ooir

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish úir, from Old Irish úr. Cognate with Irish úir and Scottish Gaelic ùir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːrʲ/

Noun

ooir f (genitive singular ooirey or ooirrey, plural ooiraghyn)

1. clod, earth, mould, soil

   sheidit sheese gys yn ooir ― blown down to the earth, ground

2. (geology) overburden