to-smotherin'
Yola
editEtymology
editDerived from Middle English smorþering.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editto-smotherin'
- Expressing discomfort from short breathing.
- THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD:
- " I'm to-smotherin', "
- THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD:
References
edit- 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 137