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lesh ammys admiringly: Cur-jee da'n Chiarn yn gloyr ta cooie da'n Ennym echey: cur-jee ooashley da'n Chiarn lesh ammys crauee. Bible
currit da liable, susceptible, tendency: Gleashtan currit da chyndaa harrish. DF; given to, put to: Va bree currit da'n clattys shoh sy vlein 1974 erreish da'n thie lhionney shid ve sheidit seose ayns Birmingham as ram sleih marrooit. Carn; partial to, subject to; addicted: Ta mee currit da'n jough. DF; fond of
coastal (adj.) faggys da'n clyst: Fishing in coastal waters - Eeastagh faggys da'n clyst. DF idiom; slystagh
fedjagyn feathers: Nee uss hug ny skianyn aalin da'n peacock, ny skianyn as fedjagyn da'n ostrich? Bible
feeudys credit, decency, decent behaviour, discretion, modesty, prudence: Dy choyrt keeayll da'n ôney, da'n dooinney aeg, toiggal as feeudys Bible
neuynsit ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored: chammah da'n (vooinjer) ynsit, as da'n neuynsit Bible; uncultivated
ostrich ostrich: Nee uss hug ny skianyn aalin da'n peacock, ny skianyn as fedjagyn da'n ostrich? Bible
peacock peacock, peafowl: Nee uss hug ny skianyn aalin da'n peacock, ny skianyn as fedjagyn da'n ostrich? Bible
devoted casherickit da: Devoted to the Virgin Mary - Casherickit da'n Voidyn Moirrey. DF idiom; jeelys; slane currit da: Devoted to his job - Slane currit da'n staartey echey. DF idiom
hate (v.) cur dwoaie da: He will hate the one and love the other - Ver eh dwoaie da'n derrey yeh as graih da'n jeh elley. DF idiom; feohdaghey
derrey yeh (yn); (the) one: Da'n derrey yeh ta shin blass y vaaish gys baase; as da'n jeh elley ta shin blass y vea gys bea: as quoi ta fondagh son ny reddyn shoh? Bible
doctoryn doctors: as haghyn e nyrg tri la gy deyr ayd e ayns y chiampyl, na hyei ayns meyn noctoryn, d'an glastchen ayd as d'an feinaght. PB1610
drogh-ghellal bad treatment, ill-usage, outrage, outrageous: T'eh cur drogh-ghellal da'n ven ghennish nagh vel gymmyrkey ; chamoo t'eh jannoo mie erbee da'n ven-treoghe. Bible
faggys da'n traie inshore: Yinnagh eh guee er Jee dy mennick ayns ooig er lheh faggys da'n traie, as yinnagh eh leeideil ny monnaghyn echey as ad cur ooashley da Jee ayns Taigh Mhàrtainn. Dhoor
guilley (=Ir. giolla) pl. guillyn 1 batman, boy, caddie, follower, henchman, lackey, lad, linkman, menial, minion, nipper, satellite, tool, usher, verger, young male servant a: Nish va ooilley shoh gyn-yss da'n guilley Bible; 2 (boy) page: hug Jonathan e vhow as e hideyn da'n guilley Bible
planetyn planets: adsyn myrgeddin ren lostey incense da Baal, da'n ghrian, as da'n eayst, as da ny planetyn, as da ooilley pooaraghyn yn aer. Bible
raad mooar COMPARE raad-vooar highway, main road, major road, public way, trunk road: Veih Ballakilpheric ghow mee y bayr ta goll seose da'n raad mooar er y clieau, faggys da'n tholtan aynsyn va Thom Dipper baghey Coraa
Trinaid (f.) Trinity: Myr shen ayns dy chooilley nhee, myr ve rait roie: ta ooashley dy ve er ny choyrt da'n Unnaneys ayns y Trinaid, as da'n Trinaid ayns Unnaneys. PB1765 [L. Trinitas]
acceptable (adj.) booiagh; booisal: Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord - Prowal shen ny ta booisal da’n Chiarn Bible; cooie: In an acceptable time have I heard thee - Ayns traa cooie ta mee er dty chlashtyn Bible; s'taitnyssagh: To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord - Dy yannoo cairys as briwnys kiart, te ny s’taitnyssagh da’n Chiarn Bible; taitnyssagh
