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we (pron) shin: We were not there - Cha row shin ayns shen. JJK idiom We'll carry that ourselves - Ymmyrkmayd shen shin-hene. JJK idiom; (emph.) shinyn; mainyn; mayd, mayds; (emph.) maydjyn
we neemayd: we shall catch them alive - nee mayd goaill ad bio Bible; veesmayd: much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life - foddey smoo, myr ta shin nish goit stiagh gys shee, vees mayd er nyn sauail liorish e vioys Bible
shall we oddys mayd: How shall we sing the Lord's song: in a strange land? - Kys odd ys mayd arrane y Chiarn y ghoaill: ayns cheer yoarree? Bible; jeanmayd: Shall we then hearken unto you - Jean mayd eisht lhiggey lhieuish Bible; nee mayd: What shall we drink? - Cre nee mayd son ushtey? Bible
we ourselves (pron) shin hene: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves - eshyn t’er n’yannoo shin, as cha nee shin hene Bible
so would we have it Baillin: There, there, so would we have it - Shen, shen, shoh myr baïllin eh: Bible
that we may (dy) vodmayd: that we may live, and not die - dy vod mayd ve bio, as nagh vow mayd baase Bible
we shall be beemayd: we shall be saved from wrath through him bee mayd er nyn sauail voish jymmoose ny hrooidsyn Bible
we shall come higmayd: We shall come to see you in a fortnight - Higmayd dy yeeaghyn shiu ayns kegeesh dy hraa. JJK idiom
we shall die yiow mayd baase: We shall surely die, because we have seen God - Yiow mayd dy shickyr baase, son dy vel shin er vakin Jee Bible
we shall do neemayd: Give counsel among you what we shall do - Cur-jee nyn goyrle dy cheilley cre nee mayd Bible
we shall fill lhieenee mayd: we shall fill our houses with spoil - lhieenee mayd nyn dhieyn lesh spooilley Bible
we shall find yiowmayd: We shall find all precious substance - Yiow mayd dy chooilley cheint dy chooid chostal Bible
we shall not find cha vow mayd: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel - cha vow mayd oyr erbee noi yn Daniel shoh Bible
we shall see hee mayd: we shall see what will become of his dreams - hee mayd, cre hig jeh e ghreamalyn Bible
we shall send ver mayd: tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place - cre’n aght ver mayd eh gys e ynnyd hene Bible
we will see heemayd; hee mayd: and we shall see what will become of his dreams - as hee mayd, cre hig jeh e ghreamalyn Bible
oddys mayd can we: Son cre'n booise oddys mayd reesht y choyrt da Jee er y lieh eu Bible; shall we: Kys oddys mayd arrane y Chiarn y ghoaill: ayns cheer yoarree? Bible; should we: kys oddys mayd eisht cummal rish dy ve bio? Bible
more earnest s’geyrey: Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard - Shen-y-fa lhisagh shin tastey s’geyrey ’choyrt da ny reddyn ta shin er chlashtyn Bible
Baillin we would desire, so would we have it: Baillin v’er lheihys Babylon, agh cha beagh ee er ny lheihys Bible
cha nod mayd we can not, we cannot: As dreggyr ad as dooyrt ad rish Yeesey, Cha nod mayd ginsh Bible
hee mayd we will see: Eisht dooyrt ee, Fark ort, my inneen, derrey hee mayd kys hed y chooish Bible; we shall see
devices (npl.) saaseyn: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty - T’eh tilgey bun-ry-skyn saaseyn ny croutee Bible; croutyn: I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me - ta fys aym er ny smooinaghtyn eu, as er ny croutyn ta shiu dy aggairagh kiarail m’oï. Bible; smooinaghtyn dowin: There are many devices in a man's heart - Ta ymmodee smooinaghtyn dowin ayns cree dooinney Bible; aghtyn: but we will walk after our own devices - agh nee mayd gimmeeaght lurg nyn aghtyn hene Bible; kialgyn: for we are not ignorant of his devices - son cha vel e chialgyn gyn-yss dooin Bible
