feeagh

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fïach.

Noun

feeagh m (genitive singular fiee or fee, plural fee)

1. raven; crake

   Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht.

   Give the raven a bit and he'll come again.

   Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.

   As black as the raven is he'll find a mate.

   Ta fys ny fee echey.

   He has the knowledge of the ravens.

Synonyms

• (raven): feeagh mooar

Derived terms

• feeagh marrey
• cass feeagh

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).

Noun

feeagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. claim, debt
2. value, worth

Adjective

feeagh

1. worthwhile

Synonyms

• feeu

Derived terms

• neufeeagh

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fiach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language