skynn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut”).

Noun

skynn f (genitive skynney)

1. knife
   • Cha nel agh skynn voandagh aym. I only have a blunt knife.
   • Heiy mee skynn ayn. I stuck a knife in him.
   • Nee'n skynn vie ee? She. Is it the good knife? It is.
   • Ren y chlagh jannoo y skynn moandagh. The stone took the edge off the knife.
   • Vel oo jannoo ymmyd jeh'n skynn ayd? Are you using your knife?