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feer (=Ir. fíor) 1 exceeding, exceptionally, extremely, very a: As va'n ven aeg feer aalin Bible; 2 authentic, correct, pure, real, regular, sheer, sincere, true, truthful, veritable: ghow mish ayns laue jurnaa sheese trooid y diunid er nagh vrish rieau laa, gys niurin agglagh, raad ta aggle reill 's e yalloo feer, as reesht back gys y theihll aalin shoh wass PC; 3 (n.) truth; 4 particular [L. veros]
dy feer exceedingly, really, sincerely, surely, truly, verily, very: As dirree Abraham dy feer voghey Bible; bona fide, true
feer ching bad way: va moir ben Simon feer ching ayns y chiassaghey; as ren ad aghin huggey er e son. Bible; very ill
feer chreoi adamantine, very hard: Vraaraghyn dooie, marym's t'er surranse jiu tooilleil as pian da'n dooghys ain feer chreoi PC
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
feer feagh pianissimo, very quiet: Va'n chooish er ny freayll feer feagh, as va yn ven voght er ny coyrt ersooyl ayns y thie-baanrit. Dhoor
feer fliugh sodden, very wet: Agh ta'n pobble ymmodee, as ta'n emshyr feer fliugh, as cha vel shin abyl shassoo mooie Bible
feer ghoillee stinker, very difficult: Va ny reillyn bentyn rish cooishyn ayns ny bunscoillyn caghlaait as haink eh dy feer ghoillee dy ynsaghey Yernish. Carn
feer happee (of pace) cracking: Agh ren ny keird heshaghtyn caggey dy 'endeil ny stiurtyn oc va goit, as lhig ny meoiryn-shee daue goll seyr feer happee. Carn; double quick, meteoric
feer lajer 1 fortissimo; 2 very strong a: As hyndaa yn Chiarn yn gheay mygeayrt gys y neear, feer lajer as niartal, ren sheebey ersooyl ny locustyn Bible
feer olk badly; very bad: as va 'sy vaskad elley figgyn feer olk, nagh voddagh ve eeit, v'ad cha loau shen. Bible
feer shenn great antiquity; very old: Nish va Eli feer shenn, as cheayll eh jeh ooilley ny va e vec er n’yannoo rish ooilley Israel Bible
feer tappee whirlwind, very quickly: Smooinee eshyn feer tappee as eisht cheau eh e chip er y thalloo. Dhoor
feer trome 1 back breaking, backbreaking; 2 very heavy a: va laue Yee feer trome orroo Bible; 3 very grievous a: As va shoh feer trome er aigney Abraham er coontey e vac Bible
feer trome-chooishagh all-important: Coardail rish yn Çhirveishagh Cooishyn Sthie, Allan Bell, cha bee yn reiltys goaill ymmyd jeh'n phooar shoh agh ayns cooishyn 'feer trome-chooishagh'. BS
feer veg miniscule, minute, pigmy, teeny-weeny, tiny, very little: ta feer veg er ny hoiaghey jeed. Bible
feer vie excellent, exquisite, first rate: Ta mooyn feer vie dy veeinaghey ollan. DF; pretty well; very well
feer vlasstal very tasty: As va inneen feer vlasstal ec yn voayrd-coontee - Catreeney, Emily ny foddee Moirrey. Dhoor
feer voght destitute, poverty-stricken, very poor: foddee dy beagh sleih yn lheid shen ayns ny baljyn, agh ta feallee ayns shoh feer voght Dhoor
feer voiragh harrowing, nerve-racking: Dooyrt ad dy vel briwnys yn imraa soilshaghey 'stayd feer voiragh' bentyn rish yn aght va rheynnyn-reiltys, politickeyryn as fir-oik dellal rish y lhiasaghey. BS
feer vooar colossal, giant, gigantic, massive, monumental, vast, whopping: va earroo yn phobble feer vooar Bible
feer whaagh very strange: as eisht yn eaynagh ghoo shoh laccal shen sheign ve feer whaagh, grouw, eajee, as neughlen. Bible
feer yennal merry: Nee'n Ree boggey 'ghoaill ayns dty niart, O Hiarn: feer yennal vees eh jeh dty haualtys. Bible
feer yesh classy: Hie eh seose y clieau as lurg da cheet harrish, dod eh fakin y cheer er y cheu elley; cheer feer yesh as feer rey GB
tammylt feer yiare very little while: Nagh vel eh foast tammylt feer yiare, as bee Lebanon er ny hyndaa gys magher messoil Bible
very difficult (adj.) feer doillee: The algebra lesson is very difficult - Ta'n lessoon algebra feer doillee. JJK idiom; feer ghoillee
very cheddin; feer; hene; keddin; dy feer: He speaks of you in a very flattering manner - T'eh loayrt my dty chione dy feer vrynnyragh. JJK idiom
very tired feer skee: She went to bed very late, and she says she's very tired - Hie ee dy lhie feer anmagh, as t'ee gra dy vel ee feer skee. JJK idiom
exquisite (adj.) feer aalin; feer vie; ree-geyre: He has an exquisite ear - Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey. DF idiom
extremely (adv.) feer: There are extremely few apples in the basket - Ta feer veggan dy hooylyn 'sy vastag. JJK idiom
