| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:37 - Feb 6 with 1307 views | footers |
Might be me you're thinking of, ulla. Got my Suffolk Dictionary here :)
Very interesting article, thanks! It's a shame so many regional dialects seem to be going out- variety is the spice of life... And every time I head back to Lowestoft I'm surprised to hear the yoof speaking like typical London 'roadmen' - get me, fam? |  |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:39 - Feb 6 with 1290 views | giant_stow |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:37 - Feb 6 by footers |
Might be me you're thinking of, ulla. Got my Suffolk Dictionary here :)
Very interesting article, thanks! It's a shame so many regional dialects seem to be going out- variety is the spice of life... And every time I head back to Lowestoft I'm surprised to hear the yoof speaking like typical London 'roadmen' - get me, fam? |
nice one.
I hate the way 'london' is spreading too - people ought to take more pride in where they come from and what makes that place special. |  |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:40 - Feb 6 with 1285 views | footers |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:39 - Feb 6 by giant_stow |
nice one.
I hate the way 'london' is spreading too - people ought to take more pride in where they come from and what makes that place special. |
Admittedly that can be difficult for us Lowestoftians :) | |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:42 - Feb 6 with 1278 views | Whymarkmariner |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:37 - Feb 6 by footers |
Might be me you're thinking of, ulla. Got my Suffolk Dictionary here :)
Very interesting article, thanks! It's a shame so many regional dialects seem to be going out- variety is the spice of life... And every time I head back to Lowestoft I'm surprised to hear the yoof speaking like typical London 'roadmen' - get me, fam? |
I've seen many episodes of Dr. Who and do you know I didn't realize apart from that funny sound they make when they say "Exterminate" that they had an accent. |  | | |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:49 - Feb 6 with 1260 views | Steve_M |
From the very end:
Bishy-barney-bee - a ladybird
Pishamire - an ant
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:52 - Feb 6 with 1253 views | footers |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:49 - Feb 6 by Steve_M |
From the very end:
Bishy-barney-bee - a ladybird
Pishamire - an ant
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Those ones are actually common in the Suffolk Dictionary.
Bishop Barnabee etc.
If it's of interest I could post some more :) | |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:56 - Feb 6 with 1238 views | CoachRob |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:40 - Feb 6 by footers |
Admittedly that can be difficult for us Lowestoftians :) |
As a fellow Lowestoftian (Trawler Boy) it can be quite funny being asked which country your from by people from Surrey. |  | | |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 16:02 - Feb 6 with 1230 views | Steve_M |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 15:52 - Feb 6 by footers |
Those ones are actually common in the Suffolk Dictionary.
Bishop Barnabee etc.
If it's of interest I could post some more :) |
Please do.
I'm sure it's been mentioned before but my favourite piece of Suffolk dialect remains "oh the huh". | |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 16:06 - Feb 6 with 1218 views | footers |
| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 16:02 - Feb 6 by Steve_M |
Please do.
I'm sure it's been mentioned before but my favourite piece of Suffolk dialect remains "oh the huh". |
Which is what the book I'm referring to is called if anyone is interested - Sloightly on th' Huh! by Charlie Haylock.
I've posted sections from A to C, I think, here before, so I'll just dive in and grab a random selection...
Jumble — A drink composed of equal quantities of stout and ale. ‘A point a’ jumble plees, landlord’.
Kedgy — Active; alert; alive. Also kedge. ‘How dew yew fare?’’Kedgy ‘n’ well, bor.’
Kiddier — A travelling trader who buys and sells farm produce and fowls. Also kidger.
King Harry — The goldfinch.
Knap-kneed — Knock-kneed
Lagarag — An idler
Lapbag — A large pouch used by gleaners for collecting corn off a field after harvesting.
Lark horse — See thrill horse.
Larn — To teach. This is a common dialect phrase in Suffolk and elsewhere, often ridiculed by the ‘educated’, who think it means ‘that will learn you’. In fact it come from an old English word sharing a common origin with modern German lehren.
Lijah — A leg strap worn below the knee by farm labourers.
Ligger — A line with a float and bait, so designed to be left to lie in the water for some time to catch pike.
Long Melford — A long stocking-shaped purse made of soft leather. It is depicted on the village sign.
Lorker — A seagull
Lugsome — Heavy; cumbersome. ‘Cood blaarst. ‘At barr’ll o’ ale fare t’ be hooly lugs’m.’
Maggoty — Pernickety, fastidious. ‘She be too maggoty t’eat stoo ‘n’ dumpl’ns.’
Mardle — (1) A nearby pond, convenient for feeding cattle; (2) To gossip. ‘He hooly mardle bowt all on uss.’
Marn’t — Must not. ‘Yew marn’t goo owtsoide inniss weather, bor.’
Marster — Excellent; the very best. ‘She did a marster job on ‘at ‘air embroydree.’
Maund — A large basket used in fishing or one carried on the chest for broadcasting seed.
Mavis — The song thrush. Also mavish.
Mawther — An adolescent girl, before womanhood; a girlfriend. ‘Oi’ll hatter tell moy lill owd mawther she’ll hatter cumma long wi’ mee.’
It would be interesting to know how many words are still in any active use in the county, but unfortunately I wouldn't be confident of many. | |
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| pretty sure I remember someone on here loves east anglian dialects on 16:10 - Feb 6 with 1211 views | IP12 |
For thoughts on Suffolk don't forget 'Brian from Melton and his mother Doris' (she's 94 you know). |  | | |
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