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lhiass (=Ir. leas) (upper hand) advantage; benefit, profit, welfare; need: Agh dooyrt Yeesey roo, Cha lhiass daue goll roue cur-jee shiuish beaghey daue Bible
need arkys, ymmyrchagh; boghtynid; feme: I need assistance - Ta feme aym er cooney. DF idiom; lhiass: You need not go - Cha lhiass diu goll. DF idiom; raghtanys; ymmyrch
stepbrother (n.) lhiass vraar
lhiass-chiannoort deputy governor, lieutenant governor, vice-governor: Va goan warree jeant ec y Lhiass-Chiannoort as feallagh ny goaldee. Coraa
deputy judge (n.) lhiass-vriw
regent (n., adj.) lhiass-ree
viceroy (n.) lhiass-ree
lhiass-chaairliagh deputy chairman, vice-chairman: Dooyrt Coonseilagh Neil Clark, lhiass-chaairliagh jeh'n ving ynsee, cultoor as soccar; Ta mee goaill yindys mooar dy vel lheid y haghyrt shoh, ta prowal dy chur er hoshiaght cultoor ny h-Albey Dhoor
lhiass-ennym alias, by-name, euphemism: Shoh skeeal ta mee er chlastyn veih shenn dooinney ass Caddoo (Sutherland) enmyssit Ali Stewart, ny Ali Doal myr yiarragh ad rish myr lhiass-ennym. GB
lhiass-inneen (f.) stepdaughter: Haink eh magh dy vel lhiass-inneen Vnr Waddington gobbraghey da'n cholught ta kiarail cur y stashoon noa er bun. Dhoor
lhiass-stiureyder Deputy director, vice-principal: Hie mee gys leaght mysh y Coardail Anglo-Yernagh va currit ec leaghteyr veih'n Rheynn jeh Politickaght syn ollooscoill (y lhiass-stiureyder jeh'n Chommyn, my ta). Carn
lhiass-vriw deputy judge: Ta'n Lhiass-Vriw Moran er ny phoinsheil son y chooish-leigh as t'eh jerkal dy chlashtyn ro-chooishyn (preliminary matters) ec lieh-oor lurg kiare fastyr jiu. BS
baronetage (n.) lhiass-varranys; (n.) lioar ny lhiass-varranyn
deputy (n.) ard-chooneyder, deputy, fer ynnyd, fo-reiltagh, lhiass-, ynnydagh; kiannoort
vice (n.) drogh-oash, foill, loght, olk; (n.) baise, chionnaghan, greimmeyder; (prep.) lhiass-
advantage2 (upper hand) laue yn eaghtyr: Gain the advantage over someone - Laue yn eaghtyr y gheddyn er peiagh ennagh. DF idiom; lhiass
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
profit jannoo vondeish da, vondeishal, cosney; lhiass; vondeish: Profit and loss ledger - Lioar choontee vondeish as coayl. DF idiom; er son foays; foays
welfare (n.) foays: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people - son cha vel eh shoh shirrey foays y phobble; lhiass
jeeaghyn mysh look after: Nish, t'ad shirrey coyrle as ymmodee Manninee boirit dy liooar mychione lhiass feallagh aeg syn Ellan, erskyn ooilley mychione yn aght ta sleih jeeaghyn mysh persoonyn aegey hie er cur ayns kiarail. BS
ynsym I will instruct: ynsym oo ayns aght cha aashagh dy ve toiggit nagh lhiass dhyt çherraghtyn son laccal tushtey CS
the y: Has the shoemaker mended my shoes? - Vel y greasee er charraghey my vraaraghyn. JJK idiom; ny: The servants go to church in turn - Ta ny sharvaantyn goll dys y cheeill ayns shayll. JJK idiom; yn: The stepfather - Yn lhiass-ayr. JJK idiom
under (prep.) fo: You'll find your handkerchief either on or under the chair - Yiow dty vussal er ny fo yn stoyl-drommey. JJK idiom; (pref.) lhiass-; heese; cosh
ro-chooishyn preliminary matters: Ta'n Lhiass-Vriw Moran er ny phoinsheil son y chooish-leigh as t'eh jerkal dy chlashtyn ro-chooishyn ec lieh-oor lurg kiare fastyr jiu. BS
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