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skynn
skynn
Manx
Noun
skynn f (genitive singular skynney, no plural)
- knife
- Cha nel agh skynn voandagh aym. ― I only have a blunt knife.
- Heiy mee skynn ayn. ― I stuck a knife in him.
- Nee'n skynn vie ee? She. ― Is it the good knife? It is.
- Ren y chlagh jannoo y skynn moandagh. ― The stone took the edge off the knife.
- Vel oo jannoo ymmyd jeh'n skynn ayd? ― Are you using your knife?
References
- “scían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.