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berchys (=Ir. beartas) (f.) opulence, riches, richness, substance, wealth, wealthiness: t'ou er chosney dhyt hene berchys Bible
riches (npl.) berchys: A good name is better than riches - Ta ennym mie ny share na berchys. JJK idiom; cowryn
wealth (n.) berchys: Great as his wealth is, which he has amassed, it has not made him happy - Ga s'mooar yn berchys t'eh er garnanaghey, cha nel eh er n'yannoo maynrey eh. JJK idiom; berchid, cooid seihlt, cowrey; foays
wealthiness (n.) berchee, berchys
clothing coamrey: Learning is the stately clothing of the rich man and the riches of the dooinney poor man - Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berchagh as berchys yn boght. JJK idiom; eaddagh; coamraghyn
flesh1 (n.) feill; eill: Care for riches consumes the flesh - Ta kiarail son berchys shymley yn eill. DF idiom
good name (n.) ennym mie; goo mie: A good name is better than riches - Ta ennym mie ny share na berchys. JJK idiom
name (v.) enmys, cur ennym er; (n.) ennym: A good name is better than riches - Ta ennym mie ny share na berchys. JJK idiom
plenteousness (n.) palchid, palchys, sooghid; palchey: Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house - Bee berchys as palchey ayns e hie Bible; sonnys: and plenteousness within thy palaces - as sonnys cheu-sthie jeh dty chooyrtyn Bible
stately (adj.) staydoil, staydoilagh, stoamagh, styrdal; stoamey: Learning is the stately clothing of the rich man and the riches of the dooinney poor man - Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berchagh as berchys yn boght. JJK idiom
faill vioghee (f.) living wage: as mannagh vel eshyn lhiggey da ny deiney ta arryltagh d'obbraghey er dy ghoaill faill vioghee magh ass, as dy vishaghey berçhys yn ashoon NNS
feer doillee Herculean, very difficult: As shoh’n oyr ta berçhys cha danjeyragh dy vel Yeesey Creest er hoilshagh dy vel eh feer doillee son dooinney berçhagh dy ve ny Chreestee vie CS
goaill foddeeaght son miss; long for: Ta goaill foddeeaght son y vaase, as cha vel eh cheet; as cleiy er y hon ny smoo na son berchys follit Bible
h-Injyn (Ny); (The) Indies: dy hroggal balley mooar son ooashley'n theihll, soit magh lesh berchys as nyn giootyn share cheet ass ny h-Injyn foddey PC
lane argid argentiferous, plenty of money: Ta feme ayn son lane argid ec yn Jeshaght dy reayll ooilley nyn lioaryn clouit as ta cooid smoo jeh berchys yn cheshaght kianglt ayns stoyr lioaryn. Carn
mynchengaghyn minority languages: Shegin goaill rish dy nee berchys cultooroil ny chengaghyn ardjynagh as ny mynchengaghyn. Carn
palchey vooar great abundance: bee berchys ooilley ny ashoonee mygeayrt er ny haglym cooidjagh, airh as argid, as coamrey ayns palchey vooar. Bible
plooghey asphyxia, asthma, choke, choking, congest, congestion, cushion, fugginess, glut, inundate, inundation, muffle, restrain, smother, smothering, stifle, suffocate, suffocation, tamp: ta kiarail y theihll shoh, as molteyrys berchys plooghey yn goo Bible
sayntagh acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grasping, lustful, mercantile, mercenary, too deep: Sayntagh lurg berchys. DF; (as eye) hungry
sonnyssagh abundant, blissful, comfortable: O uss ta cummal er ymmodee ushtaghyn, sonnyssagh ayns berchys Bible; fortunate
soyllys luxury: Ta mee er chlashtyn mychione mraane-aegey as 'neenyn er nyn n'gheid ersooyl, cleaynit liorish gialdyn jeh bioys ayns soyllys as berchys, as gyn dy bragh ry-akin reesht Dhoor
spooilley booty: bee berchys Ghamascus as spooilley Samaria goit ersooyl roish ree Assyria. Bible; capture, despoil, despoliation, loot, pillage, plunder, plundering, prey, rape, ravage, ravaging, rob, sack; spoil: bee dty phlaaseyn er ny spooilley Bible; (as scheme) undo; wasted
teiyt fancy, high-grade, picked, plum, selected, well-chosen: lesh diamonyn as pearlyn ooasle soit, va liorish Mammon ass dagh berchys teiyt PC
torry (v.) heap: Erson ta duyne gimmiaght ayns ska fardalagh : as d'ianu e heyn anveagh ayns fardayl te torry shuas berchys as gha nell fyss agge quei haglys ayd. PB1610
lay up (v.) cur ny haaue; cur stiagh; stoyral; tashtey; tayrn ass yn aarkey; (impv) tasht-jee; stoyr-jee: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven - Agh stoyr-jee seose berchys diu hene ayns niau Bible; tasht seose: and lay up his words in thine heart - as tasht seose e ghoan ayns dty chree Bible; stoyrey seose: Wise men lay up knowledge - Ta deiney creeney stoyrey seose creenaght Bible
of the y: He fell down from the roof of the house - Huitt eh sheese veih mullagh y thie. JJK idiom; ny: He'll doubtless be punished according to he law of the land - Gyn dooyt bee eh kerrit coardail rish leigh ny cheerey. JJK idiom; yn: Learning is the stately clothing of the rich man and the riches of the poor man - Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berchagh as berchys yn boght. JJK idiom
strong men (npl.) deiney pooaral: A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches - Ta ben ghraysoil geddyn ooashley, as. deiney pooaral cosney berchys Bible; deiney trean: whose brethren were strong men - ny braaraghyn oc va deiney trean Bible; deiney lajer: And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen - As va ec Meshelemiah mec as braaraghyn, deiney lajer hoght-jeig Bible
cleiy 1 delve, dig, digging, dig out, harvest, quarry a: Ta goaill foddeeaght son y vaase, as cha vel eh cheet; as cleiy er y hon ny smoo na son berchys follit Bible; 2 earthwork, hedge, hedging: Nagh vel oo er n’yannoo cleiy mygeayrt-y-mysh as mysh e hie Bible [O.Ir. claidid]
cummal abode, dwelling, dwelling place, residence: Ta berchys ayn dy ve er ny yeearree, as ooil ayns cummal y dooinney creeney: agh ta'n ommydan dy yummal eh. Bible; abstain, arrest, contain, hold, grip, retain, keep, containment, contents, possession; celebrate, celebration; inhabit, live: ren eh cummal ayns y clieau Bible; habitation; bide
eunyssyn y vea pleasures of life: As shen huitt mastey drineyn, yn vooinjer, tra t'ad er chlashtyn, ta goll magh as ta plooghit lesh kiarail as berchys, as eunyssyn y vea shoh, as cha vel ad gymmyrkey magh mess gys lhieeney vie. Bible
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