boght

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bocht (“poor; a pauper”).

Adjective

boght (comparative s’boghtey)

  1. poor
  2. shabby, grotty, miserable, shoddy
  3. skinny, deprived

Noun

boght m (genitive singular boght, plural boghtyn)

  1. pauper

Mutation

Mutation of boght
radical lenition eclipsis
boght voght moght

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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