GLOSSARY OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NORTH RIDING WORDS (continued 2)

Hag snars, n. The stubs left standing after the chopping down of young trees.

Hag-worm, n. The viper or adder (Pelias berus). The name is never applied to the blind-worm.

Hair-breed, n. 1. By little and little.

2. Slow degrees.

3. The narrowest margin.

Ex.—1. Wa’re bodduming what tha did byv hair-breeds, i.e. ‘We are finding out what they did little by little.’

2. Willie mends, bud it’s nobbut byv hair-breeds.

3. He ’scaped wiv his leyfe, bud it war nobbut byv a hair-breed, lit. ‘A hair’s breadth.’

Hairy-worm, n. Any caterpillar of a hairy kind.

Hake, n. An importunate beggar, not necessarily a pauper; a greedy, grasping person.

Hake, v. To be pertinacious, to weary with importunities.

Hale, v. To empty a vessel by inclining it to one side.

Hales, n. The handles of a plough.

Half-marrow, n. One considered as but a youth at his calling, half-grown.

Half nowt, Beneath consideration, either as to money or character.

Ex.—Ah gat it foor hauf nowt. Its nobbut a hauf-nowt when it’s deean. T’ father’s i’ prison an’ t’ lad’s a hauf nowt.

Half-rocked or -baked, adj. Half-witted, foolish.

Ex.—He knaws nowt, he’s nobbut hauf-rocked. It’s nobbut a hauf-rocked thing foor onnybody ti deea.

Hallock, v. To wander aimlessly about.

Ex.—If he isn’t risting up agaain a wall, he’ll be hallocking sumwheear. If thoo aims ’at hallocking aboot ’ll finnd tha a job, thoo’s grandly mista’en.

Hames, Heeams, n. That part of a horse’s collar to which the traces are fixed.

Hammer, v. To stammer.

Hampered, adj. 1. Hindered by difficulties.

2. Overrun by vermin or insects.

Ex.—1. Ah’ve been hampered wi’ all maks an’ manders o’ things.

2. T’ farm’s fairly hampered wi’ rabbits an’ rats.

3. Them to’nips leeak a bit hampered wi’ t’ fly.

Ham-sam, v. To pack or hurriedly put away things anyhow so as to get them out of sight, to throw together anyhow.

Ham-shackle, v. To tie the head to one of the fore feet to prevent driven cattle from running away.

Hanch at, v. An attempt to bite from behind.

Hand, To bear at. v. 1. To blame.

2. To blame with a feeling of resentment.

Ex.—1. Ah beear him at hand foor all sha knows aboot what wa did at Sally’s.

2. It war nowt bud a dirty trick, an’ Ah s’all awlus beear him at hand for ’t.

Hand-clowt, Han’-cloot, n. A towel.

Hand-ho’d, n. That which admits of being firmly gripped, the act of gripping.

Ex.—It ’ez a good hand-ho’d ti ’t. Ah gat a good hand-ho’d, an’ Ah nivver let go.

Handle, Hann’l, v. 1. To treat.

2. To manage.

Ex.—1. Tha hann’ld t’ lad varry badly.

2. Sha’s varra kittlish an’ bad ti hann’l.

Hand-running, adv. In regular succession.

Ex.—He’s ta’en fowr prizes han’-running.

Handsel, Han’sel, n. and v. 1. The money received on or before the commencement of any work so as to make the agreement binding.

2. To give something on using a thing for the first time. 3. The act of using a thing for the first time.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll pay tha summat noo ti han’sel t’ job.

2. Whya, thoo’ll be leyke ti han’sel t’ new hoss, wa s’ want a glass apiece.

3. Ah’ve han’sel’d t’ new reaper ti-daay.

Hand-staff, n. The handle of a flail.

Hand-turn, n. A small amount of work.

Ex.—Sha’s that lazy ’at sha weean’t deea a hand-to’n foor hersen, let aleean foor onnybody else.

Handy, adj. 1. Skilful, apt, clever with one’s hands.

2. Useful, just the very thing needed.

Ex.—1. He’s a varra handy chap.

2. It’s yan o’ t’ maist handy things ’at Ah’ve ivver clap’t my een on.

Hang-dog, adj. Sullen.

Ex.—Deean’t gan aboot wiv a hang-dog leeak o’ thi feeace leyke that.

Hang-dog, n. A worthless fellow.

Hangedly, adv. Without heart, despondent.

Hank, n. A latchet or loop of band or rope used to secure a gate; a skein of wool or string, &c.

Hank, v. To hang the bridle to a hook, gate, &c.; to fasten, as a gate.

Hank, To get things in a = To get one’s circumstances involved.

Hankle, Henkle, v. 1. To become entangled.

2. To greatly desire, used in a very wide sense.

Ex.—1. Ah’ve gitten t’ kite band sadly hankled, i.e. entangled. He’s gitten hankled on wi’ yon chap, an’ he’ll deea him neea good. Ah weean’t be hankled on wi’ neea sike leyke carryings on, i.e. mixed up with.

2. Ah awlus hed a hankling foor Tom’s meer. Neea, wa didn’t bargain, bud Ah’ve a gert hankling foor ’t.

Hant, v. To frequent.

Ex.—He fairly hants t’ hoos sen Polly cam.

Hanted, v. 1. Frequented by a ghost.

2. To be always at one’s heels.

Ex.—1. Ah wadn’t gan neear t’ pleeace at neet, tha saay it’s hanted.

2. He’s awlus sumwheear nigh at hand, Ah’s fairly hanted wi t’ lad sen Ah gat t’ larl pony.

Hap, v. 1. To cover over.

2. To wrap up.

3. To bury.

4. To discontinue.

5. To happen, chance, befall.

Ex.—1. Thoo mun hap t’ strawberries up wi’ a bit o’ streah.

2. Noo ya mun hap up well, it’s a cau’d neet.

3. Ah’ve just happ’d Willie’s grave up.

4. Let’s hap t’ job up noo an’ saay neea mair aboot it.

5. If nowt s’u’d hap ti stop ma, Ah s’ cum.

Note.—Lap is often used instead of ‘hap’ in 2 and 4.

Happen, v. 1. Possibly.

2. To meet with.

3. Perhaps.

Ex.—1. Will ta cum? Happen Ah maay.

2. He’s happen’d a bad accident.

3. Ass him, an’ happen he’ll gi’e tha ’t.

Happing, n. Covering of any kind, usually bed-clothes.

Haps, n. Any covering which may be used over the ordinary clothes.

Ex.—‘A’e ya browt plenty o’ haps wi’ ya? meaning topcoats, jackets, rugs, &c.

Harbour, n. Shelter, lodging.

Ex.—Wa mun finnd a harbour sumwhere whahl t’ shooer’s ower’d. Seea lang ez it’s cleean Ah deean’t mahnd, bud Ah mun ’ev a harbour foor t’ neet.

Harbour, v. To shelter, to hide, generally used in a derogatory sense.

Ex.—Sha’s neeawaays neyce whaw sha harbours, i. e. ‘She is not particular what kind of people she takes in, shelters, or lets her rooms to.’ Tha’d harbour t’ devil if tha thowt tha c’u’d mak owt byv it.

Hard, adj. Sour, said of beer; difficult to do or manage, close, much.

Ex.—He’s a hard un ti bargain wi’. It ficked that hard, whahl Ah c’u’dn’t ho’d it, i. e. much. He awlus drahves a hard bargain, i. e. close. It’s ommaist neea ewse assing him; he said he wadn’t, an’ he’s hard ti to’n.

Hard eneeaf, adv. Without doubt, certainly, of a truth.

Ex.—Ah’ll deea ’t, hard eneeaf. He’ll tell tha what he thinks, hard eneeaf.

Hard, To look, v. To pay great attention, to observe closely.

Ex.—Thoo mun leeak hard at it, an’ then thoo’ll seean git thi task off. Ah hed ti leeak hard at him afoor Ah kenn’d whaw it war.

Harden, v. 1. To bring oneself to do a thing.

2. To clear up after rain.

Ex.—1. Ah deean’t leyke t’ job, bud Ah s’all ’a’e ti harden mysel ti ’t.

2. It’s neea ewse to’ning t’ hay, whahl it hardens up a bit.

Harden-feeaced, adj. Threatening, lowering—of the sky or weather.

Harding, n. A coarse kind of material for making aprons or wrappers of.

Hardlings, adv. Not quite, scarcely.

Hard o’ hearing, adj. More or less deaf.

Hardset, adv. With difficulty able.

Ex.—Sha’s hardset ti mak ends meet. Ah wur hardset ti git t’ job deean i’ tahm.

Hark back, To, Vide Harp.

Hark ya, intj. Hear you! listen!

Harled, adj. Mottled.

Harn, n. Vide Harding.

Harp, v. To continually refer to some annoying circumstance, some mistake, or disgrace.

Ex.—Sha nivver lets t’ thing dee, sha’s awlus harping on aboot it.

Harr, n. A thick fog inclining to rain.

Harrish, n. Worry, annoyance, trouble.

Ex.—It’s a bit of a harrish, bud then wa s’ git ower ’t sumhoo.

Harrish, v. To be worried owing to some misadventure, distressed through not knowing how some undertaking may turn out.

Harrow, To trail a light = To have a small family, to have few worries or difficulties.

Hartree, n. The tail-piece of a gate.

Harv, v. The word for a horse to turn to the left hand.

Hasky, Hask, adj. Dry, rough, coarse.

Hat up, To hang one’s = To be quite at home, welcome.

Ex.—Ah can hang mah hat up yonder when Ah’ve a mahnd teea.

Hatter, v. To mix or confuse things, to knot, to throw in disorder. See also Hotter.

Hause, n. The throat or neck.

Hauve, v. To stare stupidly.

Hauvey-gauvey, n. A stupid fellow, a lout.

Hauvish, adj. Lacking common sense, stupid.

Havver, n. Oats; hence Havver-cake.

Havver-meal, n. Oatmeal.

Hay-bauks, n. Poles or sticks so arranged to hold hay for cattle to feed from.

Hay-bay, n. A wild uproar.

Hay-chat, n. The whitethroat.

Hasel, Vide Hezzle.

Hazled, adj. An intermixture of red and white hairs. When the red preponderate, the beast is dark hazled; when white, vice versa. Often designated roan or roaned.

Head, n. The upper part of a dale.

Head-gear, n. 1. The blinders and bit, &c.

2. Head-dress.

3. Good sense, brain power.

Ex.—1. He’s putten t’ heead-gear on afoor t’ barfan.

2. Did ti notish her heead-gear? It wur grand.

3. Ez far ez a bit o’ heead-geear gans, he’s ez sharp ez onny on ’em.

Head-rigg, n. That part of a field on which the horses and plough are turned about.

Head screwed on the right way, Knowing what is best to be done, sensible, having good judgement.

Head-stall, n. A halter, usually made of hemp.

Head-tire, n. Head-dress.

Heap, n. In measure a quarter of a peck.

Heart-brussen or Brussen-hearted, adj. Heart-broken.

Heart-bun, Heart-grown, adj. Strongly attached to a place; also having a great desire to accomplish something in the future.

Heart-eased, adj. Freed from pain or distress.

Hearten, v. To encourage, to give hope.

Heart-sick, adj. Without hope, despondent.

Heart, Soft at } adj. Easily appeased, kindly disposed.

Heart, Warm at }

Heart-whole, adj. 1. True-hearted.

2. Fancy-free.

Ex.—Tak him all ends up he’s a heart-w’oll, canny chap. Ah’s heart-w’oll yet; ther’s nowt aboot here ’at’s ta’en mah fancy, i. e. not in love.

Heave, v. To scatter corn, to winnow it.

Heave and throw, To retch and vomit.

Heave up, v. To retch.

Heck, n. The upper part, containing the latch, of a door made in two parts. A rack for fodder; hence Stand-heck.

Heckling, n. Being much questioned whilst being scolded.

Heckling, v. To pester with many pertinent and impertinent questions.

Hedge-dike, n. A bank with a hedge on it, forming a fence.

Hedge-dike-side, n. The part of the hedge-bank on the water-channel side.

Heead-wark, n. Headache.

Heeaf, n. and v. Home, an abode; to abide.

Heeak, v. To loiter, to hang about with intent to eavesdrop.

Heeal, Yal, adj. Whole.

Heeam, Yam, n. Home. Also pronounced Whoam.

Heeat, Yat. Pronunciations of Hot.

Heed, v. To concern oneself, to mind, to pay proper and thoughtful attention to.

Ex.—Ah deean’t heed mich ov ’at he sez. Nivver heed, cum on. He nivver heeds what onnybody sez.

Heegh, High.

Heeze, v. To breathe hoarsely.

Heeze, n. A disease incident to pigs, and when so afflicted they breathe with difficulty.

Heezy, adj. Wheezing, hoarse.

Heft, v. To fit a handle to.

Heft, n. 1. A handle.

2. Not all, only part.

Ex.—1. T’ knife’s gitten a grand heft tul ’t.

2. Thoo’s nobbut gitten a heft on ’t, sha’s kept t’ main on ’t back.

Heigh-how, v. To yawn.

