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baaish (f.) 1 imprudence, impudence; 2 pl. baaishyn temple, forehead; 3 (gen.) of death, mortality a: ta shin ayns dangeyr baaish fey-ny-laa Bible
builley baaish coup de grace, death blow, mortal blow: Eshyn ta cur builley baaish da dooinney, bee eh dy shickyr er ny choyrt gy baase. Bible; lethal blow
loght baaish capital crime, capital offence: Cha row fys aym dy nee loght baaish eh, Creestee dy v'er ny gheddyn slane rooisht marish Muslimagh aeg. CnyO
combat (n.) caggey: Mortal combat - Caggey baaish. DF idiom; troddan: Mortal combat - Troddan baaish. DF idiom; (v.) caggey noi, gleck noi, gleckey noi, obbraghey noi, troddaney
death-knock (n.) crank baaish
forehead (n.) baaish, baaish eddin; glaare eddin: and it shall be always upon his forehead - As bee eh kinjagh er glaare e eddin Bible
of death (gen.) baaish: On penalty of death - Fo kerraghys baaish. DF idiom; (y) vaaish: He is at the point of death - T'eh raad y vaaish. DF idiom
penalty2 (n.) (death) kerraghey-baaish
cheek1 (v.) cur baaish da, cur eddin da; (n.) daanys; eddin; gaailley; gruaie; lieckan: The blow slit his cheek - Doshil y builley y lhieckan echey. DF idiom; puiss
gore2 (v.) (of bull) raip, raipey, seiy; puttey: If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die - As my nee dow puttey dooinney ny ben, as eh oyr baaish daue bible
impudence (n.) baaish, eddin, meenearey, mwannal; daanys: The impudence of it! - Lhied y ghaanys! DF idiom
more frequent s’menkey: in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. - ayns pryssoonyn ny s’menkey, ayns gaue baaish dy mennick Bible
threat baggyrt: She was under a threat of illness - Va'n chingys baggyrt urree. DF idiom; baggyrtys: He was under the threat of death - V'eh fo baggyrtys baaish. DF idiom
greïnyn instruments; furniture; engines; weapons: Myr dooinney baanrit, ta dy cheau mygeayrt ceabyn aile, side, as greïnyn baaish Bible
orraghey bolt, charge, round of ammunition, shot; cast, discharge, sling, throw, flight; (at fair) shy; stroke: cur twoaie nagh bee oo goit ersooyl lesh orraghey baaish Bible
oyr (=Ir. ábhar) (n.) pl. oyryn cause, incentive, matter, motive, occasion, reason: ga nagh dooar ad oyr erbee baaish ayn ny-yeih ghuee ad er Pilate e vioys y ghoaill Bible [O.Ir. óre]
s’palchey (ny) more abundant: (ta mee loayrt myr ommydan) ta mish er-nyn-skyn: ayns tooilleilyn ny s'palchey, ayns surranse buillaghyn erskyn towse, ayns pryssoonyn ny s'menkey, ayns gaue baaish dy mennick. Bible
tooilleilyn labours: ayns tooilleilyn ny s’palchey, ayns surranse buillaghyn erskyn towse, ayns pryssoonyn ny s’menkey ayns gaue baaish dy mennick. Bible
house of mourning (n.) thie baaish; thie ny trimshee: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting - Te ny share dy gholl gys thie ny trimshee, na gys thie ny cuirraghyn Bible; thie ny farrarey: Enter not into the house of mourning - Ny gow stiagh ayns thie ny farrarey Bible
builley bash, bump, cast, clap, hit, impact, knock, pulsate, punch, slam, slap, strike, stripe, stroke, sweep, thump, whack: 2 ¦ Eshyn ta cur builley baaish da dooinney, bee eh dy shickyr er ny choyrt gy baase. Bible; (as pulse) beat, pulsation; (of voice) cadence; (on horn) toot; choosing; fervour, fit, frenzy, madness
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