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he bock; collagh; eh: He hasn't been there yet - Cha nel eh er ve ayns shen foast. JJK idiom; eh-shen; (emph.) eshyn: He who acknowledges no judge condemns himself - Eshyn nagh gow rish briw erbee t'eh deyrey eh hene. JJK idiom; firryn; firrynagh
he will saillish, sallish: The more one has the more one wants - Myr smoo t'ec fer, smoo saillish. JJK idiom
he would wish ballish; baillishyn; by vian lesh: That is just as he would wish - Ta shen kiart myr by vian lesh. DF idiom
hit ard-speeideilys; builley: He hit back - Hug eh builley er builley. DF idiom; bwoalley; cur da; labbal; woaill: He hit it as hard as he could - Woaill eh lesh ooilley e niart eh. DF idiom
clearly (adv.) b'leayr dy row; dy glen: He speaks clearly - T'eh loayrt dy ghlen. DF idiom; dy sullyr: He speaks clearly - T'eh loayrt dy sullyr. DF idiom; dy baghtal: I understood clearly - Hoig mee dy baghtal. DF idiom; gyn ourys: He is clearly wrong - T'eh aggairagh gyn ourys. DF idiom
closed jeight: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. - son ta ny goan jeight seose, as sealit, gys traa yn jerrey. Bible; (v.) ghooïn, ghooin: He closed the door after him - Ghooin eh y dorrys ny yei. DF idiom; dooint; doont: Road closed to motor traffic - Raad doont da gleashtanyn. DF idiom; yeigh: And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister - As yeigh eh yn lioar, as hug eh ee reesht da’n chirveishagh Bible
gathereth chymsaghey: And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer - As nee eshyn ta chymsaghey leoie’n cholbagh Bible; chaglym: He gathereth the waters of the sea together - T’eh chaglym ushtaghyn ny marrey cooidjagh Bible; chymsagh: and as one gathereth eggs that are left - as myr ta fer ta chymsagh oohyn ta treigit Bible; (ears) jeeassyraght: and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim - as bee eh goll-rishyn ta jeeassyraght ayns coan Rephaim Bible
help cooinee; cooney lesh: He is only too glad to help you - Cha nel eh laccal ny smoo na dy chooney lhiat. DF idiom; couyr: He came to my help - Haink eh dy my chouyr. DF idiom; cooin: Help yourself - Cooin lhiat hene. DF idiom; (n.) cooney: He bawled for help - Dyllee eh son cooney. DF idiom; (n.) cooneyder
stupid (n., adj.) awaneagh; bolvaneagh: He isn't so stupid as he looks - Cha nel eh cha bolvaneagh as t'eh jeeaghyn. JJK idiom; bouyranagh, jeecheeayllagh, meehushtagh; ommidjagh: He is as fat and stupid as a wether - T'eh cha roauyr as ommidjagh as mohlt. DF idiom
worthy1 (adj.) feeu: Worthy of respect - Feeu arrym. DF idiom; feeudagh: He is worthy of it - T'eh feeudagh da. DF idiom; toilliu: For the labourer is worthy of his hire - Son ta'n labree toilliu e 'aill. DF idiom; toilchin: He is worthy of death - T'eh toilchin baase. DF idiom; onoroil: If he will shew himself a worthy man - My yeeaghys eh eh-hene ny ghooinney onoroil Bible
guilty (adj.) kyndagh; oolagh; oolee: He feels how guilty he is - T'eh g'ennaghtyn cre cha oolee as t'eh. JJK idiom
alarm (n.) alarym, fogrym, larm; tharmane: He raised the alarm - Hrog eh yn tharmane. DF idiom; (v.) cur aggle er, scoaghey; cur raaue da: He gave him the alarm - Hug eh raaue da. DF idiom
although (conj.) ga dy: Although he is ill, he gives lessons every day - Ga dy vel eh ching, t'eh cur lessoonyn dagh laa. JJK idiom; ga-reih; ga ta
amends (v.) jannoo lhiasaghey: And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done - As nee eh lhiasaghey son yn aggair t’eh er n’yannoo Bible; (n.) corrym, lhiasagh
