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NORFOLK
DIALECT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Here’s
another selection of Norfolk words – taking us from E
to H – now that you’ve mastered the earlier
selection.
If
you still want to sound like a real local, wherever you are
in Norfolk, you’ll ‘hatta larn ’em orf b' haart’!
Then, whether you’re gorn frum Alshum to Windum (I coon’t
find one a-startin’ with ‘Z’), Hearsbruh
or Hunny, you’ll know what we’re a-talkin’
about!
So,
come yew on, tergether, an’ git these inta yar hids an’
orl – ’corse there’ll be questions axed at
the end onnit!
E
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Elijahs |
String
tied around labourer’s trousers, just below the
knee. |
| Erriwiggle |
Earwig. |
| Ewe |
Owed:
“My mawther ewe the Milkman two weeks!” |
F
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Fare |
To
be, feel or seem: “That fare like rearn, an’
I dun’t fare too well!” |
| Fierce |
A
state of health: “My Martha ent tew ferce terday.” |
| Finnicky |
Fussy,
too particular (over food). |
| Floater |
Type
of dumpling. |
| Fourses |
Tea
break in the afternoon (traditionally in the harvest field). |
| Fosey |
Stale,
mildewed (food): “My apple wuz fosey!” |
| Frazzled |
Frayed,
worn (garments); worried, anxious (nerves). |
| Friz,
frooz |
Frozen:
“That hoolly frooz laarst night, an’ the pond
was friz.” |
| Fumble-fisted |
Clumsy. |
| Furriner |
Someone
from furrin (foreign) parts. |
| Fy-out |
Clean
out (ditches) - but: “He gev his snout a good
ole
fy-out!” |
G
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Gansey |
Fishermen’s
jersey or heavy jumper made of oiled wool. |
| Garp,
gorp |
To
gape: “That Missus Smith dew gorp outta har net
cartins.” |
| Gret,
greart |
Great:
“Thass a greart ole lobsta yew’re got there,
bor!” |
| Grizzle |
Cry
(with pain): “The littl’un grizzled
orl night, what with har teeth a-comin’.” |
| Gurn |
To
grin, make faces. |
| Guzunder |
Chamber
pot: goes under the bed. |
H
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Ha
and hacker |
To
stutter. |
| Haller |
Shout
loudly. |
| Hamper |
To
damage or hinder: “I woulda bin hare sooner,
but the rearn hampered me!” |
| Harnser |
Heron. |
| Hedge
Betty |
Hedge
sparrow. |
| Het |
Heated:
“Hent yew het the kittle yit?” |
| Hid |
Head:
“I thacked my hid on that there tree!” |
| Higgle |
To
bargain or argue. |
| Hin |
A
chicken. |
| Hitch
up |
To
make room: “Hitch up, bor, then there’ll
be room fur me an’orl on the seat!” |
| Hold
yew hard! |
Listen
a minute, hang on a moment. |
| Hoss |
Horse,
also be boisterous: “Yew hatta hoss about, dun’t
yew? Yew hoolly cearme hossin down the rud on yar scoota!” |
| Howsomever |
However. |
| Huh |
Uneven,
not level: “That wall yew built wuz on the huh!”
Alternatively: “On the sosh.” |
| Hull |
To
pitch or throw: “He hulled the ball at me and
it hit me in the gut; what med me hull up!” |
| Hunnycart |
Vehicle
for collecting night soil: “Thass afore the days
o’ water closets, tew yew, mileardy!” |
How
are you getting on? Ready for some more? ’Course you
are, so click the link to I–L
and continue!
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DIALECT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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