EEM’NIN—Evening. T’ eem’nins is creepen oot nicely—this about April er May, wheen dayleet’s lengthnen, an’ t’ throssles er whewtlen, an’ t’ leaves biginnen ta bud, an’ winter is past an’ gone, an’ t’ day’s o’ t’ singin birds is at hand yance again.
EEN—Eyes. Een as black as sleeas; t’ bonny bird een; eeny taties, eeny breed, an’ seea on.
EFTER—After, ov coorse. What’s thoo efter? Nowt at dow, Ah’ll apode. Sometimes t’ lads er efter t’ lasses; t’ jobbers ’ll be efter kye; an’ some er efter owt they can lig hauld on.
EFTER-NOON—About a finish. It’s a lang way inta t’ efterniun wi’ him Ah’s flayed.
EFTER-TEMSINGS—Coarse flour after sifting; it makes good breed.
EFTER-CROP—A crop that is grown after a first one has been secured.
EGG—To incite to quarrel. Thoo’s neea casion to egg them on at yan anudder.
EGG—To roughen. Sleeas fair egg yan’s tongue.
EH?—A handy word fer them ’at’s hard o’ hearin’. A lot better ner “Beg your pardon,” an’ seck like ropement. Eh?
EKE—A portion of a bee-hive, added for the purpose of more easily obtaining the honey.