Manx word

bee

food

nounmasculine

bee means “food” in Manx and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

As myr shen, bee oo son gee?

You'll be wanting to eat, then?

Cha bee'n poosey ayn.

The marriage will not take place.

Bee rio ayn noght.

It will freeze tonight.

Tra vees yn kayt mooie bee ny lughee daunsin.

When the cat is away the mice will play.

Dy bee son Juan veagh y cabbyl 've marroo nish.

Only for John the horse would be dead now.

Food

aarlider

cook

anvroie

soup

caigney

chewing, gnawing

costrayl

bottle

cro

nut

eeym

butter

fuinney

baking

gollan

fork

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