ivery

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See also: Ivery

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ivery (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of every

Usage notes[edit]

  • Imitating an Irish accent.

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ivery

  1. Alternative form of yvory

Yola[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ē̆verich.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪvˈɾiː/, /ɛˈɾiːt͡ʃ/, /ɛvˈɾiːt͡ʃ/

Determiner[edit]

ivery

  1. every
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 94:
      Ye be welcome, hearthillee, ivery oan.
      You are heartily welcome, every one.

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 48
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