Weisforthe

Yola

Alternative forms

• Weiseford, Weiseforde, Weiesforde

Etymology

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːzˈɸɔːt/, /wiːzˈɸɔːd/

Proper noun

Weisforthe

1. Wexford
   • 1867, “Prologue”, in CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114:

     Ye soumissive Spakeen o'ouz Dwelleres o' Baronie Forthe, Weisforthe.

     The humble Address of the Inhabitants of the Barony of Forth, Wexford.

References

• 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 114