aam

From Middle English āme, am, from Old English eam, eom (“am”).

Fan ich aam in this miseree.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

"Murreen leam, kish am." Ich aam goan maake mee will.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

To my grief, I am a big old sow. I am going to make my will,

Ich aam a vat hog it's drue. Aar is ken apan aam.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:

I am a fat hog, 'tis true. There is ken upon them.


cum

Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?

1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:

[Why didn't you come to us on some other day?]


is

From Middle English is, es, from Old English is.

Doost thou know fidi is a hamaron?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 44:

Mee coat is ee-runt.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 65:

A truckle is ee-teap'd.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 71:

A wuf is pa varreen.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 78:

Banès is ee-kearnt.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 49:

Beans are beginning to ripen in the pod.

Mee hoanès is ee-kimmelt.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 50:


ad

Wich ad wough bethther kwingokee or baagchoosee vursth?

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867

Whether had we better churn or bake first?


war

From Middle English ware, from Old English wǣre.

A war cowdealeen wi ooree.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 32:

Trippeathès an brand-eyrons war ee-brougkt to a big breal.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 98:

[Trippets and brandirons were brought to the large fire.]

Baakhooses an lauckès war aul ee a zweal.

[Ovens and locks were all in the swale.]

Tibbès an crockès wee drink war ee-felt.

[Tubs and crocks were filled with drink.]


pit

Fan Cournug yate a rishp, an Treblere pit w'eeme.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:

When Cournug gave a stroke, and Treblere put with him.


eight

Spelling was influenced by English eight (/eɪt/).


be

Leth it be.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 53:

Well, gosp, c'hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;

At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:

That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.

Na speen to be multh, nar flaase to be shaure.

no teat to be milked, nor fleece to be shorn.

till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:

until the sun of our lives be gone down the dark valley (of death).

proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:

proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.

Ye state na dicke daie o'ye londe, na whilke be nar fash nar moile, albiet 'constitutional agitation,'

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 1-2:

The condition, this day, of the country, in which is neither tumult nor disorder, but that constitutional agitation,

Shoo ya aam zim to doone, as w' be doone nowe;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:

She gave them some to do, as we are doing now;

Ye be welcome, hearthilee welcome, mee joees,

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 94:

You are welcome, heartily welcome, my joys,

Ye be welcome, hearthillee, ivery oan.

unnere fose fatherlie zwae oure daiez be ee-spant,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 11-12:

under whose paternal rule our days are spent;

Wi Irishmen owre generale hopes be ee-bond——

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 9-10:

With Irishmen our common hopes are inseparably bound up——

Yith Muzleare had ba hole, t'was mee Tommeen,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:

If Good-for-little had been buried, it had been my Tommy,


know

Doost thou know fidi is a hamaron?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


was

At by mizluck was ee-pit t'drive in.

Zitch blakeen, an blayeen, fan ee ball was ee-drowe!

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:

Such bawling and shouting, when the ball was thrown!

Aar was a weddeen ee Ballymore,

Joud an moud vrem earchee ete was ee Lough.

Throngs and crowds from each quarter were at the Lough;

Mot w'all aar boust, hi soon was ee-teight

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:

But with all their bravado they were soon taught

Aar was pizzeen, an beanès, an barich amang.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:

There were pease and beans, and barley-mung.

Aar was bidaades an heereen.


drink

From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan, from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.

Drink a heall to a breede. "Shud with, a voorneen."

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:

Drink a health to the bride, "Here's to you, my dear."


red

From Middle English redden, from Old English *ryddan.

In durk Ich red virst mee left-vooted shoe."

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 11:

In the dark I happened first on my left-footed shoe."


del

head

del (present participle delleen, simple past dellt)

delleen (participle present)
dellt (past)

From Middle English delven, from Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban.


bee

Maa bee haghed i more caar an angish than Ich."

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

May be upset in more care and hardship than I."

Wu canna gow bee chapaal gaat,

Haar wee bee dhree yola mydes,

Ye pace——yea, we mai zei, ye vaste pace whilke bee ee-stent owr ye londe zince th'ast ee-cam,

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 25

The peace——yes, we may say the profound peace—which overspreads the land since your arrival,


slug

Borrowed from Irish slog (“to swallow”), form Old Irish sluicid, from Proto-Celtic *slunketi.


at

at (second-person singular eighthest, present participle atheen, simple past at)

eighthest (second-person singular)
atheen (participle present)
at (past)

From Middle English eten, from Old English etan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan.


at

From Middle English āt, from Old English ǣt. Cognate with Scots eet (“ate”).

Ich at mee dhree meales.


as

Ich as greatly blin.


did

Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye did zee.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 94:

Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you did see.


knew

Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:

Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,


gone

Gone to glaade.


had

Ich woul ich had.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 79:

An aar w' had Treblere an sturdy Cournug.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:

And there we had Treblere and sturdy Cournug.

Eee crappès o' a shearde ich had a cousaane.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 106:

In the bushes of the gap I had a hole to go through.

Hea had no much wut,

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 108:


got

Jaane got leigheen; shoo pleast aam all, fowe?.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:

Joan set them a laughing, she pleased them all, how?


cry

'choo'd drieve aam aul awye to Kie o' Cress Farnogue, an maake aam cry, 'Rotheda Palloake !' "

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 7-8:

I would drive them all away to the quay of Cross Farnogue, and make them cry, 'Rotten Palluck !' "


ber

From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.


felt

From Middle English felde, from Old English fylde.


ba

ba (inflected forms aam, yarth, is, beeth, bin, waz, wasth, war)

aam (inflected)
yarth (inflected)
is (inflected)
beeth (inflected)
bin (inflected)
waz (inflected)
wasth (inflected)

From Middle English been, from Old English bēon, from Proto-West Germanic *beun.

A laafe ing lemethès chote wel ta ba zang,

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

A leaf in tatters, I know well to be sung,


keep

From Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijaną.

Shoo zent him anoor die a gozleen to keep;

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 108:

She sent him another day the goslings to keep;


get

get (third-person singular geeth, simple past godth)

geeth (singular third-person)
godth (past)

From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną.

Caulès will na get to wullaw to-die.

1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:


have

A portion ich gae her, was (it's now ich have ee-tolth)

1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:

The portion I gave her was (it's now I have told)

Neen chickès have hea ee-left vatherless.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:


struck

A peepeare struck ap; wough dansth aul in a ring;

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 96:

The piper struck up, we danced all in a ring,


drive

Tommeen was eepit t' drive in

1867, DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH, page 132:


took

Zoo wough kisth, an wough parthet; earch man took his laave;

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:

So we kissed and we parted, each man took his leave;

Hea took up a lounnick, an knockt udh aar bryne.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 108:

He took up the churn-dash and knock'd out their brain.


told

Fho told thee?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


what

From Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan.

A skudhelès, lhaung roosta, wull glaude leth aam what.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

The knives, that were long rusty, well-pleased let them whet.


teach

teach (simple past teight, past participle ee-teight)

teight (past)
ee-teight (participle past)

From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic *taikijan.

Teach mee.


vel

A pipere vel bak lik own in a smote,

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 19:

The piper fell back like one well smitten,


come

Come adh o' mee gazb.

