ingsaury

Yola

Etymology

From ing (“in”) + Middle English sory (“sorry”). Compare also Middle English insorwen (“to be in pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːnsɔːˈɾiː/

Adjective

ingsaury

1. sorrowful
   • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:

     Ingsaury neileare (pidh?) his niz outh o' harr.

     J——N—— put his nose out of socket.

References

• 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 100