The Praise of York-shire Ale Wherein is enumerated several Sorts of Drinks, with a Discription of the Humors of most sorts of Drunckards. TO VVhich is added, a York-shire Dialogue, in its pure natural Dialect, as it is now commonly spo­ ken in the North parts of York-shire. BEING A Miscellanious Discourse or Hotch-potch of Several Country Affairs, begun by a Daughter and her Mother, and continued by the Father, Son, Uncle, Neece, and Land-Lord: after which follows a Scold between Nell and Bess, two York-­ shire women. Corrected and Amended, with large Additions in ma­ ny places throughout the whole Book, by the Au­ thor, And after all, a Clavis explaining the meaning of all the York-shire words in the Dia­ logue. By G. M. Gent. YORK, Printed by J. White, for Francis Hil­ yard, at the Signe of the Bible in Stonegate, 1685. An Alphabetical CLAVIS, Unfolding the Meaning of all the York-shire Words made use of in the aforegoing DIALOGUE. A. ISe Arfe; that is I am afraid. Auters; signifies strange work, or strange things. Amell; is Between. Awne; Signifies own. To Rive all dawds; is to tear all in pieces. Ackwards; is when a beast lies back­ wards and cannot rise. What ailes this deaur; is what's the matter with this door. An Aumry; is a Cupboard to put bread or meat in. Awd; is Old. Awdfarrand; is grave and sober. Aboon; is above, To set one Agog; is to make one long or desire, Asta; Signifies as thou, An Atchison; is a Scot'ch Coyne worth fower Bodles, An Arvill; is a Funeral. To look Agye is to look aside. B. A Barne; is a Child, A Battin; is the Straw of two Sheaves foulded together. Behawfe; is behalf. To Batt'n; signifies to feed or like well. Beestlings; is the first milk after Calv­ ing. Belive; is in the Evening, Burne, is water. To blend, is to mix or put together. Baurghwans, are horse Collars, To bide billinge at, is to abide work­ ing at. Breckins, signifies Fearn. A Bauke, is a Balke. Blendings, are Beans and Pease mixed together. Bigg, is of the nature of Barly, and makes good Malt. A Bull segg, is a gelded Bull, Backon, is Bacon. Beclarted, is Besmeared or Bedaub­ ed. A bend Kitt, is a kind of a great Can with a Cover. A Bleacher, is a whitester of Cloath. A Bakin, is Corn put up to send to the Mill for bread. A Beck, is a River. Bannocks, are Cakes baked before the fire. A Back-stone, is a stone or iron to bake Cakes on. Blithe, is glad. Breests, are breasts. A Brawne, is a Boar. Booke and bane, signifies lusty and strong. To bleare, is to roar and cry. Twolve Bodles, signifies two pence, To be browden on a thing, is to be fond on a thing. Birlady, is by our Lady. A batting stock, is a beating stock, Beath, is both. Breau, is supping Meat, or Gravy and fat for brewis, &. C. CRockie, is a little Scotch Cowe. Cawven, is Calved. A Cowe cleening, is the bag that hangs at the Cows Box after she hath new Calved. A Cawfe, is a Calfe. Cawd, is cold. Caell, are Potage. To Ceauke, is to Cook. To Clawt; is to tear or pull. Cassons, are dryed Cow turds, Caffe, is Chaffe. Like to clem, is very dry ready to choak. A Carle Cat, is a dog-Cat, or Hee Cat. "dog-cat(n)" not found in OED. Nought Cottens weell, is Nothing goes right. Cud, is could. Chaumber, is a Chamber. A Crawe, or a Crake, is a Crow. To Cover, is to recover. Clathes, are Clothes. Cumber, is trouble. A Caingel, is a toothy crabbed fel­ low. To keep a clutter, is to make a great stir. Coyea, is quoth you. To Ceaul, is to cool. To Clapperclawe, is to work earnestly or beat or Fight earnestly. A Crammer, is