A General Glossary
of Yorkshire Vocabulary

The first word listed is the Yorkshire term,
followed by it's modern English definition.
 

Tudor Word	Modern English Definition
A canny lass	A good or pretty girl
Bairns	Children
Be Canny	Be Careful
Bonny	Pretty
Banse	Head
Clout	Hit
Cobble	Fishing Boat
Cobblestone	Road stone, used for paving
Daft	Silly
Dale	Valley between two Fells
Dizzy	Silly
Dobbin	Farmer's Horse (Slang)
Dyke	Ditch
Fell	High Moorland
Gansey	Overjacket or shirt
Kipper	Smoked Herring
Klarts	Mud
Lobb	Throw
Missus	Wife
Puddle	Pool of water
Puddler	Type of codfish
Stile	Crossing over fence
Stotty cake	Flat bread
Tattles	Potatoes
Winkle	Sea Snails

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