oaldey
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish allaid. Cognate with Irish allta.
Adjective[edit]
oaldey
- wild (as animal), predatory
- savage, uncivilized
Derived terms[edit]
- assyl oaldey (“wild ass”)
- baagh oaldey (“wild animal”)
- booa oaldey, ollagh oaldey, tarroo oaldey (“bison, buffalo”)
- dow oaldey ushtey (“water buffalo”)
- kayt oaldey (“wildcat”)
- moddey oaldey (“wolf”)
- muc oaldey (“wild pig”)