ingsaury

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

ingsaury

  1. sorrowful
    Synonym: milonach
    • 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