a Bowle sewer. "bowl sewer(n)" not found in OED. To Cool ones Haggas, is to beat one soundly. D. ISe dinge, that is I shall beat. Deft, is pritty. Daft, is fond or foolish. Deaun, is done. A Dubler, is a Dish to lay Meat on. Dench'd, is finely Mouthed or Curi­ ous. Draffe, is Graines. Deau, is do. A Deaur, is a door. Degg-bound, is mightily swelled in the Belly. Dittin, is Morter to stop up the Oven withal. Dayugh, is Dough. To Deet, is to wipe and make clean. To Dodd Sheep, is to cut the wool away about their Tailes. To Datther, is to Tremble with cold. Duz, signifies does. Deftly, is softly or leasurely. A Dovening, is a slumber. Din, is noyse. A Durdam, is a great noyse or stir. To dree, is to hold out, or be able to go. A dree way of, is a long way off, A drape, is a Cow to be fatted that gives no milk. A Dike, is a little Pond or watery place. To Don, is to put ones Clothes on, A dozand leauke, is an old withered look. Dusta, is does thou. Driblets, are small inconsiderable things. Dowl'd, is dead or flatt, and not brisk. Drust, signifies drest. To deck one self, is to make them trim and fine. E. EEn, are Eyes. Ewes, is an Udder, Ey, ey; is Yes, Yes. Eard, is Earth. Ewn, is an Oven, Earnder, is the forenoon, Eldin, is Wood and sticks for the fire, Eath, is easie. Earning, is Rennet to make Cheese with­ all. F. FLaid, is afraid. Feaut, is a foot. Fra, is from Finnd, is find. Fawt, is fault. Faine, is glad. Feawls, is Fooles. Fund, is found. Flung, is thrown. Fleaure, is floor. Faugh, is Fallow. Fondly, is foolishly. Fowkes, is Folk. Feck, is the most or greatest part. Fogg, is fresh Grass that comes after Mowing. Feald, is hid. Fruggin, is a Pole to stir in the Oven when it is heated to stir the ashes up. Flyer, is to laugh. Feard, is afraid. To be feld, is to be knocked down. Flur'd, is all Ruffled. A Flan head, is a broad large head. Feausan, is Taste or moisture. Flowter, is when one is angry or af­ fraid. To Fettle, is to make ready, or pre­ pare. A Filly, is a Mare Foale, or young Mare, To Fest, is to tye. A Flirtigiggs, is a wanton fond Lass. Fell, is fierce and keen. A Flight, is a Scoulding-match. G. BY Grape, is by grope. To Greet, is to weep. Geay, is go. Town-gate, is the Town Street. Gang, is go. Groats, are Oatmeal. Gawts and Gilts, are Hog-pigs, and Sow-pigs. Gor, is miery or dirty. Grip'd, is delv'd to drain away wa­ ter. Geause, is a Goose. To Goame, is to mind. Grise, is Swine. Girse, is Grass. Glorr fatt, is very fat. God Morn, is a good Morning to you. Goddeen, is a good Evening. Garne, is yarne. To Gawve, is to stare. Grisely, is ugly. A Gully, is a house Knife, to cut bread, &. Gunny and furr'd, is sore running eyes. Gammerstang, is a great foolish wanton Girle. Greaun, is a Month. Greese, signifies Staires into a Cham­ ber. Gammashaes, are course Cloath Stoc­ kings that butten upon other Stoc­ kins to keep one warm. To Gobble, is to eat greedily. A Glisse, is a sudden sight of a thing by chance. A Glead, is a Kite. Granny, is a Grand-mother. Glincks and Glimes, signifies to look cunningly. Grath, is Riches. Godspenny, is an Earnest-penny, To Gloom, is to frown and be sullen. Grane, is to groan To Glent, is to start aside. Golore, is great plenty, or abundance, H. TO Hye, is to make hast. Harnes, signifies Braines, To Hipe, is to push with the Head, Haud, is hold. Hame, is Home, Hobb, is Robert. Haver, is Oates An Hurn, is a hoal behind the Chim­ ney. Hinderends, are the Offall of Corn when it is winnowed. Haet, is hot. Hames, are