oaldey
Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish allaid. Cognate with Irish allta.
Adjective
[edit]oaldey
- wild (as animal), predatory
- savage, uncivilized
Derived terms
[edit]- assyl oaldey (“wild ass”)
- baagh oaldey (“wild animal”)
- booa oaldey, ollagh oaldey, tarroo oaldey (“bison, buffalo”)
- dow oaldey ushtey (“water buffalo”)
- kayt oaldey (“wildcat”)
- moddey oaldey (“wolf”)
- muc oaldey (“wild pig”)