Manx word

skelloo

shelf

noun

skelloo means “shelf” in Manx and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	skelloo
Sheh-veggey	hkelloo

Yn kishtey y ghoaill neose jeh'n skelloo.

Lift the box down from the shelf.

Cur eh er y skelloo.

Put it on the shelf.

Sheeyn neose eh veih'n skelloo.

Pass it down from the shelf.

Skelloo tree trieyn er lheanid.

Shelf three feet deep.

Home

aile

fire

cainle

candle

cleigh

fence

qualtagh

the first individual a person meets after leaving their house

soilshey

light

tholtan

a ruin of a house

çhagh

home

çhiollagh

fireplace

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