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keird (=Ir. ceard) (f.) pl. keirdyn avocation, business, calling, craft, discipline, employment, finish, line, occupation, profession, professional skill, pursuit, trade, vocation: cha bee fir-cheirdey jeh keird erbee, arragh ry-gheddyn aynyd's Bible; art [O.Ir. cerd]
art ayrt, creenaght, schlei; ellyn: Art for art's sake - Ellyn er son ellyn. DF idiom; jallooaght; keird: The art of writing - Keird y screeudeyrys. DF idiom
cooperage (n.) cubeyraght, keird chubeyr
craft1 (n.) keird: no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be - cha bee fir-cheirdey jeh keird erbee, arragh ry-gheddyn shall be found any more in thee Bible
professional skill (n.) keird
vocational (adj.) bentyn da keird
trade cochionnaghey; cochionnaght; cochionneeaght: Trade is on the mend - Ta cochionneeaght bishaghey. DF idiom; dellal: The linen trade - Dellal yn lieen. DF idiom; keird: Carry on a trade - Keird y chliaghtey. DF idiom; keirdey: The tricks of the trade - Ellyn ny keirdey. DF idiom; lught yn traght; margeeaght; mergeeys; traght; traghtal; traghtee: Balance of trade - Corrillagh traghtee. DF idiom; traghtey; truckal; aght-beaghee
keird-chummyn (f.) trade union
business (n.) byssness, cooish, currym, dell, keird, chyrrys; boirys; eilkin; dellal: He is doing good business there - T'eh jannoo dellal mie ayns shen. DF idiom
finish (v.) cur jerrey er; cur kione er: Finish the exercise - Cur jerrey er dty roortys. JJK idiom; (n.) jerrey, keird, kione
occupation (n.) aght baghee, aght-beaghee, keird; cummaltys: Army of occupation - Armee cummaltys. DF idiom; staartey: Blind alley occupation - Staartey nagh vel bishagh ayn. DF idiom
profession1 (n.) breearrey: She made her profession - Ren ee e breearrey. DF idiom; gerrym: It is a crowded profession - She gerrym eh gyn reamys da tooilley ayn. DF idiom; keird
asslayntagh bad health, diseased, infirm, invalid, sick, sick person: nagh bee yn jaagh ta cheet voish dy foandagh losht ny stroit, ny my nee eh cur rish keird ny obbyr erbee nee jannoo soar brein ny asslayntagh Coraa
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
grease (f.) pl. greasyn design, embroidery; industry: Ren ny keird-heshaghtyn gobbal y thie grease. DF
factory (n.) mwyllin, stashoon dellal; thie grease: The unions blacked the factory - Ren ny keird-heshaghtyn gobbal y thie grease. DF idiom; thie obbree
line coyrd, skeog; craplag; keird; lineal; linney: Line that links up two towns - Linney ta ny kiangley eddyr daa valley. DF idiom; rann; rimmeigey; scheimmeig; scheimmeigey; sheeynag: Horizontal line - Sheeynag chochruinnagh. DF idiom; sliught; snaie; strane: Walk in line - Shooyl rere strane. DF idiom; strap; streng; tead; thow; line
pursuit (n.) cloh, keird, shalee, shelg; eiyrt: We are in pursuit of them - Ta shin er nyn eiyrt. DF idiom; eiyrtys: They are in pursuit of my soul - T'ad jannoo eiyrtys er my annym. DF idiom; lorgey: In pursuit of happiness - Lorgey maynrys. DF idiom
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