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mee-arrys; s. m. impenitence.
mee-arrysagh; a. impenitent; s. m. an impenitent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
nyn mee; s. your, &c. meat, food.
mee; pro. me, my; as mish meehene (me, myself).
mee; s. f. a month; pl. -aghyn or -ghyn. That the Manks had names of their own for the months is evident, as mee ny Mannan, mee ny Meayllagh, &c.
mee; s. f. loin; pl. -ghyn. Scarcely used but in the pl.
mee-aarlooid; s.
mee-ammys; s. m. disrespect, irreverence.
mee-ammysagh; a. disrespectful; s. m. an irreverent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
nyn meeal; s. your, &c. mouth. B
nyn meealaghyn; s. your, &c. bridle bits. B
nyn meealerey; s. your, &c. babbler. B
nyn meealeragh; v. your, &c. babbling. B
nyn meealloo; a. d. their, &c. of the mouth or before their mouth. B
mee-viallagh; a. disobedient; s. m. a disobedient person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-viallys; s. disobedience, rebellion.
mee-chairagh; a.
mee-chairys; s. m. iniquity, injustice.
mee-chairysagh; a. iniquitous, unjust; s. m. an unjust person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-chordail; s. m. disagreement.
mee-chordailagh; a. disagreeing.
mee-chordailys; s. m. disagreement.
mee-chrauee; a. ungodly, wicked; s. pl. irreligious persons.
mee-chraueeaght; s. m. ungodliness, irreligion, wickedness, unrighteousness.
mee-chredjal; v. disbelieving.
mee-chredjue; s. m. unbelief, incredulity.
mee-chredjuagh; a. unbelieving; s. m. an unbeliever.
meeyl chreen;
s. f. a small worm or grub that eats away timber,
also one that burrows under a person’s skin and causes great itch, and on which
is the following couplet:
“Dy beagh ee er e bolg myr t’ee er e dreeym,
Shimmey mac dooinney yinnagh ee harrish y cheym.”
[If it were on its belly as it is on its back, many a son of man would it
do over the stile.]
mee-rioose; s. f. (from mee-frioose), inattention, inadvertence, negligence.
mee-rioosagh; a. inattentive, negligent, regardless of what is said or done; s. m. [a] negligent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-gherjagh; s. m. uncomfortableness, distress, disconsolation.
mee-gherjoilagh; a. uncomfortable; s. m. a disconsolate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-gherjoilys; s. m. discontent, unhappiness.
mee-ghiastyllys; s. m. uncharitableness.
mee-cheeayl; s. f. silliness, simplicity, nonsense.
mee-cheayllid; s. m. silliness, simpleness.
mee-cheayllagh; a. silly, simple, nonsensical; s. m. a wantwit; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
meeyl cheyrragh; s. f. a sheep-louse.
mee-chiarail; s.
meein-chinjagh; a. moderate.
mee-chyndagh; a. inculpable; s. m. an inculpable or an unblamable person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-chyndid; s. m. inculpableness, blamelessness.
mee-lowal; a.disallowable.
mee-low; v. disallow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
mee-lowal; v. disallowing.
mee-lowit; 85. disallowed.
mee-vaynrey; a. unhappy.
mee-vaynrys; s. f. unhappiness.
mee-vaynragh; s. m. an unhappy one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
meeaylys; s. m. fatness.
mee veanagh; s. the middle month. M
mee-hene; pro. myself.
mee-; un-, dis-, im-, in-, ir-; only used as an adjunct.
mee-ammys; s. m. disrespect, irreverence.
mee-ammysagh; a. disrespectful; s. m. an irreverent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-arrys; s. m. impenitence.
mee-arrysagh; a. impenitent; s. m. an impenitent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-chairagh; a.
mee-chairys; s. m. iniquity, injustice.
mee-chairysagh; a. iniquitous, unjust; s. m. an unjust person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-cheeayl; s. f. silliness, simplicity, nonsense.
mee-cheayllagh; a. silly, simple, nonsensical; s. m. a wantwit; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-cheayllid; s. m. silliness, simpleness.
mee-chiarail; s.
mee-chordail; s. m. disagreement.
mee-chordailagh; a. disagreeing.
mee-chordailys; s. m. disagreement.
mee-chrauee; a. ungodly, wicked; s. pl. irreligious persons.
mee-chraueeaght; s. m. ungodliness, irreligion, wickedness, unrighteousness.
mee-chredjal; v. disbelieving.
mee-chredjue; s. m. unbelief, incredulity.
