproachful, infamous, vile, disgraceful;
scammyltagh, s. m. a person who defames or reproaches; pl. 71
dy scammyltey, v. to scandal or reproach
scammyltit, 85. scandalized, &c
scammyltid, 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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]
scapail, v. escaping
er scapail, v. hath, &c. escaped
scapit, 85. escaped, avoided, untaken
scapaltagh, s. m. one who escapes; pl. 71
scar or scarr, v. separate, disperse, sever; sometimes used instead of the word spread; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
scarrey, v. separating, spreading, disuniting, disjoining, severing
sçhimmeigagh, a. having streaks, stripes; variegated, how streaked, &c
sçhimmeigee, 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; pl. -yn; 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;]
schoillar, s. m. f. a scholar; pl. -yn
scoarnagh, s. f. the throat; pl. 72
scoarnee, a. d. of the throat
scobbey, s. m. a snack, a repast; pl. 67
scoadey, s. a sloop, a smack [OED: A single-masted sailing-vessel, fore-and-aft rigged like a sloop or cutter]; pl. 67
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
scolbey, v. chipping; stirring to rise from bed
scolbit, 85. chipped, &c
scold, v. scald; -agh
scoldey, v. scalding
scoldee, a. d. of scalding
gorley-scoaldee, s. the lues venerea. [viz. syphilis]
scoldit, 85. scalded
scoldey, s. m. a scald; pl. 67
scollag, s. m. a stripling, a boy in a state subject to stripes, as stripling implies.. The Manks etymology might be one fit for school or a scholar
shenn-scollag-aeg, s. m. a bachelor
scoilg, s. m. f. a slender grown child
skiolg, s. m. (from s'keyl), a slender youth
scoodyn, s. f. a nasty scruff or scum, found on vessels which are not kept properly clean; pl. -yn
scooir, v. scour or scrub; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
scooirey, v. scouring, scrubbing
scooirt, 85. scoured
scooirey, s. m. a scouring; pl. 67
scooiree, a. d. of scouring
scooireyder, s. m. a scourer; pl. -yn
scooyr, s. f. drunkenness, intoxication
scooyrit, a. drunk, intoxicated
scowan, s. f. a lung or light; pl. -yn
scoylg, s. f. a shriek; pl. -yn
scoylg, v. shriek; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
scoylgey, v. shrieking
scoylgit, 85. shrieked
scoylgeyder, s. m. a shrieker
scoylgagh, a. <to be> shrieking often
scoylgernee, v. cackling as a hen
scrabey, v. scratching or scraping; pl. scrabaghyn
scrabit, 85. scratched, scraped
scrabeyder, s. m. a scraper, &c
scrabage, s. f. a scratch; pl. -hyn [pl. of scrabey]
scra-chraaee, s. f. a quagmire, a shaking bog
scraig, s. f. a scraw [EDD: A thin strip of sward or turf; a sod used in thatching roofs]; pl. -yn
scraaee, a. d. of scraws
scraig, v. ; -agh; -it; -ys
scra, v. scrawing; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
scraigey, v. covering with scraws
scraait, 85. covered with scraws
scraigeyder, s. m. one who scraws
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;
screeb, v. ; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
screebey, v. scratching or scratting
screebit, 85. scratched, scraped
screebeyder, s. m. a scratcher; pl. -yn
scribider, s. m. a grater; pl. -yn
screeu, scrieu or scriu, v. write, scribble, wrote; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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]
laue-scriuee, s. f. manuscript
screeut, 85. written, scribbled
far-screeu or far-scrieu, s. m. forgery; pl. -yn
far-scrieuder, s. m. a forger; pl. -yn
screeudeyr, s. m. a scribe, writer or scribbler; pl. -yn
screeueyrys [l. screeudeyrys ?], s. f. writing, penmanship
screeuyn, s. m. a letter, an epistle; pl. -nyn; Acts xv. 23: As hug ad screeuyn lhieu er yn aght shoh [And they wrote letters by them after this manner]
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]
scrobbaghyn, s. pl. the dewlap of oxen the pl. of scrobbag.
scrod, v. screw; -agh; -ee; -in; -ym; -ys
scrodey, v. screwing
scrodit, 85. screwed
scrodeyder, s. m. a screwer; pl. -yn
scroda, s. f. a screw; pl. -ghyn
scroo, See scroda.
scroig, s. f. a crust, a scruff; pl. -yn
scruin, s. f. swarm of bees
scryss, s. m. a pareing, a shaving
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. 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.; pl. 72
scuirr, v. cease, desist, leave off; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; Prov.: Tra scuirrys y laue dy choyrt scuirrys yn veeal dy voylley. [When the hand ceases to give, the mouth ceases to praise.]
heaghn or heaghnee, v. did trouble or agitate; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
seaghney, v. afflicting, troubling
dy heaghney, v. to trouble, afflict, or agitate S
seaghnit, 85. grieved, troubled, &c
ro heaghnit, 85. too troubled or afflicted S
seaghneyder, s. m. one who afflicts or troubles
e heaghneyder, s. his troubler S
seaghinagh or seaghynagh, a. afflictive, grievous, sorrowful, troublesome
seihll, s. f. world; for the gender of this see Job ix. 24; pl. -yn; 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;
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. id. worldlings; comp. and sup.
