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ribbey (f.) pl. ribbaghyn entanglement, pitfall, snare, spring, springe, trap: As dy vod ad feaysley ad-hene ass ribbey yn drogh-spyrryd Bible; (v.) snaring, trapping
ribbey huittymagh (f.) fall trap
goit ayns ribbey trapped: Vod ushag ve goit ayns ribbey er y vagher, raad nagh vel sniem soit er y hon ? Bible
snare (n.) lhoob: Set a snare - Lhoob y chuirrey. DF idiom; poaynt, ribbeh, sniem; ribbey: To fall into a snare - Tuittym ayns ribbey. JJK idiom; (v.) soiaghey ribbey er son, soie ribbey er son
entanglement (n.) camlaagys, pohlley, ribbey
fall trap (n.) ribbey huittymagh
tayrtyn apprehend, catch, field, seize: t'ad tayrtyn ad ayns nyn ribbey Bible; catching: t'ad lhie farkiaght myr y chelgeyr; t'ad soiaghey ribbey, t'ad tayrtyn deiney. Bible; apprehension
ambush (v.) lhie fo chlea, lhie cooyl-chlea; (n.) fo-chlea, cooyl-chlea-ribbey
fall (n.) bout, lhargagh; (v.) ceau; lhieggal; lhieggey: Pride will have a fall - Yiow moyrn lhieggey. JJK idiom; tuittym: To fall into a snare - Tuittym ayns ribbey. JJK idiom; tuitt; (to); (dy) huittym
fall into temptation (v.) tuittym ayns miolagh: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare - Agh t’adsyn ta soit er ve berchagh tuittym ayns miolagh, as ribbey Bible
hunter1 (n.) feieyssagh; shelgeyr: For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter - Son nee eh dty livrey veih ribbey shelgeyr Bible
spring arree; chibbyr, chibbyragh, chibbyrt, farane, farrane, farraneagh, geill, moir ny hawin; clishtey; clist, clistal, clistey; croghey er lheimaghanyn; lheim; lheimaghan; lheimmey; lheimyragh; ribbey; skeaylley
wounding guinney; lhottagh; lhottee: Thy guests have set a wounding trap for thee - Ta dty ghoaldee er hoiaghey ribbey lhottee er dty hon. DF idiom; lhottey
er e honsyn (emph.) for him: Ta jannoo dooinney ny ghroghyantagh soiaghey ribbey er e honsyn ta cur oghsan ’sy yiat Bible
oainjyr (f.) pl. oainjyryn mistress, prostitute, whore: ta streebagh myr jeeig dowin, as yn oainjyr myr ribbey chion Bible
quaillanyn whelps: Soie ribbey son ny shynnee, son ny quaillanyn shynnagh ta mhilley ny biljyn-feeyney Bible
scaap-ys escapes: Eshyn chea-ys veih yn aggle, tuittee eh 'syn oaie ; as eshyn scaap-ys yn oaie, bee eh goit 'sy ribbey Bible
shelgeyr pl. shelgeyryn chaser, hunter, huntsman, shooter, sportsman: Son nee eh dty livrey veih ribbey shelgeyr Bible
sniem (f.) bow knot, snare; (n., v.) knot: Vod ushag ve goit ayns ribbey er y vagher, raad nagh vel sniem soit er y hon ? Bible Kiangle ad kinjagh er dty chree, as sniem ad mysh dty wannal. Bible
sniemmit joined, knitted, knotted, noosed, tied: bee Israel sniemmit ayns ribbey e choyrle hene Bible
trappyn traps: Ta ny mooaralee er hoiaghey ribbey er my hon, as er skeayley magh lieen dy lhean lesh coyrdyn: dy jarroo t'ad er hoiaghey trappyn ayns my raad. Bible
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