skeeal

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish scél (Compare Irish scéal, Scottish Gaelic sgeul), from Proto-Celtic *skʷetlo- (compare Welsh chwedl).

Noun

skeeal m (genitive skeeal, plural skeealyn)

  1. story
  2. news
    • Hie yn skeeal magh. The news got abroad.
    • Insh yn skeeal da. Break the news to him.
  3. narrative
    • fynn-skeeal, coloured narrative

Derived terms

  • lioar skeeal (storybook)
  • skeeal giare (short story)
  • skeeal graih (love story)
  • skeeal paitçhey (nursery tale)
Last modified on 6 October 2012, at 12:16