seihlltid, 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; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heiy, v. did push; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
dy heiy, v. to push, &c S
seiy, v. ‘mix, stir’
heiy, v. did toss, agitate, mix, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys 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]
ro heiyt, 85. too agitated, mixed, muddy, &c S
seiyeyder or seiyder, s. m. an agitator, a mixer
seigh, s. m. a mix or stir.; pl. -yn; Quallian jeh'n chied seigh [a pup of the first litter]
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
ny hessenagh, s. a sexton or sergeant S
sett, s. f. a plant, a piece of potato to plant; pl. -yn; 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]
sett, v. plant; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
settal, v. planting, setting
settit, 85. planted, set
seyir, s. m. a carpenter, a wright, a joiner; pl. sieyr
yn teyir, s. the carpenter S
e heyir, s. his carpenter; pl. -yn S
seyirey, a. d. of a carpenter or wright
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heyr, s. did free, set at liberty, justify, clear, &c.; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
seyrey, v. justify
dy heyrey, v. to justify, free, clear, &c S
seyrit, 85. justified, freed, cleared
ro heyrit, 85. too justified, freed, &c S
seyrsnys, s. f. freedom, justification
shag, s. m. a cormorant; A low word; pl. -yn
shaghey, adv. by, dy gholl shaghey [to pass by]
shaghey, pre. past, past by
shaghey-eh-hene, adv. out of his senses or reason
cur shaghey, v.
dy chur-shaghey, v. to adjourn C
lhiggit-shaghey, 85. postponed, procrastinated, let by, delayed
shaghym, p. by me, past me; shaghey aym
shaghin, p. past us, by us; shaghey ain
shaghyd, s. by thee, past thee. a contraction of shaghey ayd
shaghyn, v. shun.; Prov.: Shaghyn dagh olk. [Shun each evil.]
haghn or haghnee, v. did spare, spared, shunned, or evaded; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
shaghney, v. shunning, avoiding, &c.; pl. 67
dy haghney, v. to spare, shun or eschew S
shaghnit, 85. spared, shunned, avoided
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, 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; pl. -yn; 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]
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;]; 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
shangagh, v. getting lank, less in bulk or thickness, getting shrunk, and not so full or plump
dy hangagh, v. to become lank S
shangit, 85. shrunk, or grown lank
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]
e hangid, s. his lankness S
shanglane, s. m. one that is lank or empty
e hanglane, s. his lank creature; S
shanglaney, v. becoming empty bellied
shanglanit, 85. shrunken by want of food
shanglanagh, a. empty bellied, comp. and sup.;
shanglanagh, s. m. an empty person or beast; pl. 71
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
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;
sharmanagh, s. m. one who preaches sermons, a preacher; pl. 71
Sharmane, s. [?]
Çharmane, a. d. of Germane. (sic) S
sharragh, s. m. a foal; pl. 71
e harragh, s. his foal S
sharree, a. d.
harree, a. d. of a foal or foals; laair harree; -ish, id. em. S
çharree, a. d. 5. of foals, Ballaçharree S
sharroo, a. bitter, acrid, comp. and sup
shirroo, a. more or most bitter; comp. and sup.; 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
hass, v. did stand, stood; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
hass ee, p. she stood
shassoo, v. standing
dy hassoo, v. to stand S
shass, s.
shass-greiney geuree, s. the winter solstice
shass-greiney souree, s. the summer solstice
shassoo, s. m. erection; pl. -yn
shasseyder, s. m. a stander; pl. -yn
shast, a. sterile, barren, dry See also shiast.
shiast, a. dry, sterile, barren, not giving milk
shiastey, a. pl. idem
boandyr shast, a dry nurse
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, s. f. a division into six, as the Island is; the district of a coroner. from shey-rheynn
sheain, 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 hie as 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.)]
sheayn, v.
heayn, v. did pray or ejaculate [OED: To utter suddenly (a short prayer)]; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sheayney, v. praying ejaculatory prayers; 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; In Amos vii. 9, the sanctuaries are called thieyn sheaynt; 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?]; 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]; pl. -yn; 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;]
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, 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
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
sheeb, v. drift, drive with wind; scold; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heeb or heebb, v. blew, blasted, did blow; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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
er heebey, v. hath, &c. blown or blew away with the wind S
sheebit, 85. drifted, driven
ro heeblt, 85. too driven or drifted S
sheebeyder, s. m. a drifter; pl. -yn
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
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; pl. 67 [i.e. sheeinaghyn] ; -yn
yn çheeiney or çheeint, s. 5. the teat or dug, the pap or nipple S
dty heeiney, 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, pl. -yn; 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]
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heel, v. filtered, did filter, did sneak away, -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sheeley, v. straining, filtering
dy heeley, v. to filter, &c S
sheelaghey, v. filtering
sheelit, 85. filtered, strained
sheeleyder, s. m. one who strains, filters, &c
shollane, s. f. a strainer, a filterer; pl. -yn
sheel, v. sober; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heel, v. [sobered, did] sober; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sheelaghey, v. sobering
dy heelaghey, v. to sober, &c S
sheelit, pt.
sheelt, a. sober, temperate
sheeltey, a. pl. sober, temperate, comp. and sup.