breast breast; broghil; broghilley; brollagh; cleeau: She clasped him to her breast - Ren ee goaill eh dys y chleeau eck. DF idiom; cleeauraghey; kee; keeagh: To give the child the breast - Dy chur y cheeagh da'n lhiannoo. DF idiom; oghrish: She pressed him to her breast - Hionn ee eh da'n oghrish eck. DF idiom; sheeiney; sheeint; ught
pressed broojit; glackit; jingit; lhiannit; preaysagh; stret; traastit; hraisht; daast: He pressed her to his heart - Daast eh ee da'n oghrish echey. DF idiom; hionn: She pressed him to her breast - Hionn ee eh da'n oghrish eck. DF idiom; êginit
scum (n.) barrag ghlass, kesh, scoodyn; meeaylys: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein - Smerg da’n ard-valley folley, da’n phot, ta’n veeaylys echey ayn Bible; scum: that the scum of it may be consumed - dy vod y scum echey ve er ny ghlenney dy bollagh ass Bible
subject biallagh, biallagh da, fo-reill da, fo-viallys da: I beg you to give the subject a moment's consideration - Ta mee guee erriu dy chur da'n chooish geill shallid. JJK idiom; kione y raa; theay; (v.) cur fo smaght, injillaghey, smaghtaghey; cooish: I beg you to give the subject a moment's consideration - Ta mee guee erriu dy chur da'n chooish geill shallid. JJK idiom
cair (=Ir. coir) (f.) 1 privilege, property, rights, duty, righteousness a: As shoh vees cair y taggyrt veih'n pobble Bible; 2 due: Cur-jee da'n Chiarn yn onnor cair da'n Ennym echey Bible; 3 right, just: cha jean eh ny smoo ny ta cair y chur er dooinney Bible; 4 good: lhig dooin toiggal rooin hene cre ta cair Bible [O.Ir. cóir]
gyn poosey celibate, unmarried, unwed: Ny lhig da'n ven ve er ny scarrey veih'n sheshey eck: Agh my t'ee son scarrey, lhig ee cummal gyn poosey reesht, er-nonney lhig ee ve coardit rish e sheshey: as ny lhig da'n dooinney cur ersooyl e ven. Bible
jeh elley (yn); (the) other one: Cha vod sharvaant erbee daa vainshter y hirveish: son eddyr ver eh feoh da'n derrey yeh as graih da'n jeh elley; er nonney cummee eh gys y derrey yeh, as soie-ee eh beg jeh'n jeh elley. Bible
peesh as peesh piece by piece: Smerg da'n ard-valley folley, da'n phot, ta'n veeaylys echey ayn, as nagh vel y veeaylys echey er n'gholl magh ass, cur-jee lhieu magh eh, peesh as peesh, ny lhig da cronney erbee tuittym er. Bible
shooylaghan (pl -yn) esplanade, promenade, seafront: Myr va'n thie ain er-gerrey da'n Shooylaghan, va raaue currit doom dyn dy gholl faggys da'n logh; shen yn oyr nagh ren mee rieau gynsaghey snaue, as cha vod m'ayr as my voir snaue noadyr! JG; pilgrim, runagate
urryssaght (f.) insurance: Urryssaght da'n treeoo fer. DF
chock-full (adj.) lane da ny feeacklyn, lane da'n chrossag, lhome-lane
bing son jannoo ass y noa as coyrlaghey da'n cho-phobble regeneration and community advisory committee
again (adv.) reesht: Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again - Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht. JJK idiom; (emph.) reeshtagh
as heretofore (adv.) myr v'eh roie; myr bollagh: Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore - Cha der shiu maghey shoh coonlagh da’n pobble, dy yannoo breekyn, myr bollagh shiu Bible
attend1 (v.) cur tastey da, goaill tastey jeh, taaghey, tastal; cur geill da: I will attend to your message - Verym geill da'n chaghteraght eu. JJK idiom
