Manx word

slug

to swallow

verb

slug means “to swallow” in Manx and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	slug
Sheh-veggey	hlug

Diu eh ooilley lesh slug mooar.

He drank it at a draught (literally, ‘with a big swallow’).

Slug eh lesh un sluggey eh.

He swallowed it whole.

Food

caign

to chew

coagyr

to cook

fuinn

bake

gee

to eat; eating

to drink

rass

seed

ushtee

water

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