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Furness Dialect Dictionary

to be

  • a's - I am   "A's gaan."   [I'm going . . ]
  • ye'r - you are
  • wor - were
  • er - are
  • its - it is
  • ista - are you? (art thou?)
  • at's - that is, that are, which are 
    "Them at's here."   [Those who are here . . ]
  • 's - short for is; are; shall; has

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