guilley

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪljə]

Noun

guilley m (genitive singular [please provide], plural guillyn)

1. boy, lad

   Guilley veen!

   My dear boy!

   She guilley aghtal eh.

   The boy has capabilities.

   Va guilley er my veealloo.

   A boy was before me.

   Va'n guilley çhing ass myghin.

   The boy was dreadfully sick.

2. (young male) servant, caddie, page, usher

   Cha row eh agh ny guilley oc.

   He was a mere tool in their hands.

   Ren eh guilley jeem.

   He made a tool of me.

Mutation

Mutation of guilley

radical	lenition	eclipsis
guilley	ghuilley	nguilley

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