Held, v. 1. A condition of finance.

2. Inclination.

Ex.—1. Ah’d ’a’e lent tha t’ brass leyke all that, bud Ah’s badly held mysel just noo.

2. Ah war gretly held i’ t’ seeam waay, i. e. ‘I was greatly inclined the same way.’

Helm, Hellum, n. A rough shed or shelter away from the farm buildings.

Helter, n. A halter.

Helter-skelter, n. A wild rush of people or animals.

Ex.—When he seed ma he went helter-skelter doon t’ lonnin’ leyke a scopperil.

Hemmel, n. The handrail of a wooden bridge.

Hempy, adj. Mischievous, even to breaking the law, malicious.

Hen-bauk, n. The beam for fowls to roost on.

Henkle, Vide Hankle.

Hennet = Have not. Should be written ‘’ae‘ nut.’

Henpen, n. The manure of fowls.

Hen-scrats, Hen-scrattings, n. Light, streaky, fleecy clouds, often called Fillytails.

Heron-sew, n. The heron.

Heap, n. The catch which fastens gates, doors, &c.

Hezzle, Hezzling, Heshing, v. To beat, to thrash soundly.

Hide, v. To flog, to chastise.

Hig, n. Offence taken of a petty nature, to be offended for the time being.

Ex.—Tak neea notish, sha’s nobbut ta’en t’ hig.

High-larn’d, adj. Highly educated.

High up, adj. A good position in society, rank, or office.

Hind, n. The head farm servant, who is hired by the year, and has a house provided rent free, with sundry other perquisites; a sort of bailiff, in fact, but of a lower degree.

Hinder-ends, n. The poorer corn left after threshing.

Hing, Heng, v. 1. To hang.

2. To cling.

3. To continue.

Ex.—1. Hing thi coaat up.

2. He’s treated her warse ’an a dog, bud sha still hings tiv him.

3. If t’ droot hings on, to’nips’ll be ti neea good ti year.

Hing for rain, To, A common phrase used when rain is more than probable.

Hipe, v. To push with the horns, to make grimaces.

Hiper, n. A mimic.

Hipping-steeans, n. Stepping-stones.

Hippings, n. Baby’s napkins.

Hipple, n. A small bundle of half-dried hay.

Hiring penny, n. A sum of money, generally half a crown, paid as earnest money by a master on hiring his farm servant.

Hirings, n. A statute fair, at which servants are hired.

Hirp, Hirple, v. To stick the back up with cold.

Hiss, Vide Siss.

Hissel, Hissen, pro. Himself.

Hitch, v. To hop.

Hitch, strahd, an’ jump or loup. Hop, stride, and jump.

Hoavish, adj. Stupid, idiotic.

Hobman, The name of an elf-man, at one time very generally believed in, doubtless akin to, if not the same as, Danish Nisses.

Each elf-man or hobman had his habitation, to which he gave his name, as Hob Hill, Upleatham, Hob Green, near Ripon, Hob o’ t’ rush Rook, on the Farndale moors, &c. There must have been both kindly natured and malicious hobmen, as stories are plentiful in proof of both.

Hobble, v. To move along with difficulty or from age.

Hobble, n. Trouble, perplexity.

Ex.—Throw what Ah’ve tell’d Bob Ah’ve gitten mysel intiv a gret hobble. He’s tell’d what Ah sed, an’ sha’s letten oot what he sed, an’ noo wa’re all iv a hobble tigither.

Ho’d, v. 1. To hold.

2. To keep.

3. To maintain.

4. To keep in employment.

5. To remain with.

Ex.—1. Thoo mun ho’d fast.

2. Thoo mun ho’d ti what thoo’s sed. If t’ daay ho’ds fair wa s’all git wer hay.

3. Ah ho’d ’at he’s i’ t’ wrang.

4. T’ job at t’ chuch ’ll ho’d him foor long eneeaf.

5. He’s laam’d foor leyfe; ’t’ll ho’d him ti t’ end ov his daays.

Ho’d, n. 1. Possession.

2. Tenure.

Ex.—1. When he gits ho’d he’ll keep ho’d.

2. If thoo dizn’t mak thi ho’d paay thoo owt.

Ho’d fair, v. To keep fair.

Ho’d off, v. To hold off, to keep off.

Ex.—Ah think t’ rain’s gahin’ ti ho’d off. If he can nobbut ho’d off fra drinkin’ he’ll cum roond.

Ho’d on, v. 1. To retain one’s grip.

2. Also used in the sense of to stop, wait a moment.

Ex.—1. Ho’d on tiv its heead, Ah’s cummin’.

2. Ho’d on a bit, deean’t thoo slavver on seea fast, i.e. ‘Wait a moment, don’t you talk so fast.’

Ho’d talk, v. To gossip, also as a noun.

Ex.—Sha’ll ho’d talk wi’ onnybody; aye, sha’s a champion at ho’ding talk.

Ho’d teea, v. To agree to, to carry out, to uphold.

Ho’d up, v. To keep one’s head up, to fight against despondency.

Ex.—Noo deean’t gi’e waay, thoo mun ho’d up; things isn’t seea bad, noo ho’d up.

Ho’d wi’, v. To agree with.

Ex.—Whya noo, Ah ho’d wi’ t’ main o’ what thoo sez.

Hoffle, Vide Hobble.

Hog, n. A male pig, a sheep of a year old.

Hoidle, v. To idle.

Hoit, v. To act like a fool. n. A fool.

Hoity-toity, intj. An exclamation of surprise, carrying with it slight indignation. adj. Somewhat ruffled in temper.

Holl, n. A narrow deep depression in the face of the land, varying in length, but never extensive; the dead of night.

Hollin, n. The holly.

Holm, n. Land by the side of a stream, low-lying and subject to being flooded.

Holy or Lemmel steean, n. Any water-rolled stone of small size having a hole through, once valued as a charm against witches.

Home-coming, n. The return home of an absent one, the festivities on such an occasion after a wedding or long absence.

Honey, A term of endearment, often preceded or followed by some other word to add greater force. Little conception can be formed of the love and tenderness which is thrown into and expressed by this word; it must be heard as coming from a mother’s lips.

Ex.—‘Oh, mah sweet honey bairn!’ said as a mother picked up a fallen child. ‘Thoo little honey!’ as the baby was clasped to its mother’s breast. ‘Gan thi ways, honey dear; Cu’ thi ways, mah honey pet,’ &c.

Honey-fall, n. A piece of rare luck, money left from some unexpected quarter.

Honeysouk, n. Honeysuckle.

Hoo, adv. How.

Hood-end, n. The flat portion found on either side of old-style fire grates, upon which a kettle or pan may be placed.

Hoos, n. House. Vide House.

Hooze, Vide Heeze.

Hopper, n. The basket or skep containing the seed corn when sowing, usually suspended by a strap over the shoulders.

Hopple, v. 1. To tie the legs of an animal so as to prevent its running away.

2. To hinder.

Ex.—2. It’s neea ewse his endivering when he’s hoppled wiv a weyfe leyke yon; sha’s nowt bud a clog tiv his foot, i.e. ‘It is no use his striving when he is hindered or tied to a wife like that; she is nothing but a drag on him.’

Hork, v. To trail about.

Horry, v. To hurry.

Horse-gogs or Hoss-gogs, n. A common, astringent, purple brown plum.

Hoss-steean, Hoss-block, Hossin’-steps, n. A stone or steps used to stand upon when about to mount a horse.

Hosses together, They deean’t put ther = Not friendly.

Hoss-teng, n. The common dragon-fly.

Hoss-trod, n. A bridle-road.

Hostle, v. To put up at an inn. ‘Hostle’ is only used in connexion with an inn. We ‘put up’ and ‘hostle’ at an inn, and ‘lowse out’ at a friend’s.

Ex.—Ah can lowse oot at thi pleeace, caan’t Ah? or Ah’ll put up at t’ Black Swan. Ah hostles at t’ Blew Pig.

Ho’t, Pronunciation of Hurt.

Hotch, v. To botch, to bungle.

Hotch, n. A mismanaged affair.

Hot-pots, Heeat- or Yat-pots, n. Vide ‘Wedding Customs.’

Hotter, v. To jolt, to bump as in a cart over a stony road.

Hottery, adj. Broken, rough, uneven road.

Houe, n. A hill of considerable size: Houe Hill, near Ripon. A tumulus.

Houl, n. Vide Holl.

Hound, v. 1. To incite.

2. To give an opportunity.

Ex.—1. Them ’at hounded him on war t’ fo’st ti bleeam him.

2. Neeabody’s hounded him on mair ’an what Ah ’ev, an’ yet he wadn’t stick up tul him.

House, n., pron. hoos. With our country folk, ‘hoos’ is not the whole building, but the one room in which the family usually dwell; the other rooms are spoken of as the parlour, back room, and the chambers, &c.

Ex.—Deean’t set it doon i’ t’ hoos, tak it inti t’ parlour.

House-fast, adj. Confined to the house through illness.

House or Hoos fau’k or fooak, n. The people of the house.

House-kept or -held, adj. Confined to the house owing to some preventing cause other than illness.

Housin’ stuff or sticks. Household goods, furniture.

Hout, intj. Expressing incredulity or dissent.

Hover, v. 1. To hesitate.

2. Inclined for.

Ex.—1. Ah hovered a larl bit afoor Ah bowt it.

2. Ah doot it’s hovering foor raain.

Howk, v. 1. To dig.

2. To lift or push with some force.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll howk t’ grund foor tha. He gat at t’ back o’ ma an’ howk’d ma inti t’ carridge afoor Ah ken’d wheear Ah war.

Howly, n. A boys’ game.

Howse, v. To bale out water, &c.

Howsomivver, Howsumivver, Hoosivver, conj. Howsoever, however.

Hubble-shoo, n. An excited, noisy crowd.

Huckle, n. The hip.

Huff, n. Offence taken.

Ex.—He’s ta’en huff, an’ sha’s ta’en t’ hig, an’ tha’ve baith gitten t’ hump tigither.

Huff, v. To puff or swell up, as after a blow.

Huff’d, p., a. Offended.

Huffil, n. A finger-stall.

Hug, v. To carry, whether in the arms or on the back.

Hugger-mugger, n. Everything in disorder.

Huke-bone, Vide Huckle.

Huker, v. To barter.

Hull, v. To remove the pod or outer covering of peas, beans, &c.

Hulls, Hullin, n. The pods or outer covering of many fruits and grain.

Hummel, v. To break off the awns of barley.

Hummel’d, adj. Without horns.

Hummeller, n. The instrument used to hummel with.

Humped, adj. Sulky.

Hunger, v. and n. 1. To suffer from the pangs of hunger.

2. To withhold food, to provide insufficiently.

Ex.—1. Ah war hungered past my bahdings.

2. He hungers ivverything aboot t’ pleeace.

Hussocks, n. Coarse tufts of grass.

Hutter, Vide Hotter.

I.

I’, prep. In. ‘I’’ is used before a consonant, ‘iv’ before a vowel.

Ex.—I’ t’ boddum o’ t’ box, i.e. ‘In the bottom of the box.’ Iv all manner o’ waays.

Ice-shoggles, Ice-shogglins, n. Icicles.

Ickles, n. Icicles.

If, Is often used for ‘whether,’ Vide ex. Nither.

If in case, If so be as how. Redundancies for ‘if.’

If no more = If not more.

If so be that, Vide If in case.

Ill, adj. Bad, evil dispositioned or intentioned.

Ex.—He’s queer, bud sha’s an ill un.

Ill, n. Harm.

Ex.—Thoo’s warked him all t’ ill ’at ivver thoo c’u’d.

Ill-deed, n. Evil proceedings, ill-luck.

Ex.—Ill-deed nivver thrives. He’s ’ed nowt bud ill-deed fra t’ startin’.

Ill-fare, v. To fail through ill-luck, often used in reversed order, as Fare-ill.

Ex.—Ah ’ed it fetch t’ meer yam agaan, Ah nobbut fared ill wi ’t, ez sha brak baith her knees cumin’ doon t’ bank.

Ill-favoured, Vide Ill-thriven.

Ill-gaited, adj. Awkward in action.

Ill-hap, n. Misfortune.

Illify, v. To speak disparagingly of, to defame.

Ex.—Sha illifies onnybody an’ ivverybody, sha spares nowt na neeabody.

Ill-put-on or -putten, adj. Shabby, applied to clothes.

Ill-ta’en, adv. To take anything with bad grace.

Ex.—It war nobbut ill-ta’en what thoo sed.

Ill-tented, adj. Neglected, badly cared for or looked after.

Ill-thriven or -throven, adj. Having a weakly, ill-fed appearance, unhealthy.

Immense, adj. Exactly, precisely the thing required.

Imp, n. An extra ring, usually made of straw, used for enlarging the size, by insertion beneath the beehive.

In, Un. One. Vide Un.

Incomin’, n. Entrance, the taking possession by a new tenant.

Inear, n. The kidney.

Ing, n. A low-lying pasture.

Ingle, n. 1. Fire, flame.

2. The fireside, when used with the definite article.

Ex.—Ah tell’d my taal o’ luv byv t’ ingle glow.

