Yorkshire Phrases

[brisyd]

A few more I need help on!

Astagorratanner

Lerram gerintbus

Eddursnt purrised undert watter

Thaluckswell; estabibill?

Wysta mytherin?

[bongerman]

1. do you have a ten pound note?

2. Let him onto the bus

[crofter]

3 is "He dare not put his head under the water"!

[fmcs7690]

astagorratanner: Have you got a tanner..a pre-decimal coin worth sixpence (half a shilling)

lerram gerintbus: Let them get onto the bus

eddursnt purrised undert watter: I daren't put it under the water

[crofter]

4. Should the second word be spelt estabinill?

If so then ... "You're looking well. Have you been ill?"

[crofter]

Guessing at 5 ... "Why are you bothering" or perhaps "Why are you pestering him?"

[joyceygold]

The last one is will you stop mythering ( whinging moaning )

[crofter]

This last one may be a merging of the last two answers. That is, "Why are you moaning/whinging"

[missprim]

Looks like you have all the answers brisyd but just to summarise.

1) Have you got a tanner (in old money sixpence,in new money two and a half pence)

2) Let them (or him) on to the bus.

3) He dare not put his head under the water

4) You are looking well, have you been ill?

5) Why are you mithering (regional word meaning nagging,pestering etc)

Out of curiosity, is it from a quiz and have you got all the answers you need now?

[brisyd]

I have all my answers now thanks everyone.

Missprim - It was a quiz with 50 questions.