The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #51748   Message #792362
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
27-Sep-02 - 10:22 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Holmfirth Anthem
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Holmfirth Anthem
Sidney Oldall Addy's Glossary of Words used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield (1888) has

PRATTY, adj. pretty. M.E. prati, A.S. prætig.

That pronounciation seems to be less common now than in former days.