Chapter XVI: A Few Simple Hints on the Grammar of the Folk-Speech (3)

+Fra+, +Frav+, +Frev+, _prep._ From, ‘Fra’ is used before a
consonant, ‘frav’ and ‘frev’ before a vowel.

+Fraby+, +Frebby+, _prep._ 1. Beyond.
2. Compared with. Still common in parts of Cleveland.
Ex.—1. _‘T’ll be fraby ten mahl ti Yarm._
2. _Thahn frebby mahn’s t’ best o’ t’ tweea on ’em._

+Framation+, _n._ Dexterity, ability, skill shown at the
commencement of any work.
Ex.—_Noo, yon chap hez a bit o’ framation aboot him._

+Frame+, _v._ To show good management, contrive well.
Ex.—_T’ lass frames weel ti milk._

+Fratch+, _v._ To quarrel.

+Fraunge+, _v._ To play a joke.

+Fresh+, _adj._ Intoxicated.

+Fresh-wood+, _n._ The threshold of a doorway.

+Fridge+, _v._ To rub against so as to cause a sore.

+Frightened+, +Freetened+, _adj._ and _part._ 1. Doubtful as to.
2. Apprehensive of.
3. Bashful.
Ex.—1. _Ah’s freetened he weean’t mannish ti cum._
2. _Sha war despert freetened ’at he war gahin’ ti splet aboot
what tha’d deean._
3. _Gi’e t’ lass a kiss, deean’t be freetened._

+Frog-fry+, _n._ Frog- or toad-spawn.

+Fromward+, _prep._ Away from.

+Frough+, _adj._ Soft, spongy.

+Frow+, _n._ An untidy person, generally a female.

+Frowsy+, _adj._ Applied to a forbidding countenance, untidy,
musty.

+Frutas+, _n._ A kind of tea-cake made of batter and fruits fried
in butter on Ash Wednesday.

+Fuggy+, _adj._ First. _Vide_ +Laggy+.

+Full+, _adv._ An intensive, as ‘Full seean,’ i.e. ‘full soon.’
Ex.—_Ah’ll be on full seean efter dinner_, i.e. ‘very soon.’

+Full-fligged+, _adj._ Full-feathered.

+Fullock+, _v._ To shoot a marble with force, and by unfairly
overreaching the line; to do anything with considerable force.
Ex.—_He went at it wi’ sike a fullock._

+Full-up+, _adv._ Quite full.

+Fun+, _pp._ of Find.

+Fur+, For.

+Furmety+, +Frummety+, _n._ Creed-wheat boiled in milk, thickened
with lithing, sweetened, and flavoured with cloves, nutmeg, &c.,
only eaten at Christmas time.

+Furrh+, _n._ A furrow.

+Fustilugs+, _n._ A low fellow.

+Fuzzack+, _n._ A donkey.

+Fuzz-ball+, _n._ The common field-fungus which, when ripe, on
being nipped emits a cloud of brown dust-spores.

+Fuzzle+, _v._ To intoxicate.

G.

+Ga’+, _v._ Gave.

+Gaa+, _v._ To go.

+Gab+, _n._ Senseless chatter.
Ex.—_Ho’d thi gab_, i.e. ‘Cease your foolish talk,’ or ‘hold your
tongue.’

+Gabber+, _v._ To talk foolishly.

+Gabriel-ratchet+ or +T’ Gabby-ratch+. A sound heard overhead in
the still hours of the night, somewhat resembling the yelping of
dogs; generally thought to be due to a flock of geese. When heard
by the country folk it is looked upon as an omen of death.

+Gad+, _n._ A pointed rod, a whip-stock fitted with a thong. To
guard against the power of witches the whip-stock was often made
of rowan-tree wood.

+Gad+, +Gadder+, +Gadabout+, _n._ A gossip.

+Gadding+, _part._ Gossiping.

+Gaddish+, _adj._ Inclined to gossip.

+Gadling+, _adj._ Applied to a gossiping person.

+Gae+, _Vide_ +Gaa+.

+Gaed+, _pret._ of +Gae+.

+Gaffer+, _n._ The master.
Ex.—_Leeak oot, here’s t’ gaffer cumin’._

+Gag-bit+, _n._ A powerful bit used when breaking horses.

+Gah+, _v._ To go.

+Gahins on+, Doings, festivities, proceedings.
Ex.—_Ther’s been straange gahins on at Bessy’s sen Martha cam
yam._ _Noo, wa ’ed grand gahins on at t’ Jubilee._

+Gahlfat+. _Vide_ +Gilevat+.

+Gain+, +Gainest+, _adj._ Shortest, quickest, easiest.
Ex.—_It’s t’ gainest waay ti gan byv t’ wood_, i.e. ‘It is the
shortest way,’ &c. _Ther’s a gainer way ti deea’t ’an that_,
i.e. ‘There is a quicker or easier plan to do it than that.’

+Gainable+, _adj._ Obtainable.

+Gain-hand+, _adj._ Easily reached.

+Gainly+, _adv._ Easily gained, of access.

+Gains+, _n._ An advantage.

+Gainstrive+, +Gainstand+, _v._ To oppose.
Ex.—_Yan caan’t gainstrive owt o’ that soart. Neeabody can
gainstand thersens agaain t’ railway cump’ny._

+Gain-way+, _n._ A shorter path.

+Gairn+, +Garn+, _n._ Worsted, yarn.

+Gaitings+, _n._ Bundles of clover tied at the top and left to dry.

+Gallac-handed+, _adj._ Left-handed.
Ex.—_Fau’k ’at’s gallac-handed’s awlus a larl bit tricky, Ah
think._

+Gallivant+, _v._ To flirt, to be continually in the society of
ladies.

+Galloway+, _n._ One of a small breed of horses.

+Gallowses+, +Gallasses+, _n._ Trouser braces.

+Gally-bauk+, _n._ An iron bar attached to the rann’l bauk, from
which pans are hung either on or off the fire.

+Galore+, _n._ A superabundance.

+Gam+, _n._ 1. A game.
2. Fun.
3. Ridicule.
Ex.—1. _Wa’d a rare gam at creckets last neet._
2. _He’s a grand hand at makking gam._
3. _Ah thowt sha was deeaing nowt bud mak gam o’ ma._

+Gamashes+, _n._ Gaiters, leggings, now applied to all kind of
leg-coverings.

+Gammer+, _v._ To waste time, to be slow.

+Gammer-stag+ or +-stang+, _n._ An immodest female.

+Gammish+, _adj._ Lively, full of frolic, plucky.

+Gan+, +Gang+, _v._ To go, to go on foot. ‘Gang’ is often added to
the direction pointed out.
Ex.—_Thoo’d best tak by t’ mill gang_, i.e. ‘Go by the mill way,’
or ‘go by the mill,’ or ‘by t’ stell gang,’ ‘up gang,’ &c.

+Gane+, _v._ Gone.

+Ganger+, _n._ A goer, usually applied to a horse.
Ex.—_Sha’s nut mich ov a ganger._ _That’s a good ganger_,
i.e. ‘A good goer.’

+Gangeril+, +Gangril+, _n._ A worthless fellow, a vagrant, a toad.

+Gannings on+, _Vide_ +Gahins on+.

+Gans+, _v._ Goes.

+Gant+, _adj._ Thin, puny, half-fed.

+Gantree+, _n._ A low wooden stand for barrels to rest on.

+Gap+, _n._ An opening in a hedge through which sheep may stray, a
rift in the hills.

+Gape+, +Gaape+, +Geeap+, _v._ To bawl loudly, to stand
open-mouthed.

+Garb+, _v._ To dress vulgarly, or in tawdry finery.

+Garfits+, _n._ Entrails. In some parts goose giblets are known as
‘garfits.’

+Garland+, _v._ A white glove decorated with ribbons and carried at
funerals. _Vide_ Chap. VIII, on ‘Customs.’

+Garsel+, _n._ Rotten sticks, last year’s undergrowth.

+Garth+, _n._ A small enclosure of land.

+Gate+, +Geeat+, _n._ A way, road, street; there is also a secondary
meaning of ‘manner.’ Adverbially as ‘all gates,’ ‘onny gates.’
Ex.—_What gate mun Ah tak ti Easby?_ i.e. ‘Which road must I take
to Easby?’ _If he gans on i’ yon gate, he’ll seean lap t’ job
up_, i.e. ‘If he goes on in that manner, he will soon end the
business.’ _Leeak at what he’s deean onny gate an’ all gates,
an’ yan’s boun ti awn he’s been a feeal all roads_, i.e. ‘Look
at what he has done any way and all ways, and one is compelled
to admit he has been a fool every way.’ _Thoo diz things all
gates an’ onny gates, an’ it’s neea gates i’ t’ end._

+Gate+, _n._ An acquired right or privilege of pasturage for cattle.

+Gate+, _v._ To arrange clover in small bundles to dry.

