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DIALECT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Well,
here’s what you’ve been waiting for, the final selection
of Norfolk words and expressions – and their meanings
– to help you understand what we’re going on about!
How
have your fared so far? Has the glossary been of help to you,
was it zackly what you’ve been looking for, or
have you been left ahind?
Best
of luck with the final selection.
U
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Unean |
Underneath. |
| Uppards |
Upwards
(and ‘downards’ – downwards). |
| Useter |
Used
to: “I uster go tuh wark by trearn ev’ry
day.” |
V
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Vacagees |
Evacuees
during wartime. |
| Vister |
Visitor,
holidaymaker: “Them visters frum furrin paarts
hed bort up orl the crabs, an hent left none fur us they
hent!” |
W
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Waarmin |
Badly-behaved
person: “I’ll ding yar lug, yew little waarmin,
yew!” |
| Wholly,
hoolly, hully |
Very:
“Them sossidge rolls tearste hoolly good tuh
me.” |
| Wick |
Nerves:
“With orl har blarrin she tend tuh git on my
wick.” |
| Wittles |
Vittles,
food. |
X
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| ex-ees |
When
playing a game to request a break, (seek sanctuary) accompanied
by the crossing of two index fingers on each hand. |
Y
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Yalm |
To
eat hungrily: “He hoolly yarmed that inta him,
he did.” |
| Yow |
To
howl: “Thass that there bloomin cat yowin agin!” |
| Yis |
Yes. |
| Yisty |
Yesterday. |
Z
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Zackly |
Exactly:
“I ent zackly sure the way tuh Norridge!” |
Well,
my ol’ paartner, yew’re done hoolly well t’wadw
through this lot yew hev, an’ tha’s a fact. Now,
as yew’re almost one o’ us, why not join
Friends of Norfolk Dialect an’ become a member? That
on’t corst ya much, that on’t. Then we kin hev a
good ol’ mardle wi’ ya.
See
ya learter, bor.
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DIALECT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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