crookeen

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Middle English crouken (“to groan”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruːˈkiːn/, /ˈkruːkən/

Noun

crookeen

  1. crossness, peevishness
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:
      Y'oure w' thee crookeen, an yie mee thee hoane.
      Give over your crossness, and give me your hand.

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 32
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