neu-heelt, a. intemperate, inebriated
sheeltid, s. m. soberness
sheeltys, s. f. sobriety, temperance
dy heeltys, s. of soberness, of temperance S
sheel, v. ‘sneak away’
heel, v. did sneak away, -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys 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
heeyn, v. stretched, did stretch; -agh; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sheeyney, v. stretching
dy heeyney, v. to stretch S
sheeyney-magh, v. stretching out
sheeynt, 85. stretched, extended
ro heeynt, 85. too stretched S
sheeyney, s. m. a stretch; pl. 67
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 S
sheidey, v. blowing; pl. sheidaghyn
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]
sheidit, 85. blown
ro heidit, 85. too much blown S
sheidey, s. m. a windy or blowing time; pl. 67
sheideyder, s. m. a blower; pl. -yn
sheillagh, s. f. salix, black willow<s> or sally.; pl. 71 ; 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.>
heilg, v. did hunt, hunted; The first spelling is in Gen. xxvii. 30, -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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
shelgit, 85. hunted
shelgeyr, s. m. a hunter; pl. -yn
yn çhelgeyr (sic: stress), s. 5. the hunter S
e heilgeyr, s. his hunter S
shelgeyrys, s. f. huntsmanship; pl. -yn
e heilgeyrys, s. his hunting S
shell or shellagh, v. imagine, suppose, conjecture; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
heill, v. did suppose or imagine, supposed, imagined; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys 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
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 henn shaner [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.
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; pl. 67 ; 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]; 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; 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; 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] 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; in Job ii. 9, it is heshey; 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;]; 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
yn çheshaght, 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
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; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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.] 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.] S
shiaulley, v. sailing, floating
shiaullagh, 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]
shiaullit, 85. set in order
shiault, 85. sailed, floated
shiaulleyder, s. m. a person who can set an instrument in order to work; pl. -yn
shiaulteyr, s. m. a sailor; pl. -yn
ny hiaulteyr, s. a sailor S
shoalteyr, s. m. a sailor; pl. -yn; [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]
shiaulteyrys, s. f. sailorship, the business or craft of a sailor
shibbag, s.
yn çhibbag, s. f. 5. the gentle blow or tap; pl. -yn C S
shibber, s. m. supper; pl. -yn; “Dy ve aashagh syn oie, monney shibber nagh ee; er nonney n'oo plaiynt, ec laccal dty laynt.” [To be easy in the night, much supper don't eat, or else you will complain at wanting your health.]; Shibber eddrym, lhiabbee ghlen. [A light supper, a clean bed.]
yn çhibber, s. 5. the supper S
e hibber, s. his supper; pl. -yn S
shibberagh, a. d. of supper, belonging to supper.
shickyr, a. sure, certain, steadfast; stable, steady, fixed, fast, firm
dy shickyr, adv. surely, certainly, firmly, &c
shickyrey, a. pl. sure, certain, &c
shickyree, a. comp. and sup.
anshickyr, a. unsteady, unsure, inconstant, wavering See also neuhickyr.
neu-hickyr, a. unsure, unsteady, unstable
shickyr or shickyree, v. make sure, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hickyr or hickyree, v. did make sure or certain; did establish, confirm, or fasten; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
shickyragh, v. making sure, fast, or certain
dy hickyragh, v. to certify establish, or make sure S
shickyrit, 85. secured, established, made steadfast or sure
ro hickyrit, 85. too established, made too sure or certain S
shickyreyder, s. m. an affirmer, a securer
shickyrys, s. f. certainty, security, confidence
son shickyrys, adv. positively, confidently, assuredly
hill, v. did drop or shed; did spill or drain; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
hiyll, v. did shed, did drop, or drain See also hill. S
hyll, v. did shed, drop S
shilley, v. shedding, spilling, draining, dropping
dy hilley, v. to shed drop or drain S
dy hiylley, v. to shed. drop or drain S
shillit, 85. shed; drained
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
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, 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, v. did seek, or enquire, sought, besought, asked; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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.] S
shirrey, v. seeking, asking, endeavouring; pl. 67
dy hirrey, v. to seek, ask &c.; Prov.: Goll thie yn ghoayr dy hirrey ollan. [Going to the goat's house to seek wool.]
hirk or hirkee, v. did shrink, shrunk, or shrank; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
shirkaghey, v. shrinking, shrivelling, &c
dy hirkagh, v. to shrink, &c S
shirkit or shirgit, 85. shrivelled, shrunk
ro hirkit, 85. too shrunk S
shirkeyder, s. m. a shriveller
shirveish, s. m. service, servitude
yn çhirveish, s. 5. the service S
sherveish, v.
dy herveish, s. to serve, to minister S
shirveishagh, a. serviceable, &c.;
shirveishagh, 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, 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'n oie slhee mitçhoor. [The nearer the night, the more rogues.]
shleeu or shlieu, v. sharpen, whet; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; ‑yn; -yms; -ys
shlieeu, See shleeu.
shleeuee, a. d.
clagh-shleeuee, s. a whetstone
shleeuit, 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, v. getting slippery
shliawnid, s. slipperiness, slapiness
shliee, v. lick or lap up; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sliee, 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 S
er lhee or liee, v. hath, &c. licked, lapped, or cleansed with the tongue
shlieet, 85. licked or lapped up
shlieeder, s. m. one that licks; pl. -yn
shleaig, s. f. a small lick, a stinted bit
sleig, s. a small bit or morsel.. [cf. shleaig ?]
shlig, s. f. a shell, a sherd; pl. -gyn; 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;]
yn tlig, s. the shell S
shliggagh, a. shelly
shliggee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup.
