cuishlin

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuisle (“pipe, tube”), from Old Irish cusle, of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʃlʲənʲ/

Noun

cuishlin f (genitive singular cuishlin, plural cuishleeyn or cuishlinyn)

1. Vein, lode
   • As tra haink eh stiagh ayns y chabbane eek, cur-my-ner, va Sisera ny lhie marroo, as y kibbin trooid cuishlin e ching. (Book of Judges 4:22)