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van (f.) van: Nish va Paddy as e voir cliaghtit rish fuirraghtyn cooyl y van derrey verragh y buitçhoor daue craue. CL
furniture van (n.) van chooid-hie
prison van (n.) carr pryssoonagh
s’croutagh 1 (ny); (more) subtle; 2 more subtil a: Nish va’n ard-nieu ny s’croutagh na ooilley cretooryn y vagher va’n Chiarn Jee er chroo Bible
skirraghtyn (=Ir. sciorradh) lapse; skid: Tra va'n greie goll er cloie, va'n boayrd-mair jeant fondagh lesh daa 'reeney dy lhiettal skirraghtyn. Dhoor
doour dam, reservoir: tra va'n doour er ny yannoo ec Cringle, faggys da'n clieau Varrule, va'n thie-eirinys Cringle as thieyn elley er nyn lhieggey Dhoor [O.Ir. dobur]
dy bieau quickly: Va'n Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh currit er bun ayns 1899 tra va'n chengey goll sheese y lhergagh dy bieau. Carn
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
'neen (f.) daughter, girl, lass: 'naght myr va'n ayr va'n 'neen neesht ny traitoor, as gys e wooishal hug ee da ansoor: PC
saaual sawing: Myr shen va'n obbyr er ny choyrt orrym-pene as er y gareyder as va shin saaual rish daa laa as ny smoo; va'n obbyr feer chreoie as va shin gollish dy trome. Dhoor
middlemost (adj.) mean: the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground - va’n buildal goit stiagh ny smoo na va’n ayrn s’inshley as y mean veih’n thalloo Bible; meanagh: galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building - va ny gallereeyn ny syrjey na ad shoh, na’n chamyr s’injil ny meanagh yn vuildal Bible
goit stiagh annexed; taken into: Son v'ad ayns three loutyn, agh cha row pillaryn foue, myr pillaryn ny cooyrtyn: shen-y-fa va'n buildal goit stiagh ny smoo na va'n ayrn s'inshley as y mean, veih'n thalloo. Bible; enter into: Cha bee fer oainjyragh goit stiagh mastey pobble y Chiarn Bible
cheeid (f.) (of smoke) density; thickness, thick of foot: va'n cheeid echey lheead-bass Bible; grossness
loayrtys (words) address; (by speaker) talk; vocalization: myr va'n Spyrryd cur bree loayrtys ayndoo Bible; speech
preachoor (pl -yn) preacher, predicant: Va'n preachoor aggindagh dy yannoo magh goan taitnyssagh Bible
and then as eisht: First the house was burnt and then the church - Hoshiaght va'n thie loshtit as eisht yn cheeill. JJK idiom
ankles (npl.) abbaneyn: He was over his ankles in water - Va'n ushtey harrish ny abbaneyn echey. DF idiom
ashore (adv.) er cheer; er-halloo; er-traie; er y traie: The boat was driven ashore - Va'n baatey eiyrit er y traie. DF idiom
as long as choud cheddin; chouds: As long as the young man was ill - Choud's va'n dooinney aeg doogh. DF idiom; choud as: As long as I am alive - Choud as veeym bio. DF idiom
box2 (n.) (container) coir; kishtey: The box stood in lieu of a table - Va'n kishtey jannoo boayrd dooin. DF idiom
burnt loshtee; loshtit: First the house was burnt and then the church - Hoshiaght va'n thie loshtit as eisht yn cheeill. JJK idiom
burnt up1 losht: and the third part of trees was burnt up - as va’n trass ayrn jeh ny biljyn losht Bible; lostit
cart cairt: The cart was caught in the bog - Va'n cairt fest 'sy voglagh. DF idiom; cart: To put the cart before the horse - Cur yn cart roish y chabbyl. JJK idiom; caart; (v.) cartey, cairtey, tayrn
castle (n.) cashtal: This castle was built in the reign of George the Third - Va'n cashtal shoh troggit ayns lhing yn Trass George. JJK idiom
clinging lhiantagh; lhiantyn: The dress was clinging to her - Va'n gooyn lhiantyn r'ee. DF idiom; lhiantynagh; croghey rish: She was clinging to him - V'ee croghey rish. DF idiom
