doillee

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish doilig, apparently from Old Irish do- + fulach (alternative form of fulang). Cognate with Irish doiligh and Scottish Gaelic duilich.

Pronunciation

Adjective

doillee (comparative s’doillee)

  1. difficult
  2. stiff, hard
  3. ticklish

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 262
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