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; pl. -yn; 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]
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
e holl, s. his earwax, or eeking in wool S
shooill, v. walk; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hooyll or hooyl, did walk, walked; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
huill, v. did walk; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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] S
shooyll, v. walking.; Yn un shooyll [the one fate or pass]
shooillit, 85. walked
shooyll-ny-dhieyn, v. begging
shooilleyder, s. m. a walker, a pedestrian
er-sooyl, in. away; pt. gone
er-sooyl-jee, adv. p. away with you or ye
er-sooyl-lhiat, adv. p. away with thee
cur-er-sooyl, v. averting, turning off
shoushan, s. f. a shive [EDD: A small wild onion; a spring onion, esp. Allium Schoenoprasum]; pl. -yn
shuilg, v. nibble, eat in small morsels; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
shuilgey, v. nibbling, eating by small morsels
shuilgit, 85. eaten slowly, &c
shuilgeyder, s. a nibbler; pl. -yn
shuit or shooit, s. m. a shift [OED shift 5a: An expedient necessitated by stress of circumstances; a forced measure] or effort; pl. -yn
shuitit, 85. shifted, &c
shuitelagh, s. m. a shifter, a progger [OED: A person who solicits for something, esp. habitually; a beggar]; pl. 71
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
liass huyr, s. f. a step sister
shuyrys, s.
e huyrys, s. his sisterhood S
shyml or shymlee, v. pine or languish; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hyml or hymlee, v. did pine or decay; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
shymley, v. pining, languishing
dy hymley, v. to pine or waste away S
shymlee, a. d.
gorley-shymlee, s. a consumption
shymlit, 85. pined away
shymleyder, s. m. one who pines as in a consumption
shynnagh, s. m. a fox; pl. 71
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
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]
y tide, s. the arrow, the shaft S
e hide, s. his arrow; pl. -yn S
sidey, a. d. of an arrow or shaft
sideyr, s. m. an archer; pl. -yn
ny hideyr (sic: stress), s. an archer; pl. -yn S
sideyrey, s.
sideyragh, a. d. of archery
sideyrys, s. f. archery
e hideyrys, s. his archery S
sidoor, s. m. a soldier; pl. -yn
e hidoor, s. his soldier; pl. -yn S
sidooragh, a. d. of a soldier
sidoor marrey, s. m. a marine
sidoorys, s. f. soldiery, soldiership
e hidoorys, s. his soldiery S
sie, a. sad, bad, ill
siey, a. pl. sad, bad, ill
sie, s.
dy hie, a. (sic) of bad, ill, badly S
y tie, s. the ill, the bad S
siyr, s. m. haste, hurry, expedition
e hiyr, s. his haste or hurry S
siyrragh, a. hasty, expeditious, in a hurry
siyrree, a. more or most hasty
ro hiyrragh, a. too hasty, &c S
siyrree, v. hasten, make haste, move swiftly
hiyrree, v. did hasten or hastened S
siyrraghey, v.
dy hiyrraghey, v. to hasten, to hurry S
siyrrit, pt.
ro hiyrrit, 85. too hastened or hurried S
siyrrid, s. m. hastiness, expeditiousness
e hiyrrid, s. his hastiness or hurry S
skaal, s. f. a flat dish, a saucer; pl. -yn
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; pl. -yn; 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.]
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
skeab, s. f. a besom [i.e. a broom]; pl. -yn
skeab, v. sweep; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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. 58. comp. and sup.
far-skeealagh, a. fabulous
skeealerey, 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
skyll or skylley, s. f. a parish. (corrupted from skeerey),
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
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; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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.]
skelloo, s. f. a shelf; pl. -yn
skelt, s. a squat; pl. -yn
skelt, v. to squat; [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.]; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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 [hed my 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 ; -yn
skerit, 85. spliced, scarfed
skew,
skian, s. f. a wing; pl. -yn
skianagh, a. winged, having wings;
skianagh, s. m. a winged creature, a fowl; pl. 71 ; 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]
skianit, 85. winged, pinioned
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
lus-skeilley, s. f. loosestrife, or willow-wort
skihll, v. shell, strip of the shell or husk; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
skihlley, v. shelling, taking off the shells, husks, or hulls
skihlt, 85. shelled, hulled
neu-skilt, a. unshelled
skihlley, s. m. a shelling
skihllee, a. d. of shelling
skihlleyder, s. m. one who shells, &c
skilleig, s. f. a narrow stripe of any thing; pl. -yn
skilleigagh, a. being in narrow stripes
skilleigee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup.
skillin, s. f. a shilling, pl. 72
skimmee, s. m. a crew, a boat or ship's crew
skir or skyrr, v. slip, slide; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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;]; 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;]; Jer. 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]:
skirrit, 85. slided, slipped
skirreyder, s. m. a slider or slipper
skirraghtagh, s. m. one that slides or slips; pl. 71
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]
skort, s. f. a chasm; pl. -yn
skyn, ‘top’
bun-ry-skyn, adv. topsy-turvy, upside down
er-skyn, adv. above; super
er-skyn-earroo, a. innumerable
er-skyn-insh, a. unutterable, unspeakable
er-skyn-towse, a. immeasurable
er-e-skyn, adv. p. above him; -s, id. em.