mee-chredjuagh; a. unbelieving; s. m. an unbeliever.
mee-chyndagh; a. inculpable; s. m. an inculpable or an unblamable person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-chyndid; s. m. inculpableness, blamelessness
mee-gherjagh; s. m. uncomfortableness, distress, disconsolation.
mee-gherjoilagh; a. uncomfortable; s. m. a disconsolate person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-gherjoilys; s. m. discontent, unhappiness.
mee-ghiastyllys; s. m. uncharitableness.
mee-hastey or mee-hastid; s. m, heedlessness, inattention.
mee-hastagh; a. heedless, inattentive; s. m. an inattentive person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hreisht; s. f. distrust.
mee-hreishteil; s. f. despair.
mee-hreishteilagh; a. distrustful, despairing; s. m. a despairing person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hushtey; s. m. want or lack of knowledge, ignorance.
mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge. T
mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge, ignorant.
mee-hushtagh; s. m. a person devoid of knowledge; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hushtee; s. ignorant people. T
mee-lowal; a.disallowable.
mee-low; v. disallow; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
mee-lowal; v. disallowing.
mee-lowit; 85. disallowed.
mee-onneragh; a. dishonest; s. m. a dishonest person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-onnerid; s. m. dishonesty.
mee-onnoroil; a. dishonourable.
mee-onnoroilid; s. m. dishonourableness.
mee-ooasle; a. ignoble, mean.
mee-ooashley; s. m. indignity, dishonour.
mee-ooashlaghey; v. indignifying, profaning.
mee-ourys; s. m. insuspicion.
mee-ouryssagh; a. insuspicious.
mee-ouryssagh; s. m. an insuspicious person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-reiltagh; a. unruly, turbulent, disloyal; s. m. an unruly person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-reiltys; s. m. unruliness, turbulence, disloyalty.
mee-rioose; s. f. (from mee-frioose), inattention, inadvertence, negligence.
mee-rioosagh; a. inattentive, negligent, regardless of what is said or done; s. m. [a] negligent person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-vaynrey; a. unhappy.
mee-vaynrys; s. f. unhappiness.
mee-vaynragh; s. m. an unhappy one; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-viallagh; a. disobedient; s. m. a disobedient person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-viallys; s. disobedience, rebellion.
meeagh; a.
meeoil; a.
meeiley; s. f. a mile; pl. 67 [change -ey to -aghyn].
meein; a. tame, not wild, fine, soft; 2 Kings xxiii. 6: As hug eh lesh magh jalloo ny keylley veih thie yn Chiarn, cheu-mooie jeh Jerusalem, gys strooan Kidron, as losht eh eh ec strooan Kidron, as vroo eh eh cha meein as joan, as spreih eh yn joan er oaiaghyn cloan y phobble. And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
meen; a. patient, dear, fine, mild, meek.
dy meen; adv. patiently, meekly.
meeiney; a. pl. tame, fine, soft.
meeney; a. pl. patient, fine, dear, &c.
meein-chinjagh; a. moderate.
meein-chinjid; s. m. moderation.
meein; v. tame, assuage, abate; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
meen; v. to make mild, meek, &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
meeinaghey; v. taming, getting tame, fine or soft.
meenaghey; v. getting patient, mild, &c.
meeinit; 85. tamed, abated, softened.
meenit; 85. See meeinit.
meeineyder; s. m. one who tames, a tamer.
meenid; s. m. patience, meekness.
meeit; v. meet. Though this word is a corruption of the English, yet it is made use of in the Manks hymns. For its Manks, see quaail and quaaltagh.
meek; s. f. a wink, a twink or twinkle of the eye; <Psl. xxxv. 19>[for citation, see below, meekey].
meek; v. to twink; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
meekey or meekeyragh; [v]. winking, peeping; [Psl. xxxv. 19: O ny lhig dauesyn ta my noidyn boggyssagh harrym dy aggairagh: chamoo lhig daue meekey lesh nyn sooillyn ta dwoaie oc orrym gyn oyr. O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly: neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause.] Isaiah viii. 19. Gow-jee coyrle jeusyn ta spyrrydyn faishnee oc, as jeh ny fir-obbee, ta meekeyragh as tassane. Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter.
meekit; 85. winked.
meekey; s.
meekey-sooill; s. the twinkling of an eye.
meekeyder; s. m. a winker; pl. -yn.
meekagh; a. a person is said to be so that keeps his eye lashes nearly closed.
