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NORFOLK
DIALECT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Here’s
the first selection of Norfolk words – taking us from
A to D – and arter you’ve mastered
that we’ll cut along t’ the next selection.
So,
come yew on, tergether, an’ make a start, an’ yew
shoulda finished by dockeytime!
A
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Accordin-lie |
Accordingly:
“Uhcordin-lie ter him”.
With emphasis on ‘lie’. |
| Acrorst |
Across:
“I wet acrorst the rud to the busstop.” |
| Afore |
Before:
“Afore yew go, ole paartner, less hevva drink.” |
| Afreard |
Afraid:
“My dawg wuz hoolly afreard o’' the dark, he
wuz.” |
| Agin |
Again,
once more, or against: “Thass cold agin, ent ut?” |
| Alonga
me |
With
me: “Dew yew come alonga me!” |
| Allus |
Always:
“I allus cycle to wark.” |
| An’orl |
And
all, hence: “An’ yisterday wuz wet, an’orl.” |
| Arly |
Early:
“Heh’yuh got yar arly tearters in yit?” |
| Ar(t)er |
After:
the ‘t’ is barely pronounced, at the back of
the throat, more like: “ar-uh” |
| Arternune |
Afternoon:
similar pronunciation to ‘arter’. |
| Atwin |
Between:
“Atwin me, yew an’ the geartepust...!” |
| Ax |
To
ask: “If yew watta cuppa, yew hatta ax proper
fur it.’’
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| Axed |
Asked:
“Hev yew gotta loight, bor?” he axed. |
B
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Backus |
Scullery
or out-house. |
| Badly |
Poorly,
or in ill health: “I fare badly terday, I
dew, an’orl!” |
| Barney |
A
quarrel, or falling out: “I hed a roight
ole barney wi’ him nex' dor, I did.” |
| Beck |
A
small stream: Beeston beck. |
| Bein’as |
Because
of: “Bein’as th’ trearn dint come,
I wuz learte hoome.” |
| Bishy-barney-bee |
A
ladybird. |
| Blar |
Cry,
or weep: “Stop yar blarin’, dew yew’ll
mearke me blar an’orl”. |
| Blunder |
To
fall over: “I hoolly blundered over in the rud,
I did!” |
| Bolt |
Eat
food too quickly, to ‘wolf’ it down without
chewing. |
| Bop |
To
duck down, lower one’s head to avoid being seen. |
| Bor |
Norfolk
way to address males: “Hello, Bor, how’re
yer gorn on, tergether?”. |
| Botty |
Fussy,
particular: “She wuz a botty little mawther.” |
| Brawk |
To
belch loudly after meals! |
| Burr |
Haze
around the Moon. |
C
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Caution |
Amazing
or surprising news: “Well, ent that
a caution – City won agin!” |
| Chimley |
Chimney:
“Mollie Windley she smook loike a chimley...” |
| Claggy |
Moist
or sticky. |
| Clam
up |
Go
quiet, shut up: “When I arrived, she hoolly
clammed up!” |
| Clever |
Handsome
or dexterous: “Thass a clever little gearte
yew’re med, bor!” |
| Clip |
A
quick cuff of the hand: “My Maw dint harf clip
my lug.” |
| Clout |
A
heavier blow: “I gev my thumb a clout with the
hammer and it dint harf smart!” |
| Cobbles |
Round
beach pebbles used for paving and building. |
| Cop |
To
get caught out: “You’ll hoolly cop it when
yew git home.” |
| Coshies,
cushies |
Sweets:
“Here’s thruppence fur some coshies, Albie.” |
| Crowd |
To
push in: “Give me room – dunt yew crowd
me so.” |
| Cuckoo |
Cocoa:
“I like corfee, but my wife likes cuckoo afore bed.”
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D
| Dialect
word(s) |
Meaning |
| Dast,
dust |
Dare:
“I dast yew to climb that there tree.” |
| Dassent,
dussent |
Dare
not: “No, I dussent do that, do I do, I might
blunder down!” |
| Dawg |
Dog:
“Clear yew orf, dew I’ll set my dawg onya!” |
| Dew |
A
social occasion. |
| Dickey |
Donkey:
“Heh yar fa’r got a dickey, bor?” |
| Ding |
A
sharp blow, a cuff: “Mother dint harf
ding my lug!” |
| Dint |
Didn’t,
did not: “I dint dew that...” |
| Dockey |
A
labourer’s dinner, kept in a dockey bag. |
| Dudder |
Shiver,
to ‘dudder’ with cold: “I’m all on
a-dudder!” |
| Dutty,
datty |
Dirty,
grubby: “Wipe yar dutty feet afore yew come
inta my clean scull’ry!” |
| Duzzy |
Silly,
stupid: “Yew duzzy waarmin, yew.” |
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did you get on? Are you ready for some more, if so click the
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