bad temper (n.) drogh-yien: He is in a bad temper - Ta drogh yien er. DF idiom; ferg: He is in a bad temper - Ta ferg er. DF idiom
before dinner roish jinnair: he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner - ghow eh yindys nagh niee eh (e laueyn) roish jinnair Bible
but for agh son: but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it - agh son e ghrogh-yannoo t’eh er chur-rish, yiow eh baase. Bible; agh er son
Castletown man (n.) guilley dullish: He is a Castletown man - T'eh ny ghuilley dullish. DF idiom; dooinney Valley Chashtal: He is a Castletown man - T'eh ny ghooinney Valley Chashtal. DF idiom
committed er n'yannoo: He has not only stolen, but he has committed a murder - Cha nel eh ynrican er n'gheid, agh t'eh myrgeddin er n'yannoo dunverys. JJK idiom
constitution1 (n.) callin: He has a wonderful constitution - Ta caillin yindyssagh echey. DF idiom; slaynt: He has a wonderful constitution - Ta slaynt yindyssagh echey. DF idiom; reill cheerey; jannoo co-yantys
crossed crosht; crossit; immeeit harrish; troailtit; cheet quaiyl: He never crossed my path - Cha ren eh rieau cheet my whaiyl. DF idiom; heean: He crossed himself - Heean eh eh hene. DF idiom
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
ditched ceaut ersooyl; ceaut 'sy jeeig: He ditched the car - Hug eh y gleashtan 'sy jeeig. DF idiom; currit 'sy cheayn: He ditched the 'plane - Hug eh yn etlan 'sy cheayn. DF idiom; faagit; jeeigagh; jeeigit; treigit
dropped lhieggit; chroymm: He dropped his head - Chroymm eh e chione. DF idiom; huitt: He dropped down dead - Huitt eh marroo. DF idiom
English1 (n.) Baarle, Baarl: He has an English accent - Ta blass ny Baarle echey. DF idiom; Baarlagh; (adj., n.) Sostnagh; Sostynagh: He has an English accent - Ta blass Sostynagh echey. DF idiom
Englishman (n.) Sostnagh: He apes the Englishman - T'eh garrish y Sostnagh. DF idiom; Sostynagh: He is a pukka Englishman - She Sostynagh veih'n chlean eh. DF idiom
hid cheill: He hid the truth - Cheil eh yn irriney. DF idiom; dollee: He hid the money - Dollee eh yn argid. DF idiom; kellit
I don’t know cha s'aym: I don't know why he acts as he does - Cha s'aym cre'n fa t'eh t'eh gaghtey eh hene myr shen. DF idiom
keen1 foyragh; foyral; geayr; geyragh; jeean: He is a keen fisherman - T'eh ny eeasteyr jeean. DF idiom; shleeuit, shleeut; geyre: He has a keen sense of hearing - Ta cleayshyn geyre echey. DF idiom
learned ynsit: I'm not as learned as he - Cha nel mish cha ynsit as eshyn. JJK idiom; dynsee: He learned to read - Dynsee eh dy lhaih. DF idiom
murder (n.) dunverys: He has not only stolen, but he has committed a murder - Cha nel eh ynrican er n'gheid, agh t'eh myrgeddin er n'yannoo dunverys. JJK idiom; milley, foall, marroo; murder; (v.) jannoo dunverys
of ointment ooiley: He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment - T’eh cur er y diunid dy vroie myr pot: as yn aarkey dy ve myr pot ooiley Bible
oldest (adj.) by hinney: He was the oldest person - V'eshyn yn fer by hinney. DF idiom; shinney: He was the oldest person - V'eshyn yn fer shinney. DF idiom
pointed (adj.) birragh: He has pointed ears - Ta cleayshyn birragh echey. DF idiom; birranagh, brackit, byrragh, frioganagh, geyre, gibbagh; (v.) yeeree: He pointed the gun at me - Yeeree eh y gunn orrym. DF idiom
proud1 (adj.) moyrnagh: He is very proud of her - T'eh feer voynagh assjee. DF idiom; styrdal; (n.) mooaralagh: He is a proud one - She mooaralagh eh. DF idiom
proved fidrit; fondit; prowit; phrow: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them - shen y raad ren eh daue slattys as oardagh, as ayns shen phrow eh ad Bible
