t' weddin; thau knaws it's nobbat abaut a munth tull naw; mun we be ext i'th' Kirk, ar we mun wed tudder way ? M. We'el toke abaut that sum nete else; what sez te 80 Fadder an Mudder abaut it? 85 H. Me Fadder's rarely pleas'd, an sez at he'el gimma three Ky, an i'z git o efter he dees; an me Mudder sez, luke at ya beath poo tea way, an keep thesel fraith' Eales, an then ye'el du. What sez ty Mudder? M. Shoes nin sa weel pleas'd at i'z gangan ta leave er; thau siz i'z oth Barn sha hez, beath ruf an smooth; mun sha leve with az? H. Eigh, sure, as lang az sha will; we man gith favver ath ald foke, er we'se git nowt; an i'le tell tha what I waz 90 thinkan ta me-sel, at I wad tack a lump a land sum-whare abaut Burtan, an git sum Beas, an sel it o e new milk, an we can part we wer Butter at onny price. M. What! mun wa sell oth new Milk an chirn tu? Foke wad sune say at we seld milk an watter! I wad selth Beas 95 afoar I wad hev sic a neam. H. I suddent like foke ta toke behint me back; bat a dele o foke caresent, an tha du bat git munnè, haw it cum. M. I reekon nout a bein rich; it nobbat macks yan 100 greedè, and yan knaes nout haw lang yan ez ta stay we'te; foke dees fast e Burtan naw. 105 H. Hod te tung, preatha-naw, thau flays ma we tokein abaut dein; we sud hev a dele a barns afoar wa think a dein. M. Sud wa? That's o at Fellas thinks on, gittin a hauseful a Barns for t'wimmen ta tack cear on; an they'l, happen, run tath ealas, an t' barns roarin an screamin fit ta brist. H. Dusta believe at i'le du sea? M. Nay; I ev a girt apinyan at tau'l du az ta sud du; an than Barns al du az na hurt; yan ad better a two barns 110 an ya drucken Fella ith hause. H. Eigh, an i'le tell tha what's as bad az tem; a gossapan wife at gangs tittle-tattle fray hause ta hause with a lile Barn, an knaes oth news ith Tawn, an leaves a hause like a swinecoat. M. Wia, thau needent fear at i'le be yan a them; i̇'le keep me-sel ta me-sel, an then neabody al find fote wimma. H. I hooap thau'l be a gud an; bat I man away ta bed. H. Ta-morn at nete. M. Mind ta du; gud nete to tha! H. Gud nete to tha, joy! 115 I 20 FINIS. GLOSSARY. &c., at the farm-houses, to sell again at market; Halliwell). Barn, s. child (as a term of endearment), 26; oth barn, all the children, 86; barns, pl. 103. Bat, but, only, 30. Bawn, adj. ready, about, 19. Beas, pl. beasts, 91. Bide, I pr. pl. remain, live, 45. Brist, v. burst, 107. Brudders, s. pl. brothers, 27. Ealas, s. ale-house, 107; (spelt eales), 83. Ed, I pt. s. would, 59. Eigh, aye, yes, 112; eigh, sure, yes, certainly, 88. Else; sum nete else, some other night, 79. Ene, s. pl. eyes, 5. Er, pron. her, 85. Er, conj. or, 89. Ev, I pr. s. have, 109. Ext, pp. asked (i. e. have our banns published), 78. Ez, pr. s. has, 100. Fadder, s. father, 80, 81. Fella, s. fellow, 111; Fellas, pl. 105. terrify, 102. Fo, pr. pl. fall; fo aut, fall out, quarrel, 43; foes aut, 42. Foke, s. folk, people, 18, 41. Fote, s. fault, 117. Fray, prep. from, 113; fraith', from the, 83. Gaily, adv. very well, 2, 28. Gangs, pr. s. goes, 113; gangan, pres. pt. going, 42. Gay dele, great deal, 54. Gimma, give me, 35, 46. Girt, adj. great, 21, 71. Git, v. get, 45, 82; gitten, got, pp. 20, 76; gith, get the, 88. Githa, give thee, 35, 36. Happen, adv. perhaps, 106. Hard, pt. pl. heard, 18. Hedent, hadst not, 39; had not, 64. Hev, 1 pr. pl. have, 49; hez, pr. s. has, 8, 23. Hod, v. hold, 5; hod of, keep away from, 30; imp. s. 102. Hofe, adj. half, 8. It, pt. s. ate, devoured, 22. Iv (before a vowel), in, 62. I'z, I pr. s. I am, 85; fut. I shall, 82. Joy, dear (a term of endearment), 123. Kirk, s. church, 78. Kitlins, s. pl. kittens, 25. Kittle, v. kitten, 25; kittled, pt. s. 24. Kna, v. know, 44; knannat, know not, 3. Ky, s. pl. cows, 82. Lang, adv. long, 3, 44. Leve, v. live, 75, 87. Lile, adj. little, 113. Luke, v. look, 13. Lump, s. piece, 90. Ma, pron. me, 16, 31. Mack, s. sort, 12, 33; Macks, pl. sorts, 47. Mack, imp. s. make, 21, 33. Man, for Mun, must, 47, 119. Mun. Me, pron. my, 96. Mead, pp. made, 71. Mud, might, should, 73. Puzzum, s. poison, 70. Raader, adv. rather, 59. See Mun, may, 86; mun e, may I, shall I, 69. Nar, adv. nearer, 29. Nat it, no, it will not, 56. Naut at o, nothing at all, 63. Naw, adv. now, I. Nea, no, 68. Neabody, nobody, 117. Neam, s. name, reputation, 95. Niver, adv. never, 18. Nobbat, only, 26, 51; nobet, 13; O, all, 9, 22; o macks, all sorts, 46, 47. Odments, s. pl. miscellaneous articles, 46. Ommast, adv. almost, 10. On em, of them, 64. Onny, any, 39. Oppen, adj. open, 5. Oth, all the, 47, 63. Par, s. pair, 20. Paund, s. pl. pounds, 51. Poak, s. bag, 71. Poo, v. pull, 83. Praytha-now, I pray thee, now, 17, I02. Rattans, s. pl. rats, 21. Reak, imp. s. rake out, 33. Reekon, 1 pr. s. reckon, count (upon), 99. Reight, adv. right, 41. Ruf and smooth, i. e. of both kinds, 86. Sa, adv. so, 4. Sa, 1 pt. s. saw, II, 23. Sha, pron. she, 87. Shank and rank, all, every bit, 22. Shauted, pt. s. shouted, 21. Shoes, she is, 85. Shoon, s. pl. shoes, 20. Sic, such, 18; sick, 23. Streek up, adv. bolt upright, 20. Sud, should, 48, 105. Summat, s. something, 65. Sune, adv. soon, 94. Sup, s. small quantity to drink, 67, 69. Swinecoat, s. pig-sty, 115. Ta, pron. thou, 1; thee, 12. See Taw, Tha. Ta, to, 19, 42. Tack, v. take, 32. Tagidder, adv. together, 55. Ta-morn, tomorrow; t. at nete, tomorrow night, 121. |