er-my-skyn, p. p. above me; -s, id. em.
er nyn skyn, adv. p. above us, you, them
er-dty-skyn, adv. p. above thee; -s, id. em.
skynn, s. f. a knife; skynnyn is used for the plural in Pro. x[xx]. 14; pl. -aghyn; 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]
dy laa, v. to daub or besmear; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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?] 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
slaan, v. heal; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
slaanagh or slaanaghey, v. healing, getting whole
slaneaghey, v. healing, making whole
dy laanaghey, v. to heal, to make whole S
slaanee, a. d. of healing
laanee, v. did heal, cure
slaanit, 85. healed, made whole
slaneaghey, a. sanative, healing
slaaneyder, s. m. a healer; pl. -yn
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]; pl. -yn
yn claddan, s. the wash staff S
yn chladdan, s. the wash-staff S
slattys, s. m. a statute, a decree or precept; pl. -syn
yn clattys, 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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]
sleaydey, v. trailing, dragging
sleaydit, 85. trailed, dragged, sledged
sleaydeyder, s. m. one who trails; pl. -yn
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; pl. -yn; 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;] 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
slaaik, s. m. This word ought to be used for mortar, a composition that would daub
sleickal, v. slaking
sleickit, 85. slaked
sleih, s. m. 96. people, inhabitants
yn cleih, the people S
dy leih, s. of people. from sleih S
slibbin, s. m. sloven; pl. -yn
slibbinagh, a. slovenly
slibbinee, a. id. comp. and sup.
slieau, s. m. a mountain
yn clieau, s. the mountain S
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
O leityn, 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
<dy> lhiennoo, v. <of> [did] surname, surnamed; the pl. of lhiannoo.; 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]
sliennooit, 85. surnamed
sliman, s. m. a loose garment; pl. -yn
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
my lhugg, v. if swallow; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sluggey, v. swallowing, gulping
dy lhuggey, 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
sluggee, a. d. of swallowing
poyll sluggee, s. f. a whirlpool
sluggit, 85. swallowed, gulped
sluggeyder, s. m. a swallower; pl. -yn
e lhuggeyder, s. his swallower S
sluggid, 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 or sloake [EDD sloke, slukane: A name given to various species of Algae; see Kelly Fockleyr, s.v. sluggane]
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. 58. comp. and sup.
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
smaghtaghey, v. correcting, afflicting, chastising, chastening
smaghtit, 85. corrected, afflicted
neu-smaghtit, a. uncorrected
smaghteyder, s. m. a correcter
smair, s. f. a berry; pl. 73
smeireeagh, a. [?] pecking berries
smale, s. f. a spark; pl. -yn
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
smaragee, a. id. comp. and sup.
smarr, v. grease; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
smarrey, v. greasing
smarrit, 85. greased
smarrey, s. m. grease; pl. 67
smarreyder, s. m. a greaser; pl. -yn
smeggyl, s. f. the chin; pl. -yn
smerg, in. wo, a denunciation of calamity
smergey, a. more or most woful
smiggyl, s. f. a small diminutive creature
smigh, s. f. snuff [OED: That portion of a wick, etc., which is partly consumed in the course of burning to give light], the snuff of a candle
smighyl, s. f. a small particle of fire, as the snuff of a candle
smittan, s. f. smut
smiddagh or smittagh, a. smutty, spotted with black
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
smoghaney, v. smouldering
smoghanit, 85. smouldered
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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 rieau er yn olk nagh ren.” [One never thinks of the evil one did not do. MWW]
smooinagh or smooinaghey, v. thinking, recollecting, considering
smooirey or smooirooil, s. m. a kind of stifled or smothered laugh
smooireyder, s. m. one who laughs a little
smooirlagh, s. pl. broken bits, fragments; pl. 72
smooirane, s. all in broken bits or fragments
smorig, s. f. snuff [OED:snuff n1 5: A fit of indignation; a huff, pet, rage, passion], huff, pet
smorigagh, s. snuffish, pettish
smug, s. f. a snot, a spit; pl. -gyn
smug-cooag, s. f. cuckoo spittle
smuggagh, a. snotty
smuggee, a. id. comp. and sup.
smuggey, v. snotting, spitting
smuggit, 85. snotted, spat
smuir, s. m. marrow; pl. -yn
smuiragh, a. marrowy
smuiree, s. id. comp. and sup.
