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hysterics (n.) breinnaghtys; gorley-breinney: She went into hysterics - Haink gorley-breinney urree DF idiom
aboard (adv., adj.) er lhuingey; er-boayrd: There is a clergyman aboard - Ta jed er board urree. DF idiom
attract (v.) cleayney; tayrn: She wants to attract notice - Saillee tayrn geill urree hene. DF idiom
blackout dolley: She had a blackout - Haink dolley urree. DF idiom; dolley inchyn; lane-vooghey soilshey
brazen meenearagh; neufaitagh; prashagh; prashey; staayney; daaney: She has a brazen face - Ta eddin ghaaney urree. DF idiom
clergyman (n.) jed: There is a clergyman aboard - Ta jed er board urree. DF idiom; coillar bane, saggyrt, shirveishagh
compel (v.) cur er: Compel her to go - Cur urree goll. DF idiom; eignaghey, eaginaghey; chionnys; eginaghey; eignee
fit brash; builley; coamrey; fhyt: She fell into a fit - Haink fhyt urree. DF idiom; teaym: Fit of rage - Teaym eulys. DF idiom; yn-
intrude (v.) brishey stiagh er: Don't intrude on her just now - Ny brish stiagh urree kiart nish. DF idiom
offence (n.) comys: Serious offence - Comys trome. DF idiom; frioggan; loght; snee: She has taken offence - Ta snee urree. DF idiom; sneih
princess (n.) ben-phrinse: The princess you admire so much isn't beloved by everybody - Yn ven-phrinse t'ou cur wheesh dy yindys urree cha nel ee ennoil ec ooilley (yn sleih). JJK idiom; princess; ben-phrince
remember (v.) cooinaghtyn: As near as I can remember - Cha mie as ta cooinaghtyn aym. DF idiom; cooinnee; aachooinaghtyn; cooinee: Remember her - Cooinnee urree. DF idiom; (interrog.) gooin: Do you remember? - Gooin lhiat? DF idiom
threat baggyrt: She was under a threat of illness - Va'n chingys baggyrt urree. DF idiom; baggyrtys: He was under the threat of death - V'eh fo baggyrtys baaish. DF idiom
Why not (interrog.) Cre'n fa nagh: Why don't you offer her some? - Cre'n fa nagh vel oo arral veg urree? JJK idiom
widow (n.) ben hreoghe; ben treoghe: and put on the garments of her widowhood - as hug ee e garmadyn ben treoghe urree Bible
yesterday (n., adv.) jea: The lady from whom I received a letter yesterday has been taken ill - Yn ven- seyr, voishyn hooar mee lettyr jea, ta chingys er jeet urree. JJK idiom
brash (f.) extra, good quantity, increase, spare: Ta brash vie d'eash urree. DF; impetuous; pl. brashyn brace
brasnagyn kindling; (for fire) small wood; sticks: va'n ven-treoghe ayns shen chaglym brasnagyn; as deïe eh urree Bible
chaghlaaghyn daah (dy) multicoloured: As va coamrey dy chaghlaaghyn daah urree: son lesh lheid ny coamraghyn va inneenyn y ree va nyn moidynyn er nyn goamrey. Bible
coorsyn monthly; periods; rows: As hoie ad ayn kiare coorsyn dy chlaghyn Bible Tra ta ny coorsyn urree. DF; courses: S'treisht lhiam dy bee coorsyn mychione ny cooishyn shoh goll er cummal 'sy traa ry-heet. Dhoor
eie (f.) (pl -ghyn, pl -yn) 1 concept, idea, notion a: cre'n eie t'eu urree? Bible; 2 (v.) moan; 3 shout, call, cry: Eie nish, my ta fer erbee ayn dy dty reggyr Bible; 4 pang
enney acquaintance, acquaintanceship, awareness, cognition, consciousness, identity, knowledge, recognition: va enney oc urree Bible
er y chooyl at once, immediately, just now, straightway: T'eh goll geiyrt urree er-y-chooyl Bible; backside, behind: lioar scruit er y cheu-sthie as er y chooyl, sealit lesh shiaght sealyn Bible
fhyt fit: Tra cheayll e ven y naight shoh, haink fhyt urree as ren ee tuittym sheese shiartanse dy ghreeishyn. Dhoor; short time
