jiarg

See also: jiarg-

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish derg (“red, ruddy”).

Adjective

jiarg (plural jiargey)

1. red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
2. (of eyes) bloodshot

   Fastyr jiarg as moghrey glass.

   Red evening and a bright morning.

   Va daa funnyl mooar jiarg ec y lhong.

   The ship had two big red funnels.

3. (heraldry) gules
4. glowing, burning

   Ta'n yiarn jiarg.

   The iron is glowing.

5. abandoned
6. stark

   T'ee jiarg-rooisht.

   She is stark naked.

7. (of land) turned, ploughed

   thalloo jiarg

   ploughed land

Derived terms

• fo-yiarg
• jiarg-

Noun

jiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)

1. rouge

   Jiarg y chur ort.

   Rouge one's cheeks.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
jiarg	yiarg	n'yiarg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “derg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.