+Gauk+, +Gawk+, _n._ A stupid fellow, the cuckoo.

+Gauky+, _adj._ Clumsy, idiotic.

+Gaum+, _v._ To pay attention intelligently.

+Gaumish+, _adj._ Intelligent.

+Gaumless+, _adj._ Lacking intelligence.

+Gaup+, _v._ To stare and gape with astonishment.

+Gauve+, _v._ To stare vacantly.

+Gauvison+, _n._ Silly of either sex. Usually applied to a female.

+Gauvy+, _n._ A silly fellow.

+Gavelock+, _n._ A crowbar.

+Gay+, +Gayish+, _adj._ 1. Considerable in number.
2. Nice, pleasing.
3. Fairly good, both as to size, quality, and number.
Ex.—1. _Ther war a gay few fau’k gethered up. Ah gav a gayish bit
mair ’an that for ’t._
2. _It’s a gay bit o’ stuff._
3. _It’s a gayish field o’ to’nips._

+Gayly+, _adv._ 1. First-class.
2. Exceedingly well as to health.
Ex.—1. _Ah’s gittin’ on gayly_, i.e. ‘first-class.’
2. _Sha war nobbut dowly a piece sen, but sha’s gayly noo._

+Gear+, +Gearing+, _n._ That part of a machine which alters the
speed of running, harness.

+Gear+, _n._ Worldly possessions, raiment.

+Geb+, _Vide_ +Gib+.

+Geck+, _n._ A stupid oaf. _Vide_ also +Goffen+.

+Geean+, _part._ Gone.

+Geeaping+, _pp._ Gaping, staring.

+Gecken+, _v._ _Vide_ +Goffen+.

+Gee+, _v._ The wagoner’s command for the horse to take the
right-hand side of the road.

+Geen+, +Gi’en+, +Gi’n+, _v._ Given.

+Geld+, _adj._ and _n._ Barren; single unmated birds, as of
partridges.

+Gell+, _n._ Girl.

+Gen+, +Girn+, _v._ To grin.

+Genning+, _adj._, also _part._ of _Gen_. 1. To grin.
2. To find fault.
Ex.—1. _Thoo genning munkey, Ah’ll gi’e tha summat ti gen at if
thoo dizn’t shift thisel._
2. _Sha’s awlus genning an’ fliting at yan._

+Gep+, _v._ To eavesdrop.

+Ger+, _v._ To get, go.
Ex.—_Ger ho’d on ’t._

+Gert+, +Gret+, +Greeat+, _adj._ Great.

+Gesling+, _n._ Gosling.

+Gess+, +Gerse+, _n._ Grass.

+Geesing-land+, +Gersing-land+, _n._ Grass-land.

+Get+, _v._ Beside being used in the ordinary sense there are
several curious usages. 1. To get to.
2. Is called.
3. To come.
Ex.—1. _Ah aim ti gan ti Brotton when Ah git to Boosbeck._
2. _T’ chap ’at ’ed it afoor called it Jack, bud it awlus gits
Flip wiv uz._
3. _Wa thowt ya warn’t gahin’ ti mannish ti get._

+Get, Able to+, _Vide_ +Yabble+.

+Get agate+, _v._ To commence.

+Get away with, To+, _v._ To push forward work.
Ex.—_Noo ’at t’ wood’s cum’d wa s’all be yabble ti git awaay wi’
t’ job at yance._

+Get on+, _v._ To succeed.
Ex.—_He’s sartin ti git on, is yon chap._

+Get the length of+, _v._ To get as far as, either of place,
distance, or work.

+Getherer+ or +Gedderer+, _n._ A collector of taxes, one who gathers
the corn into bundles.

+Gether+ or +Gedder up, To+, _v._ To collect together.

+Getten+, +Gitten+, +Gotten+, _part._ To get.

+Gew-gaws+, _n._ Jewellery, &c.

+Gew-gow+, _n._ A Jew’s harp.

+Gib+, _n._ The hooked handle of a stick.

+Gib-+ or +Geb-stick+, _n._ A hooked stick.

+Gicken+, _Vide_ +Goffen+.

+Gi’en+, _Vide_ +Geen+.

+Giglet+, _n._ A giggling girl.

+Gilder+, _n._ A horsehair snare.

+Gilevat+, _n._ The vat or tub in which ale is stood to ferment.

+Gill+, _n._ A half-pint.

+Gill+, _n._ A narrow rock valley, a ravine.

+Gillifer+, _n._ An immodest woman; one who pretends to good looks,
or dresses younger than her years.

+Gilt+, _n._ A young sow.

+Gimmal+, _n._ A narrow passage between two houses.

+Gimmer+, _n._ A young female lamb.

+Ginger-heead+, _adj._ and _n._ One having red hair.

+Gingerly+, _adv._ Cautiously, ticklish to do.

+Ginnel+, _Vide_ +Runnel+.

+Ginner+, _adv._ Rather, quite as soon as.
Ex.—_Ah’d ez ginner gan ez stop._

+Girt+, _adj._ Great. _Vide_ +Gert+.

+Girt shakes, Neea+, Nothing to boast of.

+Gissy-gissy+, _n._ The call for the young pigs to be fed.

+Git+, _Vide_ +Get+.

+Give+, _v._ To stretch, to give way, to yield to force, to thaw.

+Give agaan+, _v._ To thaw, to return something when bargaining for
luck.

+Give back+, _v._ To recede, to yield through lack of courage.

+Give in+, _v._ To tender an estimate, to give notice to a landlord
of intention to quit his farm or house, to admit being
vanquished.

+Give out+, _v._ To fail in supply.

+Give ower+, _v._ Leave off, desist, cease.
Ex.—_Gi’e ower at yance_, i.e. ‘Cease at once.’

+Gizzen+, _n._ The gizzard.

+Glazzen+, _v._ 1. To glaze a window.
2. Become glassy.
Ex.—2. _It’ll seean be deead, its een ’s glazzen’d noo._

+Glease+, +Gleeaze+, _v._ To run swiftly.

+Gleasing+, _n._ A race after, the cost of a suit at law.

+Gleen+, _v._ To shine.

+Gleg+, _v._ To peep slyly, to cast one’s eyes about furtively.

+Glent+, _v._ To glance off at an angle.

+Gliff+, +Glift+, _n._ A passing glance, a glimpse.

+Gloaming+, _n._ Twilight.

+Gloor+, +Gloar+, _v._ To stare intently.

+Glorr+, _n._ Soft, fat.

+Glow+, _Vide_ +Low+.

+Glump+, _v._ To sulk.

+Glumpy+, _adj._ Sulky.
Ex.—_If he’s glumpy, let him glump._

+Glut+, _n._ A wooden wedge used to split timber with.

+Gnag+, _v._ To weary one with reproaches, to continually assail
one with remarks of an irritating nature.

+Gnaggy+, _adj._ Bad tempered, continually scolding.

+Gnarl+, _v._ To gnaw, as rabbits do trees during a hard winter.

+Gnarr+, _Vide_ +Knar+.

+Gnarr+, _v._ To growl.

+Gnatter+, _v._ To find fault of a petty nature continuously.

+Gnattering+, +Nattering+, _adj._ Fault-finding on all occasions.
Ex.—_Oh, sha’s a gnattering au’d thing, sha’s nivver off his
beeans._

+Gnipe+, _Vide_ +Knep+.

+Go+ or +Goa+, _n._ 1. Attempt, try.
2. Event, circumstance.
Ex.—1. _Cum by, an’ let me ’ev a go at it. He fetched yan doon
fust go. All t’ three on uz ’ed a go, bud neean on uz hit it._
2. _Well, this is a go; it beeats ivvery go, diz this._

+Gob+, _n._ The mouth.

+Gobble+, _v._ To reply in a sulky, indistinct manner.
Ex.—_Noo, git thisel oot o’ t’ glumps, an’ deean’t gobble i’ that
road when Ah ass tha owt._

+Gob-string+, _n._ A bridle.

+God’s penny+, _n._ A sum of money paid by the master when hiring
a servant to bind the transaction.

+Goffen+, +Gecken+, +Gicken+, +Geck+, _v._ To laugh like an idiot.

+Goings on+, _Vide_ +Gahins on+.

+Goke+, +Gowk+, +Gooak+, _n._ The core of an apple, the hard part
of a boil or ulcer; also used to denote the centre of many things,
as ’t’ gowk o’ t’ stack.’

+Goldens+, _n._ The charred stems of burnt ling.

+Goldie+, _n._ The yellow-hammer.

+Golly+, _n._ A newly-hatched bird.

+Gomerill+, _n._ A born idiot.

+Gone away+, _Vide_ +Fallen away+.

