CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALLYRAG
PRESENT
Present
I ballyrag
you ballyrag
he/she/it ballyrags
we ballyrag
you ballyrag
they ballyrag
Present continuous
I am ballyragging
you are ballyragging
he/she/it is ballyragging
we are ballyragging
you are ballyragging
they are ballyragging
Present perfect
I have ballyragged
you have ballyragged
he/she/it has ballyragged
we have ballyragged
you have ballyragged
they have ballyragged
Present perfect continuous
I have been ballyragging
you have been ballyragging
he/she/it has been ballyragging
we have been ballyragging
you have been ballyragging
they have been ballyragging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I ballyragged
you ballyragged
he/she/it ballyragged
we ballyragged
you ballyragged
they ballyragged
Past continuous
I was ballyragging
you were ballyragging
he/she/it was ballyragging
we were ballyragging
you were ballyragging
they were ballyragging
Past perfect
I had ballyragged
you had ballyragged
he/she/it had ballyragged
we had ballyragged
you had ballyragged
they had ballyragged
Past perfect continuous
I had been ballyragging
you had been ballyragging
he/she/it had been ballyragging
we had been ballyragging
you had been ballyragging
they had been ballyragging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ballyrag
you will ballyrag
he/she/it will ballyrag
we will ballyrag
you will ballyrag
they will ballyrag
Future continuous
I will be ballyragging
you will be ballyragging
he/she/it will be ballyragging
we will be ballyragging
you will be ballyragging
they will be ballyragging
Future perfect
I will have ballyragged
you will have ballyragged
he/she/it will have ballyragged
we will have ballyragged
you will have ballyragged
they will have ballyragged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ballyragging
you will have been ballyragging
he/she/it will have been ballyragging
we will have been ballyragging
you will have been ballyragging
they will have been ballyragging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ballyrag
you would ballyrag
he/she/it would ballyrag
we would ballyrag
you would ballyrag
they would ballyrag
Conditional continuous
I would be ballyragging
you would be ballyragging
he/she/it would be ballyragging
we would be ballyragging
you would be ballyragging
they would be ballyragging
Conditional perfect
I would have ballyrag
you would have ballyrag
he/she/it would have ballyrag
we would have ballyrag
you would have ballyrag
they would have ballyrag
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ballyragging
you would have been ballyragging
he/she/it would have been ballyragging
we would have been ballyragging
you would have been ballyragging
they would have been ballyragging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ballyrag
we let´s ballyrag
you ballyrag
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
ballyragged
Present Participle
ballyragging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLYRAG»
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ballyrag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ballyrag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English dialect dictionary
Cor. Old Ann was full of her ballarag (M.A.C.]; Cor.2 2. A free fight in jest. Slang.
The conclusion of a big rwine' [at Oxford] is often a wholesale bailyrag or melee,
always carried on in good temper, Fannzn. _ BALLYRAG, a. Irel. Cum. Yks. Der.
"Upon what, Mr. Midwinter?" "Upon what, indeed, Lady Ballyrag 1 Do you not see
the blushes ?Does not your heart beat with the young hearts? Ah, your Ladyship,
we get old : we have got stately. Your Ladyship remembers the moonlight ...
"Upon what, Mr. Midwinter?" "Upon what, indeed, Lady Ballyrag ! Do you not see
the blushes ?Does not your heart beat with the young hearts? Ah, your Ladyship,
we get old : we have got stately. Your Ladyship remembers the moonlight ...
“Let's ballyrag him some more. Hey, Campbell....” “What are they saying?”
Campbell asked angrily. “Don't cut tails means 'don't be fussy.'” Rachel explained
. “The next one said he agreed. Favor in hell means something like 'you have to
do ...
5
Statutes Passed in the Parliaments Held in Ireland ... from ...
... fhall publickly between the hours of ten and twelve in die forenoon of a day, to
be by the faid treafurer or receiver, publickly advertifed in the Dublin Gazette for
that pur- pofe at leaft twenty days before, at Cafllecomer, -Ballyrag- get, Frefhford,
...
6
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
His master, on seeing his dog in durance vile, enlisted a numerous gang of .the
Ballyrag-get fair in his cur's behalf, who, watching their opportunity, sallied forth
en masse on the unfortunate captain and his subaltern whilst they were on a.
7
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
tatie (corruption of potato) + howker (variant of holker < ME hoik, v., to hollow out
by digging, to dig up or dig out). 'A bus leaves Letterkenny for Scotland with the
tatie-howkers' (FD, Cork). tatoo /ta'tu:/ v., to scold, beat. BALLYRAG < E dial.
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
8
The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore
... ballyrag, and he is high authority : but if I remember rightly, Curran in his
national stories used to employ the word as above. — See Lover's most amusing
and genuinely Irish work, the " Legends and Stories of Ireland." * Larry evidently ...
9
Ferozsons English to English and Urdu Dictionary
Speaker's disgust or satisfaction 1, tfji^ ^ «- ^ Jui y Ballyrag (bal-l-rag) v.t. & /.
Maltreat by hustling or jeering - UUj^ u \if Jl, i^i, ^ jiju Bally-agglng - Jl, l^l, yj. jlju . j
^ g^* Balm (bam) n. Ointment for soothing pain Balm-cricket - jJ^ S" »_,- ^1 .
10
A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and ...
ROBERT Burum. of Ballyrug. gen, who d. in 1780, and was s. by his brother,
Janus Burma, Catholic Archbisho) of Cashel, who (1. beforet e year 1803, and
was s. by his brother, Uzoncn Burma, of Ballyrag. gett, who (I. at Bath in 1812,
leaving ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLYRAG»
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ballyrag is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leona: Two days ago a story from Ballyrag comes out saying you pay women at Kwench less than men, and then yesterday, a story in the New ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»
Shakespearean passions around 'bullyragging'
In any case, the original form of the ignoble verb seems to have been bullyrag, not ballyrag. What then can be its origin? The earliest guess I ... «OUPblog, Nov 12»
New Year behaviour satisfying
... Kaikoura residents, who celebrated New Year's Eve listening and dancing to Irish music from the Celtic rock band The Boys From Ballyrag. «Marlborough Express, Jan 11»
