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garinda

12-05-2010 10:51

Re: Come again ? or what does that mean !

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 814201)

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

Lol, oops, sorry, you're right.

Was looking at two words at the same time.

:o

MargaretR

12-05-2010 10:51

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My dad called me his prairie flower

growing wilder every hour:D

garinda

12-05-2010 10:53

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The funniest local use of local dialect is gate.

She was a gate.

:D

MargaretR

12-05-2010 10:56

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 814214)

The funniest local use of local dialect is gate.

She was a gate.

:D

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

jaysay

12-05-2010 10:57

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 814198)

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

:D

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

jaysay

12-05-2010 11:00

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 814204)

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: stop it off will ya, I've got a weak bladder:D

garinda

12-05-2010 11:10

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 814218)

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

My nan knew I was no Fanny.

Unlike your's, knowing you were one.

:D

garinda

12-05-2010 11:18

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 814216)

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

12-05-2010 11:21

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 814235)

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

12-05-2010 11:23

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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

12-05-2010 11:26

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 814239)

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

12-05-2010 11:30

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

MargaretR

12-05-2010 11:40

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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

12-05-2010 11:40

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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.

:D

MargaretR

12-05-2010 11:43

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

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