Southwest Tyrone English Lexis

[əˈgen] 'against'. Scots/English again(st) (OED).

[ar] 'scar' (especially from chicken pox). Northern English, of Old Norse origin (OED).

[arts] In the phrase from all arts and parts, meaning 'from everywhere'. Ultimately from Irish aird, but perhaps via Scots and Northern English (OED, SND).

[ˈaʃɪˌpɛt] 'stay-at-home, mummy's boy, sickly child'. From Scots (SND).

[ˈbɛnˌwid] 'ragwort'. From Scots (OED, SND).

[bɪɹl] 'to rotate quickly'. From Scots (OED, SND).

[ble] 'faded, pale'. From Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old Norse (OED, SND).

[blaɹdʒ] 'a large amount' (esp. to drink), as in He'd a wile blarge of drink last night.

[ˈblɛðəɹ] 'to talk too much, to talk freely; someone who talks a lot', as in He's an owl blether. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old Norse (OED, SND).

[ˈblʉt̪əɹd] 'exhausted, worn out'. Origin uncertain (OED).

[bok] 'to retch (usually without vomiting)'. Scots/Northern English bolk/bowk, ultimately the same root as belch (OED, SND).

[ˈbʉt̪ɾɪ] 'elder tree'. Scots/Northern English (OED/SND).

[bɹev] 'quite, quite a', as in It's brave an hot, He's a brave fellow. From English brave and Scots braw (OED, SND).

[bɹan] 'boar'. Northern English/Scots, ultimately from Old French (OED/SND).

[bɹɒk] 'left-over food'. From Scots, ultimately of Old English origin (SND).

[bɹok] 'crested-fallen, vexed', as in He was all broke after being scolded. Ultimately = broken (OED).

[ˈbɹʌkəl] 'brittle (usually of turf)'. Scots and English dialect, from Old English (OED, SND).

[ˈbʌk-ˌkat] 'male cat'. From English buck 'male of animal' (OED).

[bʌm] 'to boast', as in He's always bumming and blowing. Uncertain origin (see bum, SND).

[bʌɹn] 'stream'. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old English (OED, SND).

[baeɹ] 'cow-house'. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old English (OED, SND).

[pɪk] 'bit, small amount', usually in the phrase not a pick 'not a bit'. For example, Is there any food left? Not a pick. Or He's lost a wild lot of weight. There's not a pick on him. From Irish pioc (FGB).


		Southwest Tyrone English A traditional Mid-Ulster English dialect
	Home Soundfiles The dialect Lexis W. F. Marshall Tyrone Irish References	This is a list of local words used in traditional SwTE. Note the the list doesn't include things like cowl for 'cold' or mate for 'meat' as these are best considered as pronunciations of general English words (see here for more details). Words are given with their pronunciation, a meaning or meanings, sometimes with an example sentence indicating their use, and their origin (where known). The following sources have been used to determine the origins of these words: OED = Oxford English Dictionary (http://www.oed.com/) SND = Scottish National Dictionary (http://www.dsl.ac.uk/) CUD = Concise Ulster Dictionary (Macafee 1996) FGB = Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill 1977) again [əˈgen] 'against'. Scots/English again(st) (OED). arr [ar] 'scar' (especially from chicken pox). Northern English, of Old Norse origin (OED). arts [arts] In the phrase from all arts and parts, meaning 'from everywhere'. Ultimately from Irish aird, but perhaps via Scots and Northern English (OED, SND). ashy-pet [ˈaʃɪˌpɛt] 'stay-at-home, mummy's boy, sickly child'. From Scots (SND). aye [ae] 'yes'. Scots and English dialect. baddock benweed [ˈbɛnˌwid] 'ragwort'. From Scots (OED, SND). birl [bɪɹl] 'to rotate quickly'. From Scots (OED, SND). blae [ble] 'faded, pale'. From Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old Norse (OED, SND). blarge [blaɹdʒ] 'a large amount' (esp. to drink), as in He'd a wile blarge of drink last night. blether [ˈblɛðəɹ] 'to talk too much, to talk freely; someone who talks a lot', as in He's an owl blether. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old Norse (OED, SND). blootered [ˈblʉt̪əɹd] 'exhausted, worn out'. Origin uncertain (OED). boast [bost] 'hollow (adj.)' boke [bok] 'to retch (usually without vomiting)'. Scots/Northern English bolk/bowk, ultimately the same root as belch (OED, SND). bootry(-bush) [ˈbʉt̪ɾɪ] 'elder tree'. Scots/Northern English (OED/SND). brave [bɹev] 'quite, quite a', as in It's brave an hot, He's a brave fellow. From English brave and Scots braw (OED, SND). brawn [bɹan] 'boar'. Northern English/Scots, ultimately from Old French (OED/SND). brock [bɹɒk] 'left-over food'. From Scots, ultimately of Old English origin (SND). broke [bɹok] 'crested-fallen, vexed', as in He was all broke after being scolded. Ultimately = broken (OED). bruckle [ˈbɹʌkəl] 'brittle (usually of turf)'. Scots and English dialect, from Old English (OED, SND). buck-cat [ˈbʌk-ˌkat] 'male cat'. From English buck 'male of animal' (OED). bum [bʌm] 'to boast', as in He's always bumming and blowing. Uncertain origin (see bum, SND). burn [bʌɹn] 'stream'. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old English (OED, SND). byre [baeɹ] 'cow-house'. Scots/Northern English, ultimately from Old English (OED, SND). pick [pɪk] 'bit, small amount', usually in the phrase not a pick 'not a bit'. For example, Is there any food left? Not a pick. Or He's lost a wild lot of weight. There's not a pick on him. From Irish pioc (FGB).




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