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towse (=Ir. tomhas) pl. towseyn 1 calibre, capacity, dose, gauge, mensuration, mete, rating, size, time, value a: As liorish towse hug eh airh son buird yn arran casherick Bible; 2 (of gold) tit; 3 (n.) divine law; 4 (v.) mark off, measure out, weigh out, measure, weigh, size up, sum up, summing up, ponder
gyn towse out of measure, unfathomed, unmeasured, unplumbed: daag Solomon ooilley ny siyn gyn towse Bible
slane towse full weight: va argid dy chooilley ghooinney ayns beeal e hack, nyn argid ayns slane towse Bible; abundance
towse giare under-dose, scant measure, short measure: Vel foast ny tashtaghyn dy vee-chairys ayns thie ny mee-chairal, as yn towse giare ta feodagh ? Bible
mie erskyn towse first class: Nish ta mac ec Ned Quayne as Juan ta'n ennym echeysyn, clagh y tooill da'n ayr echey, er yn oyr dy vel Juan ny scoilliar mie erskyn towse as chossyn eh ynnyd seyr ec y Scoill 'Grammar' ayns Ballacashtal Dhoor
mooar ass towse immense; huge: Er aght ennagh, ta red ennagh feer chooie bentyn rish y treealtys ec Redlands Aggregate dy yannoo quarral mooar ass towse ayns ny Harrey Carn
measure (n.) saase; towshan, tubbag; towse-saagh; (v., n.) towse: Measure the corn with your own tub - Towse yn arroo liorish dty hubbag hene. DF idiom Give me full measure - Cur towse mie dou. DF idiom
excessively (adv.) ass towse
mensuration (n.) towse
under-dose (n.) towse giare
unfathomed (adj.) gyn towse, neuhuntit
unmeasured (adj.) gyn towse
towse-lhiurid meteyard: Cha jean shiu neu-chairys erbee ayns briwnys, ayns towse-lhiurid, ny towse-trimmid, ny ayns towse-saagh Bible
towse-saagh measure: Cha jean shiu neu-chairys erbee ayns briwnys, ayns towse-lhiurid, ny towse-trimmid, ny ayns towse-saagh Bible
towse-trimmid weight: Cha jean shiu neu-chairys erbee ayns briwnys, ayns towse-lhiurid, ny towse-trimmid, ny ayns towse-saagh Bible
abundance (n.) laanid, lhieenaraght, palchid, palchys, skyoll, ymmodys; niart: Abundance of money - Niart argid. DF idiom; slane palchey; slane towse: they which receive abundance of grace - adsyn t’er gheddyn slane towse dy ghrayse Bible; palchey: and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things - as lesh gennallys cree, son palchey eh dy chooilley nhee Bible
steam gauge (n.) gaal-towse
thanvaneys (f.) amazement, astonishment: nee ad arran y ee liorish towse, as thanvaneys Bible
huge (adj.) foawragh; mooadys; mooar: Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host - Nagh row ny Ethiopianee as ny Lubimee, sheshaght-caggee mooar Bible; mooar ass towse
ponder (v.) aasmooinaghtyn er; cur geill da: Ponder my words, O Lord - Cur geill da my ghoan, O Hiarn Bible; smooinee er: and ponder the voice of my humble desires - as smooinee er coraa my aghin’s imlee Bible; towse
size ardjid, thummyd, tummyd; cur glooid er; glooid; mooad, mooadys: These trees are remarkable for the size of their fruit - Ta ny biljyn shoh feeu tastey kyndagh rish mooad nyn mess. JJK idiom; thummid; towse
time am, em; earish, emshyr, emshir, lhing, tammylt; traa: Time is short: Eternity is long - S'giare traa: S'foddey beaynid. JJK idiom; keayrt: I'll stay longer next time - Tanneeym ny sodjey yn keayrt sniessey. JJK idiom; (v.) towse
value (v.) cur leagh er, feeaghey, priceil, prioseil; (n.) feeagh; foaynoo; frioose, prioseilaght, towse; feeuid: When you're well, you little know the value of health - Tra ta fer slane; s'beg shione da feeuid slaynt. JJK idiom