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
snagger, v. gnash; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
snaggeragh or snaggeraght, v. gnashing
snaggeyder, s. m. a gnasher; pl. -yn
snaid, s. f. a needle; pl. -yn
snaidey, a. d. of a needle or needles
snaie, s. m. thread, a quantity of yarn or thread; pl. -nyn
snaie-olley, s. m. woollen yarn
snaa, a. d. of thread, yarn, or nets
snap, s. m. a nap of sleep; pl. -yn
snaperaght, v. taking naps of sleep
snapeyder, s. m. one who takes naps
snapperal, v. stumbling, stumbleth, &c
kiap snapperal, (a stumbling block)
yn chiap-snapperal, s. the stumbling block K
snauane, s. m. a slumber. (a corruption of saveenys)
snauane, s. m. a fibre of gossamer
snauanee, s. pl. gossamers, fine fibres on the ground on a fine day in unsettled weather
snaue, v. creep, swim; Gamylt is better Manks for swim, but snaue is what is used; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
dy naau or naaue, v. to creep, to swim; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms S
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, 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
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
sniemm, v. noose or knot; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys
sniemmey, v. noosing; knitting, as a bone after being broke, piecing together
sniemmit, 85. noosed, knitted, pieced
neu-sniemmit, a. unknit, unnoosed
sniemmeyder, s. m. knitter; pl. -yn
snieng, s. f. a nit, a louse egg; pl. -yn
sniengagh, a. nitty, having nits
sniengan, s. f. an ant, a pismire [OED: an ant]; pl. -yn
breckan-sniengan, s. m. a medley colour
snienganagh, a. having ants or pismires
snig, s. f. a fillip [OED: A smart blow (with the fist, etc.)], a sharp stroke or blow
snog or snuig, s. m. a nod; pl. -yn; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys
snooid, 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hoail or hoaill, v. did wrap or swathe; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -it; -ym; -yms; -ys S
soailley, soilley or soilley, v. wrapping round; 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.]
soaillee, a. d. of wrapping round
cryss-soillee, s.
yn chryss-soillee, s. the swaddling cloth C
soaillit, 85. wrapped round
soailleyder, s. m. a wrapper; pl. -yn
soaillagh, a. sumptous, warmly clad
soaillid, s. m. luxury; pl. -yn
soailtagh, s. m. an effeminate person; pl. 71 ; 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; (used to good and bad); pl. -yn
hoar, v. smelled, did smell; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
soaral, v. smelling, scenting
dy hoaral, v. to smell S
soarit, 85. smelled
soareyder, s. m. a smeller; pl. -yn
sock, s. f. a plough share; pl. sick
e hock, s. his plough share S
sick, s. pl. plough shares the pl. of sock.
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, 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]
soghit, 85. sobbed
sogheyder, s. m. a sobber, groaner; pl. -yn
sogh, s. f. a surge [not in OED or EDD in sense related to sob, groan. Cregeen's entries are split in two here. NB Kelly: 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
e hogh, s. his surge S
sogh, v. surge; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
soghal, v. surging;
soghit, 85. surged
soi, soie or soie, v. set, sit, plant; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; v. sit, set, plant
hoi, v. did sit, set, sat; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
dy hoie, v. to sit S
soiagh, 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
ard-soiaghey, s. m. acceptance
soiagh-jeh, s. m. acceptance, approbation
soiagh-beg, v. despising, slighting
soit, 85. set, seated, planted
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
ro hoiet, 85. too set, too seated 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]
soll or sollee, v. defile, pollute, soil, -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
holl or hollee, v. did defile or sully; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sollaghey, v. soiling, defiling, polluting
dy hollagh or hollaghey, v. to defile or sully S
solley, v.
dy holley, v. to defile or sully S
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]
ro hollit, 85. too defiled or sullied S
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
hoilsh or hoilshee, v. did enlighten, declare, publish, proclaim, divulge or elucidate; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
soilshagh or soilshaghey, v. enlightening, declaring, publishing, exhibiting, showing, setting forth, revealing
dy hoilshagh or hoilshaghey, v. to enlighten, declare, &c S
soilshit, 85. enlightened, exhibited, shown
ro hoilshit, too shown or exhibited, too declared or published S
neu-hoilshit, a. unenlightened; undeclared
soilshey, s. m. light, illumination; pl. 67
y toilshey, s. the light S
dy hoilshey, s. of light; pl. 67 S
nyn doilshey, s. your, &c. light, sight S
soilshee, a. d.
hoilshee, a. d. of light or enlightening<s> S
soilsheyder, s. m. an enlightener, &c.; pl. -yn
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 ; 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, comp. and sup.
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]
hoo, v. did soak or suck up; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
sooit, 85. soaked, soaked up
sooid, s. m. juiciness
sooder, s. m. a soaker, sipper, tippler; pl. -yn
e hooder, s. his soaker S
soo-oil, a. juicy, having juice. , comp. and sup
neu-soo-oil, a. unjuicy
sooane, s. f. wash-brew [OED: Oatmeal boiled to a stiff jelly]; pl. -yn
sawane, s. f. wash-brew
soodraght, s. m. the recussion of a wave on the shore; pl. -yn
sooslagh, s. m. a composition of liquid wherein there is some substance
sooee, s. f. soot; pl. -yn
dy hooee, s. of soot
sooeeagh, a. sooty
sooeey, a. pl. (sic) sooty
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sooragh or sooraghey, v. souring, leavening
soorit, 85. soured, leavened
soorid, s. m. sourness, leaven
e hoorrid, s. his leaven or sourness S
sooree, s. f. courtship.; Prov.: Sooree ghiare, yn tooree share. [Short courting the best courting.]
sou-aigney, s. f. (sie or seiy-aigney). bitterness; grief of mind, sorrow of spirit; 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…]; 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, sour or souyr, 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…;]; a. or as in; Job xxxi. 20: 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;]; 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, soylee or soylee, v. compare, typify; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys; 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
hoyl or hoylee, v. did compare, typify or liken; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
hiollee, v. like to have happened.; Prov.: Haghyr eh ny share na hiollee eh. [It happened better than it might have been.]
