roauyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish remor (“fat, stout, thick”), from Proto-Celtic *remros (“great, fat, thick”). Cognate with Irish ramhar and Scottish Gaelic reamhar.

Adjective

roauyr

  1. fat
    • Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr. A wide grey ram was never fat.
    • Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr. The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.
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