The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth,
And stickler-like, the armies separates.
Troil. & Cres. V. viii. 18, 19.
Tell (many dials.), to count, reckon up, e.g. Tell them ther ship [sheep], ’ooll ’e, an let I knaw how many ther be on ’em, O.E. tellan, to count, cp.:
And every shepherd tells his tale,
Under the hawthorn in the dale.
L’Allegro, ll. 67, 68.
Whether (Yks. Lan.), which of two, e.g. Wether will ta ’ev, this er that? O.E. hwæþer, which of two, cp. ‘Whether of them twain did the will of his father?’ A.V. Matt. xxi. 31; witty (Sc. Yks. Chs. Not. Lin. Ken. Dev.), wise, knowing, sensible, shrewd, e.g. He’s a witty mon, is yander, there’s noo bestin’ him at a bargain, O.E. wittig, wise, cp.:
In them I trust; for they are soldiers,
Witty, courteous, liberal, full of spirit.