There's Nowt Wrong Wi' Gala Luncheons (Part Two)...

Okay, following on from my last post, we will have a look at some of the words you might hear up in Yorkshire...

Manky
Another term that is known in many other parts of the British Isles.  It means unpleasantly dirty, worthless, nasty, scummy, and everything else along similar lines!

Mardy
Moody or sulky.

Missen
Pronounced "mi-SEN", it is a common way of saying "myself".

Neb
This is one that actually has multiple meanings.  In proper English, the word describes the bill or beak of a bird.  In Yorkshire, it is a slang term for a person's nose, so you can clearly see the similarity there!  It can also mean "peak" as in the peak of a cap.

Nobbut
An interesting word, and one where it is easy to see the origin.  It means "only", "just", or put another way - "nothing but".s in "he's nobbut a lad".  In English, that would be, "he's nothing but a lad", or "he's only/just a lad".

Nowt
Peculiar to the north, it is still very familiar around the country,  It is simply an abbreviated way of saying "nothing"!  Therefore, you can see that the title of these posts mean, "There's NOTHING wrong etc...".

Offcumden
I will admit, this isn't one I was familiar with!  The meaning is very specific, describing an "outsider", as in someone who, "isn't from around here".  It is usually used in an unpleasant, if not derogatory, manner, as in, "all these offcumdens moving in around here, getting all the good houses, and taking our jobs".

Owt
As "nowt" means "nothing", "owt" means "anything"!  "I went fishin' yesterday, and didn't catch owt"!

Sithee
A local way of saying "goodbye".  "I'll sithee", as in "I will see thee", is a phrase mad famous by Yorkshire cricket legend Fred Trueman, when presenting the television show, Indoor League.

Summat
An abbreviated version of "something", as in, "there's summat wrong wi' car"!

Sup
Not so much slang, as simply another way of saying "drink" or "sip".

Tarra
"Bye-bye", or "ta-ta".

Thwaite
From the old Norse language, this is a common element of place names in northern England, and refers to a "meadow" or "clearing".

Wang
To throw.  There is a local competitive pastime whereby people throw wellington (rubber) boots, known as "welly-wanging"!