ran (v.) roie: He ran with all his might, and at last he overtook me - Roie eh lesh ooilley e niart, as fy-yerrey ver eh orrym. JJK idiom
seated (ny) hoie: He remained seated - Hannee eh ny hoie. DF idiom; (ny) soie; nyn soie: Seated round the table - Nyn soie mygeayrt y voayrd. DF idiom; soit; hoie: He seated himself - Hoie eh sheese. DF idiom
separated charbaait; scarrit: He is separated from his wife - T'eh scarrit rish e ven. DF idiom; scarrt; scart; scarr: He and I separated - Scarr mish as eshyn rish y cheilley. DF idiom; soit er-lheh
set free (v.) lhiggey yn raad da; feayslit: He was set free - V'eh feayslit. DF idiom; seyrit: He was set free - V'eh seyrit. DF idiom
spoke (n.) doarnane; spake; loayr: He spoke in such a manner, as to lead us to think that he was quite innocent - Loayr eh er lheid yn aght, myr dy chur orrin smooinaghtyn dy row eh slane oney. JJK idiom
stolen (adj.) bredagh; callit; geidit, geiddit; er ny gheid; er gheid: He had stolen ten pounds, hadn't he? - V'eh er gheid jeih puint, nagh row? JJK idiom
stopped cummit; scuirrit; stappit; scuirr: He stopped short - Scuirr eh er y chooyl. DF idiom; stap: He stopped dead - Stap eh dy bollagh. DF idiom; sthap: I stopped the cheque - Sthap mee y sheck. DF idiom
to us dooin, dooinyn: He was holding forth to us - V'eh cur barel dooin. DF idiom; hooin: He will come to us - Hig eh hooin. DF idiom; rooin, rooinyn; hooinyn
tried1 prowit: Sorely tried - Prowit dy trome. DF idiom; phrow: He tried it without success - Phrow eh er agh cha daink eh lesh. DF idiom; tryit: He was tried in Douglas - V'eh tryit ayns Doolish. DF idiom
unfit1 anchooie; aslayntagh: He is unfit - T'eh aslayntagh. DF idiom; drogh foaynoo er: He is unfit - Ta drogh foaynoo er. DF idiom; neuchooie
wasting craiuagh; craiughey; jeeylaghey; jummalys; jummallys; jummal: He is wasting his time - T'eh jummal yn traa echey. DF idiom; shangaghey: He is wasting away - T'eh shangaghey. DF idiom
young1 aeg: Young as he is, he isn't wanting in prudence - Ga dy vel eh aeg, cha nel eh laccal, tastid. JJK idiom; (adj.) aegey
abideth (v.) fuirriaghtyn: He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword - Eshyn ta fuirriaghtyn ’syn ard-valley shoh, yiow eh baase lesh y chliwe Bible; surranse: all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water - ooilley nagh vel surranse yn aile, ver shiu er dy gholl trooid yn ushtey Bible; fuirriaght: he abideth at Jerusalem - t’eh fuirriaght ec Jerusalem Bible; er-mayrn: thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth - t’ou er hoiaghey undin ny hooirey, as te er-mayrn Bible; tannaghtyn: but the earth abideth for ever - agh ta’n thalloo tannaghtyn veih sheeloghe gys sheeloghe Bible
across (prep.) har: Across there in England - Har aynshen ayns Sostyn. DF idiom; cheu hoal; hoon; tessen, tessyn: I am going across the road - Ta mee goll tessyn y raad. DF idiom; wass; harrish: He has a scar across his face - Ta cron harrish yn eddin echey DF idiom; noal: He came from across - Haink eh noal. DF idiom; noon: Go across to England - Immee noon gys Sostyn. DF idiom; hoal: The house across the way - Yn thie hoal DF idiom
armour (v.) armal, plaaitail; (n.) eilley: he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted - t’eh goaill veih ooilley e eilley, huggey v’eh treishteil Bible; eilley chaggee: all of them clothed with all sorts of armour - ooilley coamrit ayns dy chooilley cheint dy eilley-caggee Bible; ejy
