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Noy vs Loy - What's the difference?

noy | loy |

As nouns the difference between noy and loy

is that noy is (obsolete) that which annoys while loy is (ireland) a type of spade used in ireland.

As a verb noy

is (obsolete|uk|dialect) to annoy; to vex.

noy

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To annoy; to vex.
    • (Piers Plowman)
  • * Spenser
    • All that noyed his heavy spright.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) That which annoys.
    • (Piers Plowman)
    (Webster 1913)

    loy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ireland) A type of spade used in Ireland.
  • * 2002 , Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea , Vintage 2003, page 28:
    • They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys , billhooks.
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