er meshtey

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Manx

Alternative forms

er-mestey

Etymology

Literally ‘on drunkenness’.

Adjective

er meshtey (predicative only)

drunk, intoxicated
Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.
A day of boozing, a day on water.

T'eh er meshtey.
He's drunk.

V'eh daa hreen er meshtey.
He was three parts drunk.

Synonyms

meshtoil

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