theezil

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Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English thyself, from Old English þīnes selfes.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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theezil

  1. 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

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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 72