lords (npl.) chiarnyn: as there be gods many, and lords many - myr ta jeeghyn ymmodee, as chiarnyn ymmodee Bible; mainshtyryn: We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? - Ta shin nyn mainshtyryn hene; cha jig mayd ny-sodjey hood’s? Bible
our (pron) ain, ainyn: We shall soon have forgotten all our French - S'gerrid bee ooilley nyn Vrangish jarroodit ain. JJK idiom; ar; nar; nyn: We shall soon be at our journey's end - Beemayd dy-gerrid ec kione nyn yurnaa. JJK idiom
impoverished (adj.) kercheenagh; (v.) leodaghey: We are impoverished - Ta shin er nyn leodaghey Bible
mayds (emph.) we: Fod mayds gynsaghey graih er'n chengey (as reddyn cultooragh elley) roo ayns ny scoillyn. Carn
above us er-nyn-skyn: We must accustom ourselves to see what is above us - Shegin dooin cliaghtaghey shin hene dy akin shen ta er-nyn-skynn JJK idiom
absence (n.) assaar; shaghrynys; assaaraght: We could not account for her absence - Cha dod shin cur oyr er e h-assaaraght. DF idiom
according to law rere yn leigh; cordail rish y leigh: What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law - Cre nee mayd rish Vashti yn ven-rein cordail rish yleigh Bible
accustom (v.) cliaghtaghey: We must accustom ourselves to see what is above us - Shegin dooin cliaghtaghey shin hene dy akin shen ta er-nyn-skynn JJK idiom
affirm (v.) feerey; niartaghey; shickyraghey; liassaghey: as some affirm that we say - as myr ta paart liassaghey dy vel shin gra Bible; jeru
after this (ny) yei shoh; (ny) lurg shoh: I fear we shall have cold weather after this - Ta aggle orrym dy bee emshir feayr ain ny lurg shoh. JJK idiom
afterwards (adv.) jei; (ny) lurg; (ny) s'anmee: I fear we shall have to pay for it afterwards - Ta aggle orrym dy nhegin dooin eeck er e son ny s'anmee. JJK idiom
ago (adj., adv.) er-ash; er-dy-henney: We were at your house a week ago to-morrow - Va shin ec y thie eu shiaghtin er dy henney mairagh. JJK idiom
agree (v.) coard; coardail: We did not agree - Cha ren shin coardail. JJK idiom; coardail rish; cordail
arrived (v.) haink; raink: We had already gone out when you arrived - Va shin hannah er n'gholl magh tra raink shiu. JJK idiom
assistance (n.) couyr; cooney: We ran to their assistance - Roie shin dy chooney lhieu. JJK idiom; shirveish
astonishment (n.) ard-yindys, ardyindys: We must accustom ourselves to see what is above us, without astonishment - Shegin dooin cliaghtaghey shin hene dy akin shen ta er-nyn-skynn, fegooish ardyindys JJK idiom; thanvaanys; thanvaneys
bad weather (n.) drogh-emshir: We made bad weather - Haink drogh emshir orrin. DF idiom; emshir ghonney; emshir olk: It's bad weather - Ta emshir olk ayn. JJK idiom; drogh earish
beat1 (v.) bwoalley; yeelt, custey; custhey; geddyn laue yn eaghtyr er: We beat them! - Hooar shin laue yn eaghtyr orroo! DF idiom; yeealley; (n.) ronney: Policeman on his beat - Meoir shee er yn ronney echey. DF idiom
begin (v.) cur toshiaght er; goaill toshiaght: Where do we begin? - C'raad ta shin goaill toshiaght? JJK idiom; jannoo toshiaght; toshiaghey; iargi, jargi
bellows (npl.) builg-heidee: We have no bellows in our house - Cha nel builg-heidee erbee 'sy thie ain. JJK idiom
