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Thread #133839   Message #3041338
Posted By: GUEST,Eliza
27-Nov-10 - 06:49 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Gob, Lugole, Conk?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Gob, Lugole, Conk?
Norfolk has some interesting ones:-

mardle = to chat, have a bit of a natter
sorft = a bit daft or silly
mawther = a woman
dickie = donkey, as in "Ha yer father got a dickie?" , to which the reply is "Yis, an' he want a fule ter roid 'im. Will yew come?"

I particularly like bishiebarnaby for ladybird, and dodderman for snail.
I bet all these dialect words throughout the UK go back centuries, from original languages, eg Anglo Saxon, Norse, Gaelic etc. Isn't it fascinating?