lhean
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan). Cognate with Irish leathan.
Adjective
lhean (comparative lhea)
- wide, broad
- Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.
- A wide grey ram was never fat.
- T’ee lhean-oghrishagh.
- She is broad-bosomed.
- Ta beeal ny purtey lhean.
- The harbour entrance is wide.
- Ta dreeym lhean er.
- He has a broad back.
- Ta oght lhean echey.
- It has a wide cut.
- broad (accent)
- Ta Baarle lhean echey.
- He has a regional English accent.