course1 bollagh; coorsal; coorse: The course was of great value - Va'n coorse feer ymmydoil. DF idiom; jastan; pairk; snaue
crowding jingey: The people were crowding into the hall - Va'n sleih jingey stiagh 'sy halley. DF idiom
delivered assaid: The child was delivered - Va'n lhiannoo er ny assaid. DF idiom; livreyit; seyrit: Delivered from death - Seyrit veih baase. DF idiom
demolish (v.) lhieggey; rassey; cur mow: The enemy had demolished his castle - Va'n noid er chur mow e chashtal. JJK idiom
duties (npl.) curmyn: In the King's absence the ministers have neglected their duties - Tra va'n ree ersooyl lhig ny shirveishee shaghey nyn gurrymyn. JJK idiom; currymyn
earthy (adj.) crayoil, ooirragh, seihllt; thallooinagh: The first man is of the earth, earthy - Va’n chied dooinney jeh’n thalloo, thallooinagh Bible
float (n.) cairt skianagh, dray; mollag, raft, sleod; snauean: The float was bobbing up and down - Va'n snauean thummey neese sheese. DF idiom; (v.) shiauilley, snaue
forepart (n.) toshiaght; toshiagh; cheu veealloo: And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits - As va’n ynnyd casherick cheu-veealloo feed cubit Bible
glowing jiarg; lonragh; smarageagh; soilsheanagh; soilshean: The fire is glowing - Ta'n aile soilshean. DF idiom; jiargaghey: The iron is glowing - Ta'n yiarn jiargaghey. DF idiom; lonraghey: The sky was glowing - Va'n speyr lonraghey. DF idiom
lintel (n.) lindeer: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall - va’n lindeer as ny essynyn yn wheiggoo ayrn jeh’n voalley Bible; lindeyr; linteyr: Smite the lintel of the door - Bwoaill linteyr yn dorrys Bible
marred mhillit: And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter - As va’n saagh craie v’eh dy yannoo mhillit ayns laue yn phasheyder Bible
ministers (npl.) shirveishee: In the King's absence the ministers have neglected their duties - Tra va'n ree ersooyl lhig ny shirveishee shaghey nyn gurrymyn. JJK idiom
monument (n.) clagh cooinaghtyn, cowrey cooinaghtyn, leac cooinaghtyn, lhiaght cooinaghtyn; lhiaght: This monument was erected one thousand and twenty-five years ago - Va'n lhiaght shoh er ny hroggal thousane blein queig as feed er dy henney. JJK idiom
neglected (adj.) naggyr; (v.) shaghey: In the King's absence the ministers have neglected their duties - Tra va'n ree ersooyl lhig ny shirveishee shaghey nyn gurrymyn. JJK idiom
packed jingit: Packed like herrings in a barrel - Cha jingit as skeddan ayns stoandey. DF idiom; lome lane: The train was packed - Va'n traen lome lane. DF idiom
performance (n.) cloie: The performance had been long - Va'n cloie er ve foddey. JJK idiom; jannoo; obbraghey
pond (n.) dubbey: The pond was soon iced over - Va'n dubbyr riojit dy tappee. DF idiom; lhingey, loghan
prize1 aundyr: You were awarded the first prize - Va'n chied aundyr er ny briwnys dhyt. DF idiom; aundyragh; cragh; griu; olmys; soiaghey mooar jeh
reign (n.) lhing: This castle was built in the reign of George the Third - Va'n cashtal shoh troggit ayns lhing yn Trass George. JJK idiom; reill: To reign after him - Dy reill ny lurg. DF idiom; reilley
scripture (n.) scriptyr: And the scripture was fulfilled - As shoh myr va’n scriptyr cooilleenit Bible
scrubbed scooirt; scrysst magh, scryst magh: The game was scrubbed - Va'n gamman scryst magh. DF idiom
seam (n.) junt, whomm, sheeg; seam: now the coat was without now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout - nish va’n cooat ooilley feeit, veih heose dy heese, fegooish seam Bible; co-haah; (v.) juntal, whaaley
severe (adj.) barbagh, dewil, lhome, loghtal, trome; creoi: Do you remember the year we had the severe winter? - Gooin lhiu yn vlein va'n geurey creoi ain? JJK idiom
