A dictionary of the Manks language, with the corresponding words or ...

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Lagg, s. ot. a hollow; pi. see Ligg.
Lag'gan, s. a hollow, a dimple ; /iZ. —ym.
Lagh'vn, s. pi. days; the pi. oi Laa.
Lah, s. to. lad. Dr. Kelly in his Manks grammar
says Lah means sir ; but I think it cannot
mean that, as it is only used in familiar conversation
; the feminine of which is Yah.
Lahn, v. mash; —agh, 77. —ee, 80; —in, 83;
—INS, 84; —YM, 86; —YMS, 87; —YS, 88.
Lahx'ey, v. mashing.
Lahx'eyder, s. to. a masher.
Lahx'it, 85. mashed.
Laik, adv. like; v. to choose, to approve.
Laiy, v. lay; —agh, 77; —ee, 80; —in, 83;
—YM, 86; —VS, 88.
Laiy'al, u. laying.
Laiyt, 85. laid; Exod. xxvi. 32.
La'jer, a. strong.
La'jeragh or Lajerys, a. d. of strength; Ez.
xlv. 9-
La'jbrey, a. pi. strong.
La'jerid, s. to. strength, potency.
Lane, a. full, much; s. a deal, much. Prov.
" Ta lane eddyr raa asjannoo ;" and, " Ta lane
caillit eddyr y laue as y veeal."
Lane-doar'n, s.f. a handful.
duir'n or Laneyn-duirn, s. pi. handfuls,
fistfuls.
FO, s. defiance ; v. to defy.
ID, s. m. fulness, repletion, satiety.
mar'rey, s. to. high water.
jiar'rey traie, s. turned on the ebb.
VIE, a. indifferent, middling, very well.
Lanb'y, a. pi. fuU.
Lannoo'n, s. TO. a twin; pl.—\^.
Lannoo'nagh, a. d. of twins.
Lansh, s. m. a great deal pi. —-yn.
;
Lant, s. f. the lap of one board on another in
clinch built vessels, pi. — yn.
E Lat, s. his rod, his lath. S
E Lat'tao, s. his small rod ; pi. — y.v. S
E Lat'tys, s. his statute ; p/. —syn. S
Laue, s. /. a hand; pi. —yn.
Lau'eb, a. handy, dexterous.
Laue'nyn, s.pl. gloves.
Laue'-ry-laue, adv. hand in hand.
Laue-scriuee, s. /. manuscript.
Laue'y, a. d. of the hand or hands.
Laue yn eaghtyr, adv. the upper or whip
haud, \'ictory.
Laue'ys, s. m. handiness, speed ; v. performed
in a handy, dexterous, skilful manner.
L.\UE MY height, s. TO. a hand suit, bound to
prosecute by giving the hand to the coroner
or lockman on searching for stolen goods.
E Laynt, s. his health. S
Leac, s.f. a flat stone, a slate; pl.—ys.
Leagh, s. to. reward, price, recompense ; compensation;
in Ez. xxii. 12 it is gifts.
LKAGH-sHiAntLEE, s. fare, payment of passage ;
Leagh-mooar, a. precious, valuable.
Lbach'yr or Laghyr, s. f. coarse grass like
rushes; from Lnagh (mire), &m\ Aiyr (grass),
it grows in meadows in miry places.
Leah, adv. soon, early.
Leaum, s. to. a sudden heavy shower of rain, a
squelch.
Leayr or Lheear, a. clear, evident ; v. seeing',
perceiving. See Remarks 167 and 168. ' S
Leayst, v. rock, reel, swing, stagger;
77; - !, 80 ;
i, 87;
YS, 88.
[,86;
TO. a thing to rock or swing on ;
rocking, reeling, staggering
«. TO. one who rocks, &c., a
Leays'tit, 85. rocked, swung.
Leeid, v. lead, conduct ; -agh, 77 ;
—YMS, 87;
Leeideil', v. leading, conducting.
Leeideil'agh, s. m. a leader, a conductor; pi. 71.
Leeideil'agh purtey, s. m. a pilot.
LEEiDEix-'ys, s. TO. guidance, direction.
Leeid'it, 85. led, guided.
Leg'gad, s. m. a legacy ; pi. — yn; a person
to liking ; a custom in former times of calling
a lad and lass to be together at a supper, &c.
Leigh, s.f. law; pi. —aghyn; French, Lot.
Leigh'der, s. to. a lawyer, a pleader ; pi. —yn.
Leigh'deraght, v. at law, suing at law, pleading
at court.
Leigh'derys, s. to. practice at law.
Leighoil', a. lawful.
Leighoii.'id or Leighoilys, s. lawfulness.
Leigh ny hasglish, s. f. canon law.
Leih, s. to. forgiveness; v. forgive; —agh, 77;
— ee, 80; —in, 83; —INS, 84; —YM, 86;
Dy LEin, v. to forgive; Mat. vi. 14.
Dy Leih, s. (from SleihJ of people. S
Leiht, 85. forgiven, pardoned.
Leityn, s.pl. O mountains I S
Lent, s. to. the lower edge of any thing that
hangs down, the skirt; pi. —yn ; opposed to
Pent.
Leoaie, s. f. lead, metal; pi. —yn.
Leoai'ey, a. pi. leaden; a d. of lead.
Leod, v. derogate, detract, disesteem, undervalue,
dislike; —agh_^ 77; —eb,_ 80;
18,87; ;, 88.
Leod'aghey, v. becoming less in esteem or
value, becoming disliked ; Eccl.x.l. Prov.
"Ta rouyr chebbyn mie leodaghey mitchoor."
Leod'it, 85. disesteemed, disrespected, disliked,
derogated.
Leoh, a.d. of ashes.
Leoie, s.f. ashes.
Lesh, pre. with, towards: p.p. belonging to
him, his.
Leshyn, id. em.
Leshhene, p. p. his own, belonging to himself.
Lesh'tal, s. m. ('from Lieh skeeal) an excuse.
Lesh'tal croobagh, s. a lame excuse. Prov.
" Cha daink tieau yn baase gyn leshfal."
Lesh'talagh, s. to. an excuser; a. excusable
or excusatory.
Lesh-traa', adv. deliberately.