meigh
Yola
Etymology
From Old English meahte and mihte, from magan, whence English may.
Verb
meigh
- might
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 9:
- Ich meigh.
- I might.
Related terms
- mye
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129