Cregeen's Dictionary


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vaidjin; adv. a while since, a while ago, just now past.


var-a-mish; p. I’ll warrant.


veih; p. p. from, from him; -syn, id. em.

voish; pre. from.

woish; pre. from. Prov. “Woish y laue gys y veeal” (from hand to mouth). V

cre veih; adv. whence, where from.

veih my cheilley; adv. asunder.

veih shid; adv. from thence.

veih shoh; adv. hence, from hence.

voish; p. p. from him; -yn, id. em.

woish; p. p. from him; -yn, id. em. V

vo’ee; p. p. from her; -ish, id. em.

voue; p. p. from them; -syn, id. em.

woue; p. p. from them; -syn, id. em. V

woue-hene; p. p. from themselves. V

voym; p. p. from me; -s, id. em.

wooym; p. p. from me; -s. id. em. V

wooym-pene; p. p. from myself. V

voin; p. p. from us; -yn, id. em.

wooin; p. p. from us; -yn, id. em. V

wooin-hene; p. from ourselves. V

void; p. p. from thee; -s, id. em.

veue; p. p. from you or ye; -ish, id. em.

weue; p. p. from you; -ish, id. em. See veue. V

weue-hene; p. p. from yourselves. V

magh-voish; pre. except, without, exclusive.


venee; s. inherent propensity; a low word.


ventr; v. did venture or ventured; -agh; 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.

dy ventreil; v. to venture.

yn ventyr; s. the venture; pl. -yn.


vest; s. f. a waistcoat.


veyge; s.

yn veyge; s. the voyage; Acts xxvii. 10: Gheiney vie, ta mee cur tastey dy bee yn veyge shoh lesh mooarane coayl as assee, cha nee ynrycan jeh'n lught as y lhong, agh myrgeddin jeh nyn mioys. Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.


vondeish; s. advantage, profit; pl. -yn.

wondeish (sic: stress); s. advantage, profit. V

neu-vondeish; s. f. disadvantage.

vondeishagh; a. advantageous, profitable.

wondeishsagh (sic: stress); a. advantageous, profitable. V

s’vondeishagh; a. how advantageous. V

s’vondeishee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. V


This letter; as primary initial, is seen in the following columns, and also as initial in derivatives where it is second letter, or where oo, u and sometimes o are next after primary mutable initials in a word.