Come again ? or what does that mean !

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Where do you get a french connection?
'norse' = scandinavian

Lol, oops, sorry, you're right.

Was looking at two words at the same time.

[MargaretR]

My dad called me his prairie flower

growing wilder every hour

[garinda]

The funniest local use of local dialect is gate.

She was a gate.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by garinda

The funniest local use of local dialect is gate.

She was a gate.

Spelt 'agait'
..used by Emily Bronte
"Well, Mr Earnshaw", she cried, "I wonder what you'll have agait next?"

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

My gran used to call me Fanackapan, which I've just seen is a term of endearment, and I always though meant little sod.

Fanackapan - The People's Dictionary

Ya Garinda but I always heard it with Fanny before it As in Fanny Fanackapan

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I used to get called that too...but mine was Fanny Fanackapan....and sometimes lily slapcabbage or arraminta...I answered to all of them.

Slapcabbage stop it off will ya, I've got a weak bladder

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya Garinda but I always heard it with Fanny before it As in Fanny Fanackapan

My nan knew I was no Fanny.

Unlike your's, knowing you were one.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Spelt 'agait'
..used by Emily Bronte
"Well, Mr Earnshaw", she cried, "I wonder what you'll have agait next?"

Surely that is an abridged against?

Locally 'a gate' means 'said'.

She was agate, blah, blah, blah.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

Surely that is an abridged against?

Locally 'a gate' means 'said'.

She was agate, blah, blah, blah.

agate - on about
Trouble at mill, lancashire,dialect,recipes

[MargaretR]

I recall using the word agait in a street game.
The words 'ged agait' was the signal for the game to start whereby we ran off and hid from the one who was 'it' and said it.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I recall using the word agait in a street game.
The words 'ged agait' was the signal for the game to start whereby we ran off and hid from the one who was 'it' and said it.

That might mean get running, as in gait, walk/run?

[MargaretR]

We understood it as 'get doing'/start
..which would explain why people asked
what are you agait? = what are you doing?

[MargaretR]

I apologise for Emily Bronte's misspelling.
I have found this
The Dialect Dictionary - Lancashire Dialect Glossary - Abaht Backart abee Abeawt Axins Allocking Afore, afoore - Language your way
Agate(working)

[garinda]

starved = frozen with cold
Lancashire Dialects

Another one that produces a blank stare, when you ask someone in London to close the door, because it's starving outside.

[MargaretR]

PS to post #103
This thread is not needed - Dave in germany just needs to bookmark that link