at last (adv.) fy yerrey: He ran with all his might, and at last he overtook me - Roie eh lesh ooilley e niart, as fy-yerrey ver eh orrym. JJK idiom; fey-yerrey: But at the last Daniel came in before me - Agh fey-yerrey haink Daniel stiagh kiongoyrt rhym Bible
at night 'syn oie: Last thing at night - Yn red jerrinagh 'syn oie. DF idiom; er oie: He who walks at night - Eshyn hoolys er oie. DF idiom; ec yn oie: and at night he shall divide the spoil - as ec yn oie, rheynnee eh yn spooilley Bible
authority (n.) lught-reill; torrity, currym; eaghtyrys: I am under his authority - Ta mee fo'n eaghtyrys echey. DF idiom; pooar: He went beyond his authority - Hie eh erskyn y pooar echey. DF idiom; ard-ynseyder: He is an authority on Manx - She ard-ynseyder ny Gaelgey eh. DF idiom; ard-reill
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
bringeth down cur lesh sheese: For he bringeth down them that dwell on high - Son t’eh cur lesh sheese adsyn ta cummal dy ard Bible; coyrt lesh sheese: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up - t’eh coyrt lesh sheese gys yn oaie, as troggal seose Bible
colour1 (n.) brattagh; cullyr: I cannot conceive how he can choose so ugly a colour - Cha noddym sheiltyn kys vod eh reih cullyr cha graney. JJK idiom; daah: He would choose this colour - Reihagh eh yn daah shoh. JJK idiom; (v.) cullyral, cur crackan er, cur daah er, daaghey, daahghey
command (n.) anney, mainshtyraght; sarey: He disregarded the command - Cha dug eh geill da'n sarey. DF idiom; smaght: He had complete command over himself - Va lane smaght echey er e hene. DF idiom; kioneys: The High Command - Yn ard chioneys. DF idiom; (v.) cur sarey da, goardaghey, oardaghey, stiurey; (impv) oardee
crush1 broo: He will crush the head of the serpent - Nee eh kione yn ardnieu y vroo. DF idiom; broojey; caagh: He has a crush on her - T'eh caagh urree. DF idiom; creujaghey; creujey; jing: Please crush up a little - Jing-jee seose red beg my sailliu. DF idiom; jingey; (to); (dy) vroo
divided rheynnit: Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it - Ny lhig da ve edyr lhiam’s ny lhiat’s, agh lhig da ve rheynnit Bible; rheynn: He divided his goods between them - Rheynn eh e chooid orroo. DF idiom; reynn: and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads - as veih shen ve er ny reynn ayns kiare banglaneyn Bible; scarr: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters - As chroo Jee yn aer; as scarr eh ny ushtaghyn fo yn aer Bible; scart: And the great city was divided into three parts - As va’n ard-valley mooar scart ayns three ayrnyn Bible; yiare: And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst - As ghow eh ad shoh ooilley, as yiare eh dagh unnane oc ayns daa ayrn Bible
drove bochillaght; griaght; imman: And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves - As livrey eh ad gys laue e harvaantyn, dy chooilley imman orroo hene Bible; deiyr: he drove them all out of the temple - deiyr eh ad ooilley ass y chiamble Bible
fleeth chea: The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling - Ta fer-ny-failley chea, er-y-fa dy nee fer-failt eh Bible; chea-ys: He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit - Eshyn chea-ys veih yn aggle, tuittee eh ’syn oaie Bible
for (prep.) chum: Spit for roasting meat - Bher chum rostey feill. DF idiom; gour, kyndagh; cour: To lay something by for a rainy day - Cur red ennagh ersooyl cour laa fliaghee. JJK idiom; da: I fetch and carry for him - Ta mee jannoo chyrryssyn da. DF idiom; dys; er: He was called for - V'eh eieit er. DF idiom; er son: For keeps - Er son dy bragh. DF idiom; lesh: He made a bee-line for the table - Hie eh dy jeeragh lesh y voayrd. DF idiom; rish: For the past few days - Rish ny laghyn jerrinagh shoh. DF idiom; ry-hoi; son: For ever and ever - Son dy bragh as dy bragh. DF idiom
