Meaning of God-a-mercy | Babel Free

Definitions

Eye dialect spelling of God have mercy, an exclamation of dismay or of relief.

alt-of, obsolete, pronunciation-spelling

Examples

“Content thee, tis no matter⟳, and Iacke Strawe godamercie, Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country: VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he, England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.”

“Baſt[ard]. A foot of Honor better then I was, But many a many foot of Land⟳ the worſe. Well, now can I make⟳ any Ioane a Lady, Good den Sir Richard, Godamercy fellow, And if his name⟳ be George, Ile call⟳ him Peter; For new made honor doth forget⟳ mens names: […]”

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