Ny share yn oaye na bea eginagh.
Better the grave than an indigent life.
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Manx word
grave
oaye means “grave” in Manx and is used as a noun.
Ny share yn oaye na bea eginagh.
Better the grave than an indigent life.
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Kiuney yn oaye.
Dead silence.
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T'eh aarloo da'n oaye.
He's near his last.
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Bee eh traa dy chleiy yn oaye aym.
It will be time to dig my grave.
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Heeyn ad magh eh 'syn oaye.
They laid him to rest in the grave.
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