barber (n.) baareyder: Go and tell the barber to come and shave me - Immee as insh da'n vaareyder dy heet dy my vaarey. JJK idiom
calling1 geam; gyllagh: The pot is calling the kettle black - Yn oghe g'yllagh toyn losht da'n aiee. JJK idiom; keayrtey; stayd, gerrym
carry down cur lesh neose; ymmyrk neose; cur lesh sheese: and carry down the man a present - as cur-jee lhieu gioot sheese da’n dooinney Bible
case (n.) askan, case; coodagh; cooish: It's a case for the doctor - She cooish da'n er lhee eh. DF idiom; kishtey: Vanity case - Kishtey aalid. DF idiom; sampleyr; (v.) cur ayns kishtaghyn, cur coodagh er
church1 doonagh; keeill: I happened to meet him near the church - Haink mee ny whail er-gerrey da'n cheeill. JJK idiom; kirk
come again cheet reesht: Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again - Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht. JJK idiom
convince (v.) shickyraghey: The orator knows how to convince - Shione da'n oraatagh kys dy hickyraghey. JJK idiom
country seat (n.) thie cheerey; steat-cheerey: She has rented a country seat near the town - T'ee er n'ghoaill er mayl steat-cheerey er- gerrey da'n valley. JJK idiom
detested (v.) feoh currit da: This man is detested on account of his perfidy - Ta feoh currit da'n dooinney shoh kyndagh rish e oalsaght. JJK idiom
disquiet anaashagh; anvea: that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon - son fea y choyrt da’n cheer, agh anvea da Bible; imnea; neuaash
due appee; cair: Obedience is due to the law - Ta biallys cair da'n leigh. JJK idiom; jeeragh; kiart; kyndagh rish; ry-heet; yn-eeck; cooie
Egypt (n.) (Yn) Egypt: Egypt is watered by the Nile - She'n Nile ta cur ushtey da'n Ejypt. DF idiom; Eajipt
elders (npl.) shanstyryn: Elders of the village - Shanstyryn y valley veg. DF idiom; shendeeaght; shenndiaght: Respect your elders - Cur ammys da'n chenndiaght. DF idiom; sleih shinney: Respect your elders - Cur ammys da sleih shinney. DF idiom
election (n.) teiy, reih; reihys: After the election comes the count - Erreish da'n reihys ta'n co-earroo cheet. DF idiom
event (n.) cloie; cor; cruinnaght; taghyrt: I arrived after the event - Raink mee erreish da'n taghyrt. DF idiom
exposure (n.) anchoodaghey; feayght; oaie: Southerly exposure - Oaie da'n jiass. DF idiom; roostey: Indecent exposure - Roostey neughlen. DF idiom; taishbyney
fat pig (n.) keish: The fat pig is ready for the market - Ta'n cheish aarloo da'n vargey. DF idiom; muc cheish; muc roauyr: Daubing grease on a fat pig's rump - Slaa saill er toinn muc roauyr. JJK idiom
fits freggyrtagh: It fits in with his story - T'eh freggyrt rish e skeeal. DF idiom; gaarlaghey: It fits him for the work - T'eh gaarlaghey eh da'n obbyr. DF idiom; kinkyn
Gentile (n., adj.) ashoonagh: and also to the Gentile - as myrgeddin da’n Ashoonagh Bible; chymmyltagh; angreestee
give1 coyrt: Silence gives consent - Ta tostid coyrt cochoardailys. JJK idiom; cur: Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again - Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht. JJK idiom; sheeyney; toyr
go out goll magh: You've let the fire go out - Ta shiu er lhiggey da'n aile goll magh. JJK idiom; hraih; immee magh
heritage (n.) eiraght: Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock - Chamoo myr chiarnyn harrish eiraght Yee, agh myr sampleyryn da’n chioltane Bible; eirys
hitch (v.) castey, tayrn; kiangley da: Hitch the horse to the tree - Kiangle y cabbyl da'n villey. DF idiom; (n.) lhiettalys: Without a hitch - Gyn lhiettalys. DF idiom