abbaneyn ankles: ren eh towse thousane cubit, as hug eh lesh mee trooid yn ushtey; va’n ushtey gys nyn abbaneyn Bible
anchairagh (as practice) corrupt: Ta ny argidee er cheau argid erskyn towse er troggalyn tuarymagh as colughtyn anchairagh Carn
ard-ooashley adoration; honour; majesty: O Hiarn my Yee, t'ou erskyn towse gloyroil, t'ou er ny choamrey lesh Ard-ooashley as onnor. Bible; principality
argidee financiers: Ta ny argidee er cheau argid erskyn towse er troggalyn tuarymagh as colughtyn anchairagh Carn
arjid highness: As yn oie shen ren ad towse arjid boalley yn ardvalley as lurg shen jannoo ymmodee aaraghyn cooie cour goll seose y voalley ass feygh ass y cheyll v'er gerrey da. GB
bishaghey accrue, develop, expand, increase, mend, multiply, prosper, thrive: ren ad bishaghey erskyn towse Bible; (of funds) accession; (as moon) wax; development, expansion, growth, multiplication; fructiferous; abounding
croghey sheese hang down: s nee towse cubit er y derrey heu, as cubit er y cheu elley, jeh ny ta harrish ayns lhiurid curtanyn y chabbane, croghey sheese harrish lhiatteeyn y chabbane, er dagh cheu, dy choodaghey eh. Bible
cullyryn colours: Coamrit lesh cryssyn mysh nyn meeghyn, as nyn ghing soit magh lesh cullyryn ass towse moyrnagh, ad ooilley myr princeyn dy yeeaghyn orroo Bible
derrey laa (yn) every other day: Myr shoh yn fastyr as y madran va, ayns towse y traa shen, jannoo'n derrey laa PC
doarnyn fists: Ren mee doarnyn jeh ny laueyn aym 'sy phoggaid as va ooilley ny muskylyn aym chionn erskyn towse. Dhoor
erskyn (=Ir. os cionn) above, aloft, exceed, over, ultra: As ver-ym ort dy ve erskyn towse messoil Bible; superior; overhead; atop
fovooirane submarine, U-boat: Cheumooie jeh shen, ta ny Frangee er cheau argid erskyn towse er fo-vooiraneyn chesh-veanagh. Carn
jannoo jee jeh apotheosis, deify: T'ad dy feoilt deayrtey magh airh ass y sporran, as towse argid ayns y veih, as t'ad failley gaaue-airh, as ta eshyn jannoo jee jeh: t'ad tuittym sheese; dy jarroo, t'ad ooashlaghey. Bible
jeshaght (=Ir. deasacht) (f.) contraption, engine, instrument, locomotive, machine, utensil: Hug eh towse corrym dy airh, son dy chooilley nhee dy ve jeant lesh airh, son dagh jeshaght cour dy chooilley hirveish Bible
jingit crammed, cramped, crowded, crushed, jammed, packed, pressed, squat, squeezed, thronged, wedged: bee eh er ny choyrt diu; towse mie, jingit sheese, as criht cooidjagh Bible
magh voish except, excluding: nee shiu towse, magh voish yn ard-valley, er y cheu-har daa housane cubit Bible
meih pl. meihaghyn balance, scale, weight: Agh meih kiart as lowal, as towse kiart as lowal vees ayd Bible
meihaghyn pair of scales: Ta towse as meihaghyn kiart lesh y Chiarn: ta ooilley weightyn y phoagey yn obbyr echeysyn. Bible; weights
paart beg somewhat: myr ayns oie aalin ta shiu cur-my-ner ny cainleyn sollys lossey ayns yn aer, paart beg, paart mooar, cur soilshey er dagh laue rere towse y phooar ta Jee er yeeasaght daue PC
s'cooidsave lesh deign: Son s’cooidsave lesh yn Ayr, dy jinnagh slane towse y dooghys flaunyssagh cummal aynsyn Bible
shaghrynys credjue heresy; sect: Ta shin er gheddyn yn dooinney shoh fer erskyn towse boiragh, as doostey anvea mastey ooilley ny Hewnyn er feaï-ny-cruinney, as ny ard-leeideilagh ayns shaghrynys credjue ny Nazarenee Bible
