Weisforthe

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Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally inlet of the mudflats).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wiːzˈɸɔːt/, /wiːzˈɸɔːd/

Proper noun

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Weisforthe

  1. Wexford
    • 1867, “Prologue”, in CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114:
      Ye soumissive Spakeen o'ouz Dwelleres o' Baronie Forthe, Weisforthe.
      The humble Address of the Inhabitants of the Barony of Forth, Wexford.

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 114