roauyr

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish remor (fat, stout, thick), from Proto-Celtic *remros (great, fat, thick). Cognate with Irish ramhar and Scottish Gaelic reamhar.

Adjective

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roauyr

  1. fat
    • Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr. A wide grey ram was never fat.
    • Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr. The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.