ta pers. pron.

See thoo

tab n.

a cigarette

orig. obscure

tack n.

food, particularly if judged to be of inferior quality

orig. obscure

tackler n.

an overlooker of weavers;

??? < MLG. takel ( equipment)

ta'en ppl.a.

taken; also tekken

< ON. taka (to grasp, to seize)

tagareen n

second-hand goods,; junk etc .; also tagreen

orig. uncertain

tagreen n.

See tagareen

tahme n.

time

< OE. tīma

tahn n.

See toon

tak v.

to take; also tek

< ON. taka (to grasp, to seize)

tale n.

a story or account of something either true or fictitious

< OE. talu (a tale, a statement)

tally n.

cohabitation without being married

< AF. tallie

tang n.

the extended part of a knife etc by which it is secured to its handle

< ON. tange (point)

tang v.

to sting; also teng

< ON. tange (a point)

tanner n.

a pre-decimalization sixpenny piece worth 2½ p

orig. uncertain

tap-hole n.

a small opening in a furnace through which molten metal may be run out

< OE. tæppa + hol

tap-'oil n.

See tap-hole

tart a

sour tasting

< OE. teart (sharp, rough, severe)

tave v.

to strive; to toil; to labour; to struggle in work; also teeave

??? < ON. cf. Nor. dial. tava (to toil, to struggle)

taws n.pl.

marbles; a game played with marbles

orig. unknown

teagle n.

hoisting apparatus; a crane;

a variation of tackle ??? < MLG. takel ( equipment)

teamer n.

a carter ; a teamster; a waggoner

< OE. tēam (team of horses, oxen etc)

ted v.

to spread; to strew;

< OE. *teddan (to spread manure)

tee v.

to tie

< OE. tīȝan (to tie, to bind)

teea n.

a toe

< OE. tā

teead n.

a toad

< OE. tādiȝe

teeafit n.

See tewit

teeap n.

See tup

teeave v.

See tave

teem v.

to pour (out); to rain heavily; to unload a cart;

< ON. toema (to empty)

teemer n.

the man responsible for pouring out molten metal from a blast furnace

See teem

teg n.

a sheep in its second year

orig. uncertain

tek v.

See tak

tekken ppl.a.

taken; also ta’en

< ON. tekinn (grasped, seized)

telled v.

told

< OE. tealde (told)

tellt v.

See telled

temse n. & v.

sieve;

??? < OE temesian (to sift)

teng v.

See tang

tent v.

to watch over, to look after, for example, grazing animals

< OF. atente (act of attending)

tenter 1 n.

someone who has charge of, anything requiring attention such as a machine, a flock , etc.

See tent v.

tenter 2 n.

a wooden frame on which cloth is stretched to dry after being milled

??? < AF. or OF.*tentour (stretcher)

termorn adv.

tomorrow

< ME.. tomorn, tomorwen f. OE. tō morgen

terneet adv.

tonight

< ME. toniȝt f. OE. tō niht

tetchy a.

irritable; peevish; testy

orig. uncertain

tewit n.

a lapwing; also teeafit

echoic

tha pers. pron

See thoo

tha poss. a.

See thi

thack v.

to thatch; also theeak

< OE. þacian (to thatch)

thack-brod n.

a pointed instrument used in thatching; also brod

< OE. þacian (to thatch) + ON. broddr (shaft, spike)

tharf cake n.

a flat circular unleavened oat cake sometimes flavoured with butter and treacle

< OE. þeorf (unleavened) + ON. kaka

that dem. adv.

so; e.g. shiclooted ’im that 'ard (she hit him so hard)

< OE. þæt

theeak v.

See thack

theet a.

tightly woven; watertight;

< ON.* þéhtr later þéttr (tight, water tight)

them dem. pron. & a.

those

< ON. þeim

thi poss. a.

your; also tha

< ME. þi f. OE. þī n

thible n.

a stick used to stir porridge or washing; also thivle, thivvel

orig. obscure

thick a.

i ntimate; on very friendly terms; close in association and confidence;

< OE. þicce (closely, thickly)

thills n.pl.

the shafts of a wagon or cart

< ME. thille

thimmle n.

thimble

< OE. þӯmel

thine poss. pron.

yours

< OE. þīn

thirl n.

hole in a wall used by sheep

< OE. thӯrel (opening, aperture)

thissel pron.

yourself; also thissen

< ME. þi + seluen

thissen pron

See thissel

thivle n.

See thible

thivvel n.

See thible

thoddy n.

third person: on a farm or in a team

< OE. þridda , þrida

thoil v.

to endure; to submit with patience; to bear with; to afford or grant willingly; to allow; to permit; to suffer;

< OE. þolian (to suffer, to endure, to undergo)

thoo pers. pron

the familiar form of you; also ta, tha

< OE. þū

thosty a.

thirsty

< ON. þorsti

thrang a.

