Northumbrian-Dunelmian Language
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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Smit = Infection, To Infect // Smittle = Infectious -Cognate with Danish & Norwegian “smitte” -Example: “He’ll get the smit” // “Is’t smittle?” #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
“Se if ye, at’s evil, knaws how te gie guid things te yer bairns. How mickle mair will yer Feyther in Heeven gie the Holy Ghaist te them at axes Him” Luke 11:13
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Rigg - Now archaic, retained in place names -Meaning: Ridge -Example: ‘Rigg and furrow’ = Ridge and furrow #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Fremd - Now archaic, from OE ‘fremde’ -Meaning: strange, far off, not related to, at enmity -Example: “He was mair like a fremd body nor a friend” (fremd body = stranger) #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Muin - Meaning: Moon - Etymology: From OE mōna Example: "The bairn was ower the muin." #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Burn, Beck Meaning: A small stream or brook. “Burn” is found in Northumberland and N Durham, while “beck” is more typical of S Durham. Examples: “We used te paddle in the burn behint the house.” “There’s trout in that beck if ye knaw where te luik.”
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Stane, Styen, Styan Meaning: Stone Example: “He was as hard as ony styen” #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Te Gan (Present participle = Gannin, Gawn) Meaning: To Go Example: “Aw’s gannin hyem efter wark” #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Whisht Meaning: Hush! Be quiet! Example: “Whisht, lads, haud yer gobs!” #dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
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