Note 69 — XXVIII. FOLK-SPEECH OF THE EAST RIDING.
Reading edition
The local pronunciation of ‘acre’ in the East Riding is yakker; so that the old sound of the word has been here kept, even though its meaning has universally changed.
Reading edition
The local pronunciation of ‘acre’ in the East Riding is yakker; so that the old sound of the word has been here kept, even though its meaning has universally changed.