bill3 (n.) (account) screeuyn coontee: She hadn't paid the bill, had she? - Cha row ee er n'eeck yn coontey, row? JJK idiom; coontey: We should pay our bill - Lhisagh shin eeck nyn goontey. JJK idiom
blasphemous words (npl.) goan-mollaghtagh: We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses - Ta shin er chlashtyn eh shoh loayrt goan-mollaghtagh noi Moses Bible
brine (n.) sailley: We must keep it two or three days longer in the brine - Shegin dooin cummal ee ghaa ny tree laghyn ny sodjey ayns y taailley. JJK idiom
budget bushaid, poageen; claare argidoil: We will have to budget for this - Shegin dooin cur shoh 'sy chlaare argidoil. DF idiom; (v.) cur 'sy claare argidoil
by marriage trooid poosey: We have a distant relationship by marriage - Ta cleuinys foddey magh ain. DF idiom
cathedral ard-chiamble: We live opposite the cathedral - Ta shin baghey noi yn ardchiamble. JJK idiom; keeill aspickagh; moir-agglish
celebration (n.) ard-eailley, cummal, kelloorey; flurt: We had a little celebration - Va flurt beg ain. DF idiom
chartered er maayl: We chartered a plane from Ronaldsway - Ghow shin etlan er maayl voish Runnysvaie. DF idiom; kaartit
cherish (v.) jannoo mooar jeh; gerjaghey; keainey; shynney lesh: He was a friend whose memory we cherish - V'eh ny charrey shynney lhienyn e chooinaghtyn. JJK idiom
circuit chymshal: The circuit is broken - Ta'n chymshal brisht. DF idiom; coorse; keayrt: We made a circuit of the town - Hug shin keayrt er y valley. DF idiom; kiarkyl
class (n.) brastyl: We were the first in the class - Va shin hoshiaght 'sy vrastyl. JJK idiom; keint; ran; rang; (v.) cur ayns rangyn, graadail, ran-oardraghey, sorchal; rheynn
clean out (v.) glenney magh; rooisht: We are clean out of straw - Ta shin rooisht coonlagh. DF idiom
cloudy (adj.) bodjallagh: The weather is cloudy - Ta'n emshir bodjallagh. JJK idiom; mooirjeenagh: We may have some showers, for the sky is getting cloudy - Foddee ve frassyn ain, son ta'n aer jeeaghyn mooirjeenagh. JJK idiom; neuheelit
cold feayght; feayr: I fear we shall have cold weather after this - Ta aggle orrym dy bee emshir feayr ain ny lurg shoh. JJK idiom; feayraght; mughane: She has a bad cold - Ta mughane olk eck. JJK idiom
concert (n.) co-choyrle, cuirrey kiaull; concert: Shan't we have a concert ? - Nagh bee consert ain? JJK idiom; (v.) jannoo ayns co-choyrle, jannoo cooidjagh
conclude (v.) cur kione er, creaghnaghey, cur jerrey er, kiangley; briwnys: we conclude that a man is justified by faith - ta shin briwnys, dy vel dooinney er ny heyrey liorish credjue Bible
Crete (n.) (Y) Chreet; Crete: we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone - hiauill shin fo Crete, magh veih Salome Bible
darkness (n.) burgeeaght; dorraghys: Until now we have been in darkness - Derrey nish ta shin er ve 'sy dorraghys. DF idiom; dooid, dorrid; frosh; dullyr
decided briwnyssit; reaghit: Is it not yet decided? JJK idiom; reagh; reih: We decided upon a day - Reih shin laa. DF idiom
dine (v.) goaill jinnair: We always dine out - Ta shin goaill nyn jinnair dy kinjagh ass y thie. DF idiom
disheartening cur ass cree: We find the work very disheartening - Ta'n obbyr cur shin ass cree dy mooar. DF idiom
eggs (npl.) oohyn: Shall we say, then, coffee, eggs, ham? - Eisht jirmayd caffee, oohyn, yskid? JJK idiom; ooyn: Counting the chickens before the eggs are hatched - Coontey ny hein roish ta ny hooyn guirt. JJK idiom
