Dialect Words And More

[Symptoms]

What about ... "Giz ya gowk"?

[Malcolm Robinson]

What did you want with the Gowk?

[Maggie/915]

To throw at someone maybe!

So hungry and so eat it.

[Maggie/915]

Gordon Wilkinson has written a book

Muckle Bari Morts and Gadgies.

In the book he talks about Rudyard Kipling going through Morpeth in1908.

When a tyre needs changing he has problems with people watching:-

The Godless loons of Morpeth

Stand round and stare and yawp

[Symptoms]

"Giz ya gowk"? = please let me have your apple core so I can finish it off.

Commonly heard at school when lads who were eating an apple got down to the core which would have been chucked. Somebody would ask for it and then eat the core, seeds, toenails, and all. It always seemed to be the kids from poorer home who asked ... maybe they were always hungry.

[Brett]

"heap lie on"

The missus said it during the rugby at the weekend and it made me laugh

[Keith Scantlebury]

"heap lie on"

The missus said it during the rugby at the weekend and it made me laugh

Is she Cherokee, or Cheyanne ?

[mickypotts]

wey Man jist luk at yi, aaal Hacky Dorty from splodgin in the clarts, git yer sel ootside reet noo

[Malcolm Robinson]

Splodgin.............forgot that one mickypotts. Great word.... Onomatopoeic?

[Symptoms]

Those of a certain age will remember Scott Dobson producing a range of books, tapes, etc. called "Larn Yersel' Geordie". I don't know if they're still published but they are available on ebay,

[John White]

Those of a certain age will remember Scott Dobson producing a range of books, tapes, etc. called "Larn Yersel' Geordie". I don't know if they're still published but they are available on ebay,

Here it is set to a nice piece of stop frame animation by South Shields` Sheila Graber:

Mike Neville & George House used to do a LYG stage double act & often did very funny `fills` when Look North went belly up, through studio malfunction.

Sheila`s animation was regularly featured on LN in the 70s. Here`s her homage:

[Brian Cross]

My Grandma (Mama) used to call a pencil a vine anyone heard of that ?

[Vic Patterson]

My Granda used to ask for a vine to put his bet on "tanner each way on Piggott†not the horse!

[Maggie/915]

How about

'Fell em Doon'

That tackle at the weekend was certainly that.

I am in the Deep South and missing reality.

Sniff

[Malcolm Robinson]

There you go Maggie........

[John White]

My Grandma (Mama) used to call a pencil a vine anyone heard of that ?

Yep Brian my Dad did.

It might have come from the fact that there is vine charcoal which is used by artists. Like pencils it comes in various grades of hardness.

[Maggie/915]

What's yur fettle!

Or how about I'll fettle him or her!

[wonky]

another canny one is the term..ahad.."this bloke set himself ahad " for example..

just last week a geordie mate of mine was working with me in the factory, we were cutting pipe with a grinder and sparks were flying al owa the shop..he said to me,,,

"gan canny marra,ye`ll set the place ahad"..the paddy guy that was with us was in stitches and said that where ever we come from,they should have taught us english..lol...rich comming from a paddy..lol.

[Maggie/915]

Just used the term

Workie ticket.

I guess I work my ticket quite often.

I also have enjoyed the Mordue Brewary ale.

Radgie Gadgie was another ale they made, not sure if they still make these brews

[Brett]

Chaakin' the bleeza

[Malcolm Robinson]

That's weekly at wor hooose Brett!

chau'd ?

[Maggie/915]

We are in 1066 country and husband had a click in his jumper.

Fixed by a Geordie Lady.

[Maggie/915]

If you want to Mang the cant, you need to read Gordan Wilkinson's book

Muckle Bari Morts and Gadgies.

I got a copy from the Morpeth Chantry.

In the book the author says the Morpeth Dialect is a mixture of Northumbrian, Miners Pitmatic and some Urdu words from the Romany Gypsies.

The author who I think is from somewhere in Bedlington also says,

Jugal is a dog

Deek means look.

Bari means good.

Shan is bad.

Radgie is crazy

Deek, Bari and Radgie I remember using in Bedlington

[Maggie/915]

Morpeth that reminds me of the Easter tradition of 'Egg boolin and jaapin, at Morpeth's Easter Field.

If you have not been to Morpeth for a while you will be shocked at the new Morrisons.

Gone is the Old Red Bull pub and in it's place a palace to consumerism, complete with a totally over the top entrance.

[Malcolm Robinson]

I thought it was the Lord Mayors new entrance!