lheegh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish líag (“spoon, ladle”), akin to Welsh llwy (“spoon”), Cornish lo.

Noun

lheegh f (genitive singular lheegh, plural lheeghyn)

  1. ladle

Derived terms
  • lheegh awree (“soup-ladle”)

Verb

lheegh (verbal noun lheeghey)

  1. (transitive) ladle
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