emotional (adj.) ennaghtagh, toghtagh: We must rid ourselves of all emotional attachments - Shegin dooin geddyn rey rish ooilley ny hehllaghyn ain. DF idiom
end1 (n.) arbyl, baare, bun, err, erree, jerrey, oirr; (v.) castey, cheet gy kione, cur gy kione, jannoo jerrey; kione: We shall soon be at our journey's end - Beemayd dy-gerrid ec kione nyn yurnaa. JJK idiom; (adj.) jerrinagh, s'jerree
enfeebled annooinit: We will kill him when he becomes enfeebled - Varrmayd eh tra gannooinys eh. DF idiom; moal
envy (v.) jannoo troo mysh; (n.) troo: We must accustom ourselves to see what is above us, without astonishment and without envy - Shegin dooin cliaghtaghey shin hene dy akin shen ta er-nyn-skynn, fegooish ardyindys as fegooish troo JJK idiom
evangelist (n.) sushtallagh: we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist - hie shin stiagh ayns thie Philip yn sushtallagh Bible
farther (na) s'odjey; (ny) sodjey: Before we proceed any farther - Roish my jemmayd ny s'odjey. DF idiom; sodjey; s'odjey
fires (npl.) aileyn: In our house we have electric and gas fires - Ayns y thie ainyn ta aileyn gas as electragh ain. JJK idiom
five (n., adj.) queig: We shan't dine before five o'clock - Cha nowmayd jinnair roish queig er y chlag. JJK idiom
foresee (v.) fakin rolaue: I foresee all that we must be prepared for - Ta mee fakin ro-laue ooilley shegin dooin ve aarloo er e hon. JJK idiom
frost (v.) cur brat shugyr er, cur treinaghyn rioee er, riojey; (n.) rio: To-morrow we shall have hard frost - Bee rio creoi ain mairagh. JJK idiom
gas (n.) gas: In our house we have electric and gas fires - Ayns y thie ainyn ta aileyn gas as electragh ain. JJK idiom; (v.) cur gas da, gassaghey, mooghey lesh gas, skeaylley gas caggee
gentlemen (npl.) deiney-seyrey: We did not visit those gentlemen - Cha dug shin shilley er ny deiney-seyrey shen. JJK idiom
glasses (n.) glessyn: Have we any glasses? - Vel glessyn erbee ain? JJK idiom; glessyn-sooilley; speckleyryn: He wears glasses - T'eh ceau speckleyryn. DF idiom; glonnaghyn
hard creoi: To-morrow we shall have hard frost - Bee rio creoi ain mairagh. JJK idiom; doccaragh; doillee; dy creoi, dy lajer; dy trome; geyre; lajer; reen; trome
harps claasee; claasaghyn: As for our harps, we hanged them up - Er son ny claasaghyn ain, hrogh shin ad seose Bible
holiday (n.) feailley: Shall we have a half-holiday this afternoon? - Bee lieh-laa-feailley ain fastyr jiu? JJK idiom; laa seyr
hourly (adj., adv.) er yn oor, ooragh, ooroil, 'sy oor; gagh oor: We expect him hourly - Ta shin jerkal rishyn gagh oor. DF idiom
impression (n.) smooinaght: We thought these words would make a deep impression on him - Smooinee shin dy jinnagh ny focklyn shoh cur er smooinaghyn dy-dowin. JJK idiom; ynnyd cowrey
indebted (adj.) fo feeaghyn, fo lhiastynys, lhiastynagh; ayns lhiastynys da: for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us - son ta shinyn myrgeddin leih da dy chooilley unnane ta ayns lhiastynys dooin Bible
justly (adv.) cairagh: We should be justly blamed for that - Veagh foill cairagh currit orrin son shen. DF idiom; dy jeeragh
longer lhiurey; liurey; odjey; (ny) sodjey: We must keep it two or three days longer in the brine - Shegin dooin cummal ee ghaa ny tree laghyn ny sodjey ayns y taailley. JJK idiom; sodjey
means aght: Have we the means to do it ? - Vel yn aght ain dy yannoo eh? DF idiom; ash; cooid; fort; saaseyn