Ingle-neuk, n. The corners by the fireside within the old-fashioned open chimneys.

Inkle, n. A kind of tape.

Inkle, v. 1. To arrange plans.

2. To have a desire for.

Ex.—1. He’s awlus inklin’ summat, bud it nivver cums ti nowt.

2. He maistly inkles efter what he can’t git.

Inkle-weavers, As thick as, In the weaving of inkle the workers were enabled to sit quite close together, the width of the fabric being so narrow; hence arose the saying, ‘As thick as inkle-weavers.’ The phrase also carries the idea of great friendship.

Inklin’, n. A hint, an idea, a guess.

Ex.—Ah’ve gi’en her a bit ov an inklin’ o’ what’s gahin’ on. It’ll nut be lang afoor he finnds ’em oot, he’s gitten an inklin’.

In-meats, n. The viscera of any animal which is considered edible.

Innards, n. One’s inside, bowels, entrails, &c.

Innerly, adv. More within.

Inoo, Inow, adv. Presently, shortly.

Insense, v. 1. To inform.

2. To make clear beyond all doubt.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll insense him inti ’t when Ah see him.

2. Ah varra seean insens’d it intiv him.

Insides, n. Viscera.

Intak, n. Land enclosed from a common or road for cultivation.

Inti, Intil, Intiv, Intul, prep. Into.

In wi’, To be = To be on good terms with.

Ex.—Jack’s weel in wi’ t’ Squire.

Iv, Vide I’.

Ivvery, adj. Every.

Ivvery like, adv. Every now and then.

J.

Jab, v. To crush.

Ex.—Ah’ve gitten mah finger sadly jabbed wi t’ yat.

Jack, n. Quarter-pint measure.

Jacket, To warm one’s = To beat, to chastise.

Ex.—If thoo gans theear onny mair, Ah’ll warm thi jacket for tha.

Jacketed, To be, v. To hear a charge, or bear reproof having first been arraigned before one’s superiors; to be closeted with.

Ex.—He’s been jacketed wi’ t’ gaffer i’ t’ parlour ower an hoor noo. Ah’ll lay he’s gi’en him t’ lines properly.

Jaded, adj. To be almost overcome with difficulties.

Jangle, v. To jingle.

Jannock, adj. Fair, honourable, just.

Jar, v. To quarrel.

Jar on, v. To be continually at variance.

Jarring, n. Quarrelling, squabbling.

Jaup, v. 1. To strike together.

2. To shake any liquid in a vessel.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll jaup tha eggs, i.e. boys jaup their Easter eggs by striking them one against the other; the one succeeding in breaking the other’s egg claims it as victor.

2. If thoo jaups t’ milk leyke that, thoo’ll finnd butter i’ t’ can when thoo gits yam.

Jaupin’, Jaupen, adj. Gaping, wide.

Javver, n. Silly talk, foolish prating.

Jealous, Jillous, adj. Suspicious. v. To anticipate.

Ex.—Ah war a bit jillous ’at he wad splet on uz. Ah jillous’d Jim all t’ tahm.

Jert, v. To project a stone by catching the hand against the side.

Jill, v. To drink continuously but in small quantities.

Ex.—Neeabody ivver sees him tak a gert quantity, bud then he gans jilling aboot seea.

Jimp, adj. 1. Smart in figure, slight.

2. Short measure.

Ex.—1. Sha’s gitten ez jimp a waist ez onny lass.

2. It’s jimp i’ t’ paper, an’ jimp i’ pot, i. e. ‘Light both as to weight and measure.’

Jin, Jane.

Jinny-spinner, n. The crane-fly, or any of the genus Tipula.

Jinny-ullot, Jenny Howlet, n. The tawny owl (Syrnium siridula).

Job, v. To trade in.

Ex.—He jobs iv ommaist owt.

Joblijock, n. The name of the cock turkey, a domestic trouble or discomfort.

Jodder, Jother, n. A shaking, as one gets in a springless cart, a trembling.

Ex.—It joggled an’ Ah jothered, whahl Ah felt leyke tumm’ling ti bits.

Jodder, Jother, v. To shake like jelly, to tremble.

Jodderum, n. A trembling, shaking mass.

Joggle, v. To shake, to be unsteady in motion.

Joggly, adj. Shaky, unsteady.

Joggle-stick, n. The bar which secures the shafts to the body of the cart.

Jollous, adj. In good condition, healthy, well-fed.

Jolt-heead, n. A clumsy fellow.

Jorum, n. A pitcher-like vessel of considerable size; the whole lot, a considerable crowd of people.

Joskin, n. A country lad.

Joul, Jowl, n. The jaw; fat hanging cheeks.

Joul, Jowl, v. To jolt or hit against.

Ex.—Ah laamed mahsen sadly, Ah jowl’d my heead up agaainst t’ deear.

Jowls, n. A kind of hockey played by boys.

Judy-cow, Vide Doody-cow.

Jumm’lment, n. 1. A confusion.

2. Things of many kinds.

Ex.—1. Thoo’s gitten things intiv a straange jumm’lment.

2. Ah nivver clapt my een on sike a jumm’lment o’ trash ez he’s gitten geddered tigedder.

Jump with, To, v. To meet or to find.

Ex.—Ah jumped wi’ Betty at t’ lonnin’ end. Efter leeaking all ower foor t’ lad, Ah jumped wiv him at skeeal yat.

June bug, n. The ladybird (Coccinella punctata). Vide Doody-cow.

Junters, adj. Sulks, bad temper.

K.

Kaimt, adj. Not straight.

Kale, Keeal, n. Porridge, broth.

Note.—If for other than domestic use, it is specialized as ‘Keeal for t’ pigs,’ ‘flour keeal,’ &c.

Kale-pot, Keeal-pot. An iron pot having three short iron feet, used for cooking kale in.

Kalīver, v. To dance about excitedly.

Kame, Keeam, n. A comb. Also as a verb.

Kane, Keean, v. To bring fermentation to a head.

Kave, Keeave, v. To rake the ’pulls and caff’ from corn when thrashing.

Kavings, n. The short straws, &c., as above.

Kead, Ked, n. The sheep-tick (Melophagus ovinus).

Keck, Kecken, v. To make a noise whilst coughing, as if something was fast in the throat; to have a loathing for; fastidious.

Kecken-hearted, adj. Nauseated, fanciful.

Keckle, v. To laugh heartily.

Kedge, n. A glutton.

Kedge, v. To set the teeth on edge, to eat and drink like a glutton.

Kedging, n. Food.

Keeak, n. Cake.

Keeak, v. To cake, to form a hard scum. Vide also Keek.

Keeaky, adj. Brisk, lively.

Keeave, Kauve, v. To paw the ground impatiently, as a horse.

Keeaving-rake } n. The rake and riddle used during thrashing.

Keeaving-riddle }

Keek, Keeak, v. To lean towards, or tilt up.

Ex.—Keeak t’ cart a larl bit mair.

Keek, v. To pry or peep into, to observe unawares.

Ex.—Sha’s nowt na better ’an a keyhooal keeker, sha’s allus keeking.

Keen, adj. Eager, energetic, desirous.

Ex.—Ah nivver seed neeabody sae keen afoor. He’s ez keen ez a tarrier. Ah war a bit keen ti git it.

Kegged, adj. Offended, inclined to be spiteful.

Ex.—He gat hissel sairly kegg’d ower t’ job.

Keld, Kell, Caul, n. The membrane enveloping the foetus in the womb, and occasionally found adhering at birth.

Kelk, n. Fool’s parsley (Aethusa cynapium), a heavy blow, a single ovum of the spawn of a fish.

Kelps, n. The iron hooks hanging from the gally-bauk.

Kelter, n. Circumstances of any kind; wealth, or rather the condition of wealth as vested in property.

Kelter, n. To go full speed.

Ex.—Ah nivver cam sike a kelter i’ mah leyfe.

Keltering, adj. Almost beyond comparison.

Ex.—Mah wo’d, bud yon is a keltering good un.

Kelterment, Vide Ketterment.

Kemps, n. Hairs mixed with wool.

Kempt, pp. Combed.

Ken, v. To know.

Ken, Kern, v. To churn. n. A churn.

Ken-cruddle, n. A churn staff.

Ken-milk, n. Churn-milk, i.e. butter-milk.

Kennigood, n. A reminder.

Ex.—Tak that ez a kennigood, said a man, boxing a boy’s ears.

Kenning, n. 1. Knowledge.

2. Recognition.

Ex.—1. Ther’s a gay bit o’ kenning i’ t’ lad.

2. T’ lass ’ez waxed that mich whahl ther’s neea kenning her.

Kenspak, Kenspeckle, adj. Easily known or recognizable, conspicuous.

Kent, pp. Knew.

Kep, v. To catch.

Ex.—Ah’ll potch an’ thoo kep.

Keslip, Keslop, n. Rennet.

Kessen, part. Cast, bent.

Kess’mas, Kess’nmas, Kessamas, n. Christmas.

Kess’n, v. To christen.

Kess’nen, n. A christening.

Kess’n up = To be found, to turn up.

Ex.—Ah thowt it ’ed geean foor good, bud it’s kess’n up agaain ez good ez ivver.

Kest, adj. Bent, not straight, out of truth.

Kest, v. To cast off.

Ket, n. Filth, tainted meat, carrion.

Ketlock, n. Charlock. Vide Runch.

Ketterment, n. Rubbish.

Ketty, adj. 1. Nasty.

2. Disagreeable.

Ex.—1. Oh, what ketty stuff! Ah caan’t eat it.

2. It’s nobbut a ketty gahin’ on, i.e. a disagreeable proceeding.

Kevel, n. A strong, fairly long ash handle, to which is fixed a steel hammer-head of curious shape, used as a hammer in quarry work.

Kevel, v. and n. Both the working of the stone and the swinging of the hammer.

Ex.—Ah’ll kevel mair flints iv a daay ’an he can, i.e. dress more flints. He mannishes varra weel foor a new starter, an’ when he’s larnt t’ knack o’ takking a larl bit wider kevel, he’ll chip all t’ easier foor ’t, i.e. ‘When he has learnt the trick of taking a little bit wider sweep or swing, he will chip all the easier for it.’ In some way difficult to define, both the noun and verb, Kevel, relate to the handle and its action as well as to the head.

Kex, n. Dried stem of fool’s parsley.

Kick, v. To object.

Ex.—Ah s’all kick neea lahtle if he cums that gam on ma.

Kicky-wicky, adj. Disdainful.

Kin, n. 1. Kind, generally of species.

2. Sort, relationship.

3. A chilblain, a chap or crack in the skin.

Ex.—1. What a-kin is he ti Tommy? 2. What kin o’ yan is ’t he’s gitten?

Kin, v. To chap, as one’s hands in frosty weather.

Kin-cough, n. Whooping cough.

Kind, adj. On friendly terms.

Ex.—Tha’ve gitten kind agaan. Wa’ve been kind sen wa wur lads.

Kindling, Kinlin’, n. Firewood, small twigs suitable for lighting a fire.

Kink, n. A twist in a rope or line, stiffness of the limbs, a stiff neck.

Kink, v. To laugh wildly, hysterically; to laugh until one labours for breath.

Kinlin’. Vide Kindling.

Kinn’l, Kinnle, v. To set and light the fire; to bring forth young, applied to a rabbit.

Kipper, adj. Nimble, in good and lively spirits.

Kirk, n. A church.

Kirk-garth, n. Churchyard.

Kirk-warner, n. Churchwarden.

Kissing-bush, n. The mistletoe.

Kist, n. A chest.

Kit, n. A small pail with one of the staves longer than the rest, to serve as a handle.

Kite, n. The belly.

Kith, Kyth, n. Friends, acquaintances.

Kitlin’, n. A kitten.

Kittle, Kittlish, adj. 1. Easily moved or upset.

2. Nice, delicate.

3. Ticklish, easily tickled.

Ex.—1. Keep off; its nobbut a varra kittle consarn, varra larl’ll touple all t’ lot ower, i.e. ‘Stand clear; it is only a very unsteady concern, a slight shock or touch will knock it over.’

2. Ah’d a seet reyther thoo’d tell him thisel; it’s a kittlish thing foor me ti deea when Ah’s gahin’ ti wed his sister.

3. Deean’t touch ma unner t’ airms, Ah’s that kittlish whahl Ah caan’t bahd it.

Kittle, v. 1. To bring forth young, said of a cat.

2. To excite, to stir up, to awaken.

3. To tickle.

Ex.—2. Ah’ll tell him a few things ’at’ll kittle him up a bit. If that weean’t kittle him up a bit, Ah knaw o’ nowt ’at will.

3. T’ mair Ah scrat an’ t’ mair Ah kittle.

Kitty-keis, n. Seeds of the ash-tree.

Kity, adj. Having a protuberant stomach.

Kizzen’d, pp. of Kizzen, v. Dried up, over-cooked, parched.

Ex.—Thoo’s kizzen’d it whahl Ah caan’t eat it.

Knab, v. To gnaw as a mouse.

Knack, n. Adroitness, skill, aptness.