+Good+, _adj._ 1. Considerable.
2. Easy.
3. Well.
4. Almost.
5. Kind, obliging.
Ex.—1. _Whya, noo, ther war a good few on ’em._
2. _That’s good eneeaf ti deea._
3. _Yan mud ez good talk tiv a yat-post ez yon lad._
4. _Ah’ve ez good ez deean noo._
5. _Ya’ll mebbe be seea good ez ti fetch ma a bit o’ bacca back
wi’ ya?_

+Good+, _adv._ Altogether, entirely.
Ex.—_Wa’d gi’en ya up foor good, wa thowt ya warn’t gahin’ ti
mannish to get._

+Goodies+, _n._ Sweetmeats.

+Good-like+, _adj._ Of pleasing appearance.

+Goodman+, _n._ The husband.

+Good riddance+, Lit. Very pleased you have gone away.

+Good-stuff+, _n._ Sweets.

+Good-woman+, _n._ The wife.

+Goose-+ or +Geeasegogs+, _n._ Gooseberry.

+Gorpie+, _n._ _Vide_ +Golly+.

+Gossamer+, _n._ Fine cobwebs found during dry weather, either on
the herbage or floating in the air. _Vide_ +Musweb+.

+Gote+, _n._ A narrow passage often running between two rows of
houses, a rent in rocks sufficiently wide to admit the passage
of one man at a time, a natural narrow ravine. A mill-race is
often called a ‘mill-gote.’

+Goupen+, _n._ A handful.

+Goupenful+, _n._ A double handful.

+Gowden+, _adj._ Golden. The ‘ow’ is pronounced as in ‘show.’

+Gowk+, _n._ A fool, a clumsy fellow.

+Gowky+, _adj._ Clumsy.
Ex.—_A gret gowky good ti nowt._

+Gowland+, _n._ The corn marigold.

+Grace+, _n._ Advantage, benefit.
Ex.—_Ther weean’t be mich grace i’ deeaing a thing leyke that._

+Graft+ or +Graff+, _n._ A spade depth.

+Grain+, _v._ To grumble.

+Graining+, _n._ The fork, the division into branches.

+Grains+, _n._ Branches.

+Graithing+, _n._ Clothes.

+Grapplement+, _n._ A grasping in a struggle.

+Grass widdy+, _n._ An immoral woman.

+Grave+, _v._ To dig.

+Grawn up+, _adj._ Grown up, adult.

+Greean+, +Girn+, +Gairn+, _v._ To groan, as when lifting a heavy
weight.
Ex.—_Thee lift, an’ Ah’ll deea t’ gerning._

+Gree+, _v._ To agree, to assent.

+Greease-horn+, _n._ A toady, a sycophant.

+Greease in+, _v._ To win over by flattery.

+Greed+, _n._ Avarice.

+Greet+, _v._ To weep silently.

+Grenky+, _adj._ Complaining, unwell, irritable.

+Gret+, _Vide_ +Gert+.

+Gret end+, _adv._ Almost.
Ex.—_Ther’ll be t’ gret end o’ fowr scoore. Whya, Ah gav’ t’ gret
end o’ twenty pun for ’t._

+Gret likelihood+, Almost a certainty.
Ex.—_Tha’ve been keeping cump’ny foor sum tahm, ther’s gret
likelihood ’at tha’ll be gittin’ wed afoor lang._

+Griff+, _n._ A small ravine.

+Grime+, +Grahm+, _n._ Soot.

+Grime+, +Grahm+, _v._ To black with soot.

+Grime ower+, _v._ To spread a light covering of dust or other
light matter.

+Griming+, _n._ A light covering of snow.

+Grip+, _n._ A narrow trench.

+Gripe+, _n._ A pronged fork for digging.

+Grip ho’d+, _n._ A handle. _v._ To take hold of firmly.

+Grissy+, _adj._ Damp and warm, of the weather.

+Grob+, _n._ An undersized, badly-built man.

+Grob+, _v._ To search with the hand under conditions where the
eyes cannot assist.

+Grobble+, _v._ To grope, to search for with a stick or hand, as
under a stone for fish.
Ex.—_Ah’s grobbling unner t’ steean foor a treeat_, i.e. trout.

+Gross+, +Grossy+, _adj._ Rapid growth, plants too close together,
fat.

+Growt-heead+, _n._ A blockhead.

+Grozy+, _adj._ Well-to-do.

+Grue+, _adj._ Sullen, lowering, dismal, also applied to discontent
freely expressed.

+Gruff+, _adj._ Brusque.

+Gruff+, _v._ To express dissatisfaction, to grunt, to snort in
temper, to snore.

+Grump+, _v._ To sulk.

+Grumps+, _n._ _Vide_ +Brully+.

+Grumpy+, _adj._ Bad tempered, sulky.

+Grund+, _n._ Ground.

+Grundage+, _n._ Ground rent.

+Grun’lstan+, +Grunstan+, _n._ Grindstone.

+Gruntle+, _v._ To give low grunting sounds of discontent.

+Grutch+, _v._ To envy, to grudge.
Ex.—_Ther’s nowt ’at he dizn’t grutch yan. He mud ’ev ’ed t’
tweea pigs, bud Ah did grutch him t’ coo._

+Gulch+, _v._ To swallow like a dog.
Ex.—_Thoo gulches thi puddin’ doon warse ’an a dog._

+Gumption+, _n._ Tact, general capability.
Ex.—_He’ll nowther fick na fend, foor he wants baith mense an’
gumption._

+Gush+, _n._ A rush of air, a gust.

+Gutter+, _v._ To waste, as a candle in a draught.
Ex.—_Put t’ deear teea, t’ cann’l’s sweealing an’ guttering
awaay leyke all that._

+Gutter eaves+, _n._ The gutter which carries the water from off
the roof.

H.

+Hack+, _n._ A small pickaxe.

+Hackle+, _n._ The natural covering of an animal, or the clothes
of man.

+Hackle+, _v._ 1. To dress, to put on one’s best attire, to make
smart.
2. To turn the soil lightly.
Ex.—1. _Sha’s hackled hersel wiv all t’ gew-gaws ’at sha’s
gitten._
2. _Thoo mun just hackle aboot t’ reeats._

+Had away+, A corruption of the Scotch ‘haud awa.’ It is quite
common, and used in the sense of ‘come or go quickly.’

+Haffle+, _v._ 1. To hesitate when speaking, to stammer, to appear
desirous of keeping something back.
2. To exhibit indecision of character.
3. To quibble.
Ex.—1. _Deean’t haffle leyke that, bud speeak plain._
2. _Naay, what! he’s lost t’ job, he haffled seea; fust he wad
an’ then he wadn’t, whahl t’ gaffer gav it ti sumbody else._
3. _He awlus haffles on that mich, whahl neeabody ho’ds ti owt
he sez._

+Hag+, _n._ A thick white fog which, when followed by a frost,
forms frost-hag; a coppice, such as often grows on a rough bank
or broken ground; a broken rugged bank.

+Hag-berry+, _n._ The fruit of the bird-cherry (_Prunus padus_).
NOTE.—In many parts of the North Riding Bug-berry is the common
name, _bägg_ being the Swedish for the same.

+Hag-clog+, _n._ A wooden block, varying in size, used as a
chopping block.

+Haggle+, _v._ To chop or cut anything unevenly, to tease, to beat
down in a bargain, to argue in a contentious spirit.

+Haggy+, _adj._ Rough, boggy, always applied to land.

+Hag snars+, _n._ The stubs left standing after the chopping down
of young trees.

+Hag-worm+, _n._ The viper or adder (_Pelias berus_). The name is
never applied to the blind-worm.

+Hair-breed+, _n._ 1. By little and little.
2. Slow degrees.
3. The narrowest margin.
Ex.—1. _Wa’re bodduming what tha did byv hair-breeds_, i.e. ‘We
are finding out what they did little by little.’
2. _Willie mends, bud it’s nobbut byv hair-breeds._
3. _He ’scaped wiv his leyfe, bud it war nobbut byv a hair-breed_,
lit. ‘A hair’s breadth.’

+Hairy-worm+, _n._ Any caterpillar of a hairy kind.

+Hake+, _n._ An importunate beggar, not necessarily a pauper; a
greedy, grasping person.

+Hake+, _v._ To be pertinacious, to weary with importunities.

+Hale+, _v._ To empty a vessel by inclining it to one side.

+Hales+, _n._ The handles of a plough.

+Half-marrow+, _n._ One considered as but a youth at his calling,
half-grown.

+Half nowt+, Beneath consideration, either as to money or character.
Ex.—_Ah gat it foor hauf nowt. Its nobbut a hauf-nowt when it’s
deean. T’ father’s i’ prison an’ t’ lad’s a hauf nowt._

+Half-rocked+ or +-baked+, _adj._ Half-witted, foolish.
Ex.—_He knaws nowt, he’s nobbut hauf-rocked. It’s nobbut a
hauf-rocked thing foor onnybody ti deea._

+Hallock+, _v._ To wander aimlessly about.
Ex.—_If he isn’t risting up agaain a wall, he’ll be hallocking_
_sumwheear. If thoo aims ’at hallocking aboot ’ll finnd tha a
job, thoo’s grandly mista’en._

+Hames+, +Heeams+, _n._ That part of a horse’s collar to which the
traces are fixed.

