Q. Cre t’ou toiggal liorish yn Chargys? A. Trostey ’sy niarragh car da-eed laa roish y chaisht.
Q. What do you mean by Lent? A. The spring fast of forty Days before Easter.
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Manx word
roish
before
preposition
roish means “before” in Manx and is used as a preposition.
roish in context
Hooar eh y glass er y dorrys roish.
He found himself locked out.
A2
Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish.
The horse burst into a gallop.
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Jimmee eh jeeragh roish.
He went straight forward.
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Ta seihll braew roish.
A fine future lies before him.
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