memory (n.) cooinaght; cooinaghtyn: He was a friend whose memory we cherish - V'eh ny charrey shynney lhienyn e chooinaghtyn. JJK idiom
morrow (n.) mairagh: We were at your house a week ago to-morrow - Va shin ec y thie eu shiaghtin er dy henney mairagh. JJK idiom
net (v.) ceau lieen er, cur 'syn ingagh, jannoo jeebin; (n.) ingagh: Shoot the net - Cuirr yn ingagh. DF idiom; jeebin; lieen: We fished up a dead body in the net - Hrog shin corp marroo 'sy lhieen. DF idiom; (adj.) moggyllagh
old man (n.) shenn dooinney: We will call in at the old man's - Vermayd stiagh er y chenn dooinney. DF idiom; boddagh
opposite hoal; hoal noi; jeeragh er; noi: We live opposite the cathedral - Ta shin baghey noi yn ardchiamble. JJK idiom; condaigys
ourselves (pron) shin hene: We refreshed ourselves in the wood - D'ooree shin shin-hene ayns y cheyll. JJK idiom; shinyn
owe (v.) fo lhiastynys; lhiastyn: We owe him five pounds - Ta shin lhiastyn queig puint da. JJK idiom
perhaps (adv.) foddee: Perhaps we shall see her to-morrow - Foddee dy vaikmayd ee mairagh. JJK idiom; hoiggal
port1 (n.) purt: We called in a port - Hug shin stiagh ayns purt. DF idiom; towl, towl-uinnag; beealag
publish (v.) cur magh: We shall publish the whole story - Vermayd magh y slane skeeal. DF idiom; soilshaghey, soilshaghey magh, symney
quickly (adv.) ass laue; dy bieau; dy bioyr; dy leah, dy leer; dy tappee: We were obliged to speak quickly - Beign dooin loayrt dy-tappee. JJK idiom
quit (v.) faagail, scughey; ymmyrk: Quit you like men - Ymmyrk shiu hene myr deiney. DF idiom; feayshlit: then we will be quit of thine oath - eisht vees shinyn feayshlit veih’n loo Bible
rain (v.) ceau, ceau fliaghey; (n.) fliaghey: I believe we shall have rain before long - Ta mee credjal dy bee fliaghey ain roish foddey. JJK idiom; jeein
refreshed oorit; d'ooree: We refreshed ourselves in the wood - D'ooree shin shin-hene ayns y cheyll. JJK idiom
relationship (n.) cochiangley, kiangley; caarjys; cleuinys: We have a distant relationship by marriage - Ta cleuinys foddey magh ain. DF idiom
relationship by marriage cleuinys: We have a distant relationship by marriage - Ta cleuinys foddey magh ain. DF idiom
rid (v.) cur fo chosh, glenney, reaghey; geddyn rey rish: We must rid ourselves of all emotional attachments - Shegin dooin geddyn rey rish ooilley ny hehllaghyn ain. DF idiom
rings (npl.) fainaghyn: We sold our rings - Chreck shin nyn vainaghyn. JJK idiom; loobyn, loopyn; linkyn; rhollanyn
seventy (n., adj.) shiaghtad; tree feed as jeih: We went round in seventy - Ren shin y cheayrt ayns tree feed as jeih. DF idiom
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
shall render chebbee: so will we render the calves of our lips - myr shen chebbee mayd dhyt oural nyn meillyn Bible
shall stand hassys: how then shall we stand? - kys eisht hassys shinyn? Bible; shassee: And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them - As shassee yn Chiarn lioroo as sauee eh ad: Bible
showers (npl.) frassyn: We may have some showers, for the sky is getting cloudy - Foddee ve frassyn ain, son ta'n aer jeeaghyn mooirjeenagh. JJK idiom
sky (v.) bwoalley 'syn ardjid; (n.) speyr; aer: We may have some showers, for the sky is getting cloudy - Foddee ve frassyn ain, son ta'n aer jeeaghyn mooirjeenagh. JJK idiom
small (adj.) beg: We must have a small garden - Shegin ve garey beg ain. JJK idiom; beggey; keyl; myn; dy myn; keylley