+Hammer+, _v._ To stammer.

+Hampered+, _adj._ 1. Hindered by difficulties.
2. Overrun by vermin or insects.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ve been hampered wi’ all maks an’ manders o’ things._
2. _T’ farm’s fairly hampered wi’ rabbits an’ rats._
3. _Them to’nips leeak a bit hampered wi’ t’ fly._

+Ham-sam+, _v._ To pack or hurriedly put away things anyhow so as
to get them out of sight, to throw together anyhow.

+Ham-shackle+, _v._ To tie the head to one of the fore feet to
prevent driven cattle from running away.

+Hanch at+, _v._ An attempt to bite from behind.

+Hand, To bear at+. _v._ 1. To blame.
2. To blame with a feeling of resentment.
Ex.—1. _Ah beear him at hand foor all sha knows aboot what wa
did at Sally’s._
2. _It war nowt bud a dirty trick, an’ Ah s’all awlus beear him
at hand for ’t._

+Hand-clowt+, +Han’-cloot+, _n._ A towel.

+Hand-ho’d+, _n._ That which admits of being firmly gripped, the
act of gripping.
Ex.—_It ’ez a good hand-ho’d ti ’t. Ah gat a good hand-ho’d, an’
Ah nivver let go._

+Handle+, +Hann’l+, _v._ 1. To treat.
2. To manage.
Ex.—1. _Tha hann’ld t’ lad varry badly._
2. _Sha’s varra kittlish an’ bad ti hann’l._

+Hand-running+, _adv._ In regular succession.
Ex.—_He’s ta’en fowr prizes han’-running._

+Handsel+, +Han’sel+, _n._ and _v._ 1. The money received on or
before the commencement of any work so as to make the agreement
binding.
2. To give something on using a thing for the first time.
3. The act of using a thing for the first time.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ll pay tha summat noo ti han’sel t’ job._
2. _Whya, thoo’ll be leyke ti han’sel t’ new hoss, wa s’ want a
glass apiece._
3. _Ah’ve han’sel’d t’ new reaper ti-daay._

+Hand-staff+, _n._ The handle of a flail.

+Hand-turn+, _n._ A small amount of work.
Ex.—_Sha’s that lazy ’at sha weean’t deea a hand-to’n foor hersen,
let aleean foor onnybody else._

+Handy+, _adj._ 1. Skilful, apt, clever with one’s hands.
2. Useful, just the very thing needed.
Ex.—1. _He’s a varra handy chap._
2. _It’s yan o’ t’ maist handy things ’at Ah’ve ivver clap’t my
een on._

+Hang-dog+, _adj._ Sullen.
Ex.—_Deean’t gan aboot wiv a hang-dog leeak o’ thi feeace leyke
that._

+Hang-dog+, _n._ A worthless fellow.

+Hangedly+, _adv._ Without heart, despondent.

+Hank+, _n._ A latchet or loop of band or rope used to secure a
gate; a skein of wool or string, &c.

+Hank+, _v._ To hang the bridle to a hook, gate, &c.; to fasten,
as a gate.

+Hank, To get things in a+ = To get one’s circumstances involved.

+Hankle+, +Henkle+, _v._ 1. To become entangled.
2. To greatly desire, used in a very wide sense.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ve gitten t’ kite band sadly hankled_, i.e. entangled.
_He’s gitten hankled on wi’ yon chap, an’ he’ll deea him neea good.
Ah weean’t be hankled on wi’ neea sike leyke carryings on_,
i.e. mixed up with.
2. _Ah awlus hed a hankling foor Tom’s meer. Neea, wa didn’t
bargain, bud Ah’ve a gert hankling foor ’t._

+Hant+, _v._ To frequent.
Ex.—_He fairly hants t’ hoos sen Polly cam._

+Hanted+, _v._ 1. Frequented by a ghost.
2. To be always at one’s heels.
Ex.—1. _Ah wadn’t gan neear t’ pleeace at neet, tha saay it’s
hanted._
2. _He’s awlus sumwheear nigh at hand, Ah’s fairly hanted wi t’
lad sen Ah gat t’ larl pony._

+Hap+, _v._ 1. To cover over.
2. To wrap up.
3. To bury.
4. To discontinue.
5. To happen, chance, befall.
Ex.—1. _Thoo mun hap t’ strawberries up wi’ a bit o’ streah._
2. _Noo ya mun hap up well, it’s a cau’d neet._
3. _Ah’ve just happ’d Willie’s grave up._
4. _Let’s hap t’ job up noo an’ saay neea mair aboot it._
5. _If nowt s’u’d hap ti stop ma, Ah s’ cum._
NOTE.—Lap is often used instead of ‘hap’ in 2 and 4.

+Happen+, _v._ 1. Possibly.
2. To meet with.
3. Perhaps.
Ex.—1. _Will ta cum? Happen Ah maay._
2. _He’s happen’d a bad accident._
3. _Ass him, an’ happen he’ll gi’e tha ’t._

+Happing+, _n._ Covering of any kind, usually bed-clothes.

+Haps+, _n._ Any covering which may be used over the ordinary
clothes.
Ex.—_‘A’e ya browt plenty o’ haps wi’ ya?_ meaning topcoats,
jackets, rugs, &c.

+Harbour+, _n._ Shelter, lodging.
Ex.—_Wa mun finnd a harbour sumwhere whahl t’ shooer’s ower’d.
Seea lang ez it’s cleean Ah deean’t mahnd, bud Ah mun ’ev a
harbour foor t’ neet._

+Harbour+, _v._ To shelter, to hide, generally used in a derogatory
sense.
Ex.—_Sha’s neeawaays neyce whaw sha harbours_, i. e. ‘She is not
particular what kind of people she takes in, shelters, or lets
her rooms to.’ _Tha’d harbour t’ devil if tha thowt tha c’u’d
mak owt byv it._

+Hard+, _adj._ Sour, said of beer; difficult to do or manage, close,
much.
Ex.—_He’s a hard un ti bargain wi’. It ficked that hard, whahl
Ah c’u’dn’t ho’d it_, i. e. much. _He awlus drahves a hard
bargain_, i. e. close. _It’s ommaist neea ewse assing him; he
said he wadn’t, an’ he’s hard ti to’n._

+Hard eneeaf+, _adv._ Without doubt, certainly, of a truth.
Ex.—_Ah’ll deea ’t, hard eneeaf. He’ll tell tha what he thinks,
hard eneeaf._

+Hard, To look+, _v._ To pay great attention, to observe closely.
Ex.—_Thoo mun leeak hard at it, an’ then thoo’ll seean git thi
task off. Ah hed ti leeak hard at him afoor Ah kenn’d whaw it
war._

+Harden+, _v._ 1. To bring oneself to do a thing.
2. To clear up after rain.
Ex.—1. _Ah deean’t leyke t’ job, bud Ah s’all ’a’e ti harden
mysel ti ’t._
2. _It’s neea ewse to’ning t’ hay, whahl it hardens up a bit._

+Harden-feeaced+, _adj._ Threatening, lowering—of the sky or weather.

+Harding+, _n._ A coarse kind of material for making aprons or
wrappers of.

+Hardlings+, _adv._ Not quite, scarcely.

+Hard o’ hearing+, _adj._ More or less deaf.

+Hardset+, _adv._ With difficulty able.
Ex.—_Sha’s hardset ti mak ends meet. Ah wur hardset ti git t’ job
deean i’ tahm._

+Hark back, To+, _Vide_ +Harp+.

+Hark ya+, _intj._ Hear you! listen!

+Harled+, _adj._ Mottled.

+Harn+, _n._ _Vide_ +Harding+.

+Harp+, _v._ To continually refer to some annoying circumstance,
some mistake, or disgrace.
Ex.—_Sha nivver lets t’ thing dee, sha’s awlus harping on aboot
it._

+Harr+, _n._ A thick fog inclining to rain.

+Harrish+, _n._ Worry, annoyance, trouble.
Ex.—_It’s a bit of a harrish, bud then wa s’ git ower ’t sumhoo._

+Harrish+, _v._ To be worried owing to some misadventure,
distressed through not knowing how some undertaking may turn out.

+Harrow, To trail a light+ = To have a small family, to have few
worries or difficulties.

+Hartree+, _n._ The tail-piece of a gate.

+Harv+, _v._ The word for a horse to turn to the left hand.

+Hasky+, +Hask+, _adj._ Dry, rough, coarse.

+Hat up, To hang one’s+ = To be quite at home, welcome.
Ex.—_Ah can hang mah hat up yonder when Ah’ve a mahnd teea._

+Hatter+, _v._ To mix or confuse things, to knot, to throw in
disorder. _See also_ +Hotter+.