hoyllee, See hiollee.
solley ta, 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
soylit, 85. compared, matched with
solit, 85. compared
soylaghey, s. a comparison; pl. 69 ; 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
cosoyley, s. m. a comparison, metaphor, simile, &c.; pl. 67
soylley, s. m. enjoyment, fruition, possession
e hoylley, his enjoyment or fruition S
spaag, s. f. a spattle [? Dictionary of the Scots Language: A plough-spade or other small spade], the foot of a fowl, the foot in contempt; pl. -yn
spaagagh, a. splay-footed,
spaagee, a. id. comp. and sup.
spaagit, a. having spattles
Spaainey, s. f. Spain
Spaainagh, a. Spanish
spaal, s. f. a shuttle; pl. -yn
spaal fidderagh, (a weaver's shuttle, or the shuttle of a weaver)
spaar, v. spare, save, do without; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
spaarail, v. sparing, saving
spaarit, 85. spared, afforded, saved
spaarailagh, a. frugal, sparing
spaarailee, a. id. comp. and sup.
spaarailys, s. f. frugality, savingness
spaareyder, s. m. a sparer; pl. -yn
spaee, s. f. a swathe of grass from the scythe
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
spain, s. m. (spein), a spoon; pl. -yn
spake, s. f. a spoke; pl. 69 ; 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; the pl. of sparroo.; 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
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)
fer spoiyt, s. m. an eunuch, one deprived of his genitals; pl. fir spoiyt
spoiyder, s. m. a gelder, a splayer
spollag, s. f. a chip; pl. -yn
spollagagh, a. chippy, having chips
spollagee, a. id. comp. and sup.
sponk, s. m. tinder, burnt cloth to catch fire from the spark of flint and steel
sponk, v. dry or parch up; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sponkey, v. drying up with drought
sponkit, 85. dried up with drought
sponnag, s. f. a span [?], a trick, or error; as the; Prov.: “Ta'n chied sponnag lowit.” [The first trick is allowed.] [The first error is overlooked. G.W. Wood.]
spooil or spooill, v. spoil, rob, plunder; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
spooillit or spooilt, 85. spoiled, plundered
spooilley, s. m. spoil, prey, plunder; pl. 67
spooillee, a. d.
lhong-spooillee, s. f. a pirate [sc. ship]
spooilleyder, s. m. a spoiler, a robber; pl. -yn
spooyt, <a>[s]. spout; pl. -yn
spooyt, v. spout; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
spooytey, v. spouting, squirting
spooyteragh, v. spurting, squatting. [EDD squat v.2: To spill a liquid; to splash with water or mud; to squirt]
spooytit, 85. spouted, squirted, sputted. [sc. spurted or sputtered]
spooyteraght, s. m. spurtable drink, only fit to be spurted out
spooyteyrey, s. m. a squirter, a sputterer
spooytlagh, s. m. something poured through a spout
sporran, s. a purse; pl. -yn
sporran-y-vochil, s. f. shepherd's purse, mithridate
sproag or sproaig, s. f. something saved sparingly; pl. -yn
sproghan, s. the crop of a fowl; pl. -yn
sproght, s. f. vexation, spleen wrought up to frenzy
sproghtit, 85. vexed, vexed so above measure as to be frantic
spulg, s. f. a peck or pinch off the bone
spulg, v. peck, pick, &c.; -agh; -ee; -in; -ym; -ys
spolg, See spulg.
spulgey, v. pecking or pinching the flesh off the bone
spulgit, 85. pecked, &c
spulgeyder, s. m. a pecker, &c
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
staayney, v. strenuously opposing, opposition vehemently pushing against, or standing firm against; pl. 67 ; 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
stappan, s. m. a stump; a small one, as that of corn after being cut; pl. -yn
stabban, s. m. a small stump; pl. -yn
stappanagh, a. how stumpy
stappanee, a. id. 58. comp. and sup.
stark, a. stiff, inflexible
starkey, a. pl. stiff, &c., and the comp. and sup. of stark
stark, v. stiffen
styrk, v. stiffen or lay stiff; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
starkagh or starkaghey, v. stiffening, getting stiff
styrkit, 85. stiffened
styrkeyder, s. m. a stiffener; pl. -yn
stayd, s. m. state, case, pomp; pl. -yn
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, a. stately, pompous;
staydoilagh, s. m. a pompous person; pl. 71
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]
steillin or steillyn, s. m. steel
sterrym, s. m. storm; pl. -yn
sterrymagh, a. stormy, how stormy
sterrymee, a. id. comp. and sup.
sterrymid, s. m. storminess
sterrymit, 85. stormed
sthangan, s. f. a small debt; pl. -yn
sthanganagh, having small debts
sthanganee, a. id. [, comp.] and sup
sthapp or sthap, s. f. a stop or pause; pl. -yn
sthapp or sthap, v. stop, pause; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sthappal, v. stopping
sthappit, 85. stopped
sthappal, s. m. a stoppage; pl. -yn
sthappeyder, s. m. a stopper; pl. -yn
sthartey, s. m. a job or spell of work; pl. 67
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
stholey, v. sprouting, spritting, shooting from the one root, growing prolific
sthook, s. f. a pile or shock of sheaves, made generally of twelve
sthook, v. make into piles or stooks
sthookey, v. making into piles, shocks, stooks
sthookit, 85. made in stooks or shocks
sthookeyder, s. m. one who makes stooks
sthowyr, s. m. a staff or pole; pl. sthewir
sthewir, s. pl. staves, poles the pl. of sthowyr.
