alannah
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of alannah
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Example Sentences
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"I 'm coming, sir!" cried Darby, standing up; and holding out his hand to me, he called out,—"Tom, alannah, lead me down stairs."
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
And now, what can I do for you, Nora alannah?
From Light O' the Morning by Meade, L. T.
“Bad was the bist then, alannah, bad cess to it!” said he.
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham
“For there’s the baste that did you all the damage, an’ we’ll soon pull you up, alannah, with that ugly paice of mischief out of the way, sure!”
From The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea by Austin, Henry
"Speak to the doctor, Jimmy alannah, and tell him the way you are."
From Lady Bountiful by Birmingham, George A.
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