Cregeen's Dictionary

A Dictionary of the Manks Language — Archibald Cregeen, 1835

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Entries under V

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.