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boght (=Ir. bocht) deprived, grotty, mean, miserable, poor, shabby, shoddy, skinny: s'beg ta soit jeh creenaght yn dooinney boght Bible; deplorable; despicable; pauper; jejune
dooinney boght poor man: As haink eh gy-kione, dy dooar y dooinney boght baase, as dy dug dy ainleyn lhieu eh gys oghrish Abraham: hooar y dooinney berchagh myrgeddin baase, as v'eh er ny oanluckey. Bible; beggar
jannoo boght beggar, impoverish, impoverishing, pauperize: ta fer ayn ta jannoo boght jeh hene ayns mean e verchys. Bible
impoverish (v.) boghtaghey, jannoo boght
indigently (adv.) dy boght
miserable (adj.) boght, doolagh, kercheenagh, lhag-chreeagh, meevaynrey, neughennal, neuvaynrey, trimshagh, trome-chreeagh, truanagh; treih: knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked - cha vel oo goaill hood hene dy vel oo treih, as seaghnit, as boght, as doal, as rooisht. Bible
poor boght: As poor as a church mouse - Cha boght as lugh killagh. JJK idiom; boghtey: The poor little things! - Ny cretooryn boghtey! DF idiom; moal, ymmyrchagh; moalley; (npl.) (the) boghtyn: He's very charitable towards the poor - T'eh feer feoilt gys ny boghtyn. JJK idiom; boghtynid
poor man (n.) dooinney boght: Send that poor man a little bread and meat, so that he may have something to eat - Cur hug y dooinney boght shen kuse veg d'arran as feill, dy vod red ennagh dy ee ve echey JJK idiom
tourist1 (n.) turryssagh, turrysagh, skibbyltagh boght
posteyr placard, poster: Eisht cheayll mee mychione yn arnane va currit da'n inneen aym dy yannoo: jannoo posteyr ry-hoi cur raaue da sleih mychione 'fer boght' nagh row boght er chor erbee - v'eh goll mygeayrt geddyn jeirkyn liorish kialgeyrys! Carn
deplorable (adj.) boght; brainagh; moal, treih, treih-hrimshagh
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
desires (npl.) yeearreeyn; (v.) geearree: It is not he who has little that's poor but he who desires more - Cha nee eshyn ta red beg echey ta boght agh eshyn ta geearree ny smoo. JJK idiom
fox1 shynnagh: It's a poor fox that has but one hole - She shynnagh boght nagh vel ny smoo na un towl echey. JJK idiom; (n.) fynney shynnee, fer shliawin; (v.) molley; lhiggey, lhiggey er
mean (adj.) boght, cribbijagh, meeooasle, moal kercheenagh, mooidjeenagh, neufeoiltagh, neughiastyllagh, peajeogagh, toiggal; (v.) meanal; cheet er: That is what you mean! - Shen t'ou cheet er! DF idiom; soulaghey
mouse (n.) lonnag; lugh: As poor as a church mouse - Cha boght as lugh killagh. JJK idiom; lugheraght
poorest (adj.) by velley, s'melley; s'boghtey: My brother is poor, my sister is still poorer, but I'm the poorest of all - Ta my vraar boght, ta my huyr ny s'boghtey, agh ta mish s'boghtey na ooilley. JJK idiom
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
wicked devices (npl.) saaseyn cluicagh: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words - t'eh smooinaghtyn er saaseyn cluicagh dy stroie yn boght lesh goan breagagh Bible
annoonagh frail, weak, weakening: ta ny mraane oc sailley as tashtey paart jeh'n chooid cheddin, agh da'n boght as yn annoonagh cha der ad veg jeh. Apoc; impotent person, invalid
barbaree barbarians: va'n fer boght shoh ceau tammylt beg mastey ny barbaree er y fa dy vel y "caggey boiddagh" fo raad eddyr yn Eeslyn as Sostyn. Carn
boiddagh cod: va'n fer boght shoh ceau tammylt beg mastey ny barbaree er y fa dy vel y "caggey boiddagh" fo raad eddyr yn Eeslyn as Sostyn. Carn
corp as annym body and soul: Va ny cummaltee boght, tayrn veih ooir as faarkey cooid veg dy reayll dy cheilley corp as annym. Coraa
croiteyryn crofters: Va thalloo currit da ny cotteyryn as croiteyryn as cha row sleih boght gyn thalloo ayn arragh. NNS
Dar ny niaughyn (intj) By heavens: va ny meoiryn custym ny lhie cooyl-chlea orroo, as dar ny niaughyn, ghow ad greim shickyr er nane jeusyn as va'n dooinney boght er ny choyrt stiagh ayns pryssoon. Dhoor
ellanee islanders: ta'n fer boght gaccan, ta "mooar-heer" ec ellanee Albinagh as cha jean ny Eeslynee ommidjagh goaill rish y lheid! Carn
er ny choyrlaghey admonished: Ny share ta lhiannoo boght as creeney, na shenn ree ommijagh, nagh bee arragh er ny choyrlaghey Bible
fainey airh (f.) gold ring: Son my ta cheet stiagh 'sy whaiyl eu dooinney lesh fainey airh, ayns coamrey seyr, as dy jig stiagh myrgeddin dooinney boght ayns drogh choamrey Bible
falleays glimmer, glimpse, quick flash: ga t'eh lostey dewil, cha vel fordrail mooar soilshey da ny jouyil, agh myr falleays beg, dy chur dauesyn fys cre'n stayd treih, boght as piandagh t'ad ayn nish shaghey v'ad roie PC
fer coonee accessory, adjutant, aider, ally, auxiliary, collaborator, confederate, helper, relief: gy vod yn ghuyss y goyl yns dthy lau : ta yn boght dy hymne e heyn huyds, er son she us yn fer kuni aggesyn ta gyn gharrey. Psalm1610
fer-obbree labourer: cre voish oddins geddyn argid dy liooar dy chionnaghey garran, jeelt as reddyn elley ass faill moal ec fer-obbree gollrhym-pene, my wooinney boght? Dhoor
gollrhym-pene like mee: cre voish oddins geddyn argid dy liooar dy chionnaghey garran, jeelt as reddyn elley ass faill moal ec fer-obbree gollrhym-pene, my wooinney boght? Dhoor
gyn carrey friendless: gy vod yn ghuyss y goyl yns dthy lau : ta yn boght dy hymne e heyn huyds, er son she us yn fer kuni aggesyn ta gyn gharrey. Psalm1610
injil (=Ir. íseal) (vulgar) common; depressed, humble, low, low-built, low down, low-grade, low-level, low-lying, low-necked, low-pitched, lowly, subaltern, subdued: Ard as injil, berchagh as boght: dagh unnane ry-cheilley.