stinker (n.) breimen; feer ghoillee: The history paper was a stinker - Va'n pabyr shannaghys feer ghoillee. DF idiom
very little while tammylt feer yiare: For yet a very little while - Son foast tammylt feer yiare Bible
adamantine (adj.) feer chreoi
authentic (adj.) barrantoil; feer; firrinagh
backbreaking (adj.) feer trome
charmed feer wooiagh: I am charmed to see you - Ta mee feer wooiagh dy akin oo. DF idiom; lane taitnys; taitnyssagh; fo druaight
colossal (adj.) buillvollee, feer vooar
excellent (adj.) feer vie: It's an excellent one - T'eh feer vie. JJK idiom; jeih-; mie er bashtal; mie erskyn insh; ree-vie; ard-ooasle
first rate (adj., adv.) dy mie mirrilagh: It is going first rate - T'eh goll dy mie mirrilagh. DF idiom; feer vie: That's first rate - Ta shen feer vie. DF idiom; jeh'n chied rheynn
pretty well cossalagh, cossyllagh; lane vie; feer vie: I know it pretty well - Shione dou eh feer vie. JJK idiom
real eer: He is my real brother - T'eh my eer vraar. DF idiom; feer: Real old nobility - Feer henn ooaslaght. DF idiom; firrinagh; rieugh
she went hiee; hie ee: She went to bed very late, and she says she's very tired - Hie ee dy lhie feer anmagh, as t'ee gra dy vel ee feer skee. JJK idiom
sincere (adj.) feer, firrinagh, jeadagh, jeelys, jeeragh; ynrick: They have not been very sincere - Cha nel ad er ve feer ynrick. JJK idiom
teeny-weeny (adj.) feer veg
true1 dy feer, dy firrinagh, dy jeeragh; feer; firrinagh: I am glad that the news is true - Ta mee boggoil dy vel y naight firrinagh. JJK idiom; jeeragh; kiartaghey; rieugh; spheer; s'feer shen
very angry (adj.) jiarg-chorree; feer chorree: Their mother is very angry with them - Ta'n voir oc feer chorree roo. JJK idiom
very bad feer olk: Mr B has made me a present of a very bad book - Ta Mnr B er chur myr toyrtys dou lioar feer olk. JJK idiom
very well (adv.) slane vie; feer vie: I'm very well indeed - Ta mee feer vie dy-jarroo. JJK idiom; dy mie: Yes, I remember it very well - S'cooin lhiam dy-mie eh. JJK idiom
Well said (intj) Abbyr eh; Feer vie: Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go - Eisht dooyrt Saul rish e harvaant, Feer vie; tar, lhig dooin goll Bible
co-vingys (f.) acoustics, concord, consonance, harmony: T'ad feer vooar lesh daa 'eddan as un cronnane yn aght oddagh oo cloie co-vingyssyn feer foayssagh. Carn
cronnane (pl -yn) babble, buzz, drone, hum, purr, whirr: T'ad feer vooar lesh daa 'eddan as un cronnane yn aght oddagh oo cloie co-vingyssyn feer foayssagh. Carn
atrocious2 (adj.) (clothing) feer-ghraney
badly (adv.) dy donney; dy holk: These beans have been badly boiled - Ta ny poanraghyn shoh er ve broit dy-holk. JJK idiom; dy sie; feer olk: You have been playing the fiddle very badly for some days - T'ou er ve cloie yn viol feer olk rish laa ny ghaa. JJK idiom
bad way drogh-chummey er: The turf seems to be in a bad way - Ta drogh cummey er y voain. DF idiom; feer ching: He is in a bad way - T'eh feer ching. DF idiom; stayd olk: He is in a bad way - T'eh ayns stayd olk. DF idiom
bore1 tharrarey, thiolley, towley, lheead tuill, saih marrey; (v.) keylaghey, saih trooid; dymmyrk: He bore himself well - Dymmyrk eh eh hene dy mie. DF idiom; (v.) rug: She bore a son to the world - Rug ee mac da'n theihll. DF idiom; (to); (dy) vransey; (n.) towl; feer ghree: This work is a bore - Ta'n obbyr shoh feer ghree. DF idiom
derm (n.) feer-chrackan
fond of miandagh: Are you fond of milk? - Vel shiu miandagh er bainney? JJK idiom; currit da: He is fond of reading - T'eh currit da'n lhaihderys. DF idiom; feer vooar rish: They are very fond of each other - T'ad feer vooar rish y cheilley. DF idiom
geriatric people (npl.) (y) feer-henndiaght
hideous (adj.) feer-ghraney, graney
nadir (n.) feer-injillid
real image (n.) feer-chaslys
right whale (n.) feer-whale
ultramarine1 (n., adj.) feer-ghorrym, feer-ghorrymid
dy-feer yea: Cur-jee my-ner eer yn eayst hene, as cha vel ee soilshean; dy-feer, cha vel ny rollageyn gyn cron ayns e hilley Bible; veraciously
er y raad dy valley homeward bound: Nish hie eh er e hurrys derrey haink eh gys yn Raue as tra v'eh er vaghey ayns shen choud as baillesh, ren eh toshiaght er y raad dy valley; huitt eh feer ching, as haink eh dy ve feer ghraney. Coraa
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