shoulders (npl.) geayltyn: His hair fell over his shoulders - Va'n folt echey tuittym neose harrish e gheayltyn. DF idiom
sick1 asslayntagh; chingey; doghanit; ching: The boy was dreadfully sick - Va'n guilley ching ass myghin. DF idiom
stinker (n.) breimen; feer ghoillee: The history paper was a stinker - Va'n pabyr shannaghys feer ghoillee. DF idiom
theatre1 (n.) theater; thie cloie: The theatre had been on fire - Va'n thie cloie er ve er aile. JJK idiom
thickness (n.) cheeid: And the thickness of it was an handbreadth - As va’n cheeid echey lheeadbass Bible; riurid
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
trumpeter (n.) cayrneyder, fer cayrnee; trumpeter: And he that sounded the trumpet was by me - as va’n trumpeter liorym’s Bible
unshod (adj.) gyn braag, gyn crou; cass rooisht: The man was unshod - Va'n dooinney cass rooisht. DF idiom
aarkey-sailjey salt sea: As va’n chagliagh shiar-ass oc veih oirr yn aarkey-sailjey, veih’n baïe ta lhie lesh y jiass: Bible
abbaneyn ankles: ren eh towse thousane cubit, as hug eh lesh mee trooid yn ushtey; va’n ushtey gys nyn abbaneyn Bible
apaghyn monkeys: Cha nel eh cho olk as v'eh ayns ny shenn laghyn tra va'n Yernish coontit dy ve myr chengey ny apaghyn (ga dy vel ymmodee sleih almoragh foast smooinaghtyn myr shoh). Carn
ard-ennym eminence, fame, renown, title: As va'n caslys shoh troggit rish bleeantyn er y woalley syn Ollay lesh yn ard-ennym, "The Eskdale Pay-counting Machine. GB
ard-eunys ecstasy; bliss: cre va'n red mie shen, va son ard-eunys cloan gheiney, lhisagh ad y yannoo fo niau ooilley laghyn nyn mea. Bible
ashooneyr nationalist: Sy vlein 1893, va'n Commeeys Yernish currit er bun as haink ashooneyryn Yernagh dy ve ayns foayr jeh'n chengey. Carn
ashooneyryn nationalists: Sy vlein 1893, va'n Commeeys Yernish currit er bun as haink ashooneyryn Yernagh dy ve ayns foayr jeh'n chengey. Carn
astan (f.) (pl -yn) eel: Fy yerrey va'n astan currit gy baase as va ooilley'n cheshaght tayrn ennal reesht. CJ
Atreih (intj) 1 Alas a: Atreih! va'n tidey cho traih tra raink shin y phurt cha dod shin cosney stiagh ayn Carn; 2 (is me) Woe
barbaree barbarians: va'n fer boght shoh ceau tammylt beg mastey ny barbaree er y fa dy vel y "caggey boiddagh" fo raad eddyr yn Eeslyn as Sostyn. Carn
bard (=Lat. bardus; Ir. bard) pl. bardyn bard, poet: Va'n bard jeeaghyn sy traa ry-heet as eh smooinaghtyn er red erskyn credjal: seihll fegooish Sostnee niartal. Carn
bath bath: va’n beeal echey obbrit myr beeal cappan, lesh blaa lileeyn: ve goaill daa housane bath. Bible
beeagh would be: ghow mee yn cryss veih'n boayl raad dollee mee eh; as cur-my-ner, van cryss loau, cha beeagh eh veg. Bible
ben chreeney (f.) (female) sage: Nish va ennym y dooinney Nabal, as ennym e ven, Abigail: as v'ee ben chreeney as tushtagh, as feer aalin: agh va'n dooinney creoi, mooaralagh, as tranlaasagh ayns e ghellal, as v'eh jeh kynney Chaleb. Bible
ben ynsee (f.) female teacher, governess, tutoress: va'n chaglym shoh ry hoi feddyn magh ny saaseyn ynsee as ymmyd jeant jeu ec Nóirín Ní Nuadháin, ben-ynsee Yernish voish Nerin. Carn
beoyn pl. beoynyn aptness, drift, fate, instinct, liability, set, tendency, trend: Va'n beoyn shoh ry akin dy cronnal feiy'n reihys shoh chaie ayns Sostyn. Carn
bleaystan pl. bleaystanyn bomb, shell: Ta sleih ayn ta gra dy nee crout Sostnagh va'n bleaystan shen. Carn
blein (=Ir. bliain, Sc.G. bliadhna) (f.) pl. bleeantyn twelvemonth, year: va'n dooinney erskyn da-eed blein dy eash Bible [O.Ir. bliadain]
