A Word in Your Ear"A companion volume to The Words We Use, this book collects many unusual words, phrases and definitions which have given joy and pleasure to readers of the author's Irish Times column of the last few years. Drawing on his own wit, a wide range of sources and the inspiration of his readers, this collection clearly illustrates the author's delight in language and his passion for words. This book should bring much joy and amusement to young and old alike."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
Whitherate Feck Gandermonth 39 HolyawnLeeawn ShebinockSheelafeeka | 9 |
Ulster Scots 40 Skidaddle | 10 |
Gallivanting Dub Fowt FooGombeen 42 Douce Ramsack Fardel | 11 |
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Common terms and phrases
American Antrim bauchle bawd blather Burns busk caff called Carlow century Christmas clamper Clare comes from Old Cornwall coup cowl dialect dictionaries dialect word Dinneen Donegal Dorset douce Dublin expression fordel found in Scotland gang girl gloss glossary gobbets Hence Holyawn interesting word Ireland Irish word Kilkenny know the origin lady late Latin letter Limerick lives lovely Mary means meant mess Middle English Monaghan mother naughty north of Ireland northern England noun Ó Dónaill Old English Old French Old High German Old Norse old word once Oxford Peadar O'Donnell person phrase Piers Plowman query Raheny recently related to Old Scotland Scots Gaelic Scots word sent Seumus MacManus Shakespeare shires slang slush spelled sure survives tells term things told Ulster Ulster Scots variant vennels verb wants to know Waterford west Cork Wexford Wicklow woman wonder writes Yorkshire young