the crooked pieces of wood that are put upon Horse Collars. An Hopper, is a Seed-lip, or Basket the Husband-men put their Seed­ Corn in, when they sowe their Land. An Hemble, is an Hovel or house to put Cattel under, or Wayns or Carts into. An Haver Riddle, is a Sive they use in Winnowing of Oates. Harden, is Hempen. Hing, signifies hang. Helters, is Halters. Holes and hurles, are odd dark blind holes in a house. Hes, is hath. Howle, is hungry. Hesta, is has thou. Heauldy, is one that is tender and cannot endure much cold. Hushta, signifies to hold fast or mind ones feet. Hawves, is halves. Height nor Ree, signifies a wilful per­ son that will not be perswaded to any thing, but what they list. Hustle, is to shrug ones Shoulders. Heart-speaun, is the hole betwixt the Breast and Belly. Hause, is the Throat. Houghs, are the Leggs and Thighs. I. ILfavart, is unhansome. To Jet the Heck, is to put one to the door. Jybe, is to mock or Jeer, Ista, signifies art thou, Ilkin, is each one. Jobber Nowle, signifies a Logger­ head. Jerkin, is a kind of a jacket or upper Dublet with four Skirts or laps. An Inckline, signifies to have know­ ledge or hear of a thing. Ise, signifies sometimes I shall, and som­ times I am. Ist, signifies is it. Jarbl'd, is dagled or dirty. Ingle, signifies fire. K. A Keaustril, is a great bon'd course Creature. A Keauke, is a Cook. Knawe, is Know. To Kedge, is to fill one very full. A Kite, signifies the belly. Kirne Milk, is butter Milk, Knarl'd, is eaten and torn with the Teeth. A Kneet, is a Knight. Keen, signifies Fierce or earnest. Knawn, is known, To Kittle, is to Tickle. Kye, are Cowes. A Kirne, is a Chirne. A Kirk, is a Church. Kelk signifies to Groan. L. TO Late, is to seek. A Laer, is a Barn. Lig, is to lye. Leauke, is to look or behold. Never Lin, signifies not to tire or give over. Lang, is long. To Lite, is to Rely on, or trust to. Liggin, is lying or resting. Lyth ye, Lyth ye, is as much as to say hark ye, hark ye. To Lug, is to tug, pull or bite. A Libber, is a Gelder. Leeter, is Lighter. For'th lang Lane, is when a thing is borrowed with an intention never to be pay'd again. Leetsome, signifies to be pritty Chear­ ful. Leather, is rather. Lawer, is lower. Lownd, is calm and mild. Loppon, is Leaped. A Langsettle, is a long Wainscot Bench to sit on. A Loft, is a Chamber. To Leet, is to alight. A Lantom, is a pritty distance, or way off. Laith, is loath. A Layer-father, is an Instructer, Teach­ er, or prompter. To Lit, is to dye. Lucken Brow'd, is hanging knit Brows. Thou lees, is thou lyes. M. TO mack, is to make. Mirk, is dark. To mar, is to spoil. Mistetch, signifies to get an ill use or Custom. Mell, is Between. Mare, is more. To Meause, is wonder or admire. Mun, is must. Maut, is Malt. Meay, is moe. A Meer, is a Mare. Maugh, is a brother-in-Law. Meeterly, is indifferent. Mawks, are Maddocks. Mislicken'd, is disappointed. Mains flaid, is much afraid. Mickle is much. Meauted, is thought, dreamed, or fear­ ed. A Make, is a fellow, or companion. Mence, is handsomness, or Credit. To marvil, is to admire or wonder. Misken, is not to know. Mains fain, is very glad. Mains fine, is very fine. Meaun, is the Moon. Meause as you use, that is when one judgeth another according to their own doings. Mawkie, is full of Maddocks. To Morne, is to morrow. N. NAr, is near. Neen, signifies Eyes. Nut, is not. Nean or Neayn, is none. Neay, is no. A Newke or Neawke, is a Corner. Neet, is night. Neem, is Uncle. Neer Rack, is never matter; or take no