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
stiurey, v. steering
stiurit, 85. steered
stiurey, s. m. a rudder; pl. 67
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
stoo, s. m. stuff, substance, element, material; pl. -ghyn
sthoo, s. See stoo.
stoo-thie, s. m. household furniture
stooalt, a. solid
stooaltys, s. f. solidity
stott, s. m. a steer, a bullock
sthitt, s. pl. steers, bullocks
stow, v. bestow; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
stoyr-ronney, s. m. a dividend; but it is generally understood to be a remainder after division not worth dividing
thie stoyr, s. m. a store or warehouse
stoyral, v. storing, treasuring
storail, v. storing, sparing, saving
stoyrit, 85. stored, treasured
stoyreyder, s. m. a storer; pl. -yn
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…]
straid, s. f. a street; pl. -yn
straiddey, a. d. of a street or streets
y traid, s. the street S
e hraid, s. his street; pl. -yn S
nyn draid, s. our, &c. street S
stram,
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. For a quantity of straw, see coonlagh; pl. -yn
streean, s. f. a bridle; pl. -yn; -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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
streeuit, 85. striven
streeuder, s. m. a contender, or striver; pl. -yn
streeuailtagh, a. apt to strive, or be at variance;
streeuailtagh, s. m. a contentious person; pl. 71
streeuailtee, a. more or most apt to strive
streeuailtys, s. f. contentiousness, discord
streighyr, v. sneeze or neese. [OED neeze: sneeze]; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
streigheraght, 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]
streigherit, 85. sneezed
streigheyder, s. m. a sneezer; pl. -yn
streipe, s. f. a stirrup; pl. -yn
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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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]
strebin, v. struggling.
strepit, 85. struggled, wallowed
strepeyder, s. m. a struggler; pl. -yn
streyr, s. f. the handle or gear fixed forward of a pillion on a horse; pl. -yn
strigg or strig, v. stripe or draw from a teat; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
striggey, v. milking the strippings
strigit, 85. drawn by strokes, milked
striggey, s. drawing milk by stripes or strokes
striggeyder, s. m. a drawer of milk by stripes or strokes
strig, 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
ard-stroialtagh, s. m. a great waster; Prov. xviii. 9: Eshyn neesht ta liastey ayns e obbyr eeh ny vraar da'n ard stroialtagh. [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; -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
stron, s. m. a snort or snuffle; pl. -yn
stron, v. id; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
stronan, s. m. a snuffler
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 of streams
strooanee, a. id. comp. and sup.
stroos, 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
strug or struge, 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; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
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]
strugit, 85. stroked gently
strugeyder, s. m. one who strokes
strull, s. f. a rinse; pl. -aghyn the pl. of strulley.
strull, v. rinse; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys the pl. of strulley.
strulley, v. rinsing, streaming, shedding out; pl. 67
strullit, 85. rinsed, shed
strulleyder, s. m. a rinser; pl. -yn
strumpag, s. f. a strumpet, a harlot; pl. -yn; 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;]
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
sthuggey, s. m. about half size; pl. 67
stuitt, a. stout, neat, trim
stuittey, a. id. comp. and sup.; a. pl. id. stout, neat, trim
stundayrt, s. m. a yard; 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); pl. -yn
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
sugganagh, a. d. of straw rope
suggain, v.
huggain, v. did bind with straw rope; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
dy hugganey, v. to bind with straw rope S
sugganit, pt.
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
surr or sur, v. suffer, allow; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
sur-jee, v. suffer ye
surr, v. See sur.
hurr or hur, v. did suffer, suffered; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
surral, v. suffering, enduring
dy hurral, v. to suffer pain S
surranse, v.
dy hurranse, v. to undergo, sustain, suffer S
surrit, 85. suffered, permitted
ro hurt, 85. too much suffered S
surranse, s. f. suffering, sufferance
surranssagh, a. d. of suffering; pl. surranssee
surranse-foddey, s. f. long-suffering, forbearance
dty hurranse-foddey, s. thy long suffering S
surranssagh, a. patient, suffering; pl. surranssee; 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 the pl. of surranssagh.
ro hurransagh, a. too sufferable S
neu-hurransagh, a. insufferable, not to be endured
surranssagh, s. m. a sufferer; pl. 71
surranssee, s. pl. sufferers the pl. of surranssagh.
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
hurll, v. did toss or tumble; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys S
surllaghey, v.
dy hurllaghey, v. to toss or tumble S
surllit, 85. sprawled, tumbled
ro hurllit, 85. too tossed or tumbled S
surlley, s. m. a sprawl, toss, or tumble; pl. 67
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, 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
ny hushtallagh, s. an evangelist S
sym, s. m. a sum; pl. -yn
e hym, s. his sum; pl. -yn S
ard-sym, s. m. the principal; pl. -yn
symn, v. cite, summon, publish bans of matrimony; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys
symney, v. citing, summoning. publishing matrimonial bans;
symney, s. m. a citation; pl. 67
symnit, 85. summoned, cited, &c
symneyder, s. m. a summoner, &c.; pl. -yn
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; -eeyn
