galshied

Yola

Etymology

Metathesis from Middle English glasyd, past of glacen (“to glide”). Compare also hol (“from Middle English hlouen”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔːɫˈʃiːd/

Verb

galshied

  1. passed
    • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 10:
      Van a vierd durst a bargher an a haar galshied too,
      When a weasel crossed the road, and a hare gazed at me too,

References
  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129
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