meel* or meelee; v. moisten, soften; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
meelaghey; v. softening, &c.
meelit; 85. softened, moistened.
meeleyder; s. m. a softener.
meeley; a. soft, moist, fine to the touch; a. pl.; id. em. (sic).
meer; s. f. a piece; pl. -yn. We have this word still retained in our language agreeable to that meaning, 1. Sam. xiii. 20: Agh hie ooilley ny Israeliteyn sheese gys ny Philistinee, dagh dooinney dy choyrt skian er e hock, as meer er e choulter, dy shleeu e heigh, as e chiebbey. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; it is the proper Manks of piece; the word peeish, which is too often made use of, is only a corruption of the English. Why some insist that it means bread may be easily accounted for; as, give the child a piece. Cur meer da’n lhiannoo (give a piece of bread to the child). The above ellipsis may account for it. It is often the case that an article used in an action is called the action itself; for instance, tea for the meal, &c.
meer; v. piece; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
meeraghey; v. piecing, or putting pieces together.
meereyder; s. m. piecer; pl. -yn.
meeyl; s. f. a louse; pl. -yn.
meeyl cheyrragh; s. f. a sheep-louse.
meeyl chreen;
s. f. a small worm or grub that eats away timber,
also one that burrows under a person’s skin and causes great itch, and on which
is the following couplet:
“Dy beagh ee er e bolg myr t’ee er e dreeym,
Shimmey mac dooinney yinnagh ee harrish y cheym.” [If it were on its
belly as it is on its back, many a son of man would it do over the stile.]
meeyllagh; a. lousy.
mee-voylley; s. m. dispraise.
mee-onneragh; a. dishonest; s. m. a dishonest person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-onnerid; s. m. dishonesty.
mee-onnoroil; a. dishonourable.
mee-onnoroilid; s. m. dishonourableness.
mee-ooasle; a. ignoble, mean.
mee-ooashlaghey; v. indignifying, profaning.
mee-ooashley; s. m. indignity, dishonour.
mee-ourys; s. m. insuspicion.
mee-ouryssagh; a.
mee-ouryssagh; s.
mee-reiltys; s. m. unruliness, turbulence, disloyalty.
mee-reiltagh; a. unruly, turbulent, disloyal; s. m. an unruly person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
meekey-sooill; s. the twinkling of an eye.
mee-hastey or mee-hastid; s. m, heedlessness, inattention.
mee-hastagh; a. heedless, inattentive; s. m. an inattentive person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hreisht; s. f. distrust.
mee-hreishteil; s. f. despair.
mee-hreishteilagh; a. distrustful, despairing.
mee-hreishteilagh; s. m. a despairing person; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hushtey; s. want or lack of knowledge. T
mee-hushtey; s. m. want or lack of knowledge, ignorance.
mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge. T
mee-hushtagh; a. without knowledge, ignorant.
mee-hushtagh; s. m. a person devoid of knowledge; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
mee-hushtee; s. ignorant people. T
s’anmee; a. id., comp. and sup. A
anmeenyn; s. pl. or anmeeyn, souls.
armee; s. f. army; pl. -yn.
s’arrymee; a. id., comp. and sup. A
atçhimagh; a. awful, dreadful; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
s’atçhimee; a. id., comp. and sup. A
bolgum or bolgym; s. m. a mouth full of liquid; a corruption of beeal-gum; <pl. 71>[change -agh to -ee; but that does not belong here].
breim; v. id. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cha gamm or gammee; v. not make crooked or bend; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. [C]
chamm; v. [did] bend; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys.
çhirm or çhirrym; v. 5. dry; -agh, 77; -aghey, 82; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84.
çhyrm or çhyrmee; v. 5. dry or make dry; -agh, 77; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cha jyrm* or jyrmee; v. not dry; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94..
hyrm* or hyrmee; v. did dry, dried; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. Ch
çhirmee; a. d. of aridity or drying.
