whaal

Manx

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Irish fuáil.

Verb

whaal (verbal noun whaaley, past participle whaalt or whaalit)

1. to sew, stitch, seam
2. to cobble
3. to suture
4. to nail, clinch

Synonyms

• fuaill (“to sew”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aawhaal (“restitch”)
• whaal chemmal er (“hem stitch”)
• whaal er (“stitch on”)

• whaal ry cheilley (“sew up, stitch up”)
• whaaleyder (“seamtress, sewer”)