+Hause+, _n._ The throat or neck.

+Hauve+, _v._ To stare stupidly.

+Hauvey-gauvey+, _n._ A stupid fellow, a lout.

+Hauvish+, _adj._ Lacking common sense, stupid.

+Havver+, _n._ Oats; hence +Havver-cake+.

+Havver-meal+, _n._ Oatmeal.

+Hay-bauks+, _n._ Poles or sticks so arranged to hold hay for
cattle to feed from.

+Hay-bay+, _n._ A wild uproar.

+Hay-chat+, _n._ The whitethroat.

+Hasel+, _Vide_ +Hezzle+.

+Hazled+, _adj._ An intermixture of red and white hairs. When the
red preponderate, the beast is dark hazled; when white, vice
versa. Often designated roan or roaned.

+Head+, _n._ The upper part of a dale.

+Head-gear+, _n._ 1. The blinders and bit, &c.
2. Head-dress.
3. Good sense, brain power.
Ex.—1. _He’s putten t’ heead-gear on afoor t’ barfan._
2. _Did ti notish her heead-gear? It wur grand._
3. _Ez far ez a bit o’ heead-geear gans, he’s ez sharp ez onny
on ’em._

+Head-rigg+, _n._ That part of a field on which the horses and
plough are turned about.

+Head screwed on the right way+, Knowing what is best to be done,
sensible, having good judgement.

+Head-stall+, _n._ A halter, usually made of hemp.

+Head-tire+, _n._ Head-dress.

+Heap+, _n._ In measure a quarter of a peck.

+Heart-brussen+ or +Brussen-hearted+, _adj._ Heart-broken.

+Heart-bun+, +Heart-grown+, _adj._ Strongly attached to a place;
also having a great desire to accomplish something in the future.

+Heart-eased+, _adj._ Freed from pain or distress.

+Hearten+, _v._ To encourage, to give hope.

+Heart-sick+, _adj._ Without hope, despondent.

+Heart, Soft at+ } _adj._ Easily appeased, kindly disposed.
+Heart, Warm at+ }

+Heart-whole+, _adj._ 1. True-hearted.
2. Fancy-free.
Ex.—_Tak him all ends up he’s a heart-w’oll, canny chap. Ah’s
heart-w’oll yet; ther’s nowt aboot here ’at’s ta’en mah fancy_,
i. e. not in love.

+Heave+, _v._ To scatter corn, to winnow it.

+Heave and throw+, To retch and vomit.

+Heave up+, _v._ To retch.

+Heck+, _n._ The upper part, containing the latch, of a door made
in two parts. A rack for fodder; hence Stand-heck.

+Heckling+, _n._ Being much questioned whilst being scolded.

+Heckling+, _v._ To pester with many pertinent and impertinent
questions.

+Hedge-dike+, _n._ A bank with a hedge on it, forming a fence.

+Hedge-dike-side+, _n._ The part of the hedge-bank on the
water-channel side.

+Heead-wark+, _n._ Headache.

+Heeaf+, _n._ and _v._ Home, an abode; to abide.

+Heeak+, _v._ To loiter, to hang about with intent to eavesdrop.

+Heeal, Yal+, _adj._ Whole.

+Heeam, Yam+, _n._ Home. Also pronounced Whoam.

+Heeat, Yat+. Pronunciations of Hot.

+Heed+, _v._ To concern oneself, to mind, to pay proper and
thoughtful attention to.
Ex.—_Ah deean’t heed mich ov ’at he sez. Nivver heed, cum on. He
nivver heeds what onnybody sez._

+Heegh+, High.

+Heeze+, _v._ To breathe hoarsely.

+Heeze+, _n._ A disease incident to pigs, and when so afflicted
they breathe with difficulty.

+Heezy+, _adj._ Wheezing, hoarse.

+Heft+, _v._ To fit a handle to.

+Heft+, _n._ 1. A handle.
2. Not all, only part.
Ex.—1. _T’ knife’s gitten a grand heft tul ’t._
2. _Thoo’s nobbut gitten a heft on ’t, sha’s kept t’ main on ’t
back._

+Heigh-how+, _v._ To yawn.

+Held+, _v._ 1. A condition of finance.
2. Inclination.
Ex.—1. _Ah’d ’a’e lent tha t’ brass leyke all that, bud Ah’s
badly held mysel just noo._
2. _Ah war gretly held i’ t’ seeam waay_, i. e. ‘I was greatly
inclined the same way.’

+Helm+, +Hellum+, _n._ A rough shed or shelter away from the farm
buildings.

+Helter+, _n._ A halter.

+Helter-skelter+, _n._ A wild rush of people or animals.
Ex.—_When he seed ma he went helter-skelter doon t’ lonnin’
leyke a scopperil._

+Hemmel+, _n._ The handrail of a wooden bridge.

+Hempy+, _adj._ Mischievous, even to breaking the law, malicious.

+Hen-bauk+, _n._ The beam for fowls to roost on.

+Henkle+, _Vide_ +Hankle+.

+Hennet+ = Have not. Should be written ‘’ae‘ nut.’

+Henpen+, _n._ The manure of fowls.

+Hen-scrats+, +Hen-scrattings+, _n._ Light, streaky, fleecy clouds,
often called +Fillytails+.

+Heron-sew+, _n._ The heron.

+Heap+, _n._ The catch which fastens gates, doors, &c.

+Hezzle+, +Hezzling+, +Heshing+, _v._ To beat, to thrash soundly.

+Hide+, _v._ To flog, to chastise.

+Hig+, _n._ Offence taken of a petty nature, to be offended for the
time being.
Ex.—_Tak neea notish, sha’s nobbut ta’en t’ hig._

+High-larn’d+, _adj._ Highly educated.

+High up+, _adj._ A good position in society, rank, or office.

+Hind+, _n._ The head farm servant, who is hired by the year, and
has a house provided rent free, with sundry other perquisites; a
sort of bailiff, in fact, but of a lower degree.

+Hinder-ends+, _n._ The poorer corn left after threshing.

+Hing+, +Heng+, _v._ 1. To hang.
2. To cling.
3. To continue.
Ex.—1. _Hing thi coaat up._
2. _He’s treated her warse ’an a dog, bud sha still hings tiv him._
3. _If t’ droot hings on, to’nips’ll be ti neea good ti year._

+Hing for rain, To+, A common phrase used when rain is more than
probable.

+Hipe+, _v._ To push with the horns, to make grimaces.

+Hiper+, _n._ A mimic.

+Hipping-steeans+, _n._ Stepping-stones.

+Hippings+, _n._ Baby’s napkins.

+Hipple+, _n._ A small bundle of half-dried hay.

+Hiring penny+, _n._ A sum of money, generally half a crown, paid
as earnest money by a master on hiring his farm servant.

+Hirings+, _n._ A statute fair, at which servants are hired.

+Hirp+, +Hirple+, _v._ To stick the back up with cold.

+Hiss+, _Vide_ +Siss+.

+Hissel+, +Hissen+, _pro._ Himself.

+Hitch+, _v._ To hop.

+Hitch, strahd, an’ jump+ or +loup+. Hop, stride, and jump.

+Hoavish+, _adj._ Stupid, idiotic.

+Hobman+, The name of an elf-man, at one time very generally
believed in, doubtless akin to, if not the same as, Danish
_Nisses_. Each elf-man or hobman had his habitation, to which he
gave his name, as Hob Hill, Upleatham, Hob Green, near Ripon, Hob
o’ t’ rush Rook, on the Farndale moors, &c. There must have been
both kindly natured and malicious hobmen, as stories are
plentiful in proof of both.

+Hobble+, _v._ To move along with difficulty or from age.

+Hobble+, _n._ Trouble, perplexity.
Ex.—_Throw what Ah’ve tell’d Bob Ah’ve gitten mysel intiv a gret
hobble. He’s tell’d what Ah sed, an’ sha’s letten oot what he sed,
an’ noo wa’re all iv a hobble tigither._

+Ho’d+, _v._ 1. To hold.
2. To keep.
3. To maintain.
4. To keep in employment.
5. To remain with.
Ex.—1. _Thoo mun ho’d fast._
2. _Thoo mun ho’d ti what thoo’s sed. If t’ daay ho’ds fair wa
s’all git wer hay._
3. _Ah ho’d ’at he’s i’ t’ wrang._
4. _T’ job at t’ chuch ’ll ho’d him foor long eneeaf._
5. _He’s laam’d foor leyfe; ’t’ll ho’d him ti t’ end ov his
daays._

+Ho’d+, _n._ 1. Possession.
2. Tenure.
Ex.—1. _When he gits ho’d he’ll keep ho’d._
2. _If thoo dizn’t mak thi ho’d paay thoo owt._

+Ho’d fair+, _v._ To keep fair.