jeirkagh 1 almsman, beggar, cadger, mendicant, pauper a: T'eh troggal seose y boght ass y joan, as goaill yn jeirkagh veih'n thorran Bible; 2 benevolent; 3 (as match) benefit; 4 impecunious
keintyn classes: 2Ta three keintyn dy leih, as feoh ec my annym orroo: Dooinney boght as eh moyrnagh, dooinney berchagh ta ny vreagerey, as shenn vaarderagh, ta coayl e chooinaghtyn Apoc
loaghtan (=Ir. lachdan) tawny: cha nel eh foddey neayr's va fer boght er ny chroghey son geid loaghtan-rea veih shioltane Balrhenny. Dhoor
lught yn argid moneyed classes, wealthy, well-to-do: Fo'n ennym foalsey jeh jeianaghey, ta pooaraghyn lajer er vooadaghey yn vaarney eddyr sleih boght as lught yn argid. Carn; (the) rich
meearrymagh disobedient, disrespectful: Myr ta ny berchee shirrey tooilley argid as yn sleih boght gleck ec yn un hraa ta ymmoddee sleih cheet dy ve ny smoo meearrymagh. Dhoor
saaseyn cluicagh wicked devices: Ta aghtyn yn er-sondagh myrgeddin an-chiart: t'eh smooinaghtyn er saaseyn cluicagh dy stroie yn boght lesh goan breagagh Bible
sharaghey (record) beat; improve: Smooinee Nóirín nagh ghiarr Lunnin yn argid kyndagh rish feoh noi'n chengey agh er y fa dy row Glór na nGael ro speeideilagh as ad sharaghey arrym-hene mastey sleih boght. Carn
tayrn veih infer; draw from: Va ny cummaltee boght, tayrn veih ooir as faarkey cooid veg dy reayll dy cheilley corp as annym. Coraa
thorran (f.) cesspool, dunghill, midden, muck heap: T'eh troggal seose y boght ass y joan, as goaill yn jeirkagh veih'n thorran
ynrick (as behaviour) correct; earnest, faithful, forthcoming, frank, genuine, honest, intrinsic, just, open-hearted, outright, righteous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, undeviating, upright, upstanding, openhearted: ta'n boght ynrick ny share na'n berchagh breagagh Bible
have (possess) ec: She has an enchanting voice and a vivid imagination - Ta coraa obbee eck as sheiltynys bioyr. JJK idiom; echey: Send that poor man a little bread and meat, so that he may have something to eat - Cur hug y dooinney boght shen kuse veg d'arran as feill, dy vod red ennagh dy ee ve echey. JJK idiom; oc: Have they a table-cloth? - Vel aanrit-boayrd oc? JJK idiom; eu: Have you got any money? - Vel veg dy argid eu? JJK idiom; ain: Have we any glasses? - Vel glessyn erbee ain? JJK idiom; aym: Have I not a carriage? - Nagh vel carriads aym? JJK idiom; ayd: You have some butter - Ta eeym ayd. JJK idiom; eck
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
send (v.) cur: I send some every Friday - Ta mee cur paart dagh Jyheiney. JJK idiom; cur gys; cur hug: Send that poor man a little bread and meat, so that he may have something to eat - Cur hug y dooinney boght shen kuse veg d'arran as feill, dy vod red enn JJK idiom; cur fys; hug
vile1 (adj.) drogh: and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment - as dy jig stiagh myrgeddin dooinney boght ayns drogh choamrey; Bible; dwoaieagh; dwoaiagh: then thy brother should seem vile unto - dy bee dty vraar eisht dwoaiagh ayns dty hilley Bible; fardailagh; melley; neu-chooie: For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections - Er-yn-oyr shoh livrey Jee ad seose gys yeearreeyn neu-chooie Bible; feohdagh: but unto this man do not so vile a thing - agh rish yn dooinney shoh, ny jean-jee lheid y peccah feohdagh Bible; mollaghtagh: er-yn-oyr dy ren e vec ad-hene mollaghtagh - because his sons made themselves vile Bible; marvaanagh: Who shall change our vile body - Nee caghlaa yn corp marvaanagh ain; (n.) moodjeen: The vile person shall be no more called liberal - Cha bee yn mooidjeen ny smoo enmyssit feoilt Bible
shassoo lesh come up; stand towards: va ushtey geill magh fo laare y dorrys lesh y niar: son va eddin y thie shassoo lesh y niar Bible; countenance, stand with: Chamoo nee oo shassoo lesh y dooinney boght ayns cooish aggairagh. Bible; stand beside
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