| MANX SAYINGS Mainly from Cregeen's Dictionary of the Manx
Language' published in 1838.
Ta lane chvndaaghyn ayms carr y phoosee
There are many twists in the marriage tune
Shegin goaill ny heairkyn marishy cheh
You must take the horns with the hide
Cha dooar rieu drogh veaynee corran mie
A poor reaper never got a good sickle
Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh
A kind heart is better than a crafty head
Cur meer da'n feeagh as big eh reesht.
Give a 'piece' to the raven and he will return
Ta keeay1 chionnit yn cheeayl share mannagh vel ee kionnit ro gheyr
Bought wisdom is the best wisdom/sense unless it is bought too dearly
Ta airh er cushagyn ays shen
There is gold on the ragwort ('cushags') there/yonder
Tash prughag as ee lughag
Hoard up miser and eat little mouse
Sharroo ny jeir ta tuittyn agh ny sherriu jeirnyn dyn tuittym
Bitter are the tears that fall but bitterer are the tears which do not
fall
Laa feailly fliaghee as cagh buinn traagh
(Lit) A wet holiday and all mowing hay i.e. absolutely impossible
Lurg roayrt big contraie.
After the flood-tide will come the neap (-tide)
Ta'ni aghaue veg shuyr da'n aghaue mooar
The little hemlock is sister to the great hemlock i.e. A small evil is
sister to a great one
Teh goll thie y gboayr dy birrey ollan
(Lit) He is going to the goat's house for wool i.e. He is wasting his
time
Ta aile meely jannoo braib millisb
A gentle fire makes sweet malt
Daa ghrogh eeck t'ayn, eeck rolaue as dyn eeck edy.
There are two (methods of payment), payment beforehand and no payment
at all
Yn oghe gyllagh toyn losht da'n aiee
The oven calling the kiln black
Millish dv ghoaill agh sharroo dy eeck
Sweet to take, but hitter to pay
Teh roud sheear ny roud shiar
(Lit) He is too far west or too far east i.e. An extremist
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