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moddey (=Ir. madra, N.Ir. mada, madadh, Sc.G. madadh) pl. moddee dog, tike, tyke: t'eh myr fer ta goaill moddey ry-chleayshyn. Bible [O.Ir. matrad]
kione moddey dog's head: Ta eshyn ta marroo dow myr dy marragh eh dooinney; eshyn ta ouralley eayn, myr eshyn ta chebbal kione moddey Bible
moddey ushtey otter: Ga dy vel ad goaill fer ny keartyn as t'ad jannoo traartys da ein chirkey as tunnaghyn, ta smoo jeeill jeant ec moddey ushtey. Carn; spaniel
wolf (n.) filliu; moddey oaldey: The wolf mauled him - Ren y moddey oaldey eh y lhuddyral. DF idiom; (v.) sluggey sheese
dog (n.) coill, coo; moddey: Maybe the last dog is catching the hare - Foddee yn moddey s'jerree tayrtyn y mwaagh. JJK idiom; con; coyn
Great Dane (n.) moddey Danvargagh
parhelion (n.) far-ghrian; moddey airh
pariah (n.) moddey oainjeragh
moddey-bwoirryn (f.) (canine) bitch
barking gounsteragh; gounsternee: The dog kept on barking - Ren y moddey gounsternee roish. DF idiom; speeiney
bitch (n.) (canine) coo-bwoirryn, gass, gast, moddey-bwoirryn; bitchey: She's an old bitch! - T'ee ny shenn vitchey! DF idiom
broke brisht; vrish: The dog broke loose - Vrish y moddey e chiangle. DF idiom; rooisht argid: I am broke - Ta mee rooisht argid. DF idiom
dead1 marroo: The dog your brother sold me is dead - Yn moddey chreck dty vraar dou, t'eh marroo. JJK idiom; merriu; neuvio; anvio
faithful (adj.) credjoil, credjallagh; firrinagh: Never was dog more faithful - Cha row rieau moddey cha firrinagh. JJK idiom; jeelys; jeeragh; ynrick
fuss1 (n.) anvea, musthaa; (v.) babbaney, feiyal, foostyrey; goaill er; jannoo mooar jeh: The dog made a fuss of him - Ren y moddey mooar jeh. DF idiom
hare (n.) cleaysh liauyr; fer ny cleaysh mooar; loaghtyn beg; mwaagh: Maybe the last dog is catching the hare - Foddee yn moddey s'jerree tayrtyn y mwaagh. JJK idiom
loose1 anshickyr; ceau; cochianglee; feasley, feaysley: Set a dog loose - Moddey y 'eaysley. DF idiom; feayshlit, feayslit; gyn kiangley; lag; lhiggey; my reir; neuhickyr; skeaylt: Loose sheets - Duillagyn skeaylt. DF idiom
maybe (adv.) foddee: Maybe the last dog is catching the hare - Foddee yn moddey s'jerree tayrtyn y mwaagh. JJK idiom
never (adv.) chioee; rieau: Never was dog more faithful - Cha row rieau moddey cha firrinagh. JJK idiom; dy bragh: He said he'd never forgive me - Dooyrt eh nagh leihagh eh dy-bragh mee. JJK idiom; dy bra
bwoid saggyrt orchis, spotted orchis: Cre va'n blaa shen? Ta'n Moddey gra dy re bwoid saggyrt v'ayn. Dhoor
caulg (f.) barb, bristle, prickle, ruffle: Hug yn moddey caulg er hene. DF; testiness, truculence; (of barley) beard; awns
keyrrey vane (f.) white sheep: ayns shoh v'eh moddey, ayns shen keyrrey vane, nish v'eh ny lion, chelleeragh v'eh ny eayn PC
orraghit shot: Va ooilley ny deiney lesh gunnyn goll shelg er y hon as 'syn astyr cheayll shin dy row yn moddey goit ayns corneil as orraghit marroo. JG
roie er-chea flee: t'eh fakin yn moddey-oaldey cheet, as t'eh faagail ny kirree, as roie er-chea Bible
yeeal (f.) pl. yeeallyn lace, lead, leash, thong: Moddey y chur er yeeal ghiare. DF; lash: Veagh fer elley gra, Gow thie, as yeeal yn ven myr boallagh oo. Coraa
are t': They are living a cat and dog life - T'ad beaghey bwoalley er kayt as bwoalley er moddey. JJK idiom; ta: These boys are accusing one another - Ta ny guillyn shoh cassid er e cheilley. JJK idiom; (interrog.) vel: Are there any coals in the scuttle? - Vel geayll erbee ayns y chruick? JJK idiom
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
strike builley; bwoaillys; bwoalley: The clock will strike presently - Nee yn clag bwoalley ny sheyn. JJK idiom; feddyn; labbal; lhieggey; spooghey; stholk; stholkey; troa; dy woalley; strugey; bwoaillee: It will soon strike three - Bwoaillee eh tree dy-gerrid. JJK idiom; bwoaill: Don't strike the dog - Ny bwoaill yn moddey. JJK idiom; bwoailley
dollit magh abrogated, cancelled: Cre'n ennym v'er shoh choud as v'eh ayns foayr rish Jee, cha s'aym - gyn dooyt ve ennym mooar - agh nish t'eh dollit magh ass lioar y vea as goll fo ennym agglagh noidagh t'eh, myr Satan, moddey, dragon mooar, as jouyl, ard-nieu, lion, noid, as dunver dewil PC
rheynnee shall divide: Bee Benjamin myr moddey-oaldey jollyssagh: ayns y voghrey, stroie-ee eh yn chragh t'eh dy hayrtyn; as ec yn oie, rheynnee eh yn spooilley. Bible
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