soberly (adv.) dy arrymagh; dy sheelt: we should live soberly, righteously, and godly - dy lhisagh shin baghey dy sheelt, dy cairal, as dy crauee Bible
space1 (n.) barney, space, tammylt, thammylt; (v.) scarrey veih my cheilley; spoar; feaynid: Intergalactic space - Yn feaynid mooar. DF idiom; reamys: We haven't much space - Cha nel monney reaymys ain. DF idiom
stand without (v.) shassoo mooie: it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without - ta’n emshyr feer fliugh, as cha vel shin abyl shassoo mooie Bible
straw (n.) coonlagh: We are out of straw this year - Ta shin rooisht coonlagh mleeaney. DF idiom; straue
stroll talkal: Shall we take a stroll! - Jeanmayd talkal? JJK idiom; truddyl; trudley; wagaanagh; wagaantagh; walkal
stronger (adj.) troshey; (ny) slajerey; (ny) stroshey: We shall be stronger - Beemayd ny s'troshey. JJK idiom; s'stroshey
suborned (v.) daill: Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words - Eisht daill ad deiney dy ghra, Ta shin er chlashtyn eh shoh loayrt goan-mollaghtagh Bible
summit (n.) ard-veinn, baare, beinn; mullagh: We spent two hours on the summit of the mountain - Cheau shin daa oor er mullagh y clieau. JJK idiom; pen
teacher (n.) ynseyder; fer-ynsee: The teacher says we may - Ta'n fer-ynsee gra dy vodmayd. JJK idiom
terrible (adj.) agglagh: We are in terrible difficulties with this job - Ta shin ayns hobbyl agglagh lesh y staartey shoh. DF idiom; atchimagh: Terrible will that day be - S'atchimagh vees yn laa shen. DF idiom; dewiley, dewilley
think smooinagh: One might think he was mad - Smooinagh fer dy row eh keoi. JJK idiom; smooinaghey; smooinaght; smooinaghtyn: I think we shall - Ta mee smooinaghtyn dy bee. JJK idiom
thinking smooinaghtagh; smooinaghtyn: We are always thinking of one another - Ta dy-kinjagh smooinaghtyn er e cheilley. JJK idiom
turned1 deillit; chyndaait, chyndait, chyndaït; er ny hyndaa; hyndaa: We turned to the right, as you told us - Hyndaa shin dys y cheu jesh, myr dooyrt oo rooin. JJK idiom
Twelfth Night (n.) Oie y Nah Laa Jeig; Oie yn Ghiense: We shall enjoy ourselves very much on Twelfth Night - Gowmayd soylley mooar Oie yn Ghiense. JJK idiom
unfortunate (adj.) donney, drogh-aighagh; mee-aighar: We are unfortunate - Ta shin mee-aighar. JJK idiom; meefortanagh; meehaghyrtagh
until now gys nish; naggey; derrey nish: Until now we have been in darkness - Derrey nish ta shin er ve 'sy dorraghys. DF idiom
upstairs heose ny greeishyn: Upstairs room - Shamyr heose ny greeishyn. DF idiom; seose ny greeishyn: We got him upstairs - Hug shin lhien seose ny greeishyn eh. DF idiom
visit1 (v.) cur keayrt er, cur my ner; cur shilley er: We did not visit those gentlemen - Cha dug shin shilley er ny deiney-seyrey shen. JJK idiom; (n.) keayrt
walk1 (n.) cosheeaght, immeeaght, walk; (v.) shooyl, shooyll: We can walk there - Fodmayd shooyl dys shen. JJK idiom; walkal: It's only half-an-hour's walk - Cha nel eh agh walkal lieh-oor. JJK idiom; (impv) immee, shooill, shooyl-jee
wanted as yeearree er; er-laccal; laccalit; laccal: And when they wanted wine - As tra v’ad laccal feeyn Bible; feme: we have wanted all things - ta shin er ve feme dy chooilley nhee Bible
war (n., v.) caggey: We had been wounded in the Great War - Va shin (er ve) er nyn lhottey ayns y Chaggey Mooar. JJK idiom
Whereof (adv.) Cre jeh: For he knoweth whereof we are made - Son shione da cre jeh ta shin jeant Bible
