er meshtey

Manx

Alternative forms

• er-mestey

Etymology

Literally ‘on drunkenness’.

Adjective

er meshtey (predicative only)

1. drunk, intoxicated

   Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.

   A day of boozing, a day on water.

   T'eh er meshtey.

   He's drunk.

   V'eh daa hreen er meshtey.

   He was three parts drunk.

Synonyms

• meshtoil