geaylin

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Irish gualainn, Scottish Gaelic gualann).

Noun

geaylin m (genitive singular geaylin, plural geayltyn)

1. (anatomy) shoulder
   • Chrogh eh yn eayn er ny geayltyn echey.
     • He slung the lamb over his shoulders.
   • Va'n folt echey tuittym neose harrish e gheayltyn.
     • His hair fell over his shoulders.
   • Ta'n cooat croghey dy jesh voish ny geayltyn.
     • The coat fits well in the shoulders.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geaylin	gheaylin	ngeaylin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.