care. Neawn, is Noon. Nawn, is own. Nowther, is neither. Neest, is next. Naupe and Nevill, is to beat and strike. O. OUght, is any thing. Onny, is any. Ownder, is the afternoon. Owse, is an Ox. Odd Charrs, signifies triffling business, or small Errands. Ommost, is almost. P. TO putt, is to push with the head. Pratty; is handsome, or pritty. Preauf, is proof. To plew, is to plow. To mack the Pot play, is to make the Pot boyl. Pokes, are Sacks. Pudding-pock, is the Pudding bag. A Pleugh, is a Plough. It ploshes, signifies to be all wet under foot. Perry, is a little Cur Dog. Pusom'd, is poyson'd. A Pownd, is a Pond of water. To preaze, is to presse towards a place or endeavour to go that way. The Paete, is the head. Preasure, is Rennet to make Cheese withal. A Pringle, is a little silver Scotch Coine about the bignesse of a penny with two xx. on it. Pybald, is to be of two Colours. To prate, is to talk saucily. R. A Rape, is a Rope. To Rout, is to roare. Rive, is to tear. Reek, is smoak. A Reckincrewke, is the pot hanger. I Reed, is I advise. Reant, is root. Remmon'd, is removed. A Reel, is an instrument Women wind their linnen or hempen yarne on. A Rock, is a Distaffe. Ream Kit, is the Cream pot. Reasty, is when Bacon is yellow and taste rank. Reet, is right: To Reet a thing down, ir to make it smooth. Riggin, is the Ridge of an house. Reeks, is it smokes. Rame, is to Rove, Rake, scrape, or pull. Rencky, is great and large. Ranck, is thick or throng. To rue, is to repent. Rife of Tongue, is quick and nimble of Tongue. Reefie, is Scabby or Itchy, S. SIne, is since. Sike, is such. Seaun, is quickly. A Skeell, is a Milk Pale, or Water Pale. Sell, signifies self. To Suckle, is to let a Calf suck the Dam or Mother. Streay, is Straw. Strangly, is strongly. Swamp, is empty or smal. A Sile, is a strainer for Milk. To Spang ones gates, is to make hast. Snithe, is very cold and piercing. Seaure, is sure. Smiddy, is a Black-Smiths Shop. Specks, are long thin pieces of Iron which Husband-men nail upon their Ploughs, to save them from wear­ ing. A Sock, is the Plough share to put on the Nose of the Plough. Sawt, is salt. A Stag, is a young Colt. Sarraes, signifies serves. A Shack-fork, is a stick with two grains which Thrashers use to shake up the Straw withall, that all the Corn may fall out from amongst it. Steauls, are Stools to sit on. Swingle-trees, are crooked piecs of wood to which the Horse Traces are made fast behind the Horses. Strang, is strong. Seavy, is full of Rushes. A Seave, is a Rush that is drawn through in grease, which in ordina­ ry poor houses, they light up and burn instead of a Candle. To Saw Corn, is to sow Corn. A Steg, is a Gander. To steek or steck, is to shut. A stand Heck, is a Cratch that stands on feet in a Fold-Yard, for Cattel to eat their Fodder out on. A Sneck, is a latch of a door or Gate, To slate a Beast, is to hound a Dog at him. To stick, is to Butcher and kill a thing. To stramp, is to tread upon. Skitter, is when Cattel Scoure, or shite thin. Slocken, is to quench the thirst. Side Lanyells, are hopples for Hor­ ses. A Stane, is a stone. A Sneauskin, is a leather which Wo­ men have fast at their Distaff, and lay upon their thigh to twirle their Spindle upon. A Spence, is a little place made with Wainscot, or a Lattice to set Milk or drink in. To Slake heat, is to scale or loose heat. Sammaron, is a Cloath betvveen Lin­ nen and Hempen, not altogether so course as the one, nor fine as the other. A Seck, is a Sack. Sheaun, are