theezil
Appearance
Yola
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English thyself, from Old English þīnes selfes.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]theezil
- thyself, yourself, or thee
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 33:
- Deen theezil.
- Dress thyself.
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:
- Come w' ouse, gosp Learry, theezil an Melchere;
- Come with us, gossip Larry, yourself and Miles;
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 72