dwy

Also dwigh,

[dwahy]

noun

Newfoundland Dialect.

plural

dwies 

1. a gusty flurry or shower; a brief squall or storm accompanied by precipitation: nothing more than a little rain dwy.

   the last dwies of winter;

   nothing more than a little rain dwy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dwy¹

First recorded in 1860–65; compare dialectal (Isle of Wight) dwyes “eddies” and (Wiltshire, Hampshire) twy “coastal squall”; further origin unknown

Example Sentences

Barbers Dwy Rice and Seth Gregory had the free haircut idea and want to organize future events to help the community.

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Glofa Lewis Merthyr, Cwm Rhondda, oedd wedi cau dwy flynedd ynghynt yn 1983.

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Then going up to the man, I put my right fore-finger very near to his nose, and said, “Dwy o iaith dwy o wyneb; two languages, two faces, friend!”

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They also supply "Cœr Leon," or "Dwfyr Dwy," and render their meaning into "the city of the Legion on the Dee," from its connection with that people.

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Ac unmab Madawc, enwawg Dudur hael, Hawl bleiddiad, lleiddiad, lluch ar ysgyr, Deu arwreidd, deu lew, yn eu cyngyr, Deu arial dywal dau fab Ynyr, Dau rydd yn nydd cad eu cyfergyr, Cyfargor diachor camp diachyr, Arfod llewod gwrdd, gwrddwan cadwyr, Aer gunieid, lunieid, coch eu hongyr, Treis erwyr yn ffwyr ffaw ehegyr, Trei eu dwy aesawr dan un ystyr, Gorfu gwynt gwaeddfan uch glan glasfyr, Gorddwy clau tonnau Talgarth ystyr.

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