byrlady
byrlady interjection: used as an exclamation of surprise or anger.
Interjection
- Used as an exclamation of surprise or anger.
- Ayoong Heyre […] falles in a quarrelling humor with his fortune, because she made him not King of the Indies, and sweares and stares after ten in the hundreth, that nere a such Pesant as his Father or brother shall keepe him vnder, hee will to the sea and teare the gold out of the Spaniards throats...1592, Thomas Nash, Pierce Penilesse his Supplication to the Diuell
- Byrlady, a shrewd business and a dangerous!1657, Thomas Middleton, More Dissemblers Besides Women, act 3, scene 2; republished in The Works of Thomas Middleton, volume 3, London: Edward Lumley, 1840, page 600
Forms of byrlady
| alternative form | ber Lady |
|---|---|
| alternative form | berlady |
| alternative form | birladie |
| alternative form | by'r Lady |
| alternative form | by'r lady |
Origin of byrlady
Blend of by + our + lady.
Questions about byrlady
- What does byrlady mean?
- Byrlady means used as an exclamation of surprise or anger.
- What part of speech is byrlady?
- Byrlady is an interjection.
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