boiddagh cod: va'n fer boght shoh ceau tammylt beg mastey ny barbaree er y fa dy vel y "caggey boiddagh" fo raad eddyr yn Eeslyn as Sostyn. Carn
brasnagyn kindling; (for fire) small wood; sticks: va'n ven-treoghe ayns shen chaglym brasnagyn; as deïe eh urree Bible
brastyl (=Ir. freastal) class, standard: Va'n brastyl coontey ram jeh'n tape, ga dy nee bun-vrastyl t'ayn Carn
breinnagh smelly person; smelly: V'ee cliaghtey goaill jaagh jannoo ymmyd jeh thombaghey breinnagh ennagh veih'n Rank as va'n jaagh cha chiu as nagh row mee abyl tayrn ennal ny keayrtyn. Dhoor
brineenagh dusty: Honnick mee'n traa va'n diunid doo as feayn, gyn aer, gyn aile, gyn thalloo as gyn keayn, gyn soilshey neesht; as foast v'ad ooilley ayn myr dredge brineenagh, floagagh, fegooish kione PC
brockeyryn terriers: agh va'n ayr ec Ealish feer vie lesh ny moddee, er yn oyr dy boallagh eh troggal brockeyryn shynnagh guaragh. CL
broish (=Ir. brathae) farrago, medley, miscellany: Va'n emshyr braew as gien mie er ny deiney, goaill arraneyn as gee jinnair blasstal jeh feiys as broish Ghaelgagh! NNS; oatcake in milk, soup with bread included, stew, soup
bunraghtagh constitutional: Ta shenn chairys bunraghtagh ec ny Manninee dy reih cre erbee peiagh t'ad laccal dy reill harrystoo,van. Carn
bwoid saggyrt orchis, spotted orchis: Cre va'n blaa shen? Ta'n Moddey gra dy re bwoid saggyrt v'ayn. Dhoor
cabbaneyn tents: she eshyn va’n chenn-ayr ocsyn ta beaghey ayns cabbaneyn, as ta troggal ollagh Bible
cagh elley everyone else, rest: Shoh yn bardoon myr hooar mee eh bleeantyn er dy henney, agh va'n pabyr raipit ec yn jeihoo raane, as cagh elley caillt. Coraa
caghlaaghyn keayrt divers times, various times: as ennym creckeyder-lioaryn Ollannagh enmyssit Van Duren rish va Voltaire er arganey ec caghlaaghyn keayrt. CnyO
carradje pl. carradjyn carrot: Shiaghteeyn ny s'anmey va'n feeaih fyrryn goit ec inneen veg as carradje eck faggys da Rhumsaa. JyC
cast complex, contorted, curly, curved, intricate, many-sided, spun, ticklish, warped, wrapped, wreathed, wry, twined: va'n amlagh cast mysh my chione Bible; folden: Son choud as t’ad cast fud-y-cheilley myr ny drineyn Bible; perverted
chagglit gathered: Nish gys yn armee chagglit er y voayl fo armyn sollys haink y general, Satan, myr ree ard, Beelzebub waiteil - eshyn va'n prince by-niessey da va reill ree ard PC
cheird (f.) (yn) know-how: 'Sy toshiaght hie Juan Comish myr prindeys da fuinneyder, as lurg va'n cheird ynsit echey, hiaull eh er ny lhongyn "Blue Funnel" er feiy ny cruinney Coraa
chellvane (=Ir. teilifón) phone, telephone: Traa haghyr yn polt, va'n radio as yn shirveish chellvane ass ymmyd dy shallidagh. Carn
cistern cistern: ‘Sy lhing echeysyn va’n cistern dy ghoaill ushtey, ayns combaase myr faarkey, er ny choodaghey lesh plateyn prashey. Apoc
clane job-lot See slane :1 (yn); (the) caboodle, whole bag of tricks: "Cha row," dooyrt eh, "ren ny ferrishyn yn clane job-lot dooys," dooyrt eh, "oyr tra rosh mee yn magher va'n arroo ooilley ayns stookyn, jesh as kiart. GB
cleih embankment: S'coon va'n bayr er yn ynnyd shen, as hass eh ry-lhiattee ayns baarney 'sy cleih choud's veagh y chionnal goll shaghey LC
colb (f.) body, frontage, torso, trunk: Va'n colb echey er ny lostey dy h-olk kyndagh rish taghyrt ec y thie. BS
contraartys (pl -syn) contradiction, opposition: Va'n Commishoon-brialtys er gheddyn contraartys sy feanish va currit ec Richard Kneen, y fer hug Shirveishyn Lughtyn-thie Manninagh er bun. BS
coonid incommodiousness, narrowness, stricture: Agh va'n coonid shen rieau ry akin ayns Sostyn, tra v'ee heose ny heese. Carn
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