See throng

thrave n.

t wo stooks of corn each generally containing twelve sheaves

< ON. þrefi

threap v.

to complain; to grumble; to argue; also threeap

< OE. þrēapian ( to rebuke, to reprehend)

threeap dahn v.

to bully orally

See threap

threeap v.

See threap

threng a.

See throng

throit n.

throat

< ME.. throit f. OE. þrote

throng a.

busy; crowded; also thrang, threng

< ME. þrong, þrang f. OE ȝeþrang ( throng, crowd, tumult )

thropple n.

the windpipe; throat; also throttle

< ME. þropul (windpipe)_

throssel n.

See throstle

throssie n.

See throstle

throssle n.

See throstle

throstle n.

a song thrush; also throssel, throssie, throssle

< OE. þrostle

throttle

See thropple

thruff prep & adv.

through

< OE. þurh

thrussen v.

thrust

< ME. thrusten f. ON. þrýsta (t o thrust, press)

thrutch v.

to press; to squeeze; to crush;

< OE. þrycc (e)an (to crush, press)

thunner n. & v.

thunder

< OE. þunor ,

thunner pash n.

a heavy fall of rain

< OE. þunor + ME. pacche, passche (??? imit.)

thwitel n.

a type of knife

< OE.þ wī tan (to cut, whittle)

tide n.

a fair

< OE. tī d (time, feast-day)

tig v.

to touch lightly

< ME. tiken ( to touch or pat a person as part of a game)

til prep.

to

< ONorth. til f. ON. til

tipple v.

to tumble; to fall

< orig. obscure

tit n.

a small horse

onom. (as a term for a small animal or object) cf. Nor. dial. titta (l ittle girl) tîta ( a little fish)

titmoos n.

See titmouse

titmouse n.

a bluetit

< ME. titmose

tod n.

a fox

< ME. tod

tolter v.

to move unsteadily ; to hobble; to totter; also tolther

< OE. tealtrian ( to totter, stagger )

tolther v.

See tolter

tonnup n.

turnip

< F. tour (round) + OE nǣp (turnip)

toon n.

town; also tahn

< OE. tūn

top-coit n.

an overcoat

< OE. top + ME. coit f. OF. cote

torves n. pl.

slabs of peat

< OE. turf (turf, sod)

towter n.

a peeping Tom

< ME. toten (to peek, to peer

traipse v.

to walk about aimlessly or needlessly; to walk tiredly

orig. obscure

tranklements n pl

See trinklements

tranklyments n.pl.

See trinklements

traps n.pl.

belongings

reduced form of trappings < F. drap (cloth, covering) + OE. suffix -ing

traycle n.

treacle

< OF. triacle

tret v.

treated

< OF. tretier , traitier

trig v.

to fill full; to stuff; (e.g. the stomach)

< ON. tryggr ( faithful, secure)

trinklements n.pl.

favourite bits and pieces; also tranklements, tranklyments

??? < OF. tryncle (t rinket, jewel)

tripe-hound n.

a fool

< OF. tripe , trippe ( entrails of an animal) + OE. hund (dog)

trod n.

a footpath

< OE. trod, (track, trace)

trolling n.

the custom of rolling hardboiled eggs down a slope on Troll Egg Day

< OF. troller (to quest)

trone(s) n.

a weighing machine; a pair of scales;

< OF. trone (a balance, a set of scales)

troosies n.pl.

trousers

< Ir (and Sc. Gael.) triubhas

trump v.

to break wind

< OF. tromper

tumril n.

a square feeding trough

< OF. tomberel

tundish n.

a type of funnel; a container used t o feed molten metal into an ingot mould

< OE. tunne (cask, barrel) + disc (plate, bowl)

tup n.

a ram; a male sheep; also teeap

< ME. tupe, tuppe

twilt v.

to beat; to thrash

Var. of quilt ??? < OF. coilte, cuilte

twind v.

to twist; to turn

< ME. twinen (to braid, entwine)

twined a.

angry, bad-tempered ; i.e. ‘wound up’

See twind

twinge n.

an earwig; see also twitch-bell

< OE. twengan (to pinch)

twinter a & n.

said of sheep and cattle of two winters’ i.e. two years old

< OE. twi-wintre (of two winters)

twitch-bell n.

an earwig; see also twinge

< ME. twicchen (to pinch)

twitc he ln.

a narrow passage; an a ll e y

< ME. twychen , f. OE. twycene , twicen (junction of two roads)

tyke n.

a cur; a dog; anybody born and bred in Yorkshire.

< ON. tik (a bitch)