Proverbs and Sayings of the Isle of Man.
273
- Feast, 29
- Feet, 24*, 154*
- Field, 206
- Fighting, 65*
- Fingan-eve, 208
- Fion McCooil, 186
- Fire and firing, 61, 125, 154, 171
- Fish and fishing, 44, 226, 229, 230
- Fist, 6, 22
- Flayer, John the, 218
- Fleas, 67
- Flesh, 28
- Flock, 68, 94
- Floor, 23, 155
- "Fodjeeaght," 153*
- Food, 25, 26, 33
- Folly, 109
- Fool, 110, 111
- Foot (measure), 79*
- Foreman, 202
- Fortnight, 240
- Fowl, 85*
- Friend, 108, 123
- Frost, 191*
- Fruit, 64
- Furrow, 204*
- Galloping, 130
- Geese, 160, 191*
- Gelding, 218
- Gill (of fish), 228
- Girl, 11
- Glutton, 48
- Goat, 94, 211
- "Goblan-Marrey", 251
- God, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 253, 254
- Gold, 122, 145
- Gorse, 58
- Grace, 43, 72
- Grave, 44*, 152*
- Greyhound, 213
- Griddle, 171
- Hand, 12, 13, 15, 20, 166, 207
- Hanging, 133
- Happiness, 86
- Hare, 49, 62
- Haste, 105*, 106
- Hay, 190, 191*, 201
- Head, 7, 21, 24, 231
- Heart, 7
- Health, 35
- Heiress, 133
- Helping, 55
- Hemlock, 235
- Herring, 42, 106*, 135, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233
- Hide, 196
- Highway, 237
- Hill, 87
- Hindrance, 105*
- Hitting, 250
- Holes, 186, 227
- Holiday, 191*
- Horns, 190, 196
- Horse, 121, 217
- Horse-shoe, 189
- House, 125, 126, 129, 253
- Hunger, 47
- Impostor, 88
- Impudence, 71
- Inch, 79*
- Infecting, 68
- Injury, 95
- Ireland, 242, 248
- Irish, 250
- Iron, 194
- Isle of Man, 180, 189, 242, 245
- Itch, the, 45
- Jerk, 9
- "John the flayer", 218
- Judge, 175
- Judgment, 8
- Justice, 174
- "Kiaullane," 170
- Kicking, 248
- Kid, 158, 221
- Kiln, 195
- Kindness, 7, 99
- King of Man, 252
- King Orry, 237
- Kissing, 58
- Lad, 166
- Land, 198, 252
- Lard, 215
- Laughing, 55
- Law, 174
- Laziness, 97
- Learning, 39
- Leaving (food), 27
- "Legs of Man," 243, 244, 248
- Liar, 89, 91
- Life, 44, 44*, 164
- Lion, 44*
- Livery (Manxman's), 246
- Lobster, 225
- "Lockman," 173
- Lodging, 129
- Lord of Isle, 112
- Loss, 117
- Malt, 61, 193
- Man, 11, 38, 39, 44, 55, 106*, 108, 109, 111, 131, 140, 203, 252
- Man, see Isle of
- Manx, the, 197, 238
- Manxman, 104, 157, 244, 246
- Mare, 130, 138
- Market, 155
- Marrying, 133, 136
- Marsh-pennywort, 214
- March (month), 158, 179, 187
- Masses, 169
- Mate, 49
- May-day, 182
- Meal, 184
- Measuring, 200
- Memory, 16
- Middle, 79*
- Might, 79*
- Milking, 204
- Miser, 91, 144
- Mocking, 95
- Month of the kid (March), 158
- Moon, 179, 191
- Morning, 183, 191
- Mortality, 184
- Mouse, 144, 147
- Mouth, 13, 15
- Mowing, 191*
- Nag, 99
- Neap-tide, 63
- Neighbour, 125
- Nest, 85*, 224
- Night, 35, 93, 217
- Noise, 124
- Nothing, 20
- Offers, 90
- Officer of Justice, 129
- Orry, King, 237
- Oven, 195
- Ox, 203, 210
- Partner, 134
- Paying, 65, 118, 120, 121
- Peace, 129
- Peck, 180
- People, 112
- Pick (and choose), 116
- Pig, 215, 216, 221, 221*
- Plenty, 184
- Poor, the, 55, 149
- Posterior, 2, 9, 23
- Pot, 128, 171
- Poverty, 146, 147, 148, 152
- Praise, 103*, 111
- Pride, 100, 101, 102, 103
- Prog, 96
- Promising, 92
- Puffin, 18, 224, 247
- Punishment, 79*
- Putting off, 98
- "Quocunque jeceris stabit," 243
- Rain, 178
- Raven, 134, 151
