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#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1867|chapter=A YOLA ZONG|number=6|title=SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY|passage=Th' cowlee-man, fausteen, zey well ''''twas''' ee-naate.|translation=The goal-keeper, trembling, said well ''''twas''' intended them.}} |
#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1867|chapter=A YOLA ZONG|number=6|title=SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY|passage=Th' cowlee-man, fausteen, zey well ''''twas''' ee-naate.|translation=The goal-keeper, trembling, said well ''''twas''' intended them.}} |
Revision as of 07:58, 27 August 2022
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /twɒz/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /twʌz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒz, -ʌz
Contraction
’twas
- (archaic or poetic) Contraction of it was.
- 1779, John Newton, “Amazing Grace”:
- ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, / […]
- 1823, perhaps Clement Clarke Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”:
- ’Twas the night before Christmas, […]
- 1871, Lewis Carroll, “Jabberwocky”, in Through the Looking-Glass:
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
- 2012 May 8, “Noble Knight Artorigus”, in Galactic Overlord, Konami:
- ’Twas the first of many feats so great,
A legend through and through. We sing of him,
Artorigus, the Noble and the brave.
- 1779, John Newton, “Amazing Grace”:
Antonyms
See also
- 'twere, 'tweren't
- 'tis, 'tisn't
- 'twill/'tshall/it'll, 'twon't
- 'twould/'twou'd, 'twouldn't/'twou'dn't
Anagrams
Yola
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction
'twas
- it was
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6:
- Th' cowlee-man, fausteen, zey well 'twas ee-naate.
- The goal-keeper, trembling, said well 'twas intended them.
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 86
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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/ɒz
- Rhymes:English/ɒz/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ʌz
- Rhymes:English/ʌz/1 syllable
- English non-lemma forms
- English contractions
- English terms with archaic senses
- English poetic terms
- English terms with quotations
- English aphetic forms
- Yola compound terms
- Yola non-lemma forms
- Yola contractions
- Yola terms with quotations