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From Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slúag. Cognate to Irish slua and Scottish Gaelic sluagh.
sleih m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- people, public
Cha nel mee mastey'n sleih chredjys ooilley chluinnys ad.- I am not one of those (people) who believe all they hear.
Dooyrt ymmodee sleih eh.- Various people said it.
Myr s'dooie fer, smoo shinney lesh sleih ooilley eh.- The kinder one is the more one is beloved by everybody.
Ren sleih credjal dy ren reddyn ceau caslys jeu hene rolaue.- People believed that things foreshadowed themselves.
Shegin da jinnair y ve currit da'n sleih shoh ooilley noght.- All these people will have to be dined tonight.
- family, relations
She teiy yn sleih t'eh.- He comes of an excellent family.
- inhabitants, populace
Hug ad ny sidooryn ayns thieyn yn sleih.- They quartered the troops on the inhabitants.
- crowd
Hayrn eh cree yn sleih.- He appealed to the emotions of the crowd.
Ren mee my raad trooid yn sleih.- I made my way through the crowd.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