slane doal stone-blind: As er hoh eh-hene jiu, beggan bouyr, slane doal, agh gennal erskyn towse as lane dy chenjallys; ayns tammylt beg bee eh keead as tree bleeaney dy eash. Coraa
s'lhiurey taller: Ta'n towse echey ny s'lhiurey na'n thalloo, as ny shlea na'n aarkey Bible; tallest
Spaainish (=Ir. Spáinnis) (f.) (language) Spanish: Cosoyllit rish Catalonish, ta niart erskyn towse ec Spaainish, agh ny yeih shen as ooilley, ta paart dy 'leih feer voirit dy jed Spaainish sheese y liargagh. 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
tooilleilyn labours: ayns tooilleilyn ny s’palchey, ayns surranse buillaghyn erskyn towse, ayns pryssoonyn ny s’menkey ayns gaue baaish dy mennick. Bible
tuarymagh speculative: Ta ny argidee er cheau argid erskyn towse er troggalyn tuarymagh as colughtyn anchairagh Carn; speculator
walker tucker; fuller: As haink y coamrey echey dy ve sollys, erskyn towse gial myr y sniaghtey; nagh row walker er y thalloo oddagh jannoo cha gial roo. Bible
excess ass towse; balaghys; rouanys; roudaght; rour: He carries it to excess - T'eh jannoo rour jeh. DF idiom; neu-heeltys: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess - As ny bee-jee er meshtey lesh feeyn ayn ta neu-heeltys Bible
is t': He is exceedingly angry - T'eh corree ass towse. JJK idiom; ta: Gold is yellow - Ta airh buigh. JJK idiom; (interrog.) vel: Is dinner ready? - Vel jinnair aarloo? JJK idiom; (emph.) she: He is an Englishman - She Sostnagh eh. JJK idiom; (interrog.) nee: Is that your pen? - Nee shen y penn ayd? JJK idiom
span1 goll harrish; oor; reaish, reish: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof - bee eh reaish er lhiurid, as reaish er lheead Bible; reaysh: Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? - jean ny mraane gee mess nyn gorp hene, as cloan jeh lhiurid reaysh? Bivle; seihll: Our mortal span - Yn seihll ain. DF idiom; tammylt; towse ayns reishyn
weight cur meih er, cur puntreil er; meih, pundreil, pontreil; towse-trimmid; trimmid: A good patriot is worth his weight in gold - Sheeu fer-dooie mie e hrimmid ayns airh. JJK idiom
ard-wannalagh (adj.) haughty, stubborn, stuck up, superior: Ec y traa shen hig Sostynagh ard-wannalagh stiagh dy cheau argid erskyn towse as ec traa ennagh 'sy traa ry-heet nee peiagh gra "cre 'sy theihll va jeant son Jishag y Nollick! Dhoor; (n.) arrogant person
cur ayns clou set up; put in print: Ga dy ren yn Ayr Peadar O Laoire obbyr ass towse dy aa-vioghey Yernish, v'eh noi cur ayns clou ram jeh ny shenn arraneyn as skeealyn er y fa dy row ad 'sollagh'. Carn
fo atchim awe-stricken, terror-stricken: Nish tra hie yn skeeal jeh shoh magh, haink y pobble cooidjagh, as v'ad fo atchim erskyn-towse, er-yn-oyr dy row dy chooilley ghooinney clashtyn ad loayrt ayns glare e ghooie hene. Bible; afraid, awestricken, terified; astonished: Ta pillaryn yn aer er-creau, as fo atchim ee e oghsan. Bible
jalloo mooar colossus, great image: Honnick uss, O ree, as hug oo my-ner jalloo mooar; va'n jalloo mooar shoh as erskyn-towse sollys, ny hassoo kiongoyrt rhyt, as va'n cummey echey atchimagh. Bible
thummyd size: v'ad ooilley roit er yn un aght, jeh'n un towse, as yn un thummyd. Bible; fatness: t'ou uss er n'aase roauyr, as t'ou er n'ghoaill thummyd, t'ou coodit lesh saill Bible; multitude: Eisht chuir ad: as nish cha row dy niart oc yn lieen y ghoaill stiagh va lhied y thummyd eeast ayn. Bible
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