Yit a burd hes its young uns ta guard,
A wild beast, a mate in his den;
An aw cannot but think that its hard—
Nay, deng it, aw'm roarin agen!
A GLOSSARY.
- AAOT, out.
- Aar, our.
- Abaht, aboot, about.
- Addled, earned.
- Afoor, before.
- Agean, against.
- Ah, I.
- Ahle, I'll.
- Aht, out.
- Ands, and has.
- Anen, anenst, near or against.
- Arn, to earn.
- Ast, asked.
- Asta, have you.
- Aw, I.
- Awd, auld, old.
- Awf, half.
- Awlus, aulas, always.
- Awn, own.
- Baan, bone.
- Bairns, children.
- Baith, both.
- Bane, near to.
- Baon, going.
- Barn, a child.
- Be, bi, by.
- Behawfe, by half.
- Beng-up, showy.
- Berrid, buried.
- Bide, bear.
- Bods, burds, birds.
- Brack, broke.
- Breet, bright.
- Brewt, brute.
- Bud, but.
- Capped, surprised.
- Cawd, cold.
- Cleas, clothes.
- Coil, coal.
- Cos, because.
- Cud, could.
- Dahnreyt, downright.
- Daht, doubt.
- Daz, to stupify.
- Deant, do not.
- Dee, to die.
- Deeane, done.
- Dew, to do.
- Diddle, to cheat.
- Ding, to throw.
- Don't, put it on.
- Draand, drowned.
- Du, do.
- Dun, done.
- Elpin, helping.
- Ev, have.
- Fahve, five.
- Farden, farthing.
- Feeal, fool.
- Fettle, to put in order, prepare.
- Fiahne, fine.
- Fick, to struggle.
- Fitterd, fluttered.
- Fleead, flayed.
- Fleear, the floor.
- Fleg, a flag.
- Flick, flitch.
- Freetened, frightened.
- Gaon, gone.
- Getten, gitten, has got.
- Gi, gie, give.
- Gimma, give me.
- Gloare, to stare, look earnestly.
- Goas, gooas, goes.
- Goom, the gum.
- Haa, how.
- Haase, haaos, house.
- Hah, how.
- Heead, the head.
- Het, have it.
- His-sel or his sen, himself.
- Hod, to hold.
- Intul, into.
- Issant, is not.
- Ista, art thou, are you.
- Ith, in the.
- Ivven, even.
- Ivver, ever.
- Ize, I am.
- Izzent, is not.
- Kahnd, kind.
- Karkiss, the body.
- Lair, a barn.
- Leeght, leet, light.
- Lig, to lie down.
- Lin, linen.
- Loase, to loose.
- Lug, the ear, also to pull.
- Luke, to look.
- Ma, me.
- Mah, my.
- Mebby, perhaps.
- Meeast, most.
- Meenleet, moonlight.
- Mesen, mysen, myself.
- Mesht, bruised.
- Minnits, minutes.
- Mitch, much.
- Monny, many.
- Mud, might.
- Mun, must.
- Nah, now.
- Nattry, bad tempered.
- Neet or neeght, night.
- Neiv, the hand.
- Nivvir, never.
- Noa, noan, no, none.
- Noas, the nose.
- Nobbut, only.
- Nont, nothing.
- Nowt, nothing.
- Nubdy, nobody.
- Oth, on the.
- Ovvur, over.
- Owlus, always.
- Owt, ought.
- Pratly, partly.
- Rade, rode.
- Raff, low company.
- Raond, round.
- Sark, shark, a shirt, (but at page 271, it evidently means a surplice).
- Sarten, certain.
- Seean, soon.
- Seeat, soot.
- Seeghts, sights.
- Seet, see it.
- Sell, self.
- Sen, since.
- Shap, shape.
- Shauted, shaated, shouted.
- Shoo, she.
- Shraad, a shroud.
- Shutterd, slipped or dropped out.
- Sin, since.
- Sitch, such.
- Slap-shod, loosely shod.
- Sloap, a cheat.
- Smoak, suspect.
- Sneck, a latch of a door.
- Sooin, soon.
- Sope, a sup, drop.
- Sorra, sorrow.
- Sowl, soul.
- Spanking, quite new, stylish.
- Spenisjuce, spanish juice.
- Steven, to speak loud.
- Storance, stirrings.
- Suddent, should not.
- Sum, some.
- Sumhah, somehow.
- Sune, soon.
- Swillin, washing out.
- Swop, to exchange.
- Ta, to.
- Taon, town.
- Teak, took.
- Teea, to.
- Teern, to turn.
- Teld, told.
- Tem'd, poured.
- Tengin, stinging.
- Tengs, tongs.
- Tew, trouble, to crumple.
- Tha, they, thou.
- Thall, tharl, thou wilt.
- Thart, thou art.
- Thel, they will.
- Tiv, to.
- Toth, to the.
- Towd, the old.
- Trigg'd, filled.
- Tu, too.
- Tull, to.
- Tummle, to fall.
- Tussell, to struggle.
- 'Twad, it would.
- T'warst, the worst.
- Twea, two.
- 'Twor, it was.
- Ud, would.
- Ur, or.
- Uther, the other.
- Wad, would.
- Wah, whar, where, who.
- Wake, waik, weak.
- War, were.
- Wark, to ache, to work.
- Warse, worse.
- Weame, the belly.
- Weea, who.
- Weel, weal, well.
- Weent, will not.
- Wee'se, we shall.
- Wer, were.
- Weshin, washing.
- Whahl, while.
- Whewin, whistling, blowing.
- Whoame, home.
- Whoor, where.
- Wick, alive.
- Withaht, without.
- Witta, wilt thou.
- Woddunt, would not.
- Wolivver (while ever), so long as.
- Wor, was.
- Wor'nt, was not.
- Worrit, tease by complaining.
- Wo't, who it.
- Wots, oats.
- Wur, our, were.
- Wursen, ourselves.
- Wurt, was the.
- Ya, you.
- Yah, one.
- Yal, whole, ale.
- Yam, home.
- Yan, one.
- Yance, once.
- Y'are, you are.
- Yat, hot, a gate.
- Yatton, the village of Ayton, commonly called "canny Yatton."
- Yol, you will.
- Yor, your.
- Yo've, you have.
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