Come w' ouse, gosp Learry, theezil an Melchere;

Come with us, gossip Larry, yourself and Miles;

Ye nyporès aul, come hark to mee,


brake

az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:

for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.


rin

F. rin, risheen.


zien

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:


go

Ha deight ouse var gabble, tell ee zin go t'glade.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

You have put us in talk, 'till the sun goes to set.


go

Go gaame abuth Forth, thou unket saalvache.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 100:

Go, make game about Forth, thou uncouth sloven.


live

From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:


note

From Middle English not, from Old English nāt; equivalent to *ne (“not”) + 'ote (“know”).

Note vidy; Ich note; Note will wee dra aaght to-die?

I do not know where; I ne wot; I don't know will we draw any to-day?


want

Dhicka die fan ich want to a mile.

Th' ball want a cowlee, the gazb maate all rize;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:

The ball o'er shot the goal, the dust rose all about;


help

From Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan.

He zide hea'de help mee udh o' hoan


ha

From Middle English haven, from Old English habban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan. Cognate with Scots heve (“have”)

'cha, for Ich ha, I have.

Hea pryet ich mought na ha chicke or hen,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

He prayed I might not have chicken nor hen,


mot

Perhaps from Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, say”), from Old English mōtian.

inh

Well, gosp, c'hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;

Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;


co

From Middle English quethen, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan.

Co thou; Co he.

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867

Fade teil thee zo lournagh, co Joane, zo knaggee?

What ails you so melancholy, quoth John, so cross?

Ha-ho! be mee coshes, th'ast ee-pait it, co Joane;

Hey-ho! by my conscience, you have paid it, quoth John;

"Swingale," co the umost, "thou liest well a rent,

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

"Swindle," said the other, "you know quite well,

Thou liest valse co secun that thou an ye thick

You lie false, said the second, that you and your kid,

"Faad thay goul ez upa thee, thou stouk" co Billeen,

"What the divil is on you, you fool?" quoth Billy;

Co Sooney, "Billeen dowstthee zee faads lewer,

Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"


ga

An Paudeen hay ga her a mighty smugal.

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 8:


shall

To fho shall ich maake mee redress?

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:


blessed

Blessed yarth amang meyen.


am

"Murreen leam, kish am." Ich aam goan maake mee will.

To my grief, I am a big old sow. I am going to make my will,


bless

From Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian,, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn.

Zo bless all oore frends, an God zpeed ee plowe.

So bless all our friends, and God speed the plough.

"Gud bless thee mee gurles," hay zaid, "own an aal."

"God bless you, my children," he said, "one and all."


will

Note will wee dra aaght to-die?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 59:

Caulès will na get to wullaw to-die.

1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:


well

Nore zichel ne'er well, nowe, nore ne'er mey.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:

Nor such never will, no (now), nor never may.


fare

From Middle English fearen, from Old English fǣran.

Dinna fare a caulès.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


don

From Middle English don, from Old English dōn on.


hark

From Middle English harken, from Old English *hercian.

Ye nyporès aul, come hark to mee,


zit

From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.

But zit ad hime wi vlaxen wheel,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 6:

An thaar zit down an yux our vill,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 18:


waas

From Middle English wās, from Old English wæs.

'Chas, for Ich waas.


zet

head

zet (present participle zetteen, past participle ee-zet)

zetteen (participle present)
ee-zet (participle past)

* From Middle English set, from Old English set, from Proto-West Germanic *set (“seat”).
* From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.

An hea zet up a pouingaan an a cry.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 108:


lik

Fan Buckeen hay pooked lik own thing mad.

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 4:

When Buckeen he jumped like a thing mad.

Aal haar, an wi eyen lik torches o tar?"

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 10:

"All hair, and with eyes like torches of tar,"

A pipere vel bak lik own in a smote,

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 19:

The piper fell back like one well smitten,


tape

Tape

THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD


maa

Maa bee haghed i more caar an angish than Ich."

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 15:

May be upset in more care and hardship than I."


vale

Vale a danceen.


zed

Hea zed mee cuck vlew in a aare.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:


zee

From Middle English seen, son, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye did zee.

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 94

Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you did see.

Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland


hol

From Middle English howlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn.


cou

From Middle English coude, from Old English cūþe.

Aar gentrize ware bibbern, aamzil cou no stoane.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:

Their gentry were quaking, themselves could not stand.


vetch

From Middle English fecchen, from Old English feċċan.

He at nouth fade t'zey, llean vetch ee man,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:

He that knows what to say, mischief fetch the man,


part

From Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partīre.

Outh o'mee hoane ch'ull no part wi' Wathere.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:

Out of my hand I'll not part with Walter.


bin

Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English beynge.

Shu bin vrem Vorth, an hay vrem Bargee,

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 3:


ma

When ye Lord plaase, He ma mend this,

1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, line 2:

[When the Lord please, He may mend this,]


crave

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn. Cogate with Scots creve.

crave na dicke luckie acte t'uck neicher th' Eccellencie,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 4-5:

beg leave at this favourable opportunity to approach your Excellency,


doff

doff (simple past doft or daffed, past participle ee-daff)

doft (past)
daffed (past)
ee-daff (participle past)


gee

gee (third-person singular gees, simple past gae, past participle gien)

gees (singular third-person)
gae (past)
gien (participle past)

From Middle English geven. Doublet of yie. Cognate with Scots gie (“give”).


cress

From Middle English creiz, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, crucem.

'Cham afear'd ich mosth cress a Shanaan,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:


huck

From Middle English hucke (“to depart, proceed”).

inh

Huck nigher; y'art scuddeen; fartoo zo hachee?

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:

Come nearer; you're rubbing your back; why so ill tempered?


lea

An lea a pariesh o Kilmannan.


shad

From Middle English shodde, past of shon (“to shoe”).


tine

From Middle English tynen, from Old English tȳnan. Cognate with English teen.

Tine a dher.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


cam

Yola Vather Deruse hay raree cam thoare,

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 5:


pry

From Middle English praien, from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor.


smack

From Middle English *smakken, from Middle Dutch smacken, from Old Dutch *smakkon.

To his sweethearth, an smack lick a dab of a brough.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 96:

To his sweetheart, and smacked like a slap of a shoe.


shell

From Middle English schal, from Old English sċeal.

Craneen t' thee wee aam, thee luggès shell aake.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 100:

Choking to thee with them. Thy ears shall ache.


mai

Ye pace——yea, we mai zei, ye vaste pace whilke bee ee-stent owr ye londe zince th'ast ee-cam,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 21-23:

The peace——yes, we may say the profound peace—which overspreads the land since your arrival,


troll

From Middle English trollen, from Old French troller.


ez

"Faad thay goul ez upa thee, thou stouk" co Billeen,

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 5:

"What the divil is on you, you fool?" quoth Billy;


shul

Ochone! to fo shul Ich maak mee moan,

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 1:


kink

A nasal form from Middle English kyken. Compare also robunkshough (“roebuck forest”).


shawl

Shawl a baanès.


lee

head

lee (second-person singular simple present leeesth, simple past lidg'd)

leeesth (present second-person singular)
lidg'd (past)

From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan.


hint

From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian.

