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ellyn (=Ir. ealaín) pl. ellynyn art, artfulness, artistry, behaviour, breeding, craftsmanship, mannerliness, manners, mein, nurture: Ny bee-jee mollit; ta drogh heshaght cur mow ellyn mie. Bible
drogh ellyn unmannerliness: Va'n meoir-shee, Gary Roberts, freggyrt rish baghteyrys veih'n oltey jeh'n Chiare as Feed, John Houghton, dy vel rouyr drogh ellyn as meshtallys goll er as cha nel ny meoiryn-shee cur geill da. BS
ellyn mie good manners: cur drogh-yantee er nyn doshiaght as lhiettal ellyn mie, shegin da ve peccah mooar. CS
ellyn ny feeleeaght (f.) poetics
ellyn yn ardan (f.) stagecraft
good manners (n.) ellyn mie: evil communications corrupt good manners - ta drogh heshaght cur mow ellyn mie Bible; ellyn vie
art ayrt, creenaght, schlei; ellyn: Art for art's sake - Ellyn er son ellyn. DF idiom; jallooaght; keird: The art of writing - Keird y screeudeyrys. DF idiom
artfulness (n.) cooishaght, croutid, ellyn
artistry (n.) ellyn, keirdoilaght
craftsmanship (n.) ellyn, keiraght
poetics (npl.) ellyn ny feeleeaght
refinement (n.) ellyn vie
stagecraft (n.) ellyn yn ardan
behaviour1 (n.) aghtys; ellyn; ymmyrkey, ymmyrkey-bea; obbraghey: The car's behaviour on the road - Obbraghey y ghleashtan er y raad. DF idiom
breeding1 brey as troggal; ellyn; geddyn sluight: I am breeding from them - Ta mee geddyn sluight j'eu. DF idiom; gientyn; sheelraghey; troggal; (n.) fuill
kelloorey celebration; celebrate, celebrating: Y feailley, ta kelloorey cultoor Manninagh liorish kiaull, daanyn as ellyn, nee ee goaill toshiaght Jesarn, yn hiaghtoo laa jeig Jerrey Souree. BS
soyllaghyn patterns: Ta'n çheu yesh croo soyllaghyn as gobbraghey lesh jallooyn, kiaull as ellyn. Dhoor
trade cochionnaghey; cochionnaght; cochionneeaght: Trade is on the mend - Ta cochionneeaght bishaghey. DF idiom; dellal: The linen trade - Dellal yn lieen. DF idiom; keird: Carry on a trade - Keird y chliaghtey. DF idiom; keirdey: The tricks of the trade - Ellyn ny keirdey. DF idiom; lught yn traght; margeeaght; mergeeys; traght; traghtal; traghtee: Balance of trade - Corrillagh traghtee. DF idiom; traghtey; truckal; aght-beaghee
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