Read Ebook: Lakeland Words A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases as Used in Cumberland and Westmorland with Illustrative Sentences in the North Westmorland Dialect by Kirkby Bryham Wright Joseph Author Of Introduction Etc

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ACOCKINECKS--Where most youthful jockeys make their first attempt at riding, namely, across the father's neck; and later on in life as a schoolboy's game. To ride acockinecks is regarded as fine enough for anyone.

ACOS--For the reason; because. "What for dud thoo punch at my shins?" "Acos Ah thowt Ah wad see what thoo wad say if Ah dud."

ACROSS--Met with. Ah com across an auld nebbur er tweea.

ACROOK--Crooked. When t' maut gits intul a chap's legs an' he gahs across t' rooad he's gaan acriukt.

ADDLE--Earn. In the sense of the word as now used in literature, "addle" has none but an exactly opposite meaning. To earn; to turn to good account; to make a living; it has nothing to do with barrenness, corruption, or rottenness. How Addle, Addlepate, Addle-head, Addle-brain, and so forth have sprung from so respectable an origin can only be conjectured.

ADDLIN', ADDLINS--Earning; wages. "Is ta addlin owt much?" "Siavin's good addlin." "His addlins divn't come to mich." "He taks miast of his addlins hiam tul his wife an' barns." Like Addle, Addlin', and Addlins are of good repute in Lakeland lore.

AFRONT--Before. He was on afront.

AFORE--In front of; before. A gurt dub o' watter afooar t' door. Winter's come afooar it time.

AFORETIME--Previously: the old days. They'd hed some bother afooartime about t' sheep an' t' dykes. Afooartime yan used ta be prood o' some good poddish fer yan's supper.

AFOREHAND--Done before; he had his rent ready afooarhand.

AGREE--Amiss, crossways. T' auld piase-eggers wad sing:

If ye give us nowt we'll tak nowt agree, But we'll gang and sail owld England's sea.

AGGLE AN' JAGGLE--To higgle over a bargain; a bit o' fendin an' priuvin' ower owt.

AGATE--Started; abusing; out of the way. "Hev ye gitten agiat mowin'?" T'auld beggar's allus agiat o' yan er anudder on us blackin' an' gaan on. Ye've gian a lang way agiat.

AGATEWARDS--Towards the gate. Said by some to be a relic from the times when savage dogs rendered it necessary for the visitor to be "set" by "t' fauld yat." Another and an older reason than savage dogs still keeps the custom of "settin' yan anudder agateards" alive, and is likely to do, so long as lads and lasses care for one another's company.

AIBLINS--Possibly. Will ye gang o' Sunday? Aiblins ah may.

AH-WOOA-GE-HEDDER-COME-UP--A nag 'at doesn't understand its orders is apt ta git t' whup. We yance watched a chap plewin, an' he said, "Ah-wooa-ge-hedder-come-up" till he was stalled, then he let flee wi a clot, coad t' nag a fiual, an' telt it ta liuk an see what seck wark it was makkin.

AHINT--Behind. Allus keep ahint a shutter. Thoo can git on ahint me an' hev a ride. We're a lang way ahint wi oor wark.

AJYE--O' yah side as some fooak weear their hats.

AIM, AIMED--Intend, intended. We didn't aim ye to know. Ah'd aimed ye to stop an' hev a cup o' tea.

AIR, AIRED--To warm or dry. Air t' bed; air mi shirt. A drop of aired milk.

AIRIN'--Showing off. He was arin' hissel oot in his majesty.

AKEEN--Related. They're nowt akeen ta yan anudder. Siam as Rag Mary, akeen ta o' t' gurt fooak.

ALLODIN--Not in regular employment, but looking for an engagement. This is a gay auld farrand word an' taks us back a lang way.

ALLY-COM-PANNY--A game.

Rhyme--Ally-com-panny When 'll ta marry? When apples and peers is ripe Ah'll come ta thi wedden, Without any bidden, An' dance wi t' bride at night!

ALL-OWERISH--A feeling of general weakness or ailment. Ah nobbut feel a bit o' owerish ta-day, ah's o' ower alike.

ALLEY--An alabaster marble, with which boys play. Hoo many marvels hes thoo? Ten potteys and three alleys.

ALLEY--A passage between the rows of seats in a hall or building. We can walk doon t' alley.

ALAG--A "call" used when necessary to disturb a flock of geese.

ALLAY--Guarantee. Allay yer tired? It is used frequently to affirm an answer that is anticipated.

AMPLE-ORDER--In perfect condition and ready. O's e' ample order fer t' weddin.

AMANG-HANDS--In the midst of other and various duties. We're thrang wi t' hay and howin' turnips amang-hands. She was weshen', an' biaken', an' singen' amang-hands fer t' barns.

ANEATH--Below. Price o' floor's a gay bit aneath what it yance was.

ANENT--Alongside. He could shear his rig anent a man. Directly opposite. We sat anent yan anudder.

ANO--Too; as well. Thee gang wi us ano.

ANKLE-BANDS, ANKLE-BELTS, ANKLE-STRAPS--Shoes or slippers provided with a strap to fasten around the ankle to keep them on. Fer dancin' in thers nowt better ner a pair o' ankle straps.

ANKLE-JACKS--Shoes that come over the ankle, and which have a long front quarter, like those worn by soldiers. He'd a pair o' ankle jacks fer t' Sundays.

ANGRY--Nay, nut mad, ner vexed, but inflamed an' sair like a kin, er a frozen teea. This word illustrates the divergence there is in the use of words in the literary and dialect senses.

ANTRES--In case; providing. Tak yer top cooat antres it rains.

ANUNDER--Beneath. Did thoo see that fish gang anunder t' breea?

A-NAG-BACK, A-FIUT--Are ye gaan a-nag-back, er ye'll gang afiut? Riding or walking. Afoot is also often used to signify well, and up afiut.

APODE--Ah's warn't; dare be bund; daresay. Ye've hed some fash wi' that barn, Ah'll apode it ye hev.

APRIL-GOWK--April-fool. A person who is betrayed into some senseless errand, or action, and then informed that he's an April gowk and that it is the first of April.

APPLE-PIE-ORDER--Neatly arranged. We've o' e' apple-pie-order fer sitten doon ta t' tea.

ARCH-WHOL--A hole in the wall of a building in which sparrows build and light and air pass through.

ARK--Meal chest.

Many hands mak' leet' wark An' many mooths a tium ark.

ARM-WHOL--The arm pits. Ah's as sair as can be i' t' arm-whol. The opening in a coat or waistcoat through which the arm is passed.

ARRALS--A skin disease, also known as ring-worm, and said to be contracted by contact with cattle. Ah've t' arrals on mi arm, an' Ah want some copperas ta puzzen it wi'.

ARRANT--Thoroughly bad. He's an arrant auld slenk.

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