To hint dhicka cursed vox vrom Bloomere's lhoan.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:

To hunt that cursed fox from Bloomer's land.


bile

From Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir. This is a vulgar pronunciation in Ireland.


runt

From Middle English rent, i-rent, past participle of renden (“to tear”).


ya

From Middle English yaf. Doublet of gae (“gave”).

Shoo ya aam zim to doone, as w' be doone nowe;

She gave them some to do, as we are doing now;


zar

Wode zar; mot, all arkagh var ee barnaugh-blowe,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 11, page 88:

Would serve; but, all eager for the barnagh-stroke,


ud

An eachy tear ud shule a mill

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 19:


smore

smore (simple past smort, past participle ee-smort)

From Middle English smoren, from Old English smorian (“to smother, suffocate, choke”).


dee

From Middle English deyen, from Old English *dīeġan, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan.


durst

From Middle English tursid, past of Middle English trussen (“to go, depart, get moving”), from Old French trousser.

Van a vierd durst a bargher an a haar galshied too,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 10:

When a weasel crossed the road, and a hare gazed at me too,


slider

From Middle English slideren, from Old English sliderian, from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn.


zing

zung (participle past)
zang (participle past)

From Middle English zinge, from Old English singan, from Proto-West Germanic *singwan.

Zing ug a mor fane a zour a ling.

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867

[Sing for the moor iris, the sorrel and the ling.]

Na oure gladès ana whilke we dellt wi' mattoke, an zing t'oure caulès wi plou,

In our valleys where we were digging with the spade, or as we whistled to our horses in the plough,

Chul zing o a weddeen o Paudeen Foughlaan,

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

I'll sing of the wedding of Paddy Coughlan,


leigh

Ch'am a stouk, an a donel; wou'll leigh out ee dey.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

I am a fool and a dunce; we'll idle out the day.


leigh

But aal a bys do leigh an praat,

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131


vill

head

vill (simple past felt, past participle ee-vilt)

From Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan.

At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 75

That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.


ung

From earlier */huːn/, itself from Middle English hung, past of Middle English hangen.


grig

To tantalize by showing without sharing a thing.


hert

From Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan.

wee hert ee zough o'ye colure o' pace na name o' Mulgrave.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 8-9:

we heard the distant sound of the wings of the dove of peace, in the word Mulgrave.


quo

Quo hea; Quo shoo; Quo Ich.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


vall

*From Middle English fallen, from Old English feallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan.
*From Middle English fal, from Old English feall.


clepe

From Middle English clepen, from Old English clipian, from Proto-Germanic *klipōną (“to ring, sound”).


mell

Dinna mell wi' it.


helt

From Middle English helen, from Old English helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan.


zei

and whilke we canna zei, albeit o' 'Governere,' 'Statesman,' an alike.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 7-9:

and for which we have no words but of 'Governor,' 'Statesman,' &c.


wull

'Chull, for Ich wull.


shimmer

From Middle English schimeren, from Old English sċymrian, sċimrian, sċimerian.


riseth

Riseth up, Sir Preest, and stondeth by me.

1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:

[Rises up, Sir Priest, and stands by me.]

third-person singular present indicative of rize


gaed

Wi spur upa heel hay gaed him a goad,

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 7:

With a spur on his heel, he gave him a goad,


gien

Wee dwyth ye ane fose dais be gien var ee gudevare o'ye londe ye zwae,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 18-19:

We behold in you one whose days are devoted to the welfare of the land you govern,


vele

From Middle English fẹ̄l, feol, from Old English fēol.

A bothom vele udh.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 108:

Hea shet his heade in a bushe, an vele aslepe.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 108:

He thrust his head in a bush, and fell asleep.


dra

From Middle English drawen, from Old English dragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan.

Note will wee dra aaght to-die?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 59:


pidh

head

pidh (third-person singular simple present pideff, past participle ee-pit)

pideff (present singular third-person)
ee-pit (participle past)

From Middle English putten, from Old English putian.

Ingsaury neileare (pidh?) his niz outh o' harr.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

Hea daffed his cooat, pidh it an a bushe, an begaan to peale a cooat, an zide,

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 3-5:

He took off his coat, put it on a bush, and began to beat the coat, and said,


taak

A scalte croowe coome an taak aam awye,

Thaar's no own aal to taak uz thaar.


baar

Wu canna baar to gow aveel,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 5:


praat

But aal a bys do leigh an praat,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 14:


zang

A laafe ing lemethès chote wel ta ba zang,

A leaf in tatters, I know well to be sung,


hev

God save ye Kinge, hev awaa ye platter."

1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, line 4:

[God save the King, heave away the platter.]


stampe

From Middle English stampen, from Old English stempan, from Proto-West Germanic *stampijan.

ye wake o'hopes ee-blighte, stampe na yer zwae be rare an lightzom.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 2-4:

the consequence of disappointed hopes, confirms your rule to be rare and enlightened.


hend

From Middle English henden, henten, from Old English *hendan, ġehendan, from Proto-West Germanic *handijan.


maak

Ochone! to fo shul Ich maak mee moan,

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 1:


trad

From Middle English tradde, from Old English tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan.

az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:

for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.


shoulde

From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċeolde.


thar

Dinna thar a dug.


gome

From Middle English gon, igon, from Old English gān, ġegān.

An awi gome her egges wi a wheel an car taape,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 6:

And away went her eggs, with the car overset.


needeth

From Middle English neden, from Old English nēodian.

proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:

proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.


looke

From Middle English loken, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn.


mought

From Middle English moghte, from Old English muhte, rare variant of Old English meahte, mihte (“might”).

Hea pryet ich mought na ha chicke or hen,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

He prayed I might not have chicken nor hen,


liest

From Middle English lien, from Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan.

"Swingale," co the umost, "thou liest well a rent,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 12:

"Swindle," said the other, "you know quite well,

Thou liest valse co secun that thou an ye thick

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 14:

You lie false, said the second, that you and your kid,


shule

From Middle English shoule, from Old English *sċufl.

An eachy tear ud shule a mill

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland


reade

From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rādan.


shet

From Middle English scheden, from Old English sċeādan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan.


mye

From Middle English mayen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.

Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:

May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.

At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.

That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.

Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:

Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:

At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.


lick

From Middle English liken, from Old English līcian, from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn.

Wourlok'd an anooree, lick lhuskès o' sheep.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:

Tumbled on one-another, like flocks of sheep.

To his sweethearth, an smack lick a dab of a brough.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 96:

To his sweetheart, and smacked like a slap of a shoe.


lick

From Middle English likken, from Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn.

Duggès an kauddès coome lick up a rhyme,

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 108:

Dogs and cats came to lick up the cream.


zeen

From Middle English sẹ̄nden, from Old English sendan, from Proto-West Germanic *sandijan.


vell

Th' heiftem o' pley vell all ing to lug;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:

The weight of the play fell into the hollow;

Zoo wough aul vell a-danceen; earch bye gae a poage

So we all fell a-dancing; each boy gave a kiss


b'

Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:

If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

Our eein wode b' mistern t' dearnt up ee skee.

