Manx word

sheear

west

adjective

sheear means “west” in Manx and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.

The mountains go from east to west.

Ta'n uinnag sollys ayns y sheear.

The window is bright in the west.

Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.

The mountains run from east to west.

Ren eh cummal ayns thie sheear jeh Doolish.

He lived in a house west of Douglas.

T'eh ny lhie sheear as neear.

It lies east and west.

Travel

baljagh

townsman

oney

innocent

roie

to run

roit

run, raced; molten; moulded, cast

troggit

lifted, lofted, elevated; reared, raised, bred, trained; built

twoaie

north

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