Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley.
The fort commands the town.
A2
Manx word
ard
high
adjective
ard means “high” in Manx and is used as a adjective.
ard in context
Dooyrt eh er ard eh.
He said it loudly.
A2
Ard heose 'syn aer, as faagit heese nyn yeï, / Ooigyn dowin agglagh raad v'ad roïe nyn soie.
High up in the sky, and left beneath, behind them, / Deep, awful pits where they previously rested.
B2
T'eh ard dy liooar
He is quite tall.
A1
Dowin as ard ta’n eaynagh shen as lhean, gyn grunt, gyn eaghtyr; te gyn oirr, gyn mean
That void is deep and high and wide, without bottom, without surface; it has no edge, no middle.
B2
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