Our eyes would be dazzled to look up to the sky.


leth

From Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan.

Leth it be; Leth aam.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


begaan

From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.

Hea daffed his cooat, pidh it an a bushe, an begaan to peale a cooat, an zide,

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 3-5:

He took off his coat, put it on a bush, and began to beat the coat, and said,


snite

From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijaną.

Hi kinket an keilt, ee vewe aam 'twode snite. Zim dellen harnothès w'aar nize ee reed cley;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:

They kicked and rolled, the few that appeared. Some digging earth-nuts with their noses in red clay;


daf

"If thou dinna gow on chul daf thee yola skien."

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 6:

"If you don't go on I'll strip your old skin."


goe

goe (third-person singular simple present gows, present participle goan, simple past waunt, past participle ee-go or gome)

gows (present singular third-person)
goan (participle present)
waunt (past)
ee-go (participle past)
gome (participle past)

From Middle English gon, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān.


gae

From Middle English gaf. Doublet of ya. Cognate with Scots gae (“gave”).

A portion ich gae her, was (it's now ich have ee-tolth)

1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:

The portion I gave her was (it's now I have told)


hyle

From Middle English helden, from Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan.


swinged

From Middle English swengen, from Old English swenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *swangwijan.


houle

From Middle English holden, from Old English healdan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan.


zeek

From Middle English seken, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan.


waant

From Middle English wanten, from Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.


waant

As ich waant draugh Bloomere's Knough,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 102:


blay

From Middle English blawen (“to blow; to bluster, scold”), from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāan.


mey

Nore zichel ne'er well, nowe, nore ne'er mey.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:

Nor such never will, no (now), nor never may.


griende

F. griende, heegh, neeghe, neen, peepeare.


deeth

Lickweese mee been deeth in aar heeve.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:


rize

From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan.

Th' ball want a cowlee, the gazb maate all rize;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:

The ball o'er shot the goal, the dust rose all about;


goan

Goan to glaade.

"Murreen leam, kish am." Ich aam goan maake mee will.

To my grief, I am a big old sow. I am going to make my will,


gow

Wu canna baar to gow aveel,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 5:

Wu canna gow to Ilone vaar,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 9:

Wu canna gow bee chapaal gaat,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 13:

Wu'll gow our wys to Chour Hill,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 17:


stholk

From Middle English stalken, from Old English *stealcian.


coale

* From Middle English colden, from Old English *caldian, cealdian.
* From Middle English cold, from Old English cald, from Proto-West Germanic *kald.


deen

From Middle English don (“to put”), from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn.

Deen theezil.


yive

Fad didn't thou cum t' ouz phen w'ad zumthin to yive?

1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:

[Why didn't you come to us when we had something to give?]


woode

From Middle English wolde (past tense of willen), from Old English wolde (past tense of willan).

Ar aany noor dhing at woode comfoort mee,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

Or any other thing that would comfort me,

Ich woode be pitcht ee kurkeen, ar zippeen, to a coolaan.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 106:

I would be poked into the mow or the stack up to the back of my head.


ishe

From early /iːsk/, from Middle English ix, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn.

Dinna ishe mee a raison.


wode

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:

Wode zar; mot, all arkagh var ee barnaugh-blowe,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 11, page 88:

Would serve; but, all eager for the barnagh-stroke,


lidge

Lidge w'ous.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


kiver

From Middle English keveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō.


dowst

Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 9:

Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"


beeth

From Middle English beth, from Old English biþ.

Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:

In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,


woul

From Middle English wullen, willen, welin, from Old English willan, wyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan.

Ich woul ich had.


draugh

Draugh a ooree, or Draugh a thooree.


brek

T' brek up ee bathès h' had na poustee;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 10, page 88:

To break up the goal they had not power;


teil

From Middle English eilen. Initial t- is a dental addition after /d/.

Fade teil.


rhin

From Middle English rennen, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.


daffed

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 3-5:


zeid

Well, gosp, c'hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;


raan

Hea raan awye del hea caame neeghe Burstheoune.

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 2-3:

He ran away until he came nigh to Bridgetown.


waz

az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:

for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.


huch

Huch nigher; y'art scuddeen; fartoo zo hachee?"

Come nearer; you're rubbing your back; why so ill tempered?"


peale

head

peale (simple past pealt, past participle ee-pealt or ee-pealthe)

pealt (past)
ee-pealt (participle past)
ee-pealthe (participle past)

From Middle English pelen (“to beat”), from Latin pellō, pellere.

Hea daffed his cooat, pidh it an a bushe, an begaan to peale a cooat, an zide,

He took off his coat, put it on a bush, and began to beat the coat, and said,


strooke

From Middle English stroke, from Old English strāc, from Proto-West Germanic *straik.

A vursth stroke hea strooke

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 108:


heve

From Middle English heven, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

Heve a dishen an trenshoorès awye, Shaneen;

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:

Heave the dishes and the trenchers away, little John;


doone

doone (second-person singular simple present doost, simple past did)

doost (present second-person singular)
did (past)

From Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn.

Shoo ya aam zim to doone, as w' be doone nowe;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:

She gave them some to do, as we are doing now;


taake

taake (simple past took, past participle ee-took)

From Middle English taken, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka.

Taake heed.


drieve

'choo'd drieve aam aul awye to Kie o' Cress Farnogue, an maake aam cry, 'Rotheda Palloake !' "

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 7-8:

I would drive them all away to the quay of Cross Farnogue, and make them cry, 'Rotten Palluck !' "


bidge

From Middle English biggen, from Old English bycġan (“to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom, procure, get done, sell”), from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną (“to buy”).


gows

Zyin "Thaar gows Peg an Moll an Kaat

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 15:

Saying "There goes Peg and Moll and Kate,

third-person singular present indicative of gow


bibbern

Aar gentrize ware bibbern, aamzil cou no stoane.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:

Their gentry were quaking, themselves could not stand.


skir

A verbal form derived from skee. Cognate with English sky (“to throw a ball extremely high”).

cog

Th' commanès t'rapple; th' ball skir an vlee;

The ball-clubs they rattled; the ball rose and flew;


ood

Ich ood.


zung

Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:

If we had any luck, our name would have been sung


yie

From Middle English yeven, yiven, from Old English ġiefan. Doublet of gee.

Y'oure w' thee crookeen, an yie mee thee hoane.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:

Give over your crossness, and give me your hand.


laupe

From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.


laay

F. daaily, faigh, gaay, haail, laay, paay, waaite.

E. daily, faith, gay, hail, lay, pay, wait.


scudden

Huck nigher, y'art scudden; fartoo zo haachee?

1927, “A YOLA ZONG”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 4:

Come nearer; you're shrugging, why so ill-tempered?


laave

From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan, from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan.


heech

head

heech (simple past heighed, past participle ee-height)

heighed (past)
ee-height (participle past)

From Middle English hechen (“to raise, lift up, build, erect; to go up, rise”).

inh

To put water into a pump to make the sucker work.


smele

From Middle English smele, smullen, from Old English *smellan.


zide

Adee! well zide, stuggoone, an thee raste o' graabache.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 100:

Ha! well said, (with thy) bad bread, and thy rest of garbage.

