dialect http://www.trifter.com/tags/dialect New posts about dialect Do You Speak English? Check Again... http://www.trifter.com/Europe/United-Kingdom/Do-You-Speak-English-Check-Again.41470 If you travel to the North of the England, you might find yourself being spoken to in a language that isn't so familiar. Many words and phrases used in this region originate from Scandinavia and were brought to Northern England by the Vikings.

Here Are Just a Few of Them:

  1. Bait: To feed, or the contents of a lunch box. As in "put my bait up" (make my sandwiches).
  2. "Bairn": Child. As in "wee bairns" (small children).
  3. "Beck": Stream. As in "yon beck" (the stream over there).
  4. "Brig": Bridge. As in "Filey Brig" (Filey Bridge).
  5. "Gowk": Cuckoo. As in "Gowk in the nest".
  6. "Greet": Cry. As in "shut thee greeting" (stop crying).
  7. "Lam": Hit hard. As in "I'll lam thee one in a minute" (I'll hit you hard in a minute).
  8. "Mawk": Literally, a maggot, but used to describe an unpleasant person.
  9. "Seg": Hard lump of skin on the hand or foot.
  10. "Skitters": Diarrhoea.
  11. "Tarn": Lake, or pond, especially an upland one.
  12. "Upskittle": To upturn, or turn over.

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