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Noy vs Roy - What's the difference?

noy | roy |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between noy and roy

is that noy is (obsolete) that which annoys while roy is (obsolete) royal.

As nouns the difference between noy and roy

is that noy is (obsolete) that which annoys while roy is (obsolete) a king.

As a verb noy

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

As an adjective roy is

(obsolete) royal.

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)

    roy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 2003 Minette Walters: Disordered Minds . Macmillan. ISBN 1741142121 page 173:
  • - - - The real pity is that the only name William Burton remembers is Roy ...it was a popular name in the fifties and sixties so there were probably quite a few of them."
    "Not that popular," said George. "Surely it's Roy Trent?"
    "Roy' Rogers...'''Roy''' Orbison... '''Roy''' of the Rovers...' Roy Castle..."
    "At least one of those was a comic-book character," said Andrew.
    "So? Bill Clinton and David Beckham named their children after places. All I'm saying is we can't assume Roy' Trent from ' Roy ."
  • A city in Utah.
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