Ex.—Ah tried an’ oor Jack tried, bud wa c’u’d mak nowt on ’t; bud Tom teeak ho’d an’ did it iv a crack, bud then he’s gitten t’ knack on ’t.

Knack, v. To talk affectedly, to mince one’s speech.

Knackish, adj. Knavish.

Knap, v. To give a slight tap, to knock, so as to break.

Ex.—Ah’ll knap thi knuckles foor tha. Ah’ve knapped a piece off t’ jug spoot.

Knappish, adj. Snappy.

Knapper, v. To talk finely. Vide Knack.

Knapper, n. A door-knocker.

Knappers, n. Leather flaps to shield the thighs when using the turf spade.

Knappery-ware, n. Crockery.

Knar, Knor, Knur, n. A ball of wood, a hard knot.

Knarl, v. To run in knots, as a skein of wool or twine.

Knaw, v. Know.

Knee-bass, n. A straw cushion to kneel on when washing steps, a church hassock.

Knep or Nipe, v. To bite off in small pieces.

Knodden, pp. Knead.

Knoll, Knowl, n. A stroke of a bell.

Ex.—Whisht! it gav six knowlls; it’ll be foor a woman, mebby Betsy Parkin.

Knoll, v. To toll, generally applied to the passing bell.

Knop, n. A knob.

Knucks, Knacks, Knuckles, n. A game very commonly played in the North Riding, several holes being made in the ground some inches apart, the object being to shoot a marble from one to the other.

L.

Laan, n. A loan.

Labber, v. 1. To play with water or soft mud.

2. To struggle after falling into water.

3. To plod through wet grass or turnips.

Ex.—T’ barn labbers aboot i’ yon slap hoal whahl sha’s drinch’d thruff an’ clarted an’ labbered fra heead ti foot wi t’ blathery slathery muckment.

Labbered, pp. To be splashed or daubed with soft mud.

Laboursome, adj. Laborious, tiring.

Lace, Leeace, v. 1. To thrash soundly.

2. To add spirits to tea or coffee.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll lace tha soondly when Ah catch tha.

Lacer or Leeacer, n. Any person or thing larger or taller than usual.

Lad-louper, n. An impudent forward lass, one who makes the first advances.

Lady-cow, Vide Dundy-cow.

Lae, Leea, n. A scythe.

Lae-sand, n. A sandstone used for sharpening scythes.

Lafter, n. The whole of the eggs laid before sitting, the eggs being sat upon.

Lag, n. A single wooden division in a cask.

Lag, v. To loiter, to hang behind.

Lagged, pp. Tired out, wearied.

Laggy, adj. Last. A boy shouts ‘Laggy,’ or ‘Bags Ah laggy,’ when he desires to take the last turn in any game. ‘Bags Ah fuggy’ is, I claim first, ‘seggy’ second, ‘thoddy’ third.

Lahk, Vide Like.

Lahtle, Larl, adj. Little.

Ex.—Thoo’s nobbut a larl un, bud if thoo nobbut wurks hard an’ eats plenty o’ pudden thoo’ll stritch oot a gay bit.

Laid-off, adj. Incapable of work through illness or other causes.

Laid out, v. Prepared like, got up, looked like.

Ex.—Ah caan’t saay what it war, bud it laid out leyke rice an’ soapsuds; sum on ’em gulched it doon leyke all that.

Laid out, v. 1. To arrange.

2. To attend to the body immediately after death.

3. To spend money.

Ex.—1. Sha laid t’ table oot varra neycely.

2. Hannah an’ Jane’s laid him oot, poor things an’ tha’re gahin’ ti sahd him by o’ Tho’sday.

3. Ah’ve spent all mah brass, bud Ah’ve laid it oot weel.

Lairock, n. The lark (Aluda arvensis).

Lait, Late, Leeat, v. To seek.

Ex.—Ah awlus ’ev ti late that lass ivvery tahm Ah want her. Ah’ve lated high an’ low foor ’t, bud Ah caan’t finnd it neeawheear.

Lake, Laak, Leyak, v. To play, in a modified sense often used as tease, e.g. Tho’ll lake on wi’ t’ dog whahl it’ll bite tha.

Lakings, n. Playthings.

Lalder, Vide Lalling.

Lalderish, adj. Lazy, listless.

Lall, v. To sing and shout excitedly.

Lalling, Lolling, v. To wander idly and aimlessly about, to lazily lean up against a wall for support.

Ex.—He gans lolling aboot an’ maks ’at he’s badly; a good day’s work ’ud deea him t’ maist good ov owt.

Lallops, Lollops, n. A lazy lounging fellow.

Lallopy, Lollopy, adj. Idle, untidy, slovenly.

Lam, v. To beat.

Lame, Laam, v. 1. To hurt.

2. To injure.

Ex.—1. Let go, thoo’s laming my airm.

2. Whya, onny road he’s lam’d t’ lad foor leyfe.

Lammace, v. To beat with heavy blows.

Lammacing, n. A beating, a good thrashing.

Lamming, n. A beating.

Land, n. Space between two furrows.

Land, v. To arrive, to give a blow.

Ex.—Ah set off efter tea an’ landed a bit efter darkening. Ah’ll land tha yan ower t’ gob if thoo dizn’t shut up.

Landlouper, n. One who runs away to escape paying his debts, &c.

Lang, adj. Long.

Lang first, adv. Long before.

Lang last, adv. At last.

Lang length, adv. Full length.

Ex.—Ah slipped, an’ Ah war laid ma lang len’th on t’ grund i’ a crack. Ah’ll gi’e tha t’ lang length o’ my hand.

Lang sen, Lang sin, adv. Long since.

Lang settle, n. A long wooden seat with a high back and an arm at each end.

Langsome, adj. Long, tedious, troublesome.

Lang tongued, adj. An exaggerator.

Lang waay, adv. Much, certainly.

Ex.—It’s a lang waay t’ best deeaing it this waay. Aye, byv a lang waay, i.e. ‘yes, certainly.’

Lang-waays, adv. Lengthways.

Lantern-leet, Lant’n-leet, n. Lantern-light, often used to denote late in the evening.

Ex.—Ah doot Ah s‘an’t be wi’ y a whahl efter lantern-leet.

Lap, v. 1. To wrap.

2. To have done with, usually followed by ‘up.’

Ex.—1. Ah’ll lap a bit o’ clowt roond it, an’ it’ll be all reet.

2. Ah’ve nowt else ti saay; Ah s’all lap t’ job up noo, an’ seea ther’s an end on ’t.

Lap-band, n. Hoop-iron.

Lap-cock, n. A small bundle of hay twisted in the arms and laid to dry.

Lapling, n. A vicious fellow.

Lap up, v. and n. To wrap up, to finish; an end.

Lapwing, n. The plover.

Lark-heeled, adj. Having heels turning outward.

Larn, v. To teach.

Ex.—Will ta larn me hoo ti deea ’t? Ah’s larning mysel ti plaay t’ fiddle.

Lash oot, v. To kick, as a horse.

Lashin’ oot, v. Extravagance, showing off.

Ex.—Deean’t ya think t’ young doctor’s lashin’ oot mair ’an what he can stand teea? i.e. ‘Don’t you think the young doctor is showing off (buying horses, &c.) more than he will be able to pay for?’

Lashing, adj. Large, either of persons or things.

Ex.—By goa! bud he’s a lashing young chap; he mun stan mair ’an six foot.

Lasty, adj. Durable.

Late, v. To seek.

Lated, pp. Sought.

Lated, adv. Belated.

Later, n. A seeker.

Ex.—Ah fan him, bud Ah’s a good later.

Latt, n. A lath.

Latty, adj. Thin.

Lawk, intj. Lo!

Lax, n. Diarrhoea.

Lay, v. To be certain, of that opinion, to bet or wager; also to levy a rate.

Ex.—Thoo aims ’at he weean’t, bud Ah lay ’at he will. Ah’ll lay tha what thoo leykes.

Lay on, v. To use extra exertion. Cattle ‘lay on fat’ when specially fed.

Laylac, n. The lilac.

Laze, v. To live idly.

Lead, n. Direction, way.

Lead, v. To carry goods or hay in a cart or wagon.

Lead-eater, n. India-rubber.

Leaf, n. Fat round the kidney of an animal.

Leafs, n. Fat along a pig’s nose.

Leam, v. To drop or fall out when ripe, as nuts from the husks.

Leamers, n. Nuts quite ripe, which fall from the husks.

Leasing, n. The separating of differing kinds of grain.

Leather-head, n. A dull, stupid fellow.

Leathered, pp. 1. Beaten, overcome, mastered.

2. Puzzled.

Ex.—1. Ah’s leathered wi’ this job hooivver, i.e. overcome. He’s leathered him soondly, i.e. thrashed.

2. Ah’s leathered ti knaw wheea’s ti blaam, i.e. puzzled.

Leave loose, To let go, to cease from detaining.

Leavlang, adj. Oblong.

Leck, v. To escape by drops, to leak.

Lee, n. The watery discharge from a wound, a lie.

Leeak for, v. To expect.

Ex.—Ah s’all leeak foor ya a week cum Mondaay. Ah’s glad ya’ve fetched it, Ah’ve been leeaking for it cumin’ ivvery daay.

Leeak ya, intj. Look you!

Leear, n. Learning.

Leef, Leave, Lief, adj. Willingly, just as soon as.

Leet, n. A light.

Leet, v. To alight, to settle upon.

Leet, I’ that = In that way, like that.

Ex.—Ah ’grees wi’ tha, when thoo puts it i’ that leet. Thoo s’u’dn’t tak ’t i’ that leet.

Leet on, adj. Unbalanced.

Ex.—Sit a bit forrad, wa’re a larl bit leet on.

Leets, Leeghts, n. Lungs, lights.

Leetsome, adj. Lightsome, cheerful.

Legs, A pair of, n. Stockings.

Ex.—Sha’s gitten a gran’ pair o’ legs foor t’ wedding.

Leg up, A, n. Assistance.

Ex.—Ah’ll cum an’ gi’e tha a leg up mysel.

Leister, Lyster, n. A three-pronged fork for striking salmon.

Lemmel-steean, n. A stone with a hole through it, formerly used to ward off witches.

Len, v. To lend.

Length, Len’th, n. Stature. The ‘g’ is always silent in length, strength, kingdom, and usually the final ‘g’ also.

Length of, The, The distance or limit of anything.

Ex.—Ah efter it t’ len’th o’ t’ paddock.

Lenny, n. The linnet.

Let, v. 1. To light.

2. To alight on.

Ex.—1. Ah let t’ cann’l.

2. Ah tumm’ld off t’ stack, bud Ah let o’ mah feet.

Let drive, v. To strike or kick with force.

Let on, v. To admit.

Ex.—Ah didn’t let on ’at Ah knew owt.

Let on, Lite on, Leet on, v. To meet, usually followed by ‘with.’

Ex.—Where did ta lite on wiv him?

Let wit, v. To disclose.

Ex.—Ah let wit ’at Ah knew summat.

Letten, pp. of ‘to light’ and ‘to let.’

Leve, v. To raise by leverage.

Leyke, Vide Like.

Lib, v. To castrate lambs.

Liberty, n. The parish or township.

Lick, adj. Swift, at a great speed.

Ex.—He did gan wiv a lick roond t’ corner.

Lick, v. To thrash, to surpass. Vide Leathered.

Lick, n. Just a slight wipe with a damp cloth; hence the saying, when anything is only half cleansed, Ah’ve deean ’t wiv a lick an’ a promise.

Lie on, Vide Lay on.

Lift, v. To help, to render assistance.

Ex.—Ah aim’d ti gi’e him a bit ov a lift mysel.

Lig, v. To lay down, to put down.

Ex.—Thoo mun lig it doon a bit. Ah’ll lig it doon on t’ swab.

Lig, v. i. To lie down, to be near to or situate.

Ex.—Sha ligs doon ivvery daay efter dinner. It ligs aback o’ Roseberry.

Lig-a-bed, n. A sluggard.

Lig een on, v. To meet or see a person.

Ex.—Ah think he mun be deead, Ah ’evn’t lig’d een on him this lang whahl.

Lig ho’d, v. To take hold of.

Lig on, Vide Lay on.

Lig up, To, v. To store, put by.

Lightsome, Vide Leetsome.

Light, Leet, adj. Of little depth, applied to a furrow; weak, slight; mealy, not sodden, as applied to potatoes and bread; lacking soil.

Lightening, Leetening, n. Yeast (brewer’s), the break of day.

Light or Leet skets, n. A female of doubtful morals.

Like, Leyke, adj. 1. Likely, highly probable.

2. In duty bound.

Ex.—Leyke eneeaf Ah s’ be theear.

2. Ah s’ be leyke ti show up at kess’nen.

Like all that, adj. An intensive, giving greater force to some previous statement.

Ex.—Sha war iv a tantrum, an’ flang hersel aboot leyke all that, i.e. in a passion. He went at it leyke all that, i.e. with resolution. Sha gen’d an’ giggled like all that, i.e. in a ridiculous manner. Sha tell’d him what sha thowt leyke all that, i.e. spoke her mind plainly.