çhyrmee; a. d. 5. of drying or dryness.
clam* or clame; v. embrace, grasp; -agh, 77: -ee, 80; -in, 83: -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
commee; [s.]<a>. common participation; Rev. ii. 20: …ta reddyn ennagh aym dy choyrt dty lieh, er-y-fa dy vel uss lhiggey da’n ven shen Jezebel, ta goaill urree dy ve ny adeyr, dy ynsaghey as dy chleayney my harvaantyn dy chur rish maarderys, as dy ghoaill commee ayns ny reddyn t’er ny ouralley gys jallooyn. I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. Prov. “Commee obbyr commee bee.” [Partner in work, partner in food.]
commeeys; s. partnership, fellowship, communion, league. This word and boodeeys are nearly synonymous, the former is used in matters respecting the body and the mind, Eph. iii. 9: As dy hoilshaghey dy foshlit da dy chooilley ghooinney, cre ta commeeys y folliaght ta er ve er dy hoshiaght y theihll keillit ayns Jee, ren dy chooilley nhee y chroo liorish Yeesey Creest. And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ; and the latter in matters of commerce, gain, or partnership.
e chommeeys; s. his fellowship. C
nyn gommeeys; s. your, &c. fellowship. C
chorm* or chorrym; v. id. [‘did equal’, ‘did even’]; -agh; -aghey; -al; -ee; -ey; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C
chormee; v. did equalize, &c. C
cormee; a. d. of equalising.
crummeeyn; s. pl. snails; the pl. of crammag.
e chrummeeyn; s. pl. his snails. C
croym or croymm*; v. bow, bend, stoop; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -ey, 82; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cum or cumm*; v. hold, keep, retain, sustain; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cummee; a. d. of holding.
cummee; a. d. of form or shape.
curm or currym; enjoin<ed>, v. id; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
churm or churmee; v. did charge with duties; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. C
deam; v. project or jut; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
deamee; a. d. of projection.
s’doaltattymee; a. id., comp. and sup. D
eam; v. id. -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
cha n’eam; v. not shout, call, or cry; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. E
eddrym; v. lighten, make light; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
eddrymee; v. make light or lighter.
cha n’eddrym or n’eddrymee; v. not lighten in weight; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. E
deddrymmee; v. 8. did lighten or make lighter in weight. E
enm* or enmee; v. name; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
folm or folmee; v. empty, discharge; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
my olm or olmee; v. if empty; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. F
cha n’olm* or n’olmee; v. not empty; -agh; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms, 94. F
dolm or dolmee; v. did empty or emptied. F
s’mee-rioosagh; a. how careless, inattentive. M
s’mee-rioosee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. F.
gimmagh; s. m. a lobster; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
ghorm; v. did make blue; -agh; -ee; -in; -ins; -ym; -yms; -ys, 94. G
greim or greimm*; v. bite, hold; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88
s’groamee; a. id., comp. and sup. G
immee; v. i. go, begone, -agh, 77, &c.
dimmee; v. departed, did depart or walk away, did go. I
jimmee; v. did go, departed, went. I
immeeaght; v. going, acting.
gimmeeaght; v. 6[1]. going; pl. -yn. I
er n’immeeaght; v. hath, &c. gone, departed, gone away. I
immeeit or immit; 85. gone.
kimmagh; s. m. a criminal, culprit, felon, malefactor; pl. 71 [change -agh to -ee].
kimmeeys; s. m. criminality, felony.
yn chimmeeys; s. the criminality. K
kys ta mee; adv. p. how am I[?]
lheim; v. leap, &c.; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
lhemeen or lhemyn; s. a moth; pl. -yn.
lhemeenagh; a. mothy, having moths.
loam; v. bare; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88,
lhoam or lhome; v. bare; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
lomm; v. make bare; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
lhoamee; a. d. of making bare.
lommee; a. d. of baring.
s’mee-rioosagh; a. how careless, inattentive. M
s’mee-rioosee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. F.
s’meein or s’meen; a. how tame, meek, mild; or how fine, as flour, powder, &c. M
s’meeiney or s’meeney; a. id. comp. and sup. M
s’meekagh; a. how meek eyed. M
s’meekee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. M
s’meeley; a. how moist, soft, yielding to the touch. M
s’meeylagh; a. how lousy. M
s’meeylee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58.
mholm* or mholmee; v. moulder, make friable or earthy; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
premee; s. f. a necessary or privy.
skelimee; a. id., comp. and sup.
skimmee; s. m. a crew, a boat or ship’s crew.
sniem or sniemm*; v. noose or knot; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -it, 85; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
sterrymee; a. id., comp. and sup.
surdremee; a. id., comp. and sup.
teaum; v. teem [OED teem v.2: To empty out or remove the contents of; to pour out liquid from (a vessel)], empty, pour out; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.
teaumee; a. d. of teeming.
s’teaymee; a. id., [comp. and sup.,] 58. T
thum or thumm*; v. dip, immerse; -agh, 77; -ee, 80; -in, 83; -ins, 84; -ym, 86; -yms, 87; -ys, 88.