Shooes. Slovvn, is stoln. A Sark, is a shirt. Sowle, is all kind of moyst or supping Victuals. To Storken, is to cool, or wax stiff or hard. Seay, is so. To speer out a thing, is to enquire after a thing. To speer the Deaur, is to shut the door. To whemmele a Bowlover a thing, is to cover it with a Bowle. Snawke, is to smell. Snurles, are the Nostrils. To Snite, is to blow the Nose. A Stee, is a Stye or Ladder. To semper, is to smile. To stown, is when a thing smarts. Not to see a stime, is to be blind, and see nothing at all. A Saul, is a soul. Sad, is sorrowful or Melancholly. Stanfra, is backward, or unwilling. Sud, is should. A Stiddy, is an Anvill. Spatterdashers, are things to put above ones Stockings to keep them clean from mire and dirt. To run on snack-snarles, is to run on heaps headlong together. Where it never stack, is where it ne­ ver stuck. Sporn, is shut or closed. Sesta, is sayest thou. Stickle but hast, is very great hast, or speed. To snoutband one, is to be very an­ gry and hasty with one. Stark at the Rent, is very dear at the Rent. To scrat, is to scratch. Sattl'd, is settled. Sackless, is guiltless, or innocent. To Swelt, is to dye. A Saind, is a Messenger or message. A Soape, is a little quantity or sup. T. A Tee, is the string the Cow Legs are made fast withal whilest she is milked. Tinye, is little. Well tidded, is when a Cow hath a good Udder, and promiseth fair for store of milk. Tweay, is two. Thur, is these. Tane, is taken. Tawke, is talk. Tewh, is tough. Teaut, is to it. Teaume, is time. Teng'd, is stung or sting'd. A Teaup, is a Ram. Like to tawme, is like to swound. Traild, is pull'd and dragged up and down. Teau, is to. A Tantril, is an idle tatling Wo­ man. Titter, is quicker or sooner. A Drull, is a mucky fowl Quean. Tack, is to take. Tengs, are Tonges. Twonty, is twenty. Trouts, are Curds. Trash, is green fruit, as Apples, &. Timerous to please, is ill to please. Touch-wood, is rotten Wood laid by to dry, that it may take fire at any spark given by a flint and steel. V. VArra, is very. Unscape, is to put one in mind of a thing that is not Convenient. Uncuths, signifies News. To Urle, is to draw ones self up on a heap. An Underlout, is a kind of a slave, or Drudge. An Uneuth Dog, is a strange Dog. Unsawncy, is unluckie, or not fortu­ nate. To unfest, is to untye or unloose. W. WArk, is work. Weese, is we shall. Whaugh, is a word of Admiration, as God bless us, &. Wally, Wally, is Good lack, good lack or Oh me, Oh me. War, is were. Wad, is would. A Whye, is an Heifer. To waite, is to know. Whore, is Where. Wya, is well. Wheay, is Who. Whickens, are roots of Weeds. Whins, are Furz. Wellaneerin. is Lackady, or Alas, alas. To Whaug one, is to beat one. Wrang, is wrong. A whanck, is a great piece. A Whelk, is a great fall. Wont, is dwelt or lived. A wreck, is aboundance. Whewts of Girfe, are young fresh Piles or blades of Grass. Whig, is Clarified Whey, put up with Herbs to drink. A Whean Cat, is a shee Cat. Warse, is worse. Wayes is mee, is woes me. Whilk, is which. Weell, is well. Wancle, is uncertain or changeable Weather. Weay, is sorrowful. Wilta, is will thou. To winch, is to Kick. Whesht, Whesht, is peace, peace. Wadta, is would thou. Weand, is Mad. A Wee bitt, or Wirly bitt. "wirly bit(n)" not found in OED, but see "whirly-," comb. form. To Wreak, is to fret and be angry. Y. YAn, is one. Yauds, are Horses. Yowes, are Yewes. A Yat, is a Gate. Yance, is once. To Yeaud, is to go. To Yeauke, is to Itch. The Yane, is the breath. FINIS.