he-goat (n.) bock goayr, goar-fyrryn; heurin; goayr-yrryn
image (n.) caslys: for in the image of God made he man - son ayns caslys Yee hie dooinney er croo. Bible; cochaslys; jalloo: He is the image of you - T'eh dty yalloo hene. DF idiom; soyley; co-yalloo; scaan: an image was before mine eyes - va scaan roish my hooillyn Bible
in a rage ayns jymmoose: and ye have slain them in a rage - as ta shiu er varroo ad ayns jymmoose Bible; ayns jiarg eulys: So he turned and went away in a rage - Myr shen hyndaa eh, as jimmee eh roish ayns jiarg eulys Bible; jiarg-chorree: for he was in a rage with him because of this thing - son v’eh jiarg-chorree rish, son ny dooyrt eh Bible; er ouyl
is t': He is exceedingly angry - T'eh corree ass towse. JJK idiom; ta: Gold is yellow - Ta airh buigh. JJK idiom; (interrog.) vel: Is dinner ready? - Vel jinnair aarloo? JJK idiom; (emph.) she: He is an Englishman - She Sostnagh eh. JJK idiom; (interrog.) nee: Is that your pen? - Nee shen y penn ayd? JJK idiom
lead1 (v.) coyrt, cur, leeideil, leeideill, lhomey laue, scair, shiaullee, stiurey, toshiaght, reaghey; leeid: Lead the way, please, and I will follow you - Leeid yn raad my sailliu, as eiyrym erriu. JJK idiom; cur er: He spoke in such a manner, as to lead us to think that he was quite innocent - Loayr eh er lheid yn aght, myr dy chur orrin smooinaghtyn dy row eh slane oney. JJK idiom; (n.) caabyl, streir, yeeal, ard-ayrn; (suf.) -toshee
left er chlee, er hostal; kiare; (v.) daag: He left it there last night - Daag eh ayns shen riyr. DF idiom; hreig: He left his wife - Hreig eh e ven. DF idiom; toshtal: The left-hand house - Yn thie toshtal. DF idiom; faagit: It's the only avenue left - She'n un vollagh ta faagit. DF idiom
lifted (v.) troggit: It was lifted up - V'eh troggit. DF idiom; hrog: He lifted the child on his back - Hrog eh er e vooin y lhiannoo. DF idiom; dardjee: He lifted up his voice - Dardjee eh e choraa. DF idiom
likewise (adv.) lheid elley; myrgeddin: And likewise did he for all his strange wives - As myrgeddin hrog eh son ooilley e vraane joarree Bible; neesht: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand - ayns y choorse echeysyn neesht va kiare thousaneyn as feed Bible; myrchaagh, myr-chaagh: Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab - Myr-chaagh, tra va ooilley ny Hewnyn y ayns Moab Bible; er yn aght cheddin: he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise - hie eh magh mysh y cheyoo as yn nuyoo oor, as ren eh er yn aght cheddin Bible
living1 beaoil; mayrnagh: He is still living - T'eh mayrnagh. DF idiom; beaghey: They are living a cat and dog life - T'ad beaghey bwoalley er kayt as bwoalley er moddey. JJK idiom; er mayrn: He is still living - T'eh er mayrn foast. DF idiom
manner (n.) aght: He spoke in such a manner, as to lead us to think that he was quite innocent - Loayr eh er lheid yn aght, myr dy chur orrin smooinaghtyn dy row eh slane oney. JJK idiom; beasid; mayk; monney; oash
more honourable (comp./sup.) s'ooasley; (ny) s'ooasle: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father - as v’eh ny s’ooasle na ooilley thie e ayrey Bible; (ny) s’onnoroil: he was more honourable than the two - V’eh ny s’onnoroil na’n jees Bible
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