foast ayn persist: T'ee-ish t'er n'ymmyrkey shiaght dy chloan raad y vaaish; t'ee er phaartail; ta'n ghrian er n'gholl sheese urree choud as va'n laa foast ayn; v'ee coodit lesh nearey as atchim Bible
fortan fortune: T'ee er choayl yn derrey lieh jeh'n fortan eck, agh cha nel eh shen cur urree ve ny sloo maynrey. JJK
gear (=Ir. geur) sour, stale: Ta Eleanor er jeet thie dy gheddyn meddyr dy vainney gear as bonnag dy arran corkey dy chur lhee gys ny fir va giarrey yn arroo Dhoor; sharp; spicy; laugh: Ny gear urree. JJK
ghrapp climbed: Chiangle shin rish cheu y fovooirane as ghrapp shin er boayrd urree raad dee shin as diu shin marish y chaptan as y skimmee echey. GK
giareyderyn hewers: son nee ad marchal lesh armee, as cheet urree lesh teighyn myr giareyderyn-fuygh. Bible
harree over her: Dod Shoanie clamberagh harree gyn boirey erbee, agh haink beggan dy ghoilleeid er y duchess jannoo drappal urree as fy yerrey dooyrt ee, "Nee trooid y chleigh ta mee nish? GB
loayrt dy dooie speak friendly: As dirree e sheshey, as hie eh geiyrt urree dy loayrt dy dooie r’ee Bible
mummig (=Ir. muime) (f.) See mummog mamma, mammy, mother, mum, mummy: Dy jinnagh chammah Mummig as mish shirrey urree dy heet, er-lhiats dy darragh ee? Coraa
nieuaghey alcoalagh alcoholic poisoning: Dooyrt eh dy row nieuaghey alcoalagh jannoo urree myrgeddin. BS
Oie vie (intj) Good night: Yeigh ee e sooillyn as dooyrt ee "Oie vie" rish ooilley ny beiyn, biljyn as lossreeyn, roish my daink cadley sheeoil urree. Dhoor
peeikearys (f.) espionage, inquisitiveness, meddlesomeness, peeping, prying; curiosity: Eisht haink peeikearys urree as vrie ee cre'n ennym va er y dooinney marroo, dy firrinagh. SF
poodyr pl. poodyryn dynamite, explosive, gelatine, gelignite, powder: Hooar ad poodyr bane çheet magh ass mynjeig as ourys urree. BS
prowit deposed, established, found, proved, sworn, tested, tried: goaill greme urree, as lhie mâree, as shoh dy ve prowit Bible
rehollys (f.) moonlight, moonshine: va ben enmyssit Nora Inney Caine shooyl er y traie mârish yn dooinney va sooree urree as va rehollys vooar yn 'ouyir ry 'akin er nyn skyn GB
rumbyllyn skirts: Ayns ny rumbyllyn eck ta broïd, cha ren ee smooinaghtyn cre’n erree harragh urree Bible
saggyrt pl. saggartyn 1 (holy orders) clerk; 2 clergyman, churchman, padre, parson, priest, vicar a: nee'n saggyrt cooilleeney urree ooilley'n leigh shoh Bible; 3 grey gurnard; 4 lesser black backed gull [L. sacerdur]
sleih-mooinjerey kindred: Cha row Esther foast er n'insh quoi va'n sleih-mooinjerey, ny'n kynney eck: son va Mordecai er choyrt currym gyere urree, nagh n'inshagh ee eh. Bible
smeyr2 (f.) bramble berry: dooyrt mee nagh row enney aym er Kernowagh ennmyssit Paal, agh eisht dooyrt ee dy vrie eh urree dy imraa feeyn smeyr ghoo rhym, as eisht va cooinaght aym. Carn
snug (of animal) butt; flounce, poke; (of head) toss: dy jinnagh fer goll seose dy chur shilley urree as loayrt r'ee 'sy Ghailck, yinnagh ee myngheearey as cur snug jeh'n chione, dy chur fys da dy row ee toiggal shen v'er ny ghra. Coraa
crush1 broo: He will crush the head of the serpent - Nee eh kione yn ardnieu y vroo. DF idiom; broojey; caagh: He has a crush on her - T'eh caagh urree. DF idiom; creujaghey; creujey; jing: Please crush up a little - Jing-jee seose red beg my sailliu. DF idiom; jingey; (to); (dy) vroo
damsel (n.) ben aeg: And the damsel was very fair to look upon - As va’n ven aeg feer aalin dy yeeaghyn urree Bible; caillin; caillin aeg; doodee; inneen; inney-veyl; moidyn: If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband - My vees ben aeg ta ny moidyn nasht rish sheshey bible