He zide hea'de help mee udh o' hoan

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:


zide

Ich zide [a] vethers o' mee cuck,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 102:


gazt

Licke a mope an a mile, he gazt ing a mize;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:

Like a fool in a mill, he looked in amazement;


maate

Th' ball want a cowlee, the gazb maate all rize;

The ball o'er shot the goal, the dust rose all about;

Aar was a gooude puddeen maate o bran.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:

Which maate mee hearth as coale as leed.


nouth

He at nouth fade t'zey, llean vetch ee man,

He that knows what to say, mischief fetch the man,

third-person singular present indicative of know


dellen

Zim dellen harnothès w'aar nize ee reed cley;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:

Some digging earth-nuts with their noses in red clay;


ameve

From Middle English ameven, borrowed from Old French amover.


baakoozee

baakooze (“oven”) + -ee (“verbal suffix”)


ee-go

ee- (“past participle prefix”) + go (“to go”)


aake

From Middle English aken, from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan. Cognate with Scots yawk.

Craneen t' thee wee aam, thee luggès shell aake.

Choking to thee with them. Thy ears shall ache.


bebber

From Middle English biveren. Cognate with English bever.


arnaauneen

/ɔːnɔːˈniːn/

Derived from Irish airneán (“sitting up late”) + een.


atheen

From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.


comfoort

*From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort.
*From Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortō

Ar aany noor dhing at woode comfoort mee,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

Or any other thing that would comfort me,


mulke

From Middle English mulke, melke, from Old English melcan, meolcan.

Mulke a beasthes.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


loothee

Derived from Middle English lewthe, from Old English hlēowþ.


coome

head

coome (simple past caame, past participle ee-cam)

From Middle English comen, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman.

Coome to thee met; Coome thee wyse.

Duggès an kauddès coome lick up a rhyme,

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 108:

Dogs and cats came to lick up the cream.

A scalte croowe coome an taak aam awye,

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 108:


zweal

From Middle English swelen, from Old English swelan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelan.


faade

From Middle English faden, from Old French fader. Cognate with Scots fede.

F. aake, faace, faade, glaade, laace, maake.


besmorth

From Middle English bi smeored, from Old English besmirwan, besmierwan (“to besmear”).


blauke

From Middle English blaken (“to frighten”), from Old English blācian (“to become pale”).


lhause

Lhause a dher.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 34:


waare

waare (third-person singular simple present weeireth, past participle ee-waare)

weeireth (present singular third-person)
ee-waare (participle past)

From Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan.


brough

From Middle English breoken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan.


buoyren

Possibly cognate with English bullying. Unetymological was influnced by Irish <úi> /uː/.


yarth

From Middle English art, from Old English eart.


caulthe

From Middle English callen, from Old English ceallian and Old Norse kalla, both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.


coardhed

The past participle of a verb *coardhe, from Irish cuardaigh (“to search”), from Middle Irish cúartaigid.

Coardhed an recoardhed.


cowdealeen

From unattested Middle English *skodlinge, metathesis of Middle English skoldinge. Initial s- was lost before /kuː/, compare keowe (“shove”).

A war cowdealeen wi ooree.


detch

From Middle English thacchen, from Old English þeċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan.


dansth

A peepeare struck ap; wough dansth aul in a ring;

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 96:

The piper struck up, we danced all in a ring,


delleen

From Middle English delvynge, from Old English delfung.


dearnt

From Middle English dernen, dærnen, from Old English dyrnan, diernan (“to keep secret, conceal, hide, restrain, repress, hide oneself”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to conceal”), from *darnī (“hidden, secret”).

inh

Our eein wode b' mistern t' dearnt up ee skee.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:

Our eyes would be dazzled to look up to the sky.


dhreeve

From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban.


deight

Ha deight ouse var gabble, tell ee zin go t'glade.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

You have put us in talk, 'till the sun goes to set.


dieeght

head

dieeght (past participle ee-deight or deight)

ee-deight (participle past)
deight (participle past)

From Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan.


egast

From Middle English agasten (“to terrify”).


eysthe

From early /iːskt/, from Middle English ixte.


egasted

From Middle English agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”).


gaame

* From Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman.
* From Middle English gamen, from Old English gamenian.

Go gaame abuth Forth, thou unket saalvache.

Go, make game about Forth, thou uncouth sloven.

Risheenearès! Leth aam gaame wee aar barish-amang,

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:

Snack-eaters! let them game, with their barley-mung.


gandelt

Than stalket, an gandelt, wie o! an gridane.

Then stalked and wondered, with oh! and with grief.


gandet

Borrowed from Irish gandal, from Old Irish ganndal (“gander”), borrowed from Old English ganra.


gnafeen

From Middle English gnaȝen (“to gnaw”), from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gnagan. Compare also Middle English gnaffed.

Gnafeen a beanes.


grieefeth

From Middle English greven, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō, gravāre.


grieend

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan.


haail

Haail Maree!


hawlse

From Middle English halsen (“to beseech”), from Old English hālsian, from Proto-West Germanic *hailisōn, *hailasōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (“to greet”). Compare dialectal English halse (“to beseech”).


kearnt

Cognate with English kerned (“projected”).


khimed

From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan.


kimmelt

From Middle English comeled, past participle of comelen, comblen (“to benumb”), from Old French combler, from Latin cumulō.


knouth

knouth (third-person singular simple present nouth, simple past knew)

nouth (present singular third-person)
knew (past)

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *knāan. Quotation should be analyzed as knou /nuː/ + Irish th /h/ + em /iːm/. This misspelling shows that these Yola speakers were often acquainted with Irish.

Ich knouth em.


kotch

From Middle English cacchen. Cognate with English cotch.

Mot earch oan to aar die. Ich mosth kotch a bat.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

But every one to his day. I must catch the bat.


laaye

From Middle English leyen, from Old English leċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan.


lhaungher

From early Middle English lengeren (“to lengthen, extend, stretch”). Equivalent to lhaung + -er (“frequentative verb suffix”).


lauckeen

An aar was a hundereth lauckeen vowre score.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 94:

And there was a hundred, lacking four score;


leiough

Leiough ut ee die.


leeigh

head

leeigh (present participle leeigheen or leigheen or leighen)

leeigheen (participle present)
leigheen (participle present)
leighen (participle present)

From Middle English leighȝen, from Old English hlæhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan.

At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.

That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.


lhygt

From Middle English ligt, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht.

Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:


luther

From earlier /lɛˈðiː/, from Middle English lether, from Old English leþer, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą. Cognate with English leather (verb).

A plaauge apan Portheare! Hea'de luther me waal,

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 106:

A plague upon Porter, he'd hide me well,


marreet

Hea marreet dear Phielim to his sweet Jauane.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 94:

He married dear Phelim to his sweet Joan.


maake

maake (third-person singular maakes, simple past maate, past participle ee-maate)

maakes (singular third-person)
maate (past)
ee-maate (participle past)

From Middle English maken, from Old English makian, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. Cognate with Scots meakke.

Maake wye.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 55:

To maake a quingokee.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 50:

To fho shall ich maake mee redress?

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:

"Murreen leam, kish am." Ich aam goan maake mee will.

