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      • The dictionary collects together more than 4,000 Yorkshire terms and is the life-long work of historian Dr George Redmonds, who died aged 82 in August 2018. The Yorkshire dialect dictionary is a fascinating insight into not only the changing vocabulary but also the culture, history and people of the region.
      www.myenglishlanguage.com/2019/04/22/yorkshire-dialect-dictionary-4000-regional-words/

      Yorkshire Dialect Dictionary Uncovers 4,000 Regional Words

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  3. yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.ukYorkshire Historical Dictionary

    The Yorkshire Historical Dictionary is a collection of over 4,000 words, tracking the development of regional language in Yorkshire.

    • Words

      This page is the main list of words in the dictionary. Click...

    • Places

      Most words in the dictionary are associated with a specific...

    • Sources

      A. C. Cawley, George Meriton’s A Yorkshire Dialogue (1683)...

    • Submissions

      Use this page to submit new information to the dictionary,...

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      The Yorkshire Historical Dictionary provides free access to...

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      Yorkshire Historical Dictionary. Words; Places; Sources;...

    • Pannierman

      Panniers were said in c.1300 to be made ‘to beren fish inne’...

    • Yower

      1642 If an Ewe bee kittle on her yower or unkinde to her...

  4. www.yorkshire-dialect.org › dictionaryDictionary - Yorkshire Dialect

    A: Abide: Bear, or Suffer: Aboon: Above or Over: Ackle: Work or function as intended: Addle: Earn by labour, Addle a living: Addled: Addle-headed, empty headed: Agait

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  6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-york-north-yorkshireNew dictionary records 4,000 Yorkshire dialect words - BBC

    Jan 17, 2019 · More than 4,000 words have been collated in a newly published dictionary of Yorkshire dialect terms. From abbeystead to yower - a term for a sheep's udder - it features words that were in use...

  7. www.york.ac.uk › projects › yorkshire-dictionaryYorkshire-Dictionary - Borthwick Institute for Archives ...

    The Dictionary will be a significant addition to the scholarship on Yorkshire. It derives from a wide range of sources and will widen the English lexicon with new vocabulary for (among others) by-names and place-names; for agricultural and animal terms; and for specialist craft and industries.

  8. yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.uk › wordsWords - Yorkshire Historical Dictionary - University of York

    This page is the main list of words in the dictionary. Click on a word to view more information about the word and the context it's been used in. Use box at the top to search for a word.

  9. www.myenglishlanguage.com › 2019/04/22 › yorkshireYorkshire Dialect Dictionary Uncovers 4,000 Regional Words

    Apr 22, 2019 · The online Yorkshire dialect dictionary can be searched by users looking for certain key terms, while it also contains information about the places that shaped the Yorkshire vocabulary and the source materials.

  10. yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.uk › aboutAbout - Yorkshire Historical Dictionary

    The Yorkshire Historical Dictionary provides free access to over 4,000 historic terms from Yorkshire documents, collected by Dr George Redmonds over his sixty-year career. The words date from 1100 to c.1750 and cover the length and breadth of the historic county of Yorkshire.

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