directly (adj.) dy jeeragh: We must go down directly - Shegin dooin goll sheese dy-jeeragh. JJK idiom; (ny) sheyn: I'm going to get up directly - Irreeym ny sheyn. JJK idiom; er-y-chooyl: Not yet, but she's going to get up directly - Cha nel foast, agh troggee ee urree er-y-chooyl. JJK idiom
drunk meshtallagh; iuit, iut, iu't: Until the drink was drunk down to the last drop - Derrey va'n jough iuit da'n vine s'jerree. DF idiom; er meshtey: He was three parts drunk - V'eh daa hreen er meshtey. DF idiom; scooyrit: You are getting her drunk - T'ou cur urree dy gheddyn scooyrit. DF idiom
every (adj.) dagh: The doctor attends her every day - Ta'n fer-lhee tendeil urree dagh laa. DF idiom; gagh: Every couple of minutes - Gagh cubbyl dy vinnid. DF idiom; dagh ooilley: Every other week - Dagh ooilley cor hiaghtin. DF idiom; dy-chooilley, dy chooilley; dagh un, gagh un
fortune (n.) aigh vie, faaishnys, sonnys, speeideilys, haghyr; fortan: She has lost half her fortune, but that doesn't make her less happy - T'ee er choayl yn derrey lieh jeh'n fortan eck, agh cha nel eh shen cur urree ve ny sloo maynrey. JJK idiom; sheean
hiss (v.) jannoo thassane, thassaney; gannidys: and hiss because of all the plagues thereof - as nee ad gannidys, kyndagh rish ooilley’n kerraghey trome hig urree Bible; thassane, tassane: they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem - t'ad tassane as craa nyn ghing er inneen Yerusalem Bible
just now (adv.) er y chooyl: I am going just now - Ta mee goll er y chooyl. DF idiom; vaidjin; vaidjyn: He was here just now - V'eh ayns shoh vaidjyn. DF idiom; kiart nish: Don't intrude on her just now - Ny brish stiagh urree kiart nish. DF idiom; nish hene: I'll be on the ground just now - Beeym er y thalloo nish hene. DF idiom
vex (v.) boirey er, cur farg er, maghlaghey, jannoo seaghyn, seaghyn; cur sneih er: and vex them in his sore displeasure. - as ver eh sneih orroo ayns trimmid e yymmoose Bible; seaghney: Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him - Cha jean oo seaghney joarree, chamoo hee oo tranlaase er: Bible; cur seaghyn er: Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her - Chamoo ghoys oo ben as e shuyr, dy choyrt seaghyn urree Bible; (y) chraghey: for God did vex them with all adversity - son nee Jee ad y heaghney lesh dy chooilley arkys Bible; (y) heaghney
why2 (interrog.) Cre'n oyr: Why should you think so? - Cre'n oyr smooinagh shiu myr shen? JJK idiom; cammah; cre fa: Why don't you offer her some? - Cre'n fa nagh vel oo arral veg urree? JJK idiom; cre hon: Since you know it, why do you ask me? - Myr ta fys ayd, cre hon t'ou fenaght jeem? JJK idiom
craa brandish, dither, dodder, flicker, flutter, jog, jolt, judder, quake, quaver, rustle, shake, shiver, shock, tremble, vibrate; (shake) jar; (of head) toss; (of hand) wave; (as singer) trill, wobble; rent: ren yn ard-valley craa lesh y feiyr oc Bible; sprinkle; ring; warble; wag: dagh fer hed shaghey thassane ayns craid, as craa e laue urree Bible; trembling
fieau 1 rest, wait, waiting: hig ny moidynyn ta fieau urree ayns dty enish. Bible a: Choud as v'ad fieau er y dooinney poosee, huitt ad ooilley er saveenagh as cadley. Bible; b: As va'n pobble fieau son Zacharias, as yindys orroo dy row eh cumrail choud ayns y chiamble. Bible
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