Definition of "oyes" [oyes]

• Hear! the introduction to a proclamation made by an officer of a law-court, or other public crier, in order to secure silence and attention: it is thrice repeated: occasionally used as a substantive, in the sense of ‘exclamation’ or ‘proclamation.’ (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "July 25, 2008 at 6:42 am oyes, ebberytyme we fynd et leest 2 more kittehs!"
• "October 5, 2008 at 4:07 am oyes, I will be happitail to shares wif u!"
• "I am, thing Sing Larynx, letter potent to play the sem backwards like Oscan wild or in shunt Persse trans-luding from the Otherman or off the Toptic or anything off the types of my finklers in the draught or with buttles, with my oyes thickshut and all."