creoi

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish crúaid, from Old Irish crúaid. Cognate with Irish crua and Scottish Gaelic cruaidh.

Adjective

creoi

  1. hard, tough, hardy
  2. solid, stiff; hard-boiled
  3. difficult
  4. near (with money); neat; obdurate, adamant, heartless, steely, stubborn
  5. dry
  6. bitter (of frost)
  7. blistering (as language)

Derived terms

  • neuchreoi

Verb

creoi (verbal noun creoiaghey)

  1. (ambitransitive, metallurgy) to anneal
    Synonym: tempree

Alternative forms

  • creoigh

Mutation

Mutation of creoi
radical lenition eclipsis
creoi chreoi greoi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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