loayr

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish labraid, from Old Irish labraithir (“speaks, talks, utters, says”). Cognate with Irish labhair.

Verb

loayr (verbal noun loayrt, past participle loayrit)

1. to talk, discourse
2. to utter, pipe up, express
3. to frame (as word)

Derived terms

• ym-loayr