er meshtey

Manx

Alternative forms

  • er-mestey

Etymology

Literally ‘on drunkenness’.

Adjective

er meshtey (predicative only)

  1. drunk, intoxicated
    Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.
    A day of boozing, a day on water.
    T'eh er meshtey.
    He's drunk.
    V'eh daa hreen er meshtey.
    He was three parts drunk.

Synonyms

  • meshtoil
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