"sorr" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sorrs [plural]
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of sir. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sir}} sir Head templates: {{en-noun}} sorr (plural sorrs)
  1. (Ireland) Pronunciation spelling of sir. Tags: Ireland, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: sir
    Sense id: en-sorr-en-noun-QY0Z6MFu Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Irish English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sorr meaning in English (1.7kB)

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          "ref": "1912, William Hope Hodgson, Carnacki, The Ghost Finder",
          "text": "\"'I tell ye, sorr,' he told him, tis of no use at all, thryin' ter reclaim ther castle.",
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          "ref": "1916, Boyd Cable (Ernest Andrew Ewart), Action Front",
          "text": "No, sorr--yes, sorr,\" said Clancy hurriedly, and then more slowly, in neat adoption of the remarks he had just heard: \"Leastways, sorr, I was just afther wondering if you had heard anything of this tale of a German Gineral lying out there on the ground beyanst.\" \"",
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          "ref": "1888, William Henry Hurlbert, Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)",
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