| Any | both | some | other | another | one | none | such |
| Onny | beeath | sum | uther | anuther | yan | neean | sich, sike |
Yan and yah are noticed elsewhere, also vide [Glossary].
Adverbs.
Adverbial peculiarities are fully noticed in the Glossary.
The Prepositions and Adverbs mostly in use are:—
- About, aboot.
- Above, aboon.
- Across, quarrelled. ‘Him an’ me’s gitten across.’
- After, efter or efther[101].
- Against, ower agaanst, near to.
- Among, amang. Amongst, amangst.
- Before, afoor. ‘For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect’ (Isa. xviii. 5).
- Behind, ahint.
- Between, atween.
- Betwixt, atwixt.
- Beyond, ayont, beyont.
- By, byv or by, pronounced be.
- From, fra before a consonant, frev before a vowel.
- In, i’.
- Into, intiv, inti, intil.
- Near, near-hand.
- Nigh, near, ommaist, also nigh.
- Of, ov and foor.
- Over, ower and aboon.
- Beyond, past. ‘He did entreat me past my saying nay’ (Merchant of Venice, Act iii. Sc. 2).
- Too, ower.
- With, wi’, wiv.
Until is never used, whahl always taking its place: no exception to this rule.
It may be noted this peculiarity extends to the south of Northamptonshire.
The Verb.
It will only be possible to note one or two of the more striking peculiarities.