dher

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Etymology

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From Middle English dur, from Old English duru, from Proto-West Germanic *dur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dher

  1. door
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 34:
      Lhause a dher; Theene a dher.
      Open the door; Shut the door.
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 72:
      Tine a dher.
      Close the door.

References

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  • 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 34