A dictionary of the Manks language, with the corresponding words or explanations in English, interspersed with many Gaelic proverbs / By Archibald Cregeen.

  • Archibald Cregeen
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[1835]
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Credit: A dictionary of the Manks language, with the corresponding words or explanations in English, interspersed with many Gaelic proverbs / By Archibald Cregeen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOI BOO Boan'dey, s. to. a band; pi. 67. Boan'dyr, s. f. a nurse; —kee, a wet nurse; — shast, a dry nurse. Boan'dyr, v. nurse; —agh, 77; ~ee, 80, —in, 83; —INS, 84; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87; —YS, 88 ; pi. —YN. Boan'dyrey, s. m. a male nurse. Boan'dyrit, 85. nursed, nourished. Boan'dyrys, v. nursing. Boan;lagh, s. to. the refuse; 2 Kings,xxiv. 14. Boan'noo or Bain'niu, s. to. a well nursed pig after being weaned, a half grown pig; pi. —yn. Nyn Boan'rey, s. your, &c. beans. P. Boar'der, s. to. border; pi.—yn. Boayl, s. to. a place, a ball to play with; pi. —lyn or Buill. Boayl'din. Two vallies in the parish of Brad- dan are so called, no doubt from their low si- tuations; as, boayl dowin (a low place). Boayrd, s. to. a table, a]board. Nyn Bo'bble, your, &c. people, community. P. Bo'chil, v. herd; —agh, 77; —ee, 80 ; —in, 83; —INS, 84; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87; —YS, 88. Boc'hillaght, v. herding.] Bo'chilley-anmey, s. to. a pastor. Bo'chilley, s. to. f. a herd or shepherd, pi. 69. Bo'chillit, 85. herded. Bock, s. to. a gelded horse, a gelding. The word is also used for Bock goar (a he goat), from buck goat. Bock-glass, s. to. the greyhound fish. Bock-y uan-fannee, s. to. the .horse of one John, who had flayed it, and who afterwards was obliged to travel on foot; hence a man’s own legs and feet, or his stick, are so termed. Nyn Bod'dash, s. your, &c. pottage ; pi. —yn. P. Bod'jal, s. to. a cloud; pi.—yn. Bod'jalagh, a. cloudy; a. d. of a cloud or clouds. Bod'taley, v. gathering clouds. Bog, a. soft, moist. *Bogg, v. soften; —agh, 77; —AGHEY, 82; —EE, 80; —IN, 83; —INS, 84 ; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87 ; —YS, 88. Bog'gey, s. to. joy, gladness. Bog'geysagh, a. rejoicing, gladdening. Boggo'il, a. joyous, glad, merry. Bo'ggys, s. to. brag,boast; Rom. iii. 27. Bo'ggyssagh, v. boasting; s. to. a boaster ; pi. 71 ; Rom. i. 30. Bogiian-dh'o, s. f. the herb burdock. Boghla'ne, s. to. a bank, an old hedge; pi. —yn. Boghla/nagh, a. full of banks. Boght, a. poor, needy, indigent; —dyliooar, poor enough; s. to. a poor person, a pauper; pi. —yn. Prov. “ Boght, boght dy bragh.” Dy Boght, adv. poorly, indigently. Boght'ynid, s. to. poverty, poorness. Bogr'enish, s. f. the herb osmondroyal or water fern. Cha Bohllb, v. would not uphold or warrant; —AGH; —IN; —INS; —YM ; —YMS. P. Nyn Boht, s. your, &c. pot. P. Boid'dagh, s. to. a stingy person, a churl; pi. 71. Nyn Boin'nar, s, your, &c. boy or girl; pi. —YN, P, Cha Boinsh v. 158. not appoint; —agh; —in; —INS 5 —YM , —YMS, 94. P. Nyn Boinsh'eil v. your, &c. appointing. P. Boir, v. trouble, disturb, bother; —agh, 77 ; —ee, 80; —in, 83; —INS, 84; —IT, 85; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87; —YS, 88. Boir'agh, a. troublesome, tumultuous. Boira'ne, s. to. a clamorous fellow. Boira'neagh, a. brawling or turbulent. Boira/nys, s. to. balderdash, brawl, bother, troublesomeness, tumult, the effects of being wrong in the head. Boirey, s. to. disturbance, trouble, strife, pi. 67. Bolg, v. roast, or raise blisters by fire; —ee, 80; —in, 83; —INS, 84; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87 ; —ys, 88. Bolg, s. to. the belly; pi. 74. Bolg'agh, a. d. of the belly, of blisters. Bolg'an, s. to. a bubble, a blister; pi. —yn. Bolga'ne, s.f. the calf of the leg; pi. —yn. Bolg'eyder s. to. a roaster ; pi. —yn. Bol'gey, v. roasting or blistering; a. d. of the belly or bellies. Bol'git, 85. roasted. Bol'gum or Bol'gym, s. to. a mouth full of liquid; a corruption of Beeal-gum; pi. 71. Bol'lag, s. f. a skull; pi. —yn. BolTagh, a. (from Byoayllagh,) wont, or used of; 1 Sam. xviii. l0. Bol'lagh, a. clean bare, altogether brought. Dy Bol'lagh, adv. entirely, utterly. Bol'lan, s. /. the fish old wife, or rock fish; pi. —YN. Nyn Bol'lan, s. your, &c. saddle cloth. P. Bol'ley, s. to. a boll, a measure of six bushels, or twenty-four kishens of barley and oats, four bushels or sixteeen kishens of wheat, rye, pease, beans, and potatoes; pi. 67. Nyn Bolt, s. your, &c. knock or thump; — agh ; —IN; —INS; —YM ; —YMS, 94. P. Bolva'ne, s. to. a numskull, a blockhead; pi. —YN. Bolva'neagh, a. doltish, mopish, dull of appre- hension, stupid. Bolva'neys, s. to. stupefaction, stupidity. Bon'dagh, s. to. one in bondage ; pi. 71; 2 Kings, iv. 1. Bon'diaght, s. to. bondage; pi. — yn. Bon'kan, s. to. a boor, a bumpkin, a rustic, a mountaineer, a clown ; pi. —yn. Bon'nad, s. to. a bonnet; pi. —yn. Bon'nee or Bon'ny, s. f. a general name for an old mare. Boo, v. (a contraction of Bee-00), thou wilt be, or wilt thou be; —mss, id. em. Booa, s.f. a cow. Heb. Bakar-, pi. — ghyn. Booa-gho'ayn, s.f. the herb fumatory. Nyn Booar, s. our, &c. power; pi. —aghyn. P. Boo'dee, adv. jointly, in partnership. Boo'deeys, s. to. partnership ; pi. —syn. Nyn Boo'dyr, s. your, &c. powder; pi. —yn. P. Cha Boo'byragh, 185. would, &c. not powder; —IN; —INS; —YN; —YM. p. Boogh, s. to. bilge, protuberance; pi.—yn. 2 Chron. iv. 12. Boo'iagh, a. willing, content, satisfied. See Bwooiagh, as it ought to be written : “ Cha vel