shynney

Manx

Etymology

From s' + a cranberry morpheme which may be cognate to Irish aoibhinn.

Phrase

shynney (past and conditional bynney, dependent form nhynney)

1. love

   Shynney lhiam eh.

   I love him.

   Bynney lhiam çheet.

   I would love to come.

   eshyn shynney lesh e ven ― he who loves his wife

Usage notes

The subject of English love is rendered as the object of the preposition lesh; the verb is rendered as a verbal noun.

Synonyms

• graih y ve ec er