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The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire

A GLOSSARY.

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AAOT, out.

Aar, our.

Abaht, aboot, about.

Addled, earned.

Afoor, before.

Agean, against.

Ah, I.

Ahle, I'll.

Aht, out.

Ands, and has.

Anen, anenst, near or against.

Arn, to earn.

Ast, asked.

Asta, have you.

Aw, I.

Awd, auld, old.

Awf, half.

Awlus, aulas, always.

Awn, own.

Baan, bone.

Bairns, children.

Baith, both.

Bane, near to.

Baon, going.

Barn, a child.

Be, bi, by.

Behawfe, by half.

Beng-up, showy.

Berrid, buried.

Bide, bear.

Bods, burds, birds.

Brack, broke.

Breet, bright.

Brewt, brute.

Bud, but.

Capped, surprised.

Cawd, cold.

Cleas, clothes.

Coil, coal.

Cos, because.

Cud, could.

Dahnreyt, downright.

Daht, doubt.

Daz, to stupify.

Deant, do not.

Dee, to die.

Deeane, done.

Dew, to do.

Diddle, to cheat.

Ding, to throw.

Don't, put it on.

Draand, drowned.

Du, do.

Dun, done.

Elpin, helping.

Ev, have.

Fahve, five.

Farden, farthing.

Feeal, fool.

Fettle, to put in order, prepare.

Fiahne, fine.

Fick, to struggle.

Fitterd, fluttered.

Fleead, flayed.

Fleear, the floor.

Fleg, a flag.

Flick, flitch.

Freetened, frightened.

Gaon, gone.

Getten, gitten, has got.

Gi, gie, give.

Gimma, give me.

Gloare, to stare, look earnestly.

Goas, gooas, goes.

Goom, the gum.

Haa, how.

Haase, haaos, house.

Hah, how.

Heead, the head.

Het, have it.

His-sel or his sen, himself.

Hod, to hold.

Intul, into.

Issant, is not.

Ista, art thou, are you.

Ith, in the.

Ivven, even.

Ivver, ever.

Ize, I am.

Izzent, is not.

Kahnd, kind.

Karkiss, the body.

Lair, a barn.

Leeght, leet, light.

Lig, to lie down.

Lin, linen.

Loase, to loose.

Lug, the ear, also to pull.

Luke, to look.

Ma, me.

Mah, my.

Mebby, perhaps.

Meeast, most.

Meenleet, moonlight.

Mesen, mysen, myself.

Mesht, bruised.

Minnits, minutes.

Mitch, much.

Monny, many.

Mud, might.

Mun, must.

Nah, now.

Nattry, bad tempered.

Neet or neeght, night.

Neiv, the hand.

Nivvir, never.

Noa, noan, no, none.

Noas, the nose.

Nobbut, only.

Nont, nothing.

Nowt, nothing.

Nubdy, nobody.

Oth, on the.

Ovvur, over.

Owlus, always.

Owt, ought.

Pratly, partly.

Rade, rode.

Raff, low company.

Raond, round.

Sark, shark, a shirt, (but at page 271, it evidently means a surplice).

Sarten, certain.

Seean, soon.

Seeat, soot.

Seeghts, sights.

Seet, see it.

Sell, self.

Sen, since.

Shap, shape.

Shauted, shaated, shouted.

Shoo, she.

Shraad, a shroud.

Shutterd, slipped or dropped out.

Sin, since.

Sitch, such.

Slap-shod, loosely shod.

Sloap, a cheat.

Smoak, suspect.

Sneck, a latch of a door.

Sooin, soon.

Sope, a sup, drop.

Sorra, sorrow.

Sowl, soul.

Spanking, quite new, stylish.

Spenisjuce, spanish juice.

Steven, to speak loud.

Storance, stirrings.

Suddent, should not.

Sum, some.

Sumhah, somehow.

Sune, soon.

Swillin, washing out.

Swop, to exchange.

Ta, to.

Taon, town.

Teak, took.

Teea, to.

Teern, to turn.

Teld, told.

Tem'd, poured.

Tengin, stinging.

Tengs, tongs.

Tew, trouble, to crumple.

Tha, they, thou.

Thall, tharl, thou wilt.

Thart, thou art.

Thel, they will.

Tiv, to.

Toth, to the.

Towd, the old.

Trigg'd, filled.

Tu, too.

Tull, to.

Tummle, to fall.

Tussell, to struggle.

'Twad, it would.

T'warst, the worst.

Twea, two.

'Twor, it was.

Ud, would.

Ur, or.

Uther, the other.

Wad, would.

Wah, whar, where, who.

Wake, waik, weak.

War, were.

Wark, to ache, to work.

Warse, worse.

Weame, the belly.

Weea, who.

Weel, weal, well.

Weent, will not.

Wee'se, we shall.

Wer, were.

Weshin, washing.

Whahl, while.

Whewin, whistling, blowing.

Whoame, home.

Whoor, where.

Wick, alive.

Withaht, without.

Witta, wilt thou.

Woddunt, would not.

Wolivver (while ever), so long as.

Wor, was.

Wor'nt, was not.

Worrit, tease by complaining.

Wo't, who it.

Wots, oats.

Wur, our, were.

Wursen, ourselves.

Wurt, was the.

Ya, you.

Yah, one.

Yal, whole, ale.

Yam, home.

Yan, one.

Yance, once.

Y'are, you are.

Yat, hot, a gate.

Yatton, the village of Ayton, commonly called "canny Yatton."

Yol, you will.

Yor, your.

Yo've, you have.

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THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF NORTH ALLERTON IN THE COUNTY OF YORK.

BY C. J. DAVISON INGLEDEW,

OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.

Opinions of the Press.

"Here a stranger may take up his abode in a single town, and study under a skilful master the story of its career and the details of its progress in good or bad fortune."—Athenæum.

"The public and private history of North Allerton, its antiquities, public buildings, registers, folk-lore, are duly recorded in a way to gratify its inhabitants, and the curiosity of all who are interested in the history of this ancient town."—Notes and Queries.

"The author evinces great research, and presents to the reader much valuable historical and antiquarian information."—Yorkshire Gazette.

"Though professedly a local history, this work is rich in the records of national events."—Leeds Intelligencer.

"A book which will not only be interesting to all the inhabitants of the North Riding, but must also prove very helpful to any future historian of England."—Leeds Mercury.

"Possesses the high merit of being a book for interesting and delightful perusal by any reader."—Newcastle Journal.

"Full of anecdote, story, and song—manners and customs—folklore and family history."—Gateshead Observer.

"To archæological study generally it is no inconsiderable contribution."—Clerical Journal.

"A great addition to the explorist, as well as to the advanced historical scholar, and is as completely interesting as it is useful." Military Spectator.

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