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dy mennick frequently, often, on several occasions: As dy mennick t'eh er hilgey eh ayns yn aile Bible; oftentimes
mennick dy liooar not uncommonly, often enough: As er y fa dy vel coonseilee oc hene nish, ta'n creeaght as daanys shen goll er croo mastey'n phobble mennick dy liooar nish. Carn
often (adv.) dy mennick: She has often been maltreated by her own brother - T'ee dy-mennick er ve drogh- ghellit rish liorish e braar hene. JJK idiom; mennick: A wise man often makes a friend of his enemy - Ta'n dooinney creeney mennick jannoo carrey jeh e noid. JJK idiom; menkey
How often (interrog.) Cre vennick; Cre cha mennick: how often would I have gathered thy children together - cre cha mennick as va mish aggindagh v’er haglym dty chloan cooidjagh Bible
oftentimes (adv.) keayrtyn ny ghaa, shimmey traa; smennick; dy mennick: and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices - as chebbal dy mennick ny ourallyn cheddin Bible
oft times (dy) mennick: And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire - As dy mennick t’eh er hilgey eh ayns yn aile Bible
paa (=Ir. póiteach) See paagh (adj.) athirst, parched, thirsty: nyrg yn redyn shanoni, fyss agg Iesy gy rou gygh ully red nish kuilinit, gy vodagh yn skriptur ve kuilinit, duyrt e, ta mi paa. PB1610; (n.) thirst: Ayns skeeys as doccar, ayns ve er my arrey dy mennick, ayns accyrys as paa, ayns trostey dy mennick, ayns feayraght as rooishtid Bible
enemy (n.) noid: A wise man often makes a friend of his enemy - Ta'n dooinney creeney mennick jannoo carrey jeh e noid. JJK idiom; rueg
entertain (v.) cur cleaysh da, cur giense da; oltaghey: They entertain a great deal - T'ad goltaghey dy mennick. DF idiom
frequent1 (adj.) mennick, trick, ymmodee; jeant dy chadjin: It is quite a frequent practice - T'eh jeant dy cadjin DF idiom; (v.) taaghey
more frequent s’menkey: in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. - ayns pryssoonyn ny s’menkey, ayns gaue baaish dy mennick Bible
cabbyl caggee charger, war horse: Cha row eh goaill tayrn dy mennick agh heill mee dy beagh "Cabbyl Caggee" tombaghey cooie er e hon. MB
faggys da'n traie inshore: Yinnagh eh guee er Jee dy mennick ayns ooig er lheh faggys da'n traie, as yinnagh eh leeideil ny monnaghyn echey as ad cur ooashley da Jee ayns Taigh Mhàrtainn. Dhoor
fo-ghlare dialect: Ta loayrtee Ullee dy mennick gaccan nagh vel Divlyn cur geill da'n fo-ghlare oc. Carn
haiku haiku: Dy tradishoonagh, va haiku çheet er imbagh er-lheh, agh dy mennick cha row agh leeid da'n imbagh ayn. Dhoor
jannoo brock mess, mess up: T'eh ny spotcheyr agglagh, as t'eh dy kinjagh jannoo spotch jeh chengey erbee as dy mennick jannoo brock jeu! Dhoor
joarreeys alienness, banishment, exile, foreignness, foreign place, strangeness: Myr Manninagh cummal ayns joarreeys ayns Sostyn, dy dooghyssagh ta mee laccal cheet dy valley cho mennick as foddym. Carn
lauean pl. laueanyn glove: Agh va'n ard jeh'n anloaghtys gollrish lauean as chaghlaa y mooadys jeh dy mennick. Dhoor
livreyit delivered, rescued: Cre cho mennick as oddagh eh shen y yannoo, yinnagh eh gliooney sheese as goaill padjer rish y Chiarn dy ve livreyit veih e vondiaght liorish aghin ny Moidyn Bannee Chron
Mee s'jerree yn ouyir October: Ayns mee s'jerree yn Ouyir, tra d'aase ny laghyn ny s'girrey, feayr as fliugh, cha row mee dy mennick ec y Whallag as cha row monney obbyr goll er ec Ballaskeig Dhoor
murder murder: cha beagh wheesh d' anvea, streeu, caggey, murder, noidys, looghyn oaie, baase nearagh mennick as lheid y jummal sleih. PC