prey cragh: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey - cha lhie eh sheese, derrey vees eh er n’ee jeh’n chragh Bible; olmys; shelg; spooilley: Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey - Ta Judah myr quaillan y lion; veih’n spooilley Bible
prudence (n.) creenaght: Enjoin prudence upon a person - Coyrle y chur da peiagh dy ve creeney. DF idiom; feeudid, feeudys; tashid: Young as he is, he isn't wanting in prudence - Ga dy vel eh aeg, cha nel eh laccal, tastid. JJK idiom
repentance (n.) arrys: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations - As arrys as leih peccaghyn dy ve er nyn breacheil ayns yn ennym echey, mastey dy chooilley ashoon Bible; caghlaa-aigney: he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance - v'eh er ny yiooldey: son cha row saase son caghlaa-aigney 'sy chooish Bible
shall stir gleayshee: through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia - trooid e verchys, gleayshee eh seose ooilley noi reeriaght Ghrecia Bible; greinnee: he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war - greinnee eh seose e ghunnallys myr dooinney-caggee Bible
smoke cur jaagh, jaaghey; toghtaney: He likes to smoke a clay pipe - S'laik lesh toghtaney poib-craie. JJK idiom; toght; toghan: He enjoys a good smoke - T'eh goaill soylley jeh toghtan mie. JJK idiom; jaagh: The smoke had blackened the ceiling - Ta'n jaagh er ghooaghey yn farvoalley. JJK idiom
trusteth treishtys: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he - as quoi-erbee treishtys ayns y Chiarn, s’maynrey t’eh Bible; coyrt barrant er: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall - Tuittee eshyn ta coyrt e varrant er e verchys Bible; cur barrant er: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man - Dy row mollaght ersyn ta cur e varrant er dooinney Bible; treishteil: be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee - bee myghinagh dou, son ta m’annym treishteil aynyd Bible
walks (npl.) walkalyn: They are fond of long walks - Shynney lhieu walkalyn liauyrey. JJK idiom; shooyl: He walks on the brink of a precipice without feeling giddy - T'eh shooyl er eaynin fegooish g'ennaghtyn tollaneagh. JJK idiom; hoolys: He who walks at night - Eshyn hoolys er oie. DF idiom
wandering1 rouail: He is wandering about - T'eh rouail mygeayrt. DF idiom As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying - Myr ta’n ushag ayns rouail, as y ghollan-gheayee ayns getlagh Bible; rouailtagh; shaghraneys; shaghranys; shaghrynagh; shaghrynys: Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire - Ny share ta shen ta roish dty hooillyn, na shaghrynys yn yeearree; stravaagey: She is wandering about - T'ee stravaagey mygeayrt. DF idiom; wandreilagh; wandreilys; rouaillagh; er-shaghryn: he was wandering in the field - v’eh er-shaghryn fud y vagher Bible
plough (n.) keeaght; (v.) traaue: He follows the plough - T'eh gerinagh. DF idiom; (to); (dy) hraaue
abroad (adv.) ass y cheer: He went abroad - Hie eh ass y cheer. DF idiom; gy lhean, dy lhean; mooie; er lheead
accommodation (n.) aaght: He couldn't get accommodation anywhere else - Cha dod eh geddyn aaght boayl erbee elley. DF idiom; boayl-fuirraghtyn
acts (npl.) daltyn; obbraghyn: And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt - As e virrillyn, as ny obbraghyn ren eh ayns mean Egypt Bible
admire (v.) cur yindys er: Doesn't he admire these enchanting sounds? - Nagh vel eh cur yindys er ny sheeanyn obbee shoh? JJK idiom; cur yindys mooar er
advisor (n.) ben-choyrlee; coyrleyder: He acted in the quality of advisor - V'eh myr coyrleyder. DF idiom; fer-choyrlee, fer-coyrle