+Ho’d off+, _v._ To hold off, to keep off.
Ex.—_Ah think t’ rain’s gahin’ ti ho’d off. If he can nobbut
ho’d off fra drinkin’ he’ll cum roond._

+Ho’d on+, _v._ 1. To retain one’s grip.
2. Also used in the sense of to stop, wait a moment.
Ex.—1. _Ho’d on tiv its heead, Ah’s cummin’._
2. _Ho’d on a bit, deean’t thoo slavver on seea fast_,
i.e. ‘Wait a moment, don’t you talk so fast.’

+Ho’d talk+, _v._ To gossip, also as a noun.
Ex.—_Sha’ll ho’d talk wi’ onnybody; aye, sha’s a champion at
ho’ding talk._

+Ho’d teea+, _v._ To agree to, to carry out, to uphold.

+Ho’d up+, _v._ To keep one’s head up, to fight against despondency.
Ex.—_Noo deean’t gi’e waay, thoo mun ho’d up; things isn’t seea
bad, noo ho’d up._

+Ho’d wi’+, _v._ To agree with.
Ex.—_Whya noo, Ah ho’d wi’ t’ main o’ what thoo sez._

+Hoffle+, _Vide_ +Hobble+.

+Hog+, _n._ A male pig, a sheep of a year old.

+Hoidle+, _v._ To idle.

+Hoit+, _v._ To act like a fool. _n._ A fool.

+Hoity-toity+, _intj._ An exclamation of surprise, carrying with
it slight indignation. _adj._ Somewhat ruffled in temper.

+Holl+, _n._ A narrow deep depression in the face of the land,
varying in length, but never extensive; the dead of night.

+Hollin+, _n._ The holly.

+Holm+, _n._ Land by the side of a stream, low-lying and subject
to being flooded.

+Holy+ or +Lemmel steean+, _n._ Any water-rolled stone of small
size having a hole through, once valued as a charm against
witches.

+Home-coming+, _n._ The return home of an absent one, the
festivities on such an occasion after a wedding or long absence.

+Honey+, A term of endearment, often preceded or followed by some
other word to add greater force. Little conception can be formed
of the love and tenderness which is thrown into and expressed by
this word; it must be heard as coming from a mother’s lips.
Ex.—‘_Oh, mah sweet honey bairn!_’ said as a mother picked up a
fallen child. ‘_Thoo little honey!_’ as the baby was clasped
to its mother’s breast. ‘_Gan thi ways, honey dear; Cu’ thi
ways, mah honey pet_,’ &c.

+Honey-fall+, _n._ A piece of rare luck, money left from some
unexpected quarter.

+Honeysouk+, _n._ Honeysuckle.

+Hoo+, _adv._ How.

+Hood-end+, _n._ The flat portion found on either side of old-style
fire grates, upon which a kettle or pan may be placed.

+Hoos+, _n._ House. _Vide_ +House+.

+Hooze+, _Vide_ +Heeze+.

+Hopper+, _n._ The basket or skep containing the seed corn when
sowing, usually suspended by a strap over the shoulders.

+Hopple+, _v._ 1. To tie the legs of an animal so as to prevent
its running away.
2. To hinder.
Ex.—2. _It’s neea ewse his endivering when he’s hoppled wiv a
weyfe leyke yon; sha’s nowt bud a clog tiv his foot_, i.e. ‘It
is no use his striving when he is hindered or tied to a wife like
that; she is nothing but a drag on him.’

+Hork+, _v._ To trail about.

+Horry+, _v._ To hurry.

+Horse-gogs+ or +Hoss-gogs+, _n._ A common, astringent, purple
brown plum.

+Hoss-steean+, +Hoss-block+, +Hossin’-steps+, _n._ A stone or
steps used to stand upon when about to mount a horse.

+Hosses together, They deean’t put ther+ = Not friendly.

+Hoss-teng+, _n._ The common dragon-fly.

+Hoss-trod+, _n._ A bridle-road.

+Hostle+, _v._ To put up at an inn. ‘Hostle’ is only used in
connexion with an inn. We ‘put up’ and ‘hostle’ at an inn, and
‘lowse out’ at a friend’s.
Ex.—_Ah can lowse oot at thi pleeace, caan’t Ah?_ or _Ah’ll put
up at t’ Black Swan. Ah hostles at t’ Blew Pig._

+Ho’t+, Pronunciation of +Hurt+.

+Hotch+, _v._ To botch, to bungle.

+Hotch+, _n._ A mismanaged affair.

+Hot-pots+, +Heeat-+ or +Yat-pots+, _n._ _Vide_ ‘Wedding Customs.’

+Hotter+, _v._ To jolt, to bump as in a cart over a stony road.

+Hottery+, _adj._ Broken, rough, uneven road.

+Houe+, _n._ A hill of considerable size: Houe Hill, near Ripon.
A tumulus.

+Houl+, _n._ _Vide_ +Holl+.

+Hound+, _v._ 1. To incite.
2. To give an opportunity.
Ex.—1. _Them ’at hounded him on war t’ fo’st ti bleeam him._
2. _Neeabody’s hounded him on mair ’an what Ah ’ev, an’ yet he
wadn’t stick up tul him._

+House+, _n._, pron. _hoos_. With our country folk, ‘hoos’ is not
the whole building, but the one room in which the family usually
dwell; the other rooms are spoken of as the parlour, back room,
and the chambers, &c.
Ex.—_Deean’t set it doon i’ t’ hoos, tak it inti t’ parlour._

+House-fast+, _adj._ Confined to the house through illness.

+House+ or +Hoos fau’k+ or +fooak+, _n._ The people of the house.

+House-kept+ or +-held+, _adj._ Confined to the house owing to
some preventing cause other than illness.

+Housin’ stuff+ or +sticks+. Household goods, furniture.

+Hout+, _intj._ Expressing incredulity or dissent.

+Hover+, _v._ 1. To hesitate.
2. Inclined for.
Ex.—1. _Ah hovered a larl bit afoor Ah bowt it._
2. _Ah doot it’s hovering foor raain._

+Howk+, _v._ 1. To dig.
2. To lift or push with some force.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ll howk t’ grund foor tha. He gat at t’ back o’ ma
an’ howk’d ma inti t’ carridge afoor Ah ken’d wheear Ah war._

+Howly+, _n._ A boys’ game.

+Howse+, _v._ To bale out water, &c.

+Howsomivver+, +Howsumivver+, +Hoosivver+, _conj._ Howsoever,
however.

+Hubble-shoo+, _n._ An excited, noisy crowd.

+Huckle+, _n._ The hip.

+Huff+, _n._ Offence taken.
Ex.—_He’s ta’en huff, an’ sha’s ta’en t’ hig, an’ tha’ve baith
gitten t’ hump tigither._

+Huff+, _v._ To puff or swell up, as after a blow.

+Huff’d+, _p._, _a._ Offended.

+Huffil+, _n._ A finger-stall.

+Hug+, _v._ To carry, whether in the arms or on the back.

+Hugger-mugger+, _n._ Everything in disorder.

+Huke-bone+, _Vide_ +Huckle+.

+Huker+, _v._ To barter.

+Hull+, _v._ To remove the pod or outer covering of peas, beans, &c.

+Hulls+, +Hullin+, _n._ The pods or outer covering of many fruits
and grain.

+Hummel+, _v._ To break off the awns of barley.

+Hummel’d+, _adj._ Without horns.

+Hummeller+, _n._ The instrument used to hummel with.

+Humped+, _adj._ Sulky.

+Hunger+, _v._ and _n._ 1. To suffer from the pangs of hunger.
2. To withhold food, to provide insufficiently.
Ex.—1. _Ah war hungered past my bahdings._
2. _He hungers ivverything aboot t’ pleeace._

+Hussocks+, _n._ Coarse tufts of grass.

+Hutter+, _Vide_ +Hotter+.

I.

+I’+, _prep._ In. ‘I’’ is used before a consonant, ‘iv’ before a
vowel.
Ex.—_I’ t’ boddum o’ t’ box_, i.e. ‘In the bottom of the box.’
_Iv all manner o’ waays._

+Ice-shoggles+, +Ice-shogglins+, _n._ Icicles.

+Ickles+, _n._ Icicles.

+If+, Is often used for ‘whether,’ _Vide_ ex. +Nither+.

+If in case+, +If so be as how+. Redundancies for ‘+if+.’

+If no more+ = If not more.

+If so be that+, _Vide_ +If in case+.

+Ill+, _adj._ Bad, evil dispositioned or intentioned.
Ex.—_He’s queer, bud sha’s an ill un._

+Ill+, _n._ Harm.
Ex.—_Thoo’s warked him all t’ ill ’at ivver thoo c’u’d._

+Ill-deed+, _n._ Evil proceedings, ill-luck.
Ex.—_Ill-deed nivver thrives. He’s ’ed nowt bud ill-deed fra t’
startin’._

+Ill-fare+, _v._ To fail through ill-luck, often used in reversed
order, as +Fare-ill+.
Ex.—_Ah ’ed it fetch t’ meer yam agaan, Ah nobbut fared ill wi
’t, ez sha brak baith her knees cumin’ doon t’ bank._

+Ill-favoured+, _Vide_ +Ill-thriven+.

