eash

See also: Eash

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish áes (compare Irish aois).

Noun

eash f (genitive singular eash, plural eashyn)

age
Hooar eh eash vie. ― He died at a good old age.

Ren eh roshtyn eash vooar. ― He reached a great age.

T’ad jeh’n un eash. ― They are of an age.
century
Synonym: keead

Derived terms

bun-eashagh (“primeval”)
co-eash (“coeval”, noun)
co-eashagh, uneashagh (“coeval”, adjective)
shenn-eashagh (“senile”)

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