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Furness Dialect Dictionary

Tæan ort’ tudther

'One or the other' - personal pronouns
  • a - I.  "sooa a du"
  • î - I, when final, as "sooa diw I"
  • ma or us - me "tell us now."
  • ye - you.   "How er ye."
  • ya' - ye
  • thee (thick) - thy; thee
  • ta - thou
  • wa - we.   wa's, we shalt.
  • us - often used for we.   "us two."
  • them - those; them
  • thôre - these
  • me - my
  • yower - your
  • yowers - yours
  • it - it; its
  • wer - our; we are
  • wer aan - our own
  • masel - myself
  • yans-sel - ones self
  • thesel - thyself
  • hissel - himself
  • hersel - herself
  • itsel - itself
  • wer sels - our selves
  • yersels - yourselves
  • thersels - themselves

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