nearagh ashamed, disgraceful, dishonourable, disreputable, ignominious, self-conscious, shameful: cha beagh wheesh d' anvea, streeu, caggey, murder, noidys, looghyn oaie, baase nearagh mennick as lheid y jummal sleih. PC
neuchiart (=Ir. neamh-cheart) amiss, incorrect, inexact, partial, unjust: Ec yn un cheayrt, foddee dy vel 'boirey' yn fockle neu-chiart er y fa dy vel fo ghlaraghyn berchaghey chengey dy mennick. Carn; uneven, not level
pootchagh (=Ir. pusach) pouch-like, pouter, poutish: Ta ymmodee sleih, dy mennick voish Sostyn Twoaie, Nerin ny Nalbin gaccan mychione cummaltee Lunnin as gra dy vel ad ooilley pootchagh, groamagh, as graihagh er argid. Dhoor
Purtree (f.) Portree: Va'n emshir feer fliugh ayns Purtree myr t'ee dy mennick as va shin bunnys baiht ec y fiiaghey, agh foast er y cheiy va ram sleih fuirraghtyn rooin, fliaghey ny dyn. GK
Purt Soderick Port Soderick: Va Purt Soderick feer ennoil lesh ny turrysee tra va Ealish aeg, as ragh e lught-thie dy mennick dys shen. CL
shagheydagh traditional: Stroohene dy vel yn Kianooyrtys, yn Thie Tashtee as yn Rheynn Turrysaght dy mennick jannoo ymmyd jeh'n 'ockle bentyn rish reddyn shagheydagh as marroo. Carn
s’palchey (ny) more abundant: (ta mee loayrt myr ommydan) ta mish er-nyn-skyn: ayns tooilleilyn ny s'palchey, ayns surranse buillaghyn erskyn towse, ayns pryssoonyn ny s'menkey, ayns gaue baaish dy mennick. Bible
stroohene methinks: Stroohene dy vel yn Kianooyrtys, yn Thie Tashtee as yn Rheynn Turrysaght dy mennick jannoo ymmyd jeh'n 'ockle bentyn rish reddyn shagheydagh as marroo. Carn
tooilleilyn labours: ayns tooilleilyn ny s’palchey, ayns surranse buillaghyn erskyn towse, ayns pryssoonyn ny s’menkey ayns gaue baaish dy mennick. Bible
vleïn (f.) (yn); (the) year: Cha nee dy hebbal eh-hene dy mennick, myr ta’n ardsaggyrt goll stiagh ayns yn ynnyd casherick dy chooilley vleïn lesh fuill cretooryn elley PB1765
attention (n.) arrey: Pay particular attention to this - Cur arrey er-lheh da shoh. DF idiom; frioose; geill: I've often told you so, you never pay any attention - Ta mee dy-mennick er n'insh dhyt myr shen, agh cha nel oo dy-bragh cur geill da. JJK idiom; tastey: I directed his attention to it - Hayrn mee y tastey echey da. DF idiom; tastid: I must draw your attention to this matter - Shegin dou tayrn dty hastid hug y chooish shoh. DF idiom
compelled eignit; eginit, êginit: But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised - Agh cha row Titus hene, va mârym, ga ny Ghreek, êginit dy ve er ny ghiarey-chymmylt bible; deginee: And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme - As smaghtee mee ad dy mennick ayns dy chooilley synagogue, as dêginee mee ad dy oltooan [Creest] bible
pretence (n.) far-leshtal, leshtal, myr yien, oyraght, lhiggey; scaa: and for a pretence make long prayers - as son scaa dy chraueeaght lhiggey orroo dy ve mennick ec padjer Bible; foalsaght: whether in pretence, or in truth - edyr eh ve ayns foalsaght, ny ayns firrinys Bible; lhiggey er
punished kerrit: He'll doubtless be punished according to he law of the land - Gyn dooyt bee eh kerrit coardail rish leigh ny cheerey. JJK idiom; smaghtee: And I punished them oft in every synagogue - As smaghtee mee ad dy mennick ayns dy chooilley synagogue Bible
wise creeney: A wise man often makes a friend of his enemy - Ta'n dooinney creeney mennick jannoo carrey jeh e noid. JJK idiom; tastagh: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves - Bee-jee er-y-fa tastagh myr ard-nieughyn, as ôney myr calmaneyn. Bible
nooagh sacred: Ta arrym ayn da e ennym foast, lurg daa-cheead blein, as t'eh enmyssit dy-mennick "yn Aspick Nooagh. Coraa; sacredly
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