To my grief, I am a big old sow. I am going to make my will,

To maake a kuingokee.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 108:


mistern

From Middle English misten, from Old English mistian. Cognate with English misting.


multh

From Middle English multe (“be tender, grow compassionate”), from Old English meltan, from Proto-West Germanic *meltan.


multh

Na speen to be multh, nar flaase to be shaure.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:

no teat to be milked, nor fleece to be shorn.


paay

head

paay (simple past paait, past participle ee-pait)

From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier, from Latin pācāre.

A near a haapney to paay a peepeare.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:


keilt

Hi kinket an keilt, ee vewe aam 'twode snite.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:

They kicked and rolled, the few that appeared.


returnth

From Middle English returnen, from Anglo-Norman returner.

Zoo wough aul returnth hime, contented an gaay,

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:

So we all returned home, contented and gay,


rooze

From Middle English rousen, from Anglo-Norman reuser, ruser.


scuddeen

Huck nigher; y'art scuddeen; fartoo zo hachee?

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:

Come nearer; you're rubbing your back; why so ill tempered?


starth

From Middle English starten, from Old English styrtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan.


sthoane

sthoane (third-person singular stondeth)

From Middle English stonden, from Old English standan, from Proto-West Germanic *standan.


sthoan

F. broan, eeloan, hoan, loan, sthoan, sthroan.

E. brand, island, hand, land, stand, strand.

Alternative form of sthoane (“to stand”)


stoane

Aamezil cou no stoane.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 32:


straayd

From Middle English strayen, from Old French estraier.


streu

From Middle English striven, from Old French estriver.


taape

An awi gome her egges wi a wheel an car taape,

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

And away went her eggs, with the car overset.


teap

to tip, toss, overturn, tumble one another about.


theene

Theene a dher.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 34:


thif

From Middle English syflen, from Old French sifler.


threeve

From Middle English thryven, from Old Norse þrífa, from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną.

Mee piggès, mee geearthès, nor nodhing threeve,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:


tolth

From Middle English tolde, talde, from Old English tealde.


tyshe

From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan.


understhoane

From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan.


vargee

From Middle English forgiven, from Old English forġiefan.


varreet

From Middle English foryeten, from Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan.


vlee

From Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan.

Th' commanès t'rapple; th' ball skir an vlee;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:

The ball-clubs they rattled; the ball rose and flew;


waaite

Wee aar lhaung vlealès an pikkès, to waaite apan a breede.

With their long flails and picks, to wait upon the bride.


weithe

weithe (second-person singular simple present weithest)

weithest (present second-person singular)


wiethe

wiethe (second-person singular simple present wiethest, present participle wietheen or wytheen, simple past wiethed)

wiethest (present second-person singular)
wietheen (participle present)
wytheen (participle present)
wiethed (past)

From Middle English waiten (“to look at, behold”), from Anglo-Norman waiter.


woorkt

From Middle English werken, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan.


wullow

From Middle English walwen, from Old English wealwian, from Proto-West Germanic *walwijan.


zarve

head

zarve (simple past zarth or saareth, past participle ee-sarith)

zarth (past)
saareth (past)
ee-sarith (participle past)

From Middle English sarven, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō.


zey

zey (present participle zien, simple past zide or zaid)

zien (participle present)
zide (past)
zaid (past)

From Middle English seien, from Old English seċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan.

Th' cowlee-man, fausteen, zey well 'twas ee-naate.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:

The goal-keeper, trembling, said well 'twas intended them.


zey

Zitch vezzeen, tarvizzeen, 'tell than w'ne'er zey.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:

Such driving, and struggling, 'till then we ne'er saw.


blayeen

Zitch blakeen, an blayeen, fan ee ball was ee-drowe!

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:

Such bawling and shouting, when the ball was thrown!


drowe

drowe (simple past drowe, past participle ee-drowe)

From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan.


drowe

From Middle English threw, from Old English þrēow, from Proto-West Germanic *þrē.

Ich drowe ham.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


leeesth

Thou leeesth if thou wasth Saan Vinteen, an Saan Vinteen agyne.

Thou liest if thou wast St. Finton, and St. Finton again.

second-person singular present indicative of lee


pideff

third-person singular present indicative of pidh


trolleen

More trolleen, an yalpeen, an moulteen away.

More rolling and spewing, and pining away.


weeireth

third-person singular present indicative of waare


zent

Shoo zent him o' die.

Shoo zent him anoor die a gozleen to keep;

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 108:

She sent him another day the goslings to keep;


wiethest

second-person singular present indicative of wiethe


geeth

Geeth hea aught?

third-person singular present indicative of get


doost

Doost thou know fidi is a hamaron?

second-person singular present indicative of doone


wasth

Thou leeesth if thou wasth Saan Vinteen, and Saan Vinteen agyne.


lidg'd

Wough lidg'd.


ee-pealt

Ee-pealt a mydhe.


ee-teap'd

A truckle is ee-teap'd.


weithest

Th' weithest.

second-person singular present indicative of weithe


baagchoosee

The spelling gch developed from Irish gc /g/.

Wich ad wough bethther kwingokee or baagchoosee vursth?

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 78:

Whether had we better churn or bake first?


gosp

Well, gosp, c'hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 84:

Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;

Come w' ouse, gosp Learry, theezil an Melchere;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:

Come with us, gossip Larry, yourself and Miles;


ee-pit

At by mizluck was ee-pit t'drive in.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:


ee-daff

Zitch vaperreen, an shimmereen, fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!

Such vapouring and glittering when stript in their shirts!


ee-teight

Mot w'all aar boust, hi soon was ee-teight

But with all their bravado they were soon taught


ee-height

At aar errone was var ameing 'ar 'ngish ee-height.

That their errand was aiming to bring anguish upon them.


ee-maate

Many a bra draught by Tommeen was ee-maate;


ee-naate

From Middle English neden, from Old English nīedan.


caame

Than caame ee shullereen, ee teap an corkite;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:

Then came the shouldering, tossing, and tumbling;

Up caame ee ball, an a dap or a kewe

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 11, page 88:

Hea raan awye del hea caame neeghe Burstheoune.

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 2-3:

He ran away until he came nigh to Bridgetown.


sthone

F. brone, eelone, hone, lone, sthone, sthrone.

E. brand, island, hand, land, stand, strand.


cry't

From Middle English crien, from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre.

Na, now or neveare! w' cry't t' Tommeen,

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:


wourlok'd

Wourlok'd an anooree, lick lhuskès o' sheep.

Tumbled on one-another, like flocks of sheep.


gother

Past of *gether, from Middle English gederen, from Old English gaderian, from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn.

A clugercheen gother: all, ing pile an in heep,

A crowd gathered up: all, in pile and in heap,


cam'

Oore hart cam' t' oore mouth, an zo w' all ee green;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 10, page 88:

Our hearts came to our mouth, and so with all in the green;


broughet

An broughet ee stell, ing a emothee knaghane.


licke

Licke a mope an a mile, he gazt ing a mize;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:

Like a fool in a mill, he looked in amazement;


stalket

Than stalket, an gandelt, wie o! an gridane.

