dwy

American  

[dwahy] / dwaɪ /

Also dwigh,

noun

Newfoundland Dialect.

dwies plural

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.

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Etymology

Origin of dwy

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2018

"Now, my lad, we'll go and get dwy," he said to Petya.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

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!”

From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by Borrow, George Henry

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

From Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by Borrow, George Henry

An' nen he dwy up laughin'—kindo' mad— An' say "W'y, my name's Squidjicum," he says.

From A Child-World by Riley, James Whitcomb