Lile, Larl, Lahl, adj. Little.

Lillilow, n. A blaze, a flame.

Lilting, Lilty, adj. Jumpy, frolicsome.

Limb, n. A mischievous child.

Limber, adj. Pliant, easily bending to light pressure.

Limmers, n. Shafts.

Lin, Lahn, n. Flax (Linum usitalissimum).

Lin clout, n. A linen rag.

Linch, v. To flog.

Lineseed, Linseed.

Ling, n. Heather.

Lingberry, n. The seed capsule of the heather.

Ling-nail, n. The linch-pin of a cart-wheel.

Lingy, adj. Active, athletic.

Lip, n. Impudence, saucy talk.

Lish, adj. Active.

Lisk, n. The groin.

Lithe, v. To thicken with flour and water.

Lithing, n. Flour and water, used to thicken broth, gravy, &c.

’Liver, v. To deliver, to give back, usually followed by ‘up.’

Ex.—If thoo dizn’t ’livver ’t up, thoo’ll catch it.

’Liverance, n. Liberation, freedom.

’ll = Will.

Lobster-louse, n. The wood-louse.

Loggerheeads, To be at = To be at variance.

Loggin, n. A batten of threshed straw.

Lollop, v. To lean up against, to move about lazily.

Lone, Loan, n. A lane.

Long- or Lang-strucken, part. Legs too long for the body.

Loning, Loaning, Lonnin’, Lo’nin’, n. A narrow lane.

Loobily, adj. Foolishly.

Look a bad look }

Leeak a bad leeak } To, v. To look ill.

Looking or Leeaking for, v. To expect, to desire.

Looks ta or Leeaks ta. Look thou or you.

Loose end, n. Going to the bad.

Ex.—He’s nobbut at a loose end, sen he gat hissel henkled on wi’ yon lot.

Loose i’ t’ heft, n. Lit. loose in the handle, and hence of little use. A worthless fellow.

Lopp, n. A flea (Pulex irritans).

Loppered, adj. Curdled (of milk).

Lops an’ tops, n. The small branches and tops of trees.

Lorn, part. Left, lost, forlorn.

Lost, adj. Beyond all bounds, almost helpless.

Ex.—Her hoos war fairly lost i’ muck. He war lost i’ wonder, i. e. absolutely amazed. Ah war lost i’ ‘mazement an’ c’u’d deea nowt.

Lound, adj. Calm, free from wind, sheltered.

Lounder, v. To thrash soundly.

Loundering, n. A thrashing.

Loundering, adj. Heavy, severe (of a blow).

Loup, v. To leap, jump, bound up.

Ex.—If thoo caan’t loup ’t, thoo mun clim ’t, tumm’l ower ’t, or ram thisen thruff ’t.

Low, Glow, n. The flame from a fire or candle, &c.

‘Lowance, n. The forenoon drinking.

Lowse112, v. To loose, to unfasten.

2. To dismiss.

Ex.—2. Hez t’ chetch lowsed yet? i.e. ‘Has the congregation left?’

Lowse oot, Lowsen oot, v. To unyoke, to unpack.

Lowsing tahm, n. The time for unyoking after a day’s work.

Lubbart, n. A clown.

Lucky bird or bo’d, n. The first male to cross the threshold on New Year’s morn.

Lucky-steean, n. A rounded, water-worn piece of quartz, or a stone with a natural hole through it. Vide Lemmel-steean.

Lug, n. The ear proper, or the handle of a pitcher or jug, &c.

Lug, v. To pull.

Ex.—Sha diz lug mah hair, when she combs it, diz mah aunt Jane.

Lug ends, n. Tips of the ears.

Luke, v. To pull weeds from cornfields.

Lumberly, adj. Awkwardly.

Lurdy, n. A stupid fellow.

M.

Mabble, v. To leave the chisel-marks on stone, to rough-dress.

Mad, adj. 1. Very angry.

2. Wild.

Ex.—1. Aa bud, Ah war mad wiv her.

2. He seems fair mad efter t’ lass.

Maddle, v. 1. To bewilder, confuse.

2. To grow bewildered.

3. To conduct oneself foolishly in love affairs.

Ex.—1. Tha maddled ma sairly wi’ ther racket an’ din.

2. It war that pick dark ’at Ah didn’t ken wheear Ah war, bud Ah maddled alang, fust yah waay an’ then t’ ither, whahl at last end Ah fan mysen i’ Au’d Willie’s pig-stee.

3. If thoo dizn’t tak care, thoo’ll gan maddlin’ efter t’ lass, whahl thoo’ll loss thi job.

Made oot, Vide Mak oot.

Madge, Madgipeg, n. The fool of the sword-dancers.

Maffle, v. To strive in a way quite inadequate to the success of the undertaking.

Ex.—1. Noo let’s hear what thoo ’ez ti saay foor thisel, an’ deean’t maffle on i’ that road.

2. If he maffles on wi’ t’ job i’ yon waay he’ll nivver mannish ’t.

Mafted, Mefted, adj. 1. Stifled.

2. Out of breath by long exertion, through fighting against a storm, generally of snow.

Ex.—Oppen t’ winner, Ah caan’t bahd; Ah’s ommaist mafted i’ t’ pleeace.

Mahnd, Mind, v. 1. To remember.

2. To pay heed to.

Ex.—1. Ah mahnd t’ tahm, i. e. ‘I remember the circumstances.’

2. Ah’ve mahnded what thoo sed, i. e. ‘I paid heed to what you said.’ Noo thoo mun mahnd all ’at Ah’ve tell’d tha, an’ think on ’at thoo ’ezn’t ti foorgit ti mahnd an’ paay t’ bill.

Main, adj. and adv. 1. Largest or greatest.

2. Quite.

Ex.—1. T’ main on ’em sez ’at it is seea, i.e. ‘The greatest number of them say that it is so.’

2. Ah’s ommaist main sartin he’s in t’ reet on ’t, or Ah’s main sartin, i.e. ‘I am quite certain.’

Mainswear, v. To take a false oath.

Mair, adj. More.

Maist, adj. Most.

Maist-hand, Vide Near-hand.

Maistly, Maistlings, Moastlings, adv. Mostly.

Mak, n. 1. Make, design, shape.

Ex.—Ah’ve seen a vast o’ maks i’ ma tahm, bud nivver a mak leyke this. Wheeas mak’s that? i.e. ‘Whose make is that?’ It ’ez a queer mak aboot it.

Makmeeat, v. To make or prepare food for the household.

Mak on, v. To induce by kindness.

Ex.—T’ dog’ll follow if thoo maks on it a bit.

Mak oot, v. 1. To make, serve.

2. To succeed in an undertaking.

3. To discover, find out.

Ex.—1. He’ll ’a’e ti mak oot wi’ t’ bit ’at’s left noo.

3. Ah caan’t mak oot what yon chap’s efter.

Mak sharp, Be sharp, Leeak sharp = Make haste, be quick.

Mak spare = Economical, careful.

Ex.—Noo reeach teea an’ help yersels; ther’s nowt ya need be neyce aboot, an’ ya needn’t mak spare ov owt.

Maks an’ manders, n. All sorts.

Ex.—Ah’ve all maks an’ manders on ’em.

Man, n. The husband of the person speaking, or of some woman spoken of; with the addition of ‘young,’ it would mean the one who is courting some fair maid, e. g. Mah man’s gahin’, an’ thi man’s gahin’, an’ Sally’s young man mun go wiv ’em.

Manders, n. All kinds, different sorts mixed.

Mang, n. A bran mash.

Mang, v. To mix various ingredients of any kind of food.

Manifold, Monifaud, n. The intestines. adj. Various.

Mannish, v. To manage, to conduct farming in a prosperous manner, to manure land.

Mannishment, n. Manure.

Mannur, v. and n. Manure.

Mar, v. To injure, spoil.

Mark’s E’en, St. Mark’s Eve.

Marrish, n. Low-lying ground liable to be flooded.

Marrow, Marrer, n. One of a pair, similar.

Marrow, n. To match, to produce a similar thing.

Marry, Aye, intj. Yes; as ‘Will ta gan?’ answer, ‘Aye marry!’

Ex.—Aye marry! bud sha’s a beauty. Aye marry, tha’re wed noo hard eneeaf.

Mash, v. To draw the strength out of anything by infusion, as tea; to reduce to pulp.

Mash up, v. To break in small pieces.

Mask, v. To infuse. Vide Mash.

Mask, n. The face, the hunter’s term for a fox’s head. Vide Keld.

Master, Meeăster, Maăster, Maastther, n. Master; the head of the house, shop, works, or school.

Masterman, n. One who employs.

Matched, pp. Almost beyond one’s ability to do; to be put to a severe test.

Ex.—Ah s’all be hard matched ti git t’ job deean byv t’ tahm ’at he wants it. He’s mair ’an matched wi’ yon. Ah’ve gitten myself sairly matched this tahm.

Matter, v. To esteem.

2. To influence.

3. Information.

Ex.—1. Ah nivver did matter him mich.

2. Owt ’at he sez weean’t matter mich ti onnybody.

3. Onny matter ’at he knaws weean’t mak onnybody neea wiser.

Matters, n. Quantity, account.

Ex.—It maks neea gert matters owt ’at he sez. Nut onny gert matters foor me, Ah ’ed summat afoor Ah cum’d.

Maudle, v. To besot.

Ex.—He war maudling drunk.

Maukey, adj. Whimsical.

Mauls, n. The marsh-mallow.

Maum, Maumy, adj. Ripe, mellow.

Maunder, v. To wander, talk foolishly.

Maundering, adj. Grumbling, muttering.

Maunsil, n. A fat, slovenly female.

Maun’t, Mooun’t, Mun’t, Munnot. Must not.

Mawk, n. A maggot.

Mawky, Maggoty.

Mayern, n. A wicken gatherer.

Mayhap, adv. Perhaps. Mebbe is most commonly used.

Maze, v. To bewilder.

Meadow-drake, n. Corn-crake.

Meal, n. Flour of various kind not fully dressed.

Mealy-mouthed, adj. Plausible.

Mean, Meean, adj. Bad as to character.

Ex.—He’s aboot ez meean ez tha mak ’em. Sha’s meean eneeaf ti deea onny dirty trick. Sha’s meean eneeaf ti hunger t’ baa’n ti deeath.

Note.—‘Mean’ is almost always used to denote some form of badness, rarely stinginess or mediocrity.

Meat, n. The daily food of a workman in addition to his wages.

Meat, v. To provide a lodger with food as well as lodgings.

Meer, n. A mare.

Meg, n. A penny.

Mell, n. A wooden mallet.

Mell, v. To meddle, usually followed by ‘on.’

Ex.—If thoo mells on oor larl Jimmy onny mair, Ah’ll leather tha mysel. Thoo’s allus melling o’ t’ baa’n. Will ta nivver gi’e ower?

Mell-sheaf, n. The last sheaf gathered.

Mell-supper, n. Harvest supper. See chapter on ‘Customs.’

Melt, Milt. The spawn of the milter (male fish).

Mend, v. To improve, to grow better.

Ex.—Ah’s mending neycely noo, Ah’s seean be all reet agaan. He’ll ’a’e ti mend his waays, or he’ll end up nowt.

Mends, n. Improvement.

Mennem, Mennad, n. The minnow.

Mense, n. Decency, good appearance, civility, tact.

Ex.—If he’d ’ed onny mense aboot him, he wadn’t ’a’e sed a thing leyke that.

Mense, v. 1. To add beauty or order.

2. To smooth away a misunderstanding.

Ex.—1. Sha seean mensed things up a bit when sha cam.

2. Nobbut saay thoo’s sorry an’ it’ll mense t’ matter up at yance.

Menseful, adj. Becoming and decent behaviour.

Mensefully, adv. Becomingly, decently, civilly.

Menseless, adj. Untidy, useless, &c.

Merls, n. The game of morris.

Met, n. Two bushels, a five-stone weight.

Met-poke, n. A narrow sack, but sufficiently large to hold two bushels.

Meuse, v. To study, to contemplate.

Ex.—Ah think t’ lass is lovesick, sha gans meusing aboot seea.

Mew, pret. To mow. n. A stack.

Mew-bo’nt, adj. Heated or burnt in the stack.

Mew up, v. To be overcrowded in a heated room.

2. To huddle together.

Ex.—1. Ther war ower monny fau’k i’ t’ room; Ah war that mew’d up Ah c’u’d hardlings breeathe. Sha’s gitten all her things mew’d up tigether, whahl sha’ll ’a’e straange deed ti git ’em all ti reets again.

Mich, adj. Much.

Middin, n. A manure-heap.

Middinstead, n. The ground or place of the midden.

Midge, n. A tiny fly.

Mig, n. The drainings from a manure-heap.

Milk-can, n. A milk-pail.

Milk-hoos, Milk’us, n. The milk dairy.

Milk-lead, n. A shallow leaden cistern, with a hole stopped by a wooden plug; after the milk has stood overnight, the plug is withdrawn, and the milk drained from the cream.

Mill’d in, adj. Shrunk, aged, withered.