wind1 (n.) ennal; geay: I fear we shall have a north wind, south wind, east wind, west wind - Ta aggle orrym dy bee ain geay twoaie, geay jiass, geay niar, geay neear. JJK idiom; (v.) cassey, togher, troggal
would say1 jirragh, niarragh; yarragh; yiarragh: As we would say in Manx - Myr yiarragh shin 'sy Ghaelg. DF idiom
wrestle gleck noi: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities - Son cha vel shin gleck noi feill as fuill, agh noi ard-reilltee Bible; gleckey noi; kestal; streppey noi; gleck
ain (=Ir. againn) 1 our, ours a: Hooar yn ayr ain baase ayns yn aasagh Bible; 2 at us; 3 have; 4 we have a: Agh cur-my-ner, my hem mayd cre t’ain dy hebbal da’n dooinney? Bible
cha vow mayd we shall not find: cha vow mayd oyr erbee noi yn Daniel shoh, mannagh vow mayd eh n'o•, mychione leigh e Yee. Bible
cha vow mayd baase we shall not die: cha vow mayd baase: O Hiarn, t'ou er vaagail magh ad son briwnys Bible
heemayd we will see: boayl elley heemayd biljyn-ooyllagh croym, aarloo dy vrishey fo nyn mess cho trome PC
jeanmayd shall we: Son jeanmayd reddyn mie y ghoaill veih laue Yee, as nagh gowmayd rish reddyn olk myrgeddin? CS
lhieenee mayd we shall fill: Yiow mayd dy chooilley cheint dy chooid chostal, lhieenee mayd nyn dhieyn lesh spooilley. Bible
maydjyn we: nash mar va t'yn vack erna jeathyn ju erna hoyrt ayns y chiampyl, ayns bri ny fyaly ainiyn: marshen giall, gy vod meidjyn vi er nan doyrt huyds, rish agnaghyn glann as solys PB1610
nee mayd shall we: As dooyrt Moses, Nee mayd goll lesh nyn mooinjer aegey as shenn; lesh nyn mee as nyn inneenyn Bible
shin 1 we a: As hilg shin lottyn mastey ny saggyrtyn Bible; 2 us: Nee eh shoh shin y gherjaghey ayns nyn obbyr as tooilleil nyn laueyn, Bible [O.Ir. sní]
ta'in we are: Dy firrinagh, she yn doilleeid smoo t'ain yn genney dy vraane as paitchyn ta loayrt Gaelg. Carn
vodmayd that we may: Nagh vel ayns shoh phadeyr y Chiarn; liorishyn dy vodmayd briaght jeh’n Chiarn? Bible
back1 cooyllagh, dreeym, ergooyl, back; (v.) cur niart da; er-ash: We shall soon be back again - Beemayd dy-leah er-ash. JJK idiom; cooyl: I met your brother at the back of the church - Haink mee ny whail dty vraar cooyl y cheeill. JJK idiom
bank1 (n.) broogh: The river's bank - Broogh ny hawin. DF idiom; banc: We had a communication from the bank - Hooar shin screeuyn voish y vanc. DF idiom; thie-argid, thie argid; boghlane, brooghane, claddagh; (v.) carnane y yannoo, dellal rish y vanc; cleayney, leaystey
big (adj.) ard; liauyr; mooar: A big head with little wit and a little head without any at all - Kione mooar er y veggan cheilley as kione beg gyn veg edyr. JJK idiom; mooarey: Big bumps on the road - Tommanyn mooarey er y raad. DF idiom; vooarey: Big sheep - Kirree vooarey. DF idiom; thollee; vooar: We were struck by a big sea - Haink tonn vooar orrin. DF idiom; wooar
binding (n.) boandey; (adj.) boandagh; kianglagh; tartagh; (v.) kiangley: we were binding sheaves in the field - va shin kiangley bunneeyn sy vagher Bible; kianley: binding and delivering into prisons both men and women - kianley as livrey gys pryssoonyn chammah deiney as mraane Bible
carnal (adj.) callinagh: but I am carnal, sold under sin - agh ta mish callinagh creckit fo peccah Bible; foalley: are ye not carnal, and walk as men? - nagh vel shiu foalley, as gimmeeaght myr deiney? Bible; seihltagh: is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? - nee madyr mooar eh my nee mayd buinn ny nheeghyn seihltagh eu? Bible
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