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eig 1 prosaic, stale, unexciting, vapid, wishy-washy a: cha vel eh bioghey, mannagh vel eh goll eig. Bible; 2 decease, mortify
goaill eig die: Erson mar liorish Adam ta ully goyl eyg, gy jiarru myrshen liory khriyst bii ully er nan ianu bio. PB1610
goll eig die out, go off, stale, vegetate: son t’ad shoh shymley ersooyl, as goll eig ayns feme messyn y vagheragh Bible
stale (adj.) gart, gort: Stale milk - Bainney gort. DF idiom; gear; loau; eig: This ale is stale - Ta'n lhune shoh eig. DF idiom; goll eig; roit ass; shenn: This bread is stale - Ta shenn vlass er yn arran shoh. DF idiom
mortify (v.) molkey, eig; smaghtaghey
wishy-washy (adj.) eig
unexciting (adj.) eig, gyn bree, neughreeshagh, neuvreeoil
beer (n.) beer; jough cheyl: It flattened the beer - Ren eh eig y jough-cheyl. DF idiom; lhune: This beer has an unpleasant taste - Ta blass olk er y lhune shoh. JJK idiom
die1 cab, kiarroo; (v.) fow baase, paartail, goaill eig, fuillaghtyn baase; geddyn baase: He'd rather die than betray his king - Bare lesh geddyn baase na brah e ree. JJK idiom; surranse baase; (to); (dy) gheddyn baase
go off1 (v.) cheet gys jerrey schlei, faagail yn ardan, goll roish, lhiggey, traih, breinnaghey, coayl miljid; fioghey, goll eig, loauaghey
grine curnaght corn of wheat: Mannagh vel y grine curnaght tuittym ayns y thalloo, as goll eig, te cummal ny un ghrine kinjagh Bible
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