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greater s'moo: The more difficult a thing is, the greater the honour in doing it - Myr s'doillee red, smoo yn onnor jannoo eh. JJK idiom; (adj.) (ny) s'yrjey
citizen (n.) ardvaljagh: Never did a citizen make greater sacrifices for his country - Cha ren rieau ardvaljagh ourallyn ny smoo son e heer. JJK idiom; fer baghee, fer-vaghee; seyranagh; seyraanagh
crimes (npl.) loghtyn: No one has committed greater crimes than he - Cha nel fer erbee er n'yannoo loghtyn ny smoo na eshyn. JJK idiom
I can foddym: I can do all things through Christ - Foddym dy chooilley nhee y yannoo trooid Creest Bible; oddym: My punishment is greater than I can bear - Ta my cherraghey ny s’trimmey na oddym gymmyrkey Bible
thing (n.) nhee; red: The more difficult a thing is, the greater the honour in doing it - Myr s'doillee red, smoo yn onnor jannoo eh. JJK idiom
foddey smoo more abundant; much greater: nagh beagh nish cragh foddey smoo mastey ny Philistinee ? Bible; much more; yet more
s'yrjey (=Ir. is airde) (ny) greater: As ta'n Kiannooyrtys shoh jeant seose jeh yn Kiannooyrt as daa hamyr:- yn shamyr s'inshley, enmyssit yn Kiare as Feed, as yn shamyr s'yrjey, enmyssit yn Coonceil Carn
bear1 (v.) brey, gymmyrkey, surranse, ymmyrk; ymmyrkey: God lays on you no burden greater than you can bear - Cha vel Jee cur ort errey ny smoo na foddee oo ymmyrkey. JJK idiom; (to); (dy) nymmyrk; (to); (dy) hurral: They and their children have much to bear - Ta mooarane ocsyn as ec nyn baitchyn dy hurral. JJK idiom; surrys, hroggys; (n.) bear, clameyder, maghouin, muc-awin, mucawin; ceau
burden (n.) bart, laad, lught; errey, cur errey er: God lays on you no burden greater than you can bear - Cha vel Jee cur ort errey ny smoo na foddee oo ymmyrkey. JJK idiom; (v.) laadey, lughtey, cur laad er, cur bart er; (ny) lhie trome er
can (n.) curn, curneen; stainnaghey, stainney; (v.) fod, jarg; (interrog.) nod: Can you tell me what time it is? - Nod shiu gra rhym yn traa? JJK idiom; vod: How can you go out in such weather? - Kys vod shiu goll magh ayns lheid yn earish? JJK idiom; foddee: God lays on you no burden greater than you can bear - Cha vel Jee cur ort errey ny smoo na foddee oo ymmyrkey. JJK idiom; oddys: How can he be so cruel? - Kys oddys eh ve cha dewil? JJK idiom
sacrifices (npl.) ourallyn: Never did a citizen make greater sacrifices for his country - Cha ren rieau ardvaljagh ourallyn ny smoo son e heer. JJK idiom; ouralyn: The citizen must make sacrifices for his country's welfare - Shegin da'n ardvaljagh jannoo ouralyn son speedeilys e heerey. JJK idiom; chebbalyn
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