afternoon (n.) fastyr: If he consents, you may spend the afternoon at your aunt's - My choardys eh, foddee oo ceau yn fastyr marish dty naunt. JJK idiom; fastyragh; lurg munlaa
ale (n.) lhionney; lhune, jough lhune: He doled out the ale - Ren eh teaumey magh y lhune. DF idiom; soo ny hoarn
allow3 (v.) (permit) lowal: If he doesn't allow it, I won't allow it either - Mannagh low eshyn eh, cha lowyms eh noadyr. JJK idiom
alone (adj., adv.) ynrican, ynrycan; gyn sheshey; (ny) lomarcan: Who knows? He alone - Quoi ec ta fys? Eshyn ny lomarcan. JJK idiom
amiable (adj.) caarjoil: He'd be well received if he were more amiable - Veagh mooar jeant jeh dy beagh eh ny s'caarjoiley. JJK idiom; ennoil, gennal, graihoil, taitnyssagh; gyn myskid
among (prep.) fud; mastey: He was reckoned among the greatest princes - V'eh coontit mastey ny prinsyn smoo. JJK idiom
amusing taitnyssagh; goaill soylley: He was amusing himself with his children - V'eh goaill soylley marish e phaitchyn. JJK idiom
ankle (n.) abane: He gave his ankle a wrench - Cass eh yn abane echey. DF idiom; abbane, abaneagh, mwannal ny cass
ankles (npl.) abbaneyn: He was over his ankles in water - Va'n ushtey harrish ny abbaneyn echey. DF idiom
anxiety (n.) anaash; imnea: He is in mortal anxiety - Ta imnea yn theihll er. DF idiom; sou-aigney; imneays
anybody (pron) fer erbee; pagh erbee: Did anybody ever write more eloquently than he? - Ren pagh erbee rieau screeu ny s'jesh-focklee na eshyn? JJK idiom
anything (pron) veg; nhee erbee; red erbee: He won't buy anything - Cha gionnee eh red erbee. JJK idiom
appetite (n.) jollys, mian; mian-bee: He has lost his appetite - T'eh er choayl y mian-bee echey. DF idiom; gailley: I haven't much appetite - Cha nel monney gailley aym. DF idiom
apprehended glackit: He was apprehended by the police - V'eh glackit ec ny meoiryn-shee. DF idiom; goit; tayrit; toiggit
apprehensive (adj.) agglagh; twoaieagh: He is apprehensive of danger - T'eh twoaieagh dy vel gaue ayn. DF idiom
apprenticeship (n.) prindeysaght: He is serving his apprenticeship - T'eh cur stiagh yn prindeisaght echey. DF idiom
armoured (adj.) armit, eillit, eïllit, plaaitit; boadrymit: He has armoured legs - Ta ny lurgaghyn echey boadrymit. DF idiom
as for er son: as for the wickedness of the wicked - er son mee-chraueeaght y vee-chrauee Bible; agh son: As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal - Agh son Saul v’eh foast ayns Gilgal Bible
asset (n.) cooney mooar: He is a great asset to them - T'eh cooney mooar daue. DF idiom; stoyr; vondeish; shelloo
attack (v.) soiaghey er: He made an attack on my life - Ren eh soiaghey er my vioys. DF idiom; (n.) teaym: Fresh attack of sickness - Teaym noa dy hingys. DF idiom; soiagh: Frontal attack - Soiagh baaisagh. DF idiom
attentive (adj.) arreydagh: Your scholars are not attentive - Cha nel ny schoillaryn eu arreydagh. JJK idiom; foayroil; currymagh; eaishtagh; frioosagh: He was very attentive to her - V'eh feer frioosagh j'ee. DF idiom; geilloil
avenge (v.) cooilleeney; goaill cooilleen er: He shall avenge himself of his enemies - Yiow eh cooilleen er e noidyn. DF idiom
bankrupt (adj.) banc-vrisht, brishtagh; (v.) brishey; (n.) fer brisht; brisht: In effect you are saying that he is bankrupt - Dy insh yn irriney ta shiu gra dy ve eh brisht. DF idiom
bargain (n.) bargane: He drives a hard bargain - T'eh jannoo bargane creoi. DF idiom; conaant: They entered into a bargain - Ren ad conaant eddyr oc hene. DF idiom; (v.) conaantey
