Enclitic here (always written ’ere: this ’ere, that ’ere, etc.) is very common. Of enclitic there I have found no example in Jerome.
The assimilation of m in himself (hisself) is regular.
Nouns.
The vulgar tongue has a strong liking for diminutive forms ending in -y, -ey. I have found in Jerome the following instances.
| matey | (dim. of mate): term of address. |
| cockey | (» » cock) » » » |
| sonny | (» » son) » » » |
| baccy | (dim. of tobacco > bacco). |
| ninny | (» » nincompoop); non compos mentis = simpleton. |
Cf. milky = milkman; dusty = dustman; bricky = bricklayer; posty = postman (Baumann).
Sometimes, the tendency to form words ending in -y seems to extend also to the Participle.
| humpy (humped?) | = dull, miserable (T. T. T. 156. 20). |
| dotty (dotted?) | = dizzy, idiotic (Tommy And Co. 61. 28). |
(Cf. dreaming > dreamy; chatting > chatty, etc.)