valleat

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

vall (“fall on”) +‎ heade (“head”). Compare vorreat (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalɛːt/, /ˈvɔlɛːt/

Noun

valleat

  1. A kerchief for the head.

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 74
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