vearnee

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English ferny, equivalent to vearne +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /viːˈniː/, /ɸiːˈniː/

Adjective

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vearnee

  1. ferny
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Vearnee-hile.
      Ferny hill.

References

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  • 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 74