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Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish úir, from Old Irish úr. Cognate with Irish úir and Scottish Gaelic ùir.
Pronunciation
Noun
ooir f (genitive singular ooirey or ooirrey, plural ooiraghyn)
- clod, earth, mould, soil
- sheidit sheese gys yn ooir
- blown down to the earth, ground
- (geology) overburden