Manx

Adjective

jiarg ‎(plural jiargey)

1. red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
2. (of eyes) bloodshot

   Fastyr jiarg as moghrey glass.‎

   Red evening and a bright morning.

   Va daa funnyl mooar jiarg ec y lhong.‎

   The ship had two big red funnels.

3. (heraldry) gules
4. glowing, burning

   Ta'n yiarn jiarg.‎

   The iron is glowing.

5. abandoned
6. stark

   T'ee jiarg-rooisht.‎

   She is stark naked.

7. (of land) turned, ploughed

   thalloo jiarg‎

   ploughed land

Derived terms

• fo-yiarg
• jiarg-

Noun

jiarg m ‎(genitive singular jiarg, no plural)

1. rouge

   Jiarg y chur ort.‎

   Rouge one's cheeks.

Mutation

References

• “derg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.