+Ill-gaited+, _adj._ Awkward in action.

+Ill-hap+, _n._ Misfortune.

+Illify+, _v._ To speak disparagingly of, to defame.
Ex.—_Sha illifies onnybody an’ ivverybody, sha spares nowt na
neeabody._

+Ill-put-on+ or +-putten+, _adj._ Shabby, applied to clothes.

+Ill-ta’en+, _adv._ To take anything with bad grace.
Ex.—_It war nobbut ill-ta’en what thoo sed._

+Ill-tented+, _adj._ Neglected, badly cared for or looked after.

+Ill-thriven+ or +-throven+, _adj._ Having a weakly, ill-fed
appearance, unhealthy.

+Immense+, _adj._ Exactly, precisely the thing required.

+Imp+, _n._ An extra ring, usually made of straw, used for
enlarging the size, by insertion beneath the beehive.

+In+, +Un+. One. _Vide_ +Un+.

+Incomin’+, _n._ Entrance, the taking possession by a new tenant.

+Inear+, _n._ The kidney.

+Ing+, _n._ A low-lying pasture.

+Ingle+, _n._ 1. Fire, flame.
2. The fireside, when used with the definite article.
Ex.—_Ah tell’d my taal o’ luv byv t’ ingle glow._

+Ingle-neuk+, _n._ The corners by the fireside within the
old-fashioned open chimneys.

+Inkle+, _n._ A kind of tape.

+Inkle+, _v._ 1. To arrange plans.
2. To have a desire for.
Ex.—1. _He’s awlus inklin’ summat, bud it nivver cums ti nowt._
2. _He maistly inkles efter what he can’t git._

+Inkle-weavers, As thick as+, In the weaving of inkle the workers
were enabled to sit quite close together, the width of the
fabric being so narrow; hence arose the saying, ‘As thick as
inkle-weavers.’ The phrase also carries the idea of great
friendship.

+Inklin’+, _n._ A hint, an idea, a guess.
Ex.—_Ah’ve gi’en her a bit ov an inklin’ o’ what’s gahin’ on.
It’ll nut be lang afoor he finnds ’em oot, he’s gitten an
inklin’._

+In-meats+, _n._ The viscera of any animal which is considered
edible.

+Innards+, _n._ One’s inside, bowels, entrails, &c.

+Innerly+, _adv._ More within.

+Inoo+, +Inow+, _adv._ Presently, shortly.

+Insense+, _v._ 1. To inform.
2. To make clear beyond all doubt.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ll insense him inti ’t when Ah see him._
2. _Ah varra seean insens’d it intiv him._

+Insides+, _n._ Viscera.

+Intak+, _n._ Land enclosed from a common or road for cultivation.

+Inti+, +Intil+, +Intiv+, +Intul+, _prep._ Into.

+In wi’, To be+ = To be on good terms with.
Ex.—_Jack’s weel in wi’ t’ Squire._

+Iv+, _Vide_ +I’+.

+Ivvery+, _adj._ Every.

+Ivvery like+, _adv._ Every now and then.

J.

+Jab+, _v._ To crush.
Ex.—_Ah’ve gitten mah finger sadly jabbed wi t’ yat._

+Jack+, _n._ Quarter-pint measure.

+Jacket, To warm one’s+ = To beat, to chastise.
Ex.—_If thoo gans theear onny mair, Ah’ll warm thi jacket for
tha._

+Jacketed, To be+, _v._ To hear a charge, or bear reproof having
first been arraigned before one’s superiors; to be closeted with.
Ex.—_He’s been jacketed wi’ t’ gaffer i’ t’ parlour ower an hoor
noo. Ah’ll lay he’s gi’en him t’ lines properly._

+Jaded+, _adj._ To be almost overcome with difficulties.

+Jangle+, _v._ To jingle.

+Jannock+, _adj._ Fair, honourable, just.

+Jar+, _v._ To quarrel.

+Jar on+, _v._ To be continually at variance.

+Jarring+, _n._ Quarrelling, squabbling.

+Jaup+, _v._ 1. To strike together.
2. To shake any liquid in a vessel.
Ex.—1. _Ah’ll jaup tha eggs_, i.e. boys jaup their Easter eggs
by striking them one against the other; the one succeeding in
breaking the other’s egg claims it as victor.
2. _If thoo jaups t’ milk leyke that, thoo’ll finnd butter i’
t’ can when thoo gits yam._

+Jaupin’+, +Jaupen+, _adj._ Gaping, wide.

+Javver+, _n._ Silly talk, foolish prating.

+Jealous+, +Jillous+, _adj._ Suspicious. _v._ To anticipate.
Ex.—_Ah war a bit jillous ’at he wad splet on uz. Ah jillous’d
Jim all t’ tahm._

+Jert+, _v._ To project a stone by catching the hand against the
side.

+Jill+, _v._ To drink continuously but in small quantities.
Ex.—_Neeabody ivver sees him tak a gert quantity, bud then he
gans jilling aboot seea._

+Jimp+, _adj._ 1. Smart in figure, slight.
2. Short measure.
Ex.—1. _Sha’s gitten ez jimp a waist ez onny lass._
2. _It’s jimp i’ t’ paper, an’ jimp i’ pot_, i. e. ‘Light both
as to weight and measure.’

+Jin+, Jane.

+Jinny-spinner+, _n._ The crane-fly, or any of the genus _Tipula_.

+Jinny-ullot+, +Jenny Howlet+, _n._ The tawny owl (_Syrnium
siridula_).

+Job+, _v._ To trade in.
Ex.—_He jobs iv ommaist owt_.

+Joblijock+, _n._ The name of the cock turkey, a domestic trouble
or discomfort.

+Jodder+, +Jother+, _n._ A shaking, as one gets in a springless
cart, a trembling.
Ex.—_It joggled an’ Ah jothered, whahl Ah felt leyke tumm’ling
ti bits._

+Jodder+, +Jother+, _v._ To shake like jelly, to tremble.

+Jodderum+, _n._ A trembling, shaking mass.

+Joggle+, _v._ To shake, to be unsteady in motion.

+Joggly+, _adj._ Shaky, unsteady.

+Joggle-stick+, _n._ The bar which secures the shafts to the body
of the cart.

+Jollous+, _adj._ In good condition, healthy, well-fed.

+Jolt-heead+, _n._ A clumsy fellow.

+Jorum+, _n._ A pitcher-like vessel of considerable size; the
whole lot, a considerable crowd of people.

+Joskin+, _n._ A country lad.

+Joul+, +Jowl+, _n._ The jaw; fat hanging cheeks.

+Joul+, +Jowl+, _v._ To jolt or hit against.
Ex.—_Ah laamed mahsen sadly, Ah jowl’d my heead up agaainst t’
deear._

+Jowls+, _n._ A kind of hockey played by boys.

+Judy-cow+, _Vide_ +Doody-cow+.

+Jumm’lment+, _n._ 1. A confusion.
2. Things of many kinds.
Ex.—1. _Thoo’s gitten things intiv a straange jumm’lment._
2. _Ah nivver clapt my een on sike a jumm’lment o’ trash ez he’s
gitten geddered tigedder._

+Jump with, To+, _v._ To meet or to find.
Ex.—_Ah jumped wi’ Betty at t’ lonnin’ end. Efter leeaking all
ower foor t’ lad, Ah jumped wiv him at skeeal yat._

+June bug+, _n._ The ladybird (_Coccinella punctata_). _Vide_
+Doody-cow+.

+Junters+, _adj._ Sulks, bad temper.

K.

+Kaimt+, _adj._ Not straight.

+Kale+, +Keeal+, _n._ Porridge, broth.
NOTE.—If for other than domestic use, it is specialized as
‘Keeal for t’ pigs,’ ‘flour keeal,’ &c.

+Kale-pot+, +Keeal-pot+. An iron pot having three short iron feet,
used for cooking kale in.

+Kalīver+, _v._ To dance about excitedly.

+Kame+, +Keeam+, _n._ A comb. Also as a _verb_.

+Kane+, +Keean+, _v._ To bring fermentation to a head.

+Kave+, +Keeave+, _v._ To rake the ’pulls and caff’ from corn when
thrashing.

+Kavings+, _n._ The short straws, &c., as above.

+Kead+, +Ked+, _n._ The sheep-tick (_Melophagus ovinus_).

+Keck+, +Kecken+, _v._ To make a noise whilst coughing, as if
something was fast in the throat; to have a loathing for;
fastidious.

+Kecken-hearted+, _adj._ Nauseated, fanciful.

+Keckle+, _v._ To laugh heartily.