Then stalked and wondered, with oh! and with grief.


ee-smort

Oore joys all ee-smort ing a emothee knaghane.

Our joys are all smothered in a pismire-hill.


zunk

From Middle English synken, from Old English sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan. Cognate with dialectal English sunk (“past of sink”).

cog

past of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">sink</i>

W' vengem too hard, he zunk ee commane,

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867

With venom too hard, he sunk his bat-club,

Yet spite o hays praachin a mugges thaaye zunk.

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Yet spite of his preaching they emptied the jugs.


ee-pait

Ha-ho! be mee coshes, th'ast ee-pait it, co Joane;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:

Hey-ho! by my conscience, you have paid it, quoth John;


pleast

Jaane got leigheen; shoo pleast aam all, fowe?

Joan set them a laughing, she pleased them all, how?


zpeed

From Middle English speden, from Old English spēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *spōdijan.

Zo bless all oore frends, an God zpeed ee plowe.

So bless all our friends, and God speed the plough.


maade

Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye did zee.

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 94:

Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you did see.


ee-mixt

From Middle English *mixen, from Old English *mixian, from Proto-West Germanic *miskēn.

Aar was lhaung kaayle an nettles, ee-mixt wee prasaugh buee,

There was long kale and nettles, mingled with yellow-weed,


ee-laaide

Aar was a muskawn o buthther ee-laaide apan hoat shruaanès,

There was a great heap of butter laid upon hot scraps,


ee-zet

Raree met in plathearès, ee-zet in a rooe,

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:

There was choice meat in platters, set in a row,


ee-sarith

An gooude usquebaugh ee-sarith uth in cooanès.

And good whiskey served out in wooden cans.


parthet

Zoo wough kisth, an wough parthet; earch man took his laave;

1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:

So we kissed and we parted, each man took his leave;


griefte

An a boor lithel breedegroom waithed wonderfullee griefte.

And the poor dirty bridegroom looked wondrously grieved.


kisth

From Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan.


ee-halt

From Middle English y-halt, past participle of Middle English halt.

[Wee] vaate apan vaate a met-borde was ee-halt.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 98:

[With vat upon vat a meat-borde was held.]


ee-brougkt

From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan. Compare Middle English broucte (“brought”).

Trippeathès an brand-eyrons war ee-brougkt to a big breal.

[Trippets and brandirons were brought to the large fire.]


ee-felt

From Middle English i-felled, from Old English ġefylled.

Tibbès an crockès wee drink war ee-felt.

[Tubs and crocks were filled with drink.]


ee-rid

Amang wefty jhemes, 'cha jeist ee-rid apan.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

Among cobwebby scraps, I have just alighted (rid) on.


rumcht

From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”).

Ayenst zim vartful ropeare at a rumcht ouse avar.

Against some wanton ranter that has raved (at) us before.

Speaking badly, at random, from rumch'd (tumbled or tossed).


eighthest

Thou ne'er eighthest buskès, white palskès, breede-kaake;

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 100:

Thou never eatedst spiced bread, white palskes, bride-cake.

second-person singular present indicative of eight


ee-tolth

A portion ich gae her, was (it's now ich have ee-tolth)

1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:

The portion I gave her was (it's now I have told)


liveen

Mee cuck was liveen michty well,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:


ee-happen'd

Faade ee-happen'd mee lauthest Gooude Vreedie.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:


ee-left

Neen chickès have hea ee-left vatherless.

Aar was nodhing ee-left mot a heade,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 102:


pryet

Hea pryet ich mought na ha chicke or hen,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

He prayed I might not have chicken nor hen,


vlew

Hea zed mee cuck vlew in a aare.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:


mosth

From Middle English moste, from Old English mōste.

'Cham afear'd ich mosth cress a Shanaan,

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:

Mot earch oan to aar die. Ich mosth kotch a bat.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

But every one to his day. I must catch the bat.


vear'd

Vear'd nodhing mot Portheare. Na skeine e'er ee-waare.

1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:

I feared nothing but Porter. No skein I ever wore.


ee-waare

Derived from Middle English ware (“wore”).


eee-marreet

Eee-marreet a slouck.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 108:


knockt

From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, from Proto-West Germanic *knokōn.

Hea took up a lounnick, an knockt udh aar bryne.

1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 108:

He took up the churn-dash and knock'd out their brain.


ee-pealthe

Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe.

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 1-2:

At St.Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.


hadh

From Middle English had, ad, from Old English hæfde, from Proto-West Germanic *habd-.

If ich hadh Peeougheen a Buch, Meyleare a Slut, Peedher Ghiel-laaune, an Jackeen Bugaaune,

1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 5-6:

If I had Hugh the Buck, Meyler the Sloven, Peter the Smart Man, and John Boggan,


wullaw

Caulès will na get to wullaw to-die.

1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:


ee-dighte

wi vengem o' core t'gie oure zense o' ye gradès whilke be ee-dighte wi yer name;

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 6-7:

to pour forth from the strength of our hearts, our sense of the qualities which characterise your name,


dwytheth

Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:

In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,

Mang ourzels——var wee dwytheth an Irelonde az ure generale haime——

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 14-15:

Unto ourselves——for we look on Ireland to be our common country——


ee-spant

unnere fose fatherlie zwae oure daiez be ee-spant,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 11-12:

under whose paternal rule our days are spent;


ee-mate

y'ast, bie ractzom o'honde, ee-delt t'ouz ye laas ee-mate var ercha vassale, ne'er dwythen na dicke waie nar dicka.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 16-18:

you have with impartial hand ministered the laws made for every subject, without regard to this party or that.


ee-kent

From Middle English kennen, from Old English cennan, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan.

az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:

for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.


ee-delt

From Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan.


dwyth

head

dwyth (present participle dwythen, simple past dwytheth)

dwythen (participle present)
dwytheth (past)

d- + wiethe. Unetymological was added to distinguish it from waaite (“to attend”).

Wee dwyth ye ane fose dais be gien var ee gudevare o'ye londe ye zwae,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 18-19:

We behold in you one whose days are devoted to the welfare of the land you govern,


zwae

From Middle English swẹ̄ (“to carry”), from Old Norse sveigja, from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną.
The attested senses are a semantic loan from English sway; presumably this word had unattested senses directly inherited from Middle English.


ee-cam

Ye pace——yea, we mai zei, ye vaste pace whilke bee ee-stent owr ye londe zince th'ast ee-cam,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 21-23:

The peace——yes, we may say the profound peace—which overspreads the land since your arrival,


ee-stent

A corruption derived from Middle English extent (“extended”), past participle of Middle English extenden.


proo'th

From Middle English proven, from Old English prōfian (“to esteem, regard as, evince, try, prove”) and Old French prover (“to prove”).

inh

proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:

proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.


displayte

From Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Medieval Latin displicō, displicāre.


ee-blighte

ye wake o'hopes ee-blighte, stampe na yer zwae be rare an lightzom.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 2-4:

the consequence of disappointed hopes, confirms your rule to be rare and enlightened.


dellt

Na oure gladès ana whilke we dellt wi' mattoke, an zing t'oure caulès wi plou,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 6-8:

In our valleys where we were digging with the spade, or as we whistled to our horses in the plough,


shorne

shorne o'lournagh an ee-vilt wi benisons, an yerzel an oure gude Zovereine,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 12-14:

free from melancholy and full of blessings, for yourself and our good Sovereign,


ee-bond

Wi Irishmen owre generale hopes be ee-bond——

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 9-10:

With Irishmen our common hopes are inseparably bound up——


praie

w'oul daie an ercha daie, our meines an oure gurles, praie var long an happie zins,

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 11-12:

we will daily and every day, our wives and our children, implore long and happy days,


avancet

From Middle English avauncen, from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre.

Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.

1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:

Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.


cazed

From Middle English causen, from Old French causer, from Latin causāre.


zhoulthered

Fan a truckle ee zhoulthered too nigh upa ditch.

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 4:

When the car it moved too near to the ditch.


fighed

Thick besom fighed a spagh wi kick an a blaake,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 5:

[The stupid kid figged the spoke], with a kick and a bleat,


zhoult

head

zhoult (simple past zhoulthered, past participle ee zhoulthered)

zhoulthered (past)
ee zhoulthered (participle past)

From Middle English shoten, from Old English sċēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan.
For vowel development, see /ɔː/ in eshoethet, /ɔɫ/ in esholthet and /ʊɫ/ in ee zhoulthered.

Thaye zhoult upan oother at high Thurns o Cullpaak,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 2:

They met one another at the high towers of Colepeak.


ztudied

From Middle English studien, from Old French estudier.

Shu ztaared an shu ztudied hi near parshagh moan,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 7:

She stared and she studied by the other passive woman,


clappu

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *clæppan. The unetymological -u was added to separate consonants.

Shu ztaared, clappu her baashes an up wi punaan,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 8:

She stared, clapped her palms, and up with lament,


meigh

Zien, "a blaak vall, a blaak vall, Ich meigh vella knew,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 9:

Saying "a black fall, a black fall——I might well have known,


ztaared

From Middle English staren, from Old English starian, from Proto-West Germanic *starēn.


galshied

Metathesis from Middle English glasyd, past of glacen (“to glide”).

Van a vierd durst a bargher an a haar galshied too,

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 10:

When a weasel crossed the road, and a hare gazed at me too,


haghed

Maa bee haghed i more caar an angish than Ich."

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 15:

May be upset in more care and hardship than I."


a kernt

A big daal a masled, slavaak an a kernt.

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 13:

A big lot were rotten, dirty and half-hatched.


yart

Ochone! Jone, thee yart deed.

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 4:


ee-drent

An Brogeen ee-dreut in a well o Caam Stone.

1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 130, line 5:

And 'Brogeen' drowned in the well of Camstone.


caars

From Middle English caren, from Old English carian, from Proto-West Germanic *karōn.

Vo no own caars fadere betides

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 3:


vish

From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳsċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan.

An vish aal vellas wi a deel.

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 7:


zyin

Zyin "Thaar gows Peg an Moll an Kaat

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 15:

Saying "There goes Peg and Moll and Kate,


yux

From Middle English ʒixin, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”).

An thaar zit down an yux our vill,

1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 18:


heighed

Thaay heighed upa Buckeen twi hours avar dawn,

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 2:

They mounted on Buckeen two hours before dawn.


pooked

Fan Buckeen hay pooked lik own thing mad.

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 4:

When Buckeen he jumped like a thing mad.


paaced

From Middle English pacen, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre.

Thaay paaced awi up to tha Cross o Shad

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 3:

They paced away up to the Cross of the Shad,


freightened

freightened (past participle ee freightened)

From Middle English fryghten, from Old English fyrhtan.

'Tus a gearded ee freightened Billeen's yola caule.

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 12:

'Twas a goat that frightened Billy's old caule (horse).


feight

From Early Middle English fæhte, from Old English feahte.

Fan the loughraan itzel feight e big bawl,

1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 11:

simple past of vetch (“to utter (a sigh)”)


zaid

"Gud bless thee mee gurles," hay zaid, "own an aal."

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 7:

"God bless you, my children," he said, "one and all."

An Vather Deruse zaid "Let no one get drunk."

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 11:

Father Devereux said, "Let no one get drunk."


scraaped

From Middle English scrapen, from Old English scrapian, from Proto-West Germanic *skrapōn.

An a videl a scraaped by blind Billy Mylere,

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 14:

And a fiddle scraped by blind Billy Meyler,


shudled

Alteration of Middle English *schudeled, past of schuderin (“to tremble”), from Middle Dutch schudderen or Middle Low German schodderen.

A vidler hay shudled wi hade to a vall

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 17:

The fiddler he staggered with his head to the wall,


smithered

An smithered hays videl, bow, strings an al;

1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 18:

And smashed his fiddle, bow, strings and all;


owze

From Middle English wosen, from Old English wōsan.


plaase

From Middle English plesen, from Old French plere, from Latin placeō.

When ye Lord plaase, He ma mend this,

1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, line 2:

[When the Lord please, He may mend this,]


maakes

Gin we have no mo' maate, it maakes no mo' matter,

1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, line 3:

[If we have no more meat, it makes no more matter,]

third-person singular present indicative of maake


lackin

Th'ar was a hunnert, lackin a score,

1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:


sholthet

E' sholthet ownanoree

1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX, page 130:


didn'st

Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?

[Why didn't you come to us on some other day?]


ee-deight

and sometimes to the participle, as "ee-deight."

C. W. Russell, On the Inhabitants and Dialects of Barony of Forth in the County of Wexford


'ote

From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. Cognate with English wot.

Ich 'ote.

1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:


dosth

Doost na.


'as

Ich 'as.


ee-kearnt

Banès is ee-kearnt.

Beans are beginning to ripen in the pod.


ee-kimmelt

Mee hoanès is ee-kimmelt.


ee-runt

Mee coat is ee-runt.


recoardhed

/ɾɛkɔːˈdiːd/

Coardhed an recoardhed.


ee-took

FOR LOSS O' HIS CUCK AT WAS EE-TOOK BE A VOX.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:

FOR LOSS OF HIS COCK THAT WAS TAKEN BY A FOX.


esholthet

Esholthet own anoree

1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:


masled

Derived from Irish maslaigh (“to dishonor”).

der+

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 13:

A big lot were rotten, dirty and half-hatched.


stondeth

Riseth up, Sir Preest, and stondeth by me.

[Rises up, Sir Priest, and stands by me.]

third-person singular present indicative of sthoane


eshoethet

Eshoethet own anoree


a rumcht

/iːˈɾʊmt͡ʃt/

Ayenst zim vartful ropeare at a rumcht ouse avar.

1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

Against some wanton ranter that has raved (at) us before.


eepit

Tommeen was eepit t' drive in


y-clep'd

GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY.


ee zhoulthered

/iːʒʊɫˈtiːd/

/iːʃɔɫˈtiːt/

/iːʃɔːˈtiːt/

Fan a truckle ee zhoulthered too nigh upa ditch.

1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 4:

When the car it moved too near to the ditch.


e' sholthet

E' sholthet ownanoree


zetteen

From Middle English settynge, equivalent to zet + -een.