Mill-e’e, n. The eye or hole through which the ground grain falls into the sack or bin.

Mill-gear, n. The machinery of a mill.

Mill-race, Mill-reeace, n. The cut or channel which leads to the waterwheel, the water running towards the waterwheel.

Mindful, Mahndful, adj. Careful.

Ex.—Thoo mun be mahndful hoo thoo hugs t’ basket. Be mahndful what thoo sez, noo.

Mint, v. To intend, purpose; to aim a blow; to pretend.

Mirak’lous, adj. Careless, venturesome, precocious.

Ex.—He’s a bit mirak’lous wiv a gun. He carried on iv a straange mirak’lous waay at t’ fire. He war awlus a mirak’lous kind ov a lad.

Miscall, v. To give a wrong name to any person or thing, to use abusive epithets.

Misfit, n. Out of place, one who cannot be trusted.

Mista’en, adj. Mistaken.

Mistetched, part. Badly trained or broken in (of a horse).

Mistimed, adj. Put out of the regular course, especially of sleep.

Mits, Mittens, n. Woollen gloves, covering the wrist and knitted with divisions for the fingers.

Moider, v. To bewilder.

Moil, v. To toil on when tired.

Moit, n. The smaller part, a small portion.

Ex.—Tha sed ’at tha shared it oot amang t’ lot on uz, onny waay Ah nobbut gat a moit.

Mole-rat, Vide Mowdywarp.

Moo-moo, n. A pet name for a cow.

Moor-titling, Moor-taalin, n. The meadow pipit.

Mooun’t, Vide Maun’t.

Moozy-feeaced, Mouzy-feeaced, adj. Applied to the first growth of hair on the lip or chin.

Moozy meean, n. A hazy moon.

Mostlings, Meeastlings, adv. Generally, usually.

Mouck, v. To creep along, to hide.

Moud, Mud, v. Might.

Mowdy-hill, n. A mole-hill.

Mowdy-rake, n. A rake used to level mole-hills.

Mowdywarp, n. The mole.

Mounge, v. To chew with the gums when the teeth have gone.

Muck, n. Dirt, excrement, manure.

Muck, v. To spread manure.

Muck-clout, n. A floor-cloth, &c.

Muck-gripe, n. A dung-fork.

Muck lather, n. In a state of excessive perspiration.

Muckments, n. Filthy matter.

Muck-middin, n. The manure- or ash-midden.

Muck out, v. To clean out a stable or midden.

Muck sweat, Vide Muck lather.

Mucky, adj. Dirty, filthy, unwashed.

Mud, v. Might.

Mug, n. Face.

Muggy, adj. Damp, foggy, thick and close.

Mull, Murl, n. Dry fine mould.

Mumm’l, v. To mumble.

Mump, n. A blow on the face with the fist. v. To chew without teeth.

Mun, n. Man.

Ex.—Ah’ll tell tha what, mun.

Mun, v. Must.

Murl, v. and n. To crumble into small pieces.

Mush, n. Dust, rotten through decay. Note.—Though generally applied to anything dry, it is sometimes used to denote damp and rotten.

Ex.—It’s grund ti mush. Them to’nips is neea good, tha’re all iv a mush.

Mushy, adj. Dry, powdery, in a state of pulp.

Musweb, n. A cobweb, the white cobwebs which float about in the air.

Muther, Mudder, n. Mother.

My-song! intj. Originally La Sangue!

N.

Na, conj. Nor, than.

Naay, adv. Nay.

Nab, v. To pick up sharply, to steal.

Ex.—Thoo mun watch him or he’ll nab summat.

Nab, n. A hill or rocky point, a headland.

Naekins, Vide Otherkins.

Naether, Nowther, Nowder, conj. Neither.

Naff, n. The nave of a wheel.

Naff-heead, n. A stupid fellow.

Naffle, v. To pretend, to potter about.

Naggy, Vide Gnaggy.

Nak’t, adj. Naked.

Namby-pamby, adj. Affected, conceited.

Nanpie, n. The magpie.

Nantle, Vide Naffle.

Nap, Vide Nab.

Nap, v. To strike with a hammer lightly.

Nar, adj. Near.

Narked, v. Vexed beyond measure.

Nar-side, n. The left-hand side of a horse when leading or walking along with a team.

Nasty, adj. Ill-natured.

Ex.—He war varra nasty aboot t’ job.

Natter, v. To be fretful, peevish.

Nattery, adj. Fretful, peevish.

Nattering, n. Continued complaining. Vide Gnatter.

Nattle, v. To make a light rattling sound.

Natt’rable, adj. What might be expected; unassuming, kindly.

Nature, Nater, n. The innate good quality of things.

Ex.—Ther ’ez been that mich wet, whahl t’ gess ’ll a’e lost all t’ nater oot on ’t, i.e. ‘There has been that much wet, that the grass (drying for hay) will have lost all the nature (goodness) out of it.’

Naup, v. To give a smart tap on the head.

Naup, n. A tap on the head, as with a ruler.

Nauping, n. A thrashing.

Naw, Vide Neea.

Nay-say, n. The privilege of refusing.

Ex.—Tommy’s gitten t’ naay-saay on ’t. Aye, Ah’ve bowt it, bud then Ah’ve hed t’ naay-saay on ’t foor lang eneeaf.

Nazzed, Nazzled, adj. Somewhat intoxicated.

Nazzy, adj. Under the influence of drink.

Neaf, Vide Neeaf.

Near, adj. Close-fisted, very careful, greedy.

Ex.—Did Sammy gi’e tha owt? Neea, he’s ti near ti even wish yan weel.

Near, n. A kidney.

Near-hand, adv. 1. Near by, close to.

2. Almost, nearly.

Ex.—1. Whya, sha lives near-hand Bessy.

2. Ah nivver wur seea near-hand gittin’ putten oot o’ t’ road i’ mah leyfe. If thoo gans near-hand yon chap, he’ll smit tha.

Nearlings, adv. Almost, all but.

Neavil, Nevel, v. To pummel with the fist.

Nevilling, n. A sound pummelling with the fist.

Neb, n. The bill of a bird, the nose, the peak of a cap.

Neb, v. To kiss, to peck at viciously.

Ex.—Did ta neb her afoor thoo let her gan?

Neea, Noa, Naw, Nooa, adv. No.

Neeaf, Neif, n. The fist.

Neeaf-full, n. A handful.

Neea matters = No great quantity, of little importance.

Ex.—Did he win owt at t’ races? Neea matters wo’th telling on. What sha sez is neea matters ti onnybody.

Neeap, v. To raise on end, as in lifting the shafts of a cart.

Neease, Nooas, n. The nose.

Neease, v. To sneeze.

Needer, n. The common adder.

Needful, adj. Necessitous, applies to persons and things.

Ex.—Whya, wa mun all deea a bit; sha’s varra needful, ther’s a lot o’ bairns. Aye, it’s wivoot doot a maist needful case.

Needment, n. Something necessary.

Ne’er-di-weel, n. A worthless fellow.

Neest, adj. Next.

Neet, n. Night.

Ner, conj. Nor.

Nervy, adj. Vigorous.

Nesh, adj. Tender, soft, weak.

Ness, n. A projecting headland.

Neuk, n. A corner, corner of a field, a hiding-place.

Never give over, With a = without ceasing.

New-fangled, part. Pleased with novelties.

Ex.—Bairns diz git new-fangled wi’ owt ’at’s fresh.

Nias, n. A young hawk.

Nibble, n. Nipple of either the breast or a gun.

Nibbs, n. The handles on a scythe.

Nice, Neyce, adj. 1. Too particular.

2. Shy.

3. Considerable in size and quantity.

4. Sensitive.

Ex.—1. Ah deean’t leyke fooak ’at’s sae neyce aboot what tha eat.

2. Noo help yersels, an’ deean’t be neyce aboot it.

3. Ah mun saay ’at ther wur a neycish few.

4. Ah’s a bit neyce aboot what fooak saay o’ ma.

Nicker, v. To whinny as a foal.

Niff-naff, n. A trifle.

Niff-naffing, adj. Trifling.

Nifle, n. A trifle.

Nifle, v. To waste time. Useless occupation.

Ex.—Thoo nifles on, an’ nivver gits nowt deean. Thoo’s nifling agaan, allus at t’ saam bat.

Niggle, v. To deal out or give grudgingly, to be greedy in small matters.

Nigh, adv. Nearly, about.

Nigh at hand, adv. Close to, near by.

Nilder-nalder, n. Vacillation, hesitation.

Nim, adj. Quick, active.

Nim, v. To snatch up quickly, to steal, to be active, agile.

Ninnycocks, n. Young lobsters.

Nip, v. Run.

Ex.—Just nip ower ti Bob an’ ass foor t’ saw.

Nip off, v. To run away, to move quickly.

Nip up, v. To snatch up quickly, to go up quickly.

Ex.—He nipped it up afoor Ah c’u’d stop him. Nip upstairs an’ fetch mah hat doon.

Nipper, n. A young child.

Nisly, adj. Showery.

Nit, n. The egg of the louse.

Nither, Nidder, v. To shiver.

Ex.—Ah nithered an’ dithered an’ trimm’ld all ower that mich whahl Ah c’u’dn’t mak oot if sha’d been shuvved, tumm’ld, slithered, or louped inti t’ beck.

Nittering, part. Subdued giggling.

Nivver, adj. Never.

Nizy, n. A dunce.

Nizzled, v. To be under the influence of drink.

Noa ship, n. Clouds said to resemble the Ark. A common saying is, T’ Ark’s oot, wa’re in foor a spell o’ bad weather.

Nobbin, n. The hair on the crown of the head.

Ex.—He teeak her biv t’ nobbin an’ pulled her backkards-waay ower.

Nobbut, conj. If, only. ‘Only’ is rarely used.

Nobby, adj. Handy, nice.

Nock, Nicking, n. A method of keeping count by cutting notches on a stick.

Nodder, v. To tremble.

Noggen, adj. Hard, rough.

Noggin, n. A quarter pint, a small jug.

Nominy, n. The name given to any doggerel rhyme.

None, Noan, Neean, adv. Not at all.

Ex.—He’ll neean ho’d back, he’ll deea ’t hard eneeaf. ‘Neean’ in this case means more than ‘not’; the idea conveyed is, ‘He will not in any sense hold back.’ He’s neean lost owt, i.e. ‘He has lost nothing at all.’

Nooatish, v. To notice.

Noo, adv. Now, well. The use of this word is most curious. Noo, Noo, Noo! Noo, said one man on meeting a friend. ‘Noo’ the first meant either ’good morning,’ ‘now then,’ or ’well.’ ‘Noo’ the second was addressed to the dog, and meant ’lie down.’ ‘Noo’ the third, with a different inflection, was understood by the dog to imply, ‘If you do not lie down at once, I shall hit you.’ And ‘Noo’ the fourth clearly denoted, the dog having laid down, ‘Now, then, we can talk.’ This inflective power throughout the whole vocabulary lessens or adds force to words. Unfortunately it is impossible to render in print these varying tones, which are the life and soul of the dialect. When used as an interjection, it is equivalent to ‘How do you do?’

Nooa, Vide Neea.

Noos an’ agaains }

Noos an’ thens } = By chance, now and again, occasionally.

Noration, Vide Oration.

Notified, Nooatified, adj. Well-known.

Ex.—Aye, he war a nooatified chap yance ower.

Not ti fail, Without fail.

Ex.—Ah’ll tell him ti cum an’ not ti fail.

Nowt, n. 1. Nothing.

2. Valueless.

3. Worthless person.

Ex.—1. Yon thing’s warse ’an nowt.

2. It’s up ti nowt neea way.

3. He’s a nowt, an’ warse ’an nowt.

Nowt bud weel, Exceedingly good in every way.

Ex.—Ah can saay nowt bud weel on him.

Nowther, Naether, Nowder, conj. Neither.

Noy, Noyance, Noying, n. Vexatious, worrying.

Nuddle, v. To huddle together, to squeeze.

Nullet, Nullot, n. An owl. Ullot is most commonly used.

Numb, adj. Dull, awkward, clumsy, insensible.

Nursery, n. A plantation of young trees.

Nut, adv. Not.

Ex.—Is ta gahin wi’ ma? Neea, Ah’s nut. ‘Nut’ is to some extent an emphatic form of ’not.’

Nutty-crack-neet, The ninth night before Martinmas Day, on which a feast of apples and nuts is indulged in.

O.

O’, prep. Of.

Oafing, Oafish, adj. Half-witted, foolish, silly.

Oaf-rocked, adj. More or less imbecile.

Oddments, n. Odds and ends.

‘Od rabbits, This and other forms commencing with ‘Od is an old form of profanity, by abbreviating the name of the Deity by the omission of G.

Of, prep. By, out of.

Ex.—That meer he gat of t’ broon meer’s deean weel.

Off, Used in the sense of ‘by heart.’ To be aware of, to know all about.

Ex.—Ah’ve gitten my task off. He’ll nut git ower ma na mair, Ah’ve gitten him off noo, i.e. ‘I know all about him now.’

Offally, adj. Refuse. Bad, both of persons and things.