+Kedge+, _n._ A glutton.

+Kedge+, _v._ To set the teeth on edge, to eat and drink like a
glutton.

+Kedging+, _n._ Food.

+Keeak+, _n._ Cake.

+Keeak+, _v._ To cake, to form a hard scum. _Vide_ also +Keek+.

+Keeaky+, _adj._ Brisk, lively.

+Keeave+, +Kauve+, _v._ To paw the ground impatiently, as a horse.

+Keeaving-rake+ } _n._ The rake and riddle used during thrashing.
+Keeaving-riddle+ }

+Keek+, +Keeak+, _v._ To lean towards, or tilt up.
Ex.—_Keeak t’ cart a larl bit mair._

+Keek+, _v._ To pry or peep into, to observe unawares.
Ex.—_Sha’s nowt na better ’an a keyhooal keeker, sha’s allus
keeking._

+Keen+, _adj._ Eager, energetic, desirous.
Ex.—_Ah nivver seed neeabody sae keen afoor. He’s ez keen ez a
tarrier. Ah war a bit keen ti git it._

+Kegged+, _adj._ Offended, inclined to be spiteful.
Ex.—_He gat hissel sairly kegg’d ower t’ job._

+Keld+, +Kell+, +Caul+, _n._ The membrane enveloping the foetus in
the womb, and occasionally found adhering at birth.

+Kelk+, _n._ Fool’s parsley (_Aethusa cynapium_), a heavy blow, a
single ovum of the spawn of a fish.

+Kelps+, _n._ The iron hooks hanging from the gally-bauk.

+Kelter+, _n._ Circumstances of any kind; wealth, or rather the
condition of wealth as vested in property.

+Kelter+, _n._ To go full speed.
Ex.—_Ah nivver cam sike a kelter i’ mah leyfe._

+Keltering+, _adj._ Almost beyond comparison.
Ex.—_Mah wo’d, bud yon is a keltering good un._

+Kelterment+, _Vide_ +Ketterment+.

+Kemps+, _n._ Hairs mixed with wool.

+Kempt+, _pp._ Combed.

+Ken+, _v._ To know.

+Ken+, +Kern+, _v._ To churn. _n._ A churn.

+Ken-cruddle+, _n._ A churn staff.

+Ken-milk+, _n._ Churn-milk, i.e. butter-milk.

+Kennigood+, _n._ A reminder.
Ex.—_Tak that ez a kennigood_, said a man, boxing a boy’s ears.

+Kenning+, _n._ 1. Knowledge.
2. Recognition.
Ex.—1. _Ther’s a gay bit o’ kenning i’ t’ lad._
2. _T’ lass ’ez waxed that mich whahl ther’s neea kenning her._

+Kenspak+, +Kenspeckle+, _adj._ Easily known or recognizable,
conspicuous.

+Kent+, _pp._ Knew.

+Kep+, _v._ To catch.
Ex.—_Ah’ll potch an’ thoo kep._

+Keslip+, +Keslop+, _n._ Rennet.

+Kessen+, _part._ Cast, bent.

+Kess’mas+, +Kess’nmas+, +Kessamas+, _n._ Christmas.

+Kess’n+, _v._ To christen.

+Kess’nen+, _n._ A christening.

+Kess’n up+ = To be found, to turn up.
Ex.—_Ah thowt it ’ed geean foor good, bud it’s kess’n up agaain
ez good ez ivver._

+Kest+, _adj_. Bent, not straight, out of truth.

+Kest+, _v._ To cast off.

+Ket+, _n._ Filth, tainted meat, carrion.

+Ketlock+, _n._ Charlock. _Vide_ +Runch+.

+Ketterment+, _n._ Rubbish.

+Ketty+, _adj._ 1. Nasty.
2. Disagreeable.
Ex.—1. _Oh, what ketty stuff! Ah caan’t eat it._
2. _It’s nobbut a ketty gahin’ on_, i.e. a disagreeable
proceeding.

+Kevel+, _n._ A strong, fairly long ash handle, to which is fixed
a steel hammer-head of curious shape, used as a hammer in quarry
work.

+Kevel+, _v. and n._ Both the working of the stone and the swinging
of the hammer.
Ex.—_Ah’ll kevel mair flints iv a daay ’an he can_, i.e. dress
more flints. _He mannishes varra weel foor a new starter, an’
when he’s larnt t’ knack o’ takking a larl bit wider kevel,
he’ll chip all t’ easier foor ’t_, i.e. ‘When he has learnt
the trick of taking a little bit wider sweep or swing, he will
chip all the easier for it.’ In some way difficult to define,
both the noun and verb, +Kevel+, relate to the handle and its
action as well as to the head.

+Kex+, _n._ Dried stem of fool’s parsley.

+Kick+, _v._ To object.
Ex.—_Ah s’all kick neea lahtle if he cums that gam on ma._

+Kicky-wicky+, _adj._ Disdainful.

+Kin+, _n._ 1. Kind, generally of species.
2. Sort, relationship.
3. A chilblain, a chap or crack in the skin.
Ex.—1. _What a-kin is he ti Tommy?_ 2. _What kin o’ yan
is ’t he’s gitten?_

+Kin+, _v._ To chap, as one’s hands in frosty weather.

+Kin-cough+, _n._ Whooping cough.

+Kind+, _adj._ On friendly terms.
Ex.—_Tha’ve gitten kind agaan. Wa’ve been kind sen wa wur lads._

+Kindling+, +Kinlin’+, _n._ Firewood, small twigs suitable for
lighting a fire.

+Kink+, _n._ A twist in a rope or line, stiffness of the limbs,
a stiff neck.

+Kink+, _v._ To laugh wildly, hysterically; to laugh until one
labours for breath.

+Kinlin’+. _Vide_ +Kindling+.

+Kinn’l+, +Kinnle+, _v._ To set and light the fire; to bring forth
young, applied to a rabbit.

+Kipper+, _adj._ Nimble, in good and lively spirits.

+Kirk+, _n._ A church.

+Kirk-garth+, _n._ Churchyard.

+Kirk-warner+, _n._ Churchwarden.

+Kissing-bush+, _n._ The mistletoe.

+Kist+, _n._ A chest.

+Kit+, _n._ A small pail with one of the staves longer than the
rest, to serve as a handle.

+Kite+, _n._ The belly.

+Kith+, +Kyth+, _n._ Friends, acquaintances.

+Kitlin’+, _n._ A kitten.

+Kittle+, +Kittlish+, _adj._ 1. Easily moved or upset.
2. Nice, delicate.
3. Ticklish, easily tickled.
Ex.—1. _Keep off; its nobbut a varra kittle consarn, varra
larl’ll touple all t’ lot ower_, i.e. ‘Stand clear; it is only
a very unsteady concern, a slight shock or touch will knock it
over.’
2. _Ah’d a seet reyther thoo’d tell him thisel; it’s a kittlish
thing foor me ti deea when Ah’s gahin’ ti wed his sister._
3. _Deean’t touch ma unner t’ airms, Ah’s that kittlish whahl Ah
caan’t bahd it._

+Kittle+, _v._ 1. To bring forth young, said of a cat.
2. To excite, to stir up, to awaken.
3. To tickle.
Ex.—2. _Ah’ll tell him a few things ’at’ll kittle him up a bit.
If that weean’t kittle him up a bit, Ah knaw o’ nowt ’at will._
3. _T’ mair Ah scrat an’ t’ mair Ah kittle._

+Kitty-keis+, _n._ Seeds of the ash-tree.

+Kity+, _adj._ Having a protuberant stomach.

+Kizzen’d+, _pp._ of +Kizzen+, _v._ Dried up, over-cooked, parched.
Ex.—_Thoo’s kizzen’d it whahl Ah caan’t eat it._

+Knab+, _v._ To gnaw as a mouse.

+Knack+, _n._ Adroitness, skill, aptness.
Ex.—_Ah tried an’ oor Jack tried, bud wa c’u’d mak nowt on ’t;
bud Tom teeak ho’d an’ did it iv a crack, bud then he’s gitten
t’ knack on ’t._

+Knack+, _v._ To talk affectedly, to mince one’s speech.

+Knackish+, _adj._ Knavish.

+Knap+, _v._ To give a slight tap, to knock, so as to break.
Ex.—_Ah’ll knap thi knuckles foor tha. Ah’ve knapped a piece off
t’ jug spoot._

+Knappish+, _adj._ Snappy.

+Knapper+, _v._ To talk finely. _Vide_ +Knack+.

+Knapper+, _n._ A door-knocker.

+Knappers+, _n._ Leather flaps to shield the thighs when using the
turf spade.

+Knappery-ware+, _n._ Crockery.

+Knar+, +Knor+, +Knur+, _n._ A ball of wood, a hard knot.

+Knarl+, _v._ To run in knots, as a skein of wool or twine.

+Knaw+, _v._ Know.