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sweet (n.) bee millish, milljan; (adj.) bing, meen, oor, blaystal; s’millish; millish: Sweet to take but bitter to pay - Millish dy ghoaill agh sharroo dy eeck. DF idiom
sweet meadowgrass (n.) faiyr sonnys
soar millish sweet smell: agh cha bee ad er nyn lostey er yn altar, son soar millish. Bible; incense; sweet savour:
lus ny hoie (f.) bitter-sweet
bitter1 garg; gargaghey; gart; geyre; gort; sharroo, shirroo: Sweet to take but bitter to pay - Millish dy ghoaill agh sharroo dy eeck. JJK idiom
gentle (n.) crooag; koynrit; (adj.) meein; meen: His words are gentle and insinuating - Ta e ghoan meen as brynnyragh. JJK idiom; mial; meeley: A gentle fire makes sweet malt - Ta aile meeley jannoo braih millish. JJK idiom
honey (n.) mill: but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey - agh bee eh millish ayns dty veeal myr mill Bible; myrneen
malt (v.) braghey; (n.) braih: A gentle fire makes sweet malt - Ta aile meeley jannoo braih millish. JJK idiom; bry
mare's milk (n.) bainney laairagh: The mare's milk is very sweet - Ta bainney laairagh feer villish. DF idiom
bee millish sweet: stoo jeant jeh kay, bainney as flooyr, ta ry gheddyn ayns bee millish y Niar Veanagh CnyO; sweetmeat
bing (f.) (pl -aghyn, pl -yn) committee, jury, tribunal: Cre ta currym dooinney t'er ny loo ayns bing? CS; (adj.) melodious, musical, shrill, sweet, tuneful: T'ee cha bing as yn ushag. DF [O.Ir. bind]
blaystal savoury, sweet, seasoned, dainty: da'n accryssagh ta dy chooilley nhee sharroo, blaystal. Bible; expressive; tasteful
cane millish sweet cane: Gys cre'n ymmyd ta incense cheet hym's veih Sheba, as y cane millish veih cheer foddey jeh? Bible
meen bland, darling, dear, meek, mild, patient, pet, quiet, soft, sweet: son ta mee meen as imlee ayns cree Bible
millish1 balmy, darling, dulcet, fruity, honeyed, luscious, sugary, sweet: nee shiu chebbal oural-losht, son soar millish Bible
millish2 fragrant; sweet: Lhig da ny briwnyn oc cherraghtyn ayns ynnydyn claghagh: dy vod ad clashtyn, my ghoan, son t'ad millish. Bible
oor (=Ir. uair, úr) (adj.) crisp, fresh, green, new, novel, raw, sappy, span, sweet, unsalted, unseasoned, untainted, untanned, unused: Gow yn eill as ny berreenyn oor. Bible; (f.) pl. ooraghyn, ooryn hour: va dorraghys harrish ooilley yn cheer, gys yn nuyoo oor. Bible; crude
s’millish sweet: Agh dell uss rhym’s, O Hiarn, cordail rish dty Ennym: son s’millish ta dty vyghin Bible
soccaragh (=Ir. socarach) 1 easy-going, forbearing, good-natured, leisurely, moderate, pacific, placid, staid, sweet-tempered, unexcitable, unruffled, easygoing, sweet tempered a: shegin da ny shirveishee ve soccaragh Bible; 2 (as person) slow; 3 sedate
nice (adj.) braew: The tea was nice and sweet - Va'n tey braew millish. DF idiom; taitnyssagh: Nice tune - Carr taitnyssagh. DF idiom; mie: That is a nice situation - Ta shen boayl mie. DF idiom; jesh: Nice car - Gleashtan jesh. DF idiom; coar: Nice man - Dooinney coar. DF idiom
sour1 gear: Sweet and sour - Gear as millish. DF idiom; geayr; geayraghey: The heat has turned the milk sour - Ta'n chiass er n'ghearaghey y bainney. DF idiom; geyre: It smells sour - Ta soar geyre jeh. DF idiom; gyere; sharroo: Sour-lime - Theiley sharroo. DF idiom; soor: Sour milk - Bainney soor. DF idiom; sooraghey
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