impute (v.) aggyrt, cur sheese da, gaggyrts; cur ny lhie; cur gys lieh: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant - Ny lhig da’n ree cur nhee erbee gys lieh e harvaant Bible
I will show jeeaghym; soilshee-yms: I will shew unto the king the interpretation - soilshee-yms da’n ree bun y chooish Bible
lash cur da: I'd like to lash your cat but I dare not - By vie lhiam cur da'n chayt ayd agh cha bloys dou. DF idiom; custhey; scelp; scelpaghey; scuitch; scuitchal; scuitchey; slashal; slashey; yeeal; yeealley
lawyer (n.) leighder: I took all my claims to the lawyer - Hug mee lhiam ooilley ny feeaghyn aym da'n leighder. DF idiom
let (n.) lhiettalys; (v.) (da) lhig, lhiggal: Let him load the cart - Lhig da laadey yn cart. JJK idiom; lhiggey: You've let the fire go out - Ta shiu er lhiggey da'n aile goll magh. JJK idiom; soiaghey; cur ergooyl
little2 (n.) (a) rey beg; red beg: A little rain would do good to the garden - Yinnagh red beg dy liaghey mie da'n gharey. JJK idiom
longline1 (n.) baulk: They have gone to the longline fishing - T'ad er n'gholl da'n vaulk. DF idiom; bolk
meet1 (adj.) cooie, kiart; quail; cheet quail, goll quail; (ny) whail: I happened to meet him near the church - Haink mee ny whail er-gerrey da'n cheeill. JJK idiom
meeting (n.) cruinnaght, forragh, mod, quaaltys, quailtys, quaiyl, qualtys; chaglym: He presented a plan to the meeting - Hug eh cummey da'n chaglym. DF idiom; (v.) meeiteil
message (n.) chaghteraght: I will attend to your message - Verym geill da'n chaghteraght eu. JJK idiom; chyrrys; chyrrysagh; eilkin
music (n.) bingys; kiaull; kiaullee; kiaulleeaght: He has an ear for music - Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght. DF idiom
must (v.) shegin: The citizen must make sacrifices for his country's welfare - Shegin da'n ardvaljagh jannoo ouralyn son speedeilys e heerey. JJK idiom; sheign; beign; (interrog.) negin; (n.) feeyn noa
navy (n.) lhuingys chaggee: Train a man for the navy - Dooinney y aarlaghey da'n lhuingys chaggee. DF idiom
of rest (dy) ea: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. - Ta laa dy ea er-y-fa shen B ible; (dy) aash: a sabbath of rest to the Lord - doonaght dy aash da’n Chiarn Bible
on account of ass-lieh; er coontey; er son; kindagh rish: This man is detested on account of his perfidy - Ta feoh currit da'n dooinney shoh kyndagh rish e oalsaght. JJK idiom
opinion (n.) barel: To cling to an opinion - Dy lhiantyn rish barel. DF idiom; coyrle; smooinaght: Common opinion - Smooinaght chadjin y phobble. DF idiom; tuarym: I respect his opinion - Ta mee cur geill da'n tuarym echey. DF idiom
other one (the ); (yn) jeh elley; fer elley: It doesn't match the other one - Cha nel eh cheet jesh da'n fer elley. DF idiom
plan (n.) plan; cummey: He presented a plan to the meeting - Hug eh cummey da'n chaglym. DF idiom; (v.) plannal
priests (npl.) saggartyn; saggyrtyn: And hast made us unto our God kings and priests - As t’ou er n’yannoo shin da’n Jee ain, reeaghyn as saggyrtyn Bible
provision1 aarlaghey: Make provision against - Aarlaghey y yannoo noi. DF idiom; kiarail: Make provision for one's family - Kiarail y yannoo da'n lught thie ayd. DF idiom
raising troggalagh; (v.) troggal: Raising money for the cause - Troggal argid da'n chooish. DF idiom
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