sorr

See also: SORR

English

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of sir.

Noun

sorr (plural sorrs)

1. (Ireland) Pronunciation spelling of sir.
   • 1912, William Hope Hodgson, Carnacki, The Ghost Finder‎^[1]:

     "'I tell ye, sorr,' he told him, tis of no use at all, thryin' ter reclaim ther castle.

   • 1916, Boyd Cable (Ernest Andrew Ewart), Action Front‎^[2]:

     No, sorr--yes, sorr," said Clancy hurriedly, and then more slowly, in neat adoption of the remarks he had just heard: "Leastways, sorr, I was just afther wondering if you had heard anything of this tale of a German Gineral lying out there on the ground beyanst." "

   • 1888, William Henry Hurlbert, Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)‎^[3]:

     "A foine day it is, sorr," said our jarvey as we took our seats on the car.

Anagrams

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