Offally maade, Offally leeaking, Offally putten tigither, adv. Badly or poorly made, &c.

Offalment, n. 1. Of little value, offal.

2. A useless, good-for-nothing fellow.

3. Intestines, &c., of animals.

Off and on, adj. and adv. 1. Vacillating, uncertain.

2. Now and again.

Ex.—1. He’s allus off an’ on, an’ nivver sattles ti nowt.

2. He’s off an’ on frev yah thing tiv anuther, whahl ther’s neea ’pendence on him.

Off one’s heead, adj. Mad, delirious.

Off on’t, adv. 1. Poorly.

2. Disappointed.

Ex.—1. Ah ’evn’t deean nowt this week, Ah nobbut felt a larl bit off on ’t.

2. He war sadly off on ’t when tha tell’d him o’ Mary’s trouble.

Offen, adv. From off, off.

Ex.—It tumm’l’d offen t’ shelf on tiv his heead.

Off’ns, adv. Often.

Ofter, adv. Oftener.

Okkad, adj. Awkward, clumsy.

Olden, v. To age, to show signs of age.

Ommaist, Ommost, adv. Though often meaning simply ‘almost,’ it often carries a stronger sense with it, e.g. Q. Will ta gan wiv uz? ‘Will you go with me?’ A. Aye, Ah ommost think Ah will, would mean, ‘Aye, I certainly think I will.’ The general sense, however, is that of ‘almost’.

On, adv. 1. Here.

2. There.

3. Forward.

Ex.—1. He’s cumin’ on ti-neet, i.e. ‘He is coming here to-night.’

2. Will ta be on ti-neet? i.e. ‘Will you be there to-night.’

3. Wa mun push t’ job on or wa s’aan’t git deean.

On, prep. Of.

Ex.—Sha war despert freet’n’d ’at Ah war gahin’ ti tell on her.

On, To be, v. To assent.

Ex.—Q. Will thoo gan wiv uz? A. Noa, Ah weean’t be on at a gam o’ that soart.

Once ower, Vide Yance ower.

Onely sahded, adj. Doubtful, singular.

Ex.—It’s nobbut a onely sahded gahin’ on, i.e. ‘It is only a doubtful or singular proceeding.’

Onny bit leyke, or Owt leyke. Fairly well, tolerably.

Ex.—If he aim’d onny bit leyke, he mud ’a’e mannished. Wa s’all cum if t’ daay be owt leyke.

On with, To be, v. The act of doing, to be engaged with.

Ex.—Ah s’ be on wiv it ti morn at morn, i.e. ‘I shall be doing it to-morrow morning.’ He’s dropped Sally, an’ ‘s on wi’ Jin, i.e. ‘He has jilted Sally, and is engaged to Jane.’

Oot, adv. Out, not within; also away, as Git oot wi’ ya, ‘Get away with you.’

Oot o’ course, adv. Beyond comparison, beyond measure.

Oot an’ away, adv. Undoubtedly.

Ex.—Oot an’ away t’ best hoss.

Oor, Wer, pron. Our.

Oorsens, Oorsels, Wersens, Wersels, pron. Ourselves.

Oppen, v. Open.

Oppen oot, v. 1. To bring to light, to reveal.

2. To show one’s true character.

Ex.—1. If thoo sez mich mair, Ah’ll oppen oot a bit mysen, i.e. ‘I will reveal something.’

2. Ah think he’s a varra canny chap sen he’s oppen’d oot a bit.

Oration, n. A commotion accompanied with much talking and shouting.

Orf, n. The scurf which forms under the hair of children and animals.

Orling, n. A mis-shapen, undersized, rickety child.

Othergates, adj. Otherwise.

Othersome, adj. Variety, of another sort.

Ought, Owt, n. Anything. adv. At all.

Ex.—It’s all nowther owt, nowt, na summat.

Ouse, Vide House.

Out, Outing, n. A day’s pleasure.

Out with, To be = On unfriendly terms.

Out by, adv. Near to, in the direction of.

Ex.—Q. Does Mr. Jackson live near here? A. Noa, he lives out by Newton.

Outen, adv. Out of.

Ex.—Sha tumm’l’d outen t’ winder i’ti t’ watter-butt. Thoo caan’t git thisel an’ Dolly a dhriss outen that, cut it which waay thoo will. Ya mud ez weel aim ti squeeze milk outen a yat-post ez git owt outen him.

Out-end, Out-gang, Out-gaat, n. An exit, a way out of.

Out o’ fettle, adj. Unwell, needing repair.

Ex.—Ah s’aan’t be gahin’ ti-daay, Ah’s a bit oot o’ fettle. T’ cart’s gitten a bit oot o’ fettle; Ah s’all ’a’e ti ’ev it leeaked teea.

Out o’ t’ road, adv. Out of the way, out of sight, killed.

Ex.—Ah caan’t finnd ’t, sha’s putten ’t oot o’ t’ road sumwheears.

Out-thrust, Out-thrussen, adj. Projecting.

Ouzel, n. The Bessy ducker, or ring ouzel.

Over is generally pronounced ’ower’ or ’ovver.’

Overget, Owerget, v. To come up with, overtake, overreach.

Oversail, n. The top course of masonry covering the whole width of the wall.

Over-scutch, v. To whip too severely.

Ex.—He’s ower-scutched t’ lad this tahm, an’ Ah’ll foller t’ law on him an’ mak him pay foor ’t.

Overwelt, v. To roll on the back, so as to be unable to rise again—generally applied to sheep.

Overwing, v. To outwit.

Ex.—He aims ’at he knaws a bit, bud Ah’ll overwing him onny tahm iv a hoss deeal.

Owe, Awe, v. To own.

Ower, v. 1. To last through.

2. To cease, to come to an end.

Ex.—1. Ah deean’t think Tom ’ll git here i’ tahm ti see t’ au’d chap, it’ll tak him all his tahm to ower t’ neet, let aleean t’ week end.

2. T’ meeting’s owered, t’ chapel’s lowsed, an’ t’ chetch ’ez cum’d out, bud t’ army’s gahin’ ti gan at it whahl midneet.

Ower, adj. 1. Too.

2. Beyond due bounds.

Ex.—1. It’s ower grand, i.e. ‘Too fine.’ Ower big, i.e. ‘Too large.’

2. He’s ower daft foor owt, i.e. ‘He’s foolish beyond all bounds.’

Ower, prep. and adv. On the other side of, beyond.

Ex.—Ower t’ street, e.g. ‘On the other side, across the street.’ Ower t’ dale, i.e. ‘On the other side of or beyond the dale.’

Owerance, n. The upper hand, the mastery.

Ex.—He’s gitten t’ owerance ov all t’ lot on uz. Ah ower-handed him that tahm, i.e. ‘Got the advantage of.’

Ower an’ up agaan = More than once, over and again.

Ower-gaat, n. A stone style, the steps in a wall side.

Ower-kessen, Owercast, v. and adj. Overcast, cloudy.

Ower monny, adj. Too many, too strong, beyond one’s power.

Ex.—Ah’ll nut drhive t’ hoss, he’s ower monny foor ma. He maay bunch t’ lass, bud his weyfe’s ower monny foor him.

Ower-neyce, adj. Too particular, fastidious, shy, diffident. Vide Nice.

Ex.—Noo ya mun stritch yer elbows, an’ reach teea; what’s putten afoor ya’s putten ti gan at; noo deean’t be ower-neyce, bud set ti wark an’ sahd t’ lot.

Owerset, Owersetten, pp. 1. Overtasked beyond one’s strength.

2. Overturned.

Ex.—1. Ah’s completely owersetten an’ deean up wi’ t’ job. Naay what, thoo seems owersetten afoor thoo starts.

2. Ah owerset t’ au’d lass’ stall, an’ t’ nippers did scramm’l foor t’ things.

Owerhand, Vide Owerance.

Owt, n. Aught, anything.

Owther, Owder, Aether, conj. Either.

Ox-prod, n. An ox-goad.

Oxter, n. The armpit.

P.

Pace-eggs, Paste-eggs, n. Hard-boiled eggs dyed various colours, used by children on Easter Monday. Vide chapter on ‘Customs.’

Pack, v. When birds at certain seasons collect together they are said to ‘pack.’

Packman, n. A pedlar.

Pack-rag day, The day following Martinmas Day, when the servants who are changing masters pack up their belongings.

Paddle, v. To walk with difficulty, to wade bare-legged.

Paddy-noddy, n. A long wearisome tale with much repetition.

Pafty, adj. Pert, assuming, impudent.

Pair of stairs, n. A flight of stairs.

Pairt, Vide Part.

Pairtner, n. A partner, generally husband or wife.

Pally-ully, n. A game almost identical with hop-scotch.

Palm, Paum, v. To climb with the hands and legs. Vide Swarm.

Palm-cross day, n. Palm Sunday.

Palms, Paums, n. Catkins, ‘lambs’-tails’ of the hazel.

Pan, v. To fit into or close together.

Pankin, Pankin-pot, n. A large earthenware vessel.

Pankin-dish, n. A deep earthenware dish.

Pannel, n. A riding pad.

Parkin, n. A gingerbread cake made for the fifth of November.

Parlous, adj. Its general meaning carries with it a sense or state of evil.

2. Adverbially used, it always intensifies.

Ex.—1. Ther’s been parlous deed at t’ mill. Tha’ve locked him up at t’ last, it’s nobbut a parlous ending up.

2. He’s a parlous good preeacher is yon local chap.

3. T’ hoos is iv a parlous state, bud then it’s cleeaning tahm.

Part, Pairt, adj. A considerable number or quantity.

Ex.—Pairt fooak wur bidden ti t’ funeral. Ther’ll be pairt fruit ti year, nobbut Jack Frost dizn’t nip t’ blo afoor it sets.

Pash, v. To dash to the ground, to smash into fragments.

Pash, n. 1. A crash.

2. A heavy fall of snow or rain.

3. The result of a smash, or of a heavy fall of rain or snow, as mud or slush.

4. Soft, rotten, pulpy matter.

Ex.—1. T’ chim’ly cam doon wi’ sikan a pash.

2. Wa’ve hed a pash o’ snaw ti week.

3. Baith t’ carts is upskell’d an’ t’ things ur a’ iv a pash tigither.

4. Cum awaay fra sike pashy deed, thoo’ll labber thisen all ower.

Past, adj. Beyond, incapable.

Ex.—Past deeaing owt wi’, i.e. ‘not to be restrained or influenced.’ Past kenning, i.e. ‘grown beyond recognition.’ Past bahding, i.e. ‘beyond one’s power to endure.’ Past wark, i.e. ‘incapable of working.’ He’s gitten past that noo, i.e. ‘incapable of having further aid rendered.’

Past all = Beyond all bounds, generally used in a disagreeable sense; the antithesis of ‘Caps all.’

Patter, v. To tread or beat down by many steps, as a pathway across a newly tilled field.

Patter, Pattering, n. The sound of quick, light footsteps.

Pause, Vide Bunch.

Paut, Pooat, v. 1. To paw the ground impatiently.

2. To kick lightly.

3. To walk in an affected style.

4. To walk feebly and somewhat heavily, as an aged person.

Ex.—1. T’ meer’s gifting stall’d o’ stannin’, sitha hoo sha pauts t’ grund.

2. Wa caan’t hap t’ bairn up, sha pauts aboot wiv her larl feet sae.

3. Sen sha’s gitten long skets an’ fancy stockin’s on, sha diz paut alang.

4. Au’d Willie, Ah see, still mannishes to paut about wiv a stick.

Pawk, n. Pawky, adj. Impudent, inquisitive, precocious, forward (of a child).

Pawty, adv. Slovenly.

Pea-hulls, Pea-swads or -cods, n. Empty pods of peas.

Peascod, n. Peas still in the pod.

Peffing, adj. Applied to short, husky, hard breathing.

Peggy-stick, Vide Dolly-stick.

Peggy wi’ t’ lautern, Will o’ t’ Wisp, Jack o’ t’ Lantern (Ignis Fatuus).

Pelt, adv. Speedily, swiftly.

Ex.—He cam doon t’ hill sike a pelt.

Pelt, n. The skin of a flayed animal.

Pepper-cake, n. A kind of ginger loaf. Vide chapter on ‘Customs.’

Perceivance, n. Conception, acquaintance with.

Ex.—Neea, Ah’d na perceivance o’ what he meant ti deea.

Perishment, n. The outcome of a severe cold, a thorough chill.

Ex.—Ah’ve gitten a perishment o’ cau’d, Ah knaw that.

Pet, To take, v. To be offended, to sulk, to be affronted over some petty misunderstanding.

Pick, n. Pitch.

Pick = Black. An intensive, or black as pitch.

Ex.—It war pick dark.

Pick, v. 1. To trip up, pitch, or push so as to bring to the ground.

2. To give birth immaturely (of an animal).

3. To find fault.

Ex.—1. Ah shoved mah foot oot an’ pickt him ower nicely.

2. Coo’s pick’d her cauf.

3. Sha’s nivver off mah beeans, sha’s awlus picking at ma.

Pick-fork, n. A pitch-fork.

