neileare

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English nedlere; equivalent to neal +‎ -eare.

Noun

neileare

  1. needler
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
      Ingsaury neileare (pidh?) his niz outh o' harr.
      J——N—— put his nose out of socket.

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 100
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