joyes
Yola
[edit]Noun
[edit]joyes
- Alternative form of joees
- 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:
- Y'ar welcome hartille, yar welcome, joyes.
- [You're welcome heartily, you're welcome, joys.]
References
[edit]- 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 130