GRAINS—Boughs. T’ grains reach ower t’ rooad.
GRAMMUCK—T’ watter’s as thick as grammuck, that is, puddle.
GRIP—A gutter, furrow, channel.
GRIUBY—Beardy; mucky. Thoo liuks varra griuby.
GRUB—Food. Ah’s off mi grub.
GRUND-WARK—A beef stiak or bowl o’ poddish is a good grund-wark fer a mial, but a gurt stian at boddum of a wo’s t’ grund-wark ment mainly.
GRAFT—A spiad-graft deep. The depth of the spade.
GRAITH—Condition. Ah’s i’ fair graith noo, ’at is Ah.
GRAITHE—Prepare, or put in condition. We’ll graithe t’ scythes up if it rains.
GRAND-SIRE—In the hamlet in which the writer was reared a small field is known as “Gransir Garth.” Obviously this is grandsire in an abbreviated form, and viewed in the light of the use now found for the fine old term “sire” it is interesting as a survival of what at one time was current.