Pickle, Piddle on, v. To play with one’s food.

Pick-mark, n. The mark on sheep made with a hot iron stamp.

Pick up, v. To vomit.

Pie, v. To store potatoes in an earth mound for the winter, to peep, to pry.

Pie, n. A heap of potatoes covered by earth.

Piet, n. The magpie.

Piffle, v. To steal in small quantities.

Piffling, v. To. do anything in a silly, half-hearted way.

Pigmeat, The refuse of the kitchen and dinner-table gathered together, and saved with other swill in a tub for pig-food.

Pig-nut, n. The earth-nut (Bunium flexuosum).

Pig-swarth, n. The skin of bacon.

Pike, n. A number of hay-cocks made into one heap.

Pinchery, n. Greediness, penuriousness.

Pin-faud, n. The pound for stray cattle.

Pinnies, n. Fish just hatched.

Pirl, Purl, n. The wooden or other winder upon which cotton or thread is wound.

Pisking, v. To lounge about.

Pit, v. 1. To match.

2. To jeer, to quarrel.

3. To mark or spot.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll pit him again thoo. Let ’em aleean, tha’re well pitted.

2. Ther’s maist o’ t’ street end oot, an’ tha’re pitting yan anither leyke all that.

Pit, n. A mark left by small-pox.

Place, n. Service.

Ex.—Ah isn’t gahin’ ti pleeace yet.

‘Plain, ‘Pleean, ‘Plaan, v. To complain, to be querulous.

Plaint, n. A pitiful tale.

Plash, v. To splash. n. A puddle.

Plate, v. To clinch a nail.

Plating, n. A sound thrashing.

Pleeaf, Vide Plough.

Pleeaf stots, Young fellows, about twelve in number, who used to go about fantastically dressed on Plough Monday, headed by music; a kind of sword-dancer.

Pleean, Plaan, adj. Doubtful, not handsome.

Ex.—1. Ah wadn’t trust yon, he’s nobbut a plaan un.

2. Yon’s a pleean leeaking lass, hooiveer.

Plenish, v. To review, to furnish.

Plesh, Plosh, Plash, n. A puddle.

Plew, Vide Plough.

Pload, v. To walk with difficulty over heavy land.

Ploader, n. A plodding, diligent fellow.

Ploat, v. To pluck the feathers from a fowl.

Plodge, v. To wade through water.

Plook, n. A small pimple.

Plooky-feeaced, adj. Applied to a pimpled or blotched face.

Plosh, v. To splash, to bespatter.

Ploshy, adj. Splashy.

Plother, Plodder, n. Soft mud.

Plother, v. To bring into a state of soft mud.

Plothery, Ploddery, Pluthery, adj. Muddy, miry.

Plough, Plew, Pleeaf, Plufe, n. A plough.

Ploughing-day, Pleeafing-day, Plewing-day, n. The day on which neighbouring farmers lend men, horses, and implements, to assist a new-comer on the land.

Ploughing iron or airn, n. The coulter.

Pluck, n. The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal.

Pluff, n. A tube to pluff with.

Pluff, v. To force anything through a tube by blowing.

Plug, v. To load a cart with manure.

Plugger, n. Anything larger than usual.

Pluke, Vide Plook.

Plum, adj. Perpendicular.

Ex.—That’s nut plum byv a lang waay.

Plump, v. To come straight down, hence to accuse openly.

Ex.—1. It cam plump doon i’ t’ frunt o’ ma.

2. Ah plump’d him wi’ ‘t tiv his feeace, i.e. ‘I accused him to his face.’

Plump, adj. Straightforwardly, exactly.

Ex.—Ah tell’d him plump oot what Ah thowt.

Plunder, n. The legitimate profit made out of any business transaction.

Pluther, Vide Plother.

Plutherment, n. Slush, water and mud, or snow and mud mixed; any liquid filth.

Pock-arr, n. The scar left by small-pox.

Podge, n. A short fat man.

Podgy, adj. Little and fat.

Poke, Pooak, n. A sack or bag.

Poringer, n. A mug which widens toward the base.

Porrets, n. Small onions.

Porriwiggle, n. The tadpole.

Posh, n. Slush, mud.

Posh, Poss, v. To pound with a possing-stick whilst washing clothes. Vide Dolly-stick.

Poshing-stick, Possing-stick, n. The stick used to poss or beat with, something like a heavy club.

Poskit, Peggy-tub. A large oaken tub used to poss clothes in, often called a Possing-tub.

Posy, n. A bunch of flowers to carry in the hand.

Pot-blossoms, n. Blotches on the face caused by excessive drinking.

Potherment, n. Petty annoyance.

Pot-lug, n. The handle of a jug.

Pot-sitten, adj. Burnt whilst cooking, especially in the case of milk or porridge. Almost universally styled now Setten on.

Potch, n. To throw.

Ex.—Gi’e ower potching steeans.

Potter, v. To attempt in a feeble way, often followed by ‘about.’

Ex.—Hoo he diz potter aboot! Diz he ivver get owt deean?

Pottering, adj. Slow, feeble, awkward.

Preachment, n. A wearying discourse.

Present, v. To present.

Ex.—Tha’ve presented her wiv a clock an’ a silken pess wi’ twenty pund in ’t.

Pretty warm, adj. Comfortably off, well-to-do.

Prickle, v. 1. To have a pricking sensation.

2. To prick.

Ex.—1. Ah prickle all ower.

2. Ah’ve prickled my han’s all ower wi’ gethering bumm’l-kites.

Pricky-back otch’n, n. The hedgehog.

Prod, n. Usually a hazel stick with a sharp point.

Prod, v. To prick or push with a prod.

Proddle, v. To poke about, to prick, to poke about under stones, &c.

Proffer, v. To make an offer.

Ex.—Ah proffered ti gan ower an’ give him a lift.

Prood, adj. Proud.

Propped up, adj. Kept alive owing to the observance of certain rules and other advantages.

Ex.—Tha’ve propped him up foor a bit, but it weean’t be foor lang, he fails ivvery daay.

Pross, n. A friendly gossip.

Providence, n. Food, &c., provided for any kind of feast.

Ex.—A mirical wadn’t a’e maad yon providence last.

Pubble, adj. Plump, soft and round.

Puddings, n. Entrails.

Pull, v. To pick.

Ex.—Wa mun pull t’ currants ti morn.

Pulls, n. The shells of ripe turnip seeds, &c.

Pulsey, n. A poultice.

Pum, Pumm’l, v. To beat with the fists.

Purlings, n. Ribs upon which the spars of the roof of a house rest.

Push, n. 1. Moment.

2. Energy.

Ex.—1. He awlus leeaves ivvery thing ti t’ last push.

2. Ther’s neea push i’ yon youth.

Pushed, adj. Hurried, inconvenienced.

Ex.—Ah war varra mich pushed for tahm.

Put about, v. To be incommoded, put out of one’s ordinary course, disgusted.

Ex.—Ah nivver war seea grieved an’ vexed an’ putten about iv all mah leyfe.

Put off, Put away. To kill, to remove one’s outer garments.

Putten, pp. of ‘Put.’

Putten by, v. To put away, to bury.

Putten ti reets, v. 1. To put in order.

2. To correct.

Ex.—1. Ah’ll git things putten ti reets a bit.

2. Thoo’ll git thisen putten ti reets if thoo dizn’t tak care.

Puzzon, n. A poison.

Puzzon, v. To poison.

Q.

Quality, n. Gentry.

Quart, v. 1. To cross transversely, as in ploughing.

2. To disagree, to quarrel.

Ex.—2. Ah aim ’at oor Tom wad quart wiv a stuffed monkey.

Queery, n. Any circumstance of an extraordinary character.

Quick-sticks, adv. Sharply, at once.

Ex.—If thoo dizn’t git it deean i’ quick-sticks, Ah’ll wahrm thi jacket foor tha.

Quirk, n. A trick, deception.

Quite better, = Quite recovered.

R.

Rabate, v. To return something, in consideration of.

Ex.—Thoo gav him fahve pund foor ’t, an’ ‘ed ti gan foor ’t thisen, what rabate did ta git?

Rabble, v. To read or speak so hastily as to be indistinct.

Rabblement, n. Indistinct, confused talk; a mob of low scoundrels.

Race, Vide Mill-race.

Rack, n. Fleecy clouds driven by wind.

Rackapelt, n. A worthless fellow.

Rackit, n. A turbulent, boisterous noise.

Raddle, v. To beat or thrash soundly.

Raddling, n. A sound thrashing.

Radged, adj. Furious, mad.

Raff, n. 1. A confused heap.

2. A disreputable person.

Ex.—1. Thoo’s gitten things all iv a raff.

Raff, After, n. A second mowing, generally of clover.

Raffle, adj. Idle or foolish.

Raffle, v. and n. 1. To become confused, to wander.

2. To entangle.

3. To lead a wild, irregular life.

Ex.—1. He raffles on seea whahl yan dizn’t knaw what he meeans.

2. What a raffle sha’s gitten t’ wool inteea!

3. He’ll raffle on whahl he’ll gan thruff t’ bit o’ brass t’ au’d chap left him.

Raffle-pack, adj. Of loose, irregular lives.

Raffling, adj. Riotous, dissolute.

Raffly, adj. Applied to a confusion of ideas or weakened mental powers.

Ex.—He gits a larl bit raffly at tahms.

Rag, v. To enrage, to vex.

Ex.—Ah did rag him aboot Polly.

Ragabash, n. A bad character.

Ragally, adj. Loose, unseemly, unprincipled.

Rageous, adj. Furious.

Ragged, pp. To be enraged.

Ragged, adj. Borne down with fruit.

Raggel, n. A worthless vagabond.

Rag out, n. Passion, temper.

Ex.—Deean’t git his rag oot, i.e. ‘Don’t vex him.’ Wa gatnhis rag oot, i.e. ‘We got him into a passion.’

Rag-river, n. A tomboy.

Raitch, n. The white line down a horse’s face.

Raited, pp. Applied to hay or straw injured by wet or damp; peeled off after soaking.

Rain, Vide Rein.

Rakapelt, n. A low, dissolute fellow.

Raking, v. To wander about with a doubtful purpose.

Ram, adj. Possessing a fetid smell.

Ram, v. To push forward, to work hard.

Ex.—Ah ram’d at it, an’ seean gat it deean.

Raments, n. Shavings, odd bits.

Rammack, Vide Rannack.

Ramm’l, v. To idle about.

Ex.—Noo off thoo gans; thoo’s awlus ramm’ling about t’ pleeace.

Ramp, n. A series of steps or drops on the upper part of a wall; the name given to garlic.

Rampageous, adj. Furious, boisterous, wild.

Ramp and Rave, To, v. To be mad with passion.

Ramper, n. The sloping side of a raised footpath.

Ramscallion, n. A filthy, loathsome person.

Ramshackle, adj. Disjointed, unsteady, needing repair.

Ranch, adj. Acid.

Ranch, v. To sprain.

Ranch, Rinch, n. A sprain.

Rand, n. A piece cut out of or off.

Rands, Reeands, n. The unploughed edges round a field.

Randy, adv. Madly, wildly, riotous. adj. Mad.

Rannack, n. A dissolute spendthrift.

Rann’l- or Randle-bauk, n. The bar upon which the reckons hang.

Rantipole, n. A romping child.

Ranty, adj. Much excited, angry.

Rap, n. A friendly chat.

Ex.—Cu’ thi waays, an’ lets ’ev a pipe an’ a bit o’ rap.

Rap-off, v. To speak on the spur of the moment.

Raps, n. Gossip, news.

Rapterous, adj. Ecstatic.

Rase, pret. of ‘Rise.’

Rase, v. To raise, to cause to move.

Ex.—Ah rase a rabbit i’ that coorner last neet. Ah rase ’t up mysen.

Raspin, adj. Excellent.

Rasps, n. Raspberries.

Rasselled, adj. Applied to withered fruit.

Ratten, n. A rat. Rattener, n. A catcher of rats.

Ratten-trap, n. A rat-trap.

Rattle-beeans (bones), n. A very thin man.

Rattle-cap, n. A lively, somewhat wild person.

Rattle-doon, adj. Tumble-down.

Ex.—It’s nobbut a rattle-doon spot at t’ best.

Raum, Reeam, v. To bawl at the top of one’s voice.

Raun, n. Fish roe.

Rave, Vide Rive.

Rawk, n. Vide Roke.

Rawp, n. Rape (Brassica napus).

Rax, v. To strain to the utmost.

Rax, n. A strain, a twist of limb or muscle.

Razzle, v. To roast on the outside before the fire, to hurriedly cook over a flame.

Reach, v. To hand or fetch anything.

Ex.—Reeach ma t’ breead. Reeach ma yon mug o’ milk.

Reach to, v. To help oneself.

Ex.—Ya’re all on ya varra welcum ti t’ best o’ owt Ah’ve gitten, sae reach to, and mak yersels at heeam.

Reap up, v. To refer to some past misdeed.

Rear, v. To raise up, to raise into a perpendicular position.

Rear, adj. Applied to meat underdone.

Reckan-bauk, Vide Gally-bauk.