meayl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish máel (“bald”). Cognate with Irish maol.

Adjective

meayl

1. bald, hairless
2. hornless
3. bleak (as place)
4. obtuse

Related terms

• meayllee (“hornless cow, pollard; bald woman”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meayl	veayl	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.