bat1 (n.) bad, maidjey; (v.) baddal; (n.) craitnag: He is as blind as a bat - T'eh cha kyagh as craitnag. DF idiom
bat2 (v.) (as eye) kyaghey sooill: He didn't bat an eyelid - Cha row kyaghey sooilley jeant echey. DF idiom
beached er y traie; traieit, trait; hraie: He beached the boat in Port Erin - Hraie eh y baatey ayns Purt Chiarn. DF idiom
beaming goullaghey; goulley: It was beaming - V'eh goulley. DF idiom; goulragh; soilshean: He was beaming with delight - V'eh soilshean lesh y eunys v'er. DF idiom; soilsheanagh
beaten1 bwoallit, bwoaillt, bwoailt, bwoalt: He was beaten - V'eh bwoailt. JJK idiom; custhit, custit; fo chosh; yeelt; taaghit
before them roue, rouesyn; cheu nyn meealloo; nyn meealloo: Situated right before them - Ny hoie kiart nyn meealloo. DF idiom; rhymboo: He walked before them - Hooill eh rhymboo. JJK idiom
before us roin: He has arrived before us, it appears - Te jeeaghyn dy vel eh er roshtyn roin. JJK idiom
began hoshee; ghow toshiaght: he began to say unto his disciples - ghow eh toshiaght dy ghra rish e ostyllyn Bible
believed chred; credit; credjit; creidit: A liar is not believed though he tells the truth - Cha bee breagerey creidit ga dy n'insh eh yn irriney. JJK idiom
belly (n.) gailley, kewyl, prinjeig; bolg: He would fain have filled his belly - By vian lesh e volg y lhieeney. DF idiom; bruigh
below1 (adv., prep.) fo: He lives in a small house below the town - T'eh baghey ayns thie beg fo'n valley. JJK idiom
beneath (adv., prep.) heese; wass; fo: He considers that beneath his dignity - T'eh smooinaghtyn shen dy ve fo e eeuid. JJK idiom
benefit1 (n.) foays, lhiass, mie; (v.) vondeishal, jannoo foays da; jannoo foays; toyrtys; vondeish: He will benefit - Yiow eh vondeish ass. DF idiom; jannoo mie; er son foays
bent aigney; cam; cleayn, cleoyn; croym: He is bent double - T'eh feer chroymm. DF idiom; lhoobit; (n.) keep, shaslagh
best brod-; fare; fow laue yn eaghtyr er; geddyn barriaght harrish; geddyn y kione share jeh; share: He is dressed in his best clothes - T'eh ceau e chullee eaddee share. DF idiom
best man (n.) dooinney moyllee; dooinney share: He is by far the best man - T'eh yn dooinney share jeu ooilley. DF idiom
bird (n.) ushag: A bird in the hand is as good as two in he bush - Ta ushag 'sy laue chammah as jees 'sy tammag. JJK idiom
blessed bannee; bannit; sheaynt; sheeant; vannee: The Blessed Mary - Yn Voidyn Vannee. DF idiom The priest blessed them all - Vannee yn saggyrt ad ooilley. DF idiom; chasherickee: He blessed the water - Chasherickee eh yn ushtey. DF idiom
bloody (adj.) fuilltagh; folley: It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites - Te kyndagh rish Saul, as kyndagh rish e hie folley, er-yn-oyr dy dug eh gy-baase ny Gibeoniteyn. Bible
blued2 (v.) (as money) jummit; yumm: He blued all his money on the horses - Yumm eh ooilley'n argid echey er ny cabbil. DF idiom
blunt1 angheyre; broillit; moal-foyragh; moandagh: He has a blunt scythe - Ta yiarn moandagh echey. DF idiom; neuvirragh; (v.) broilley, goaill yn foyr jeh, moalaghey
boast (n.) boastagh, boggyssagh; (v.) jannoo boggys: He made a boast of it - Ren eh boggys ass. DF idiom; boasteil
books (n.) (collection of) lioarlagh; (npl.) lioaryn: He has lost his money, his watch and his books - T'eh er choayl e argid, e ooreyder as e lioaryn. JJK idiom
boss (n.) ard-er, ard-ghooinney; mainshter, mainshtyr: He stands well with the boss - Ta'n mainshtyr coontey ram jeh. DF idiom; mainshytyragh; (n.) aashag, pollag, bolg streeaney; (v.) ymmyrkey chiarnys er
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