Northumbrian Language Dictionary
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Baal Ball
 
Babby baby
 
Back end towards the end
Back end o the month Towards the end of the month
 
Backward Backwards
 
Backy Tobacco
 
Bad Ill, Unwell
 
Baff Blank
 
Bagie¹ Turnip
 
Bagie² Belly
 
Bain Near
 
Bairn Child
Thor nowt but bits o bairns They are only children
 
Baist To beat
 
Bait Food
 
Baith Both
 
Band Bind
 
Bane¹ Bone
 
Bane² Scrap
 
Bane grubbers Scrapmen
 
Bang¹ Strike
 
Bang² To excel, Be better than
Thou bangs thee faatha You are better than your father
 
Bank Hill
 
Banked up Piled up
 
Banky Hilly
 
Bannock Oatcake
 
Banty Bantom
 
Bargie Claim
 
Barley Claim
 
Bar Ras Barrier
 
Barry Bury
 
Bat Strike, Blow, Punch
He cyaem ower an batted us reet in the fyaes He came over and punched me right in the face
 
Batch Batchelor
 
Bedlintun Bedlington
 
Beeld¹ Shelter
 
Beeld² Build
 
Beelt Built
 
Beesh Bash, Beat
 
Begock By God
Begock ye gis an aaful gliff! My God you gave me an awful fright!
 
Behint Behind
 
Belaa Below
 
Belang¹ Belong
 
Belang² To come from
Aa belang fra Newcassel I come from Newcastle
 
Beljen Belgian
 
Beljum Belgium
 
Belly timmor Food
 
Bent Made
Aa bent me aan way hyem the neet I made my own way home tonight
 
Beor Beer
 
Bet A bruise
 
Beyut To kick, Thrash
 
Bide Wait, Endure
 
Bigg Barley
 
Bile Boil
 
Birkie Intelligent
 
Bit Some
 
Biv By
 
Biyet Bite
 
Bizen Enormous, Frightful
Whey thons a bizen shayem Well that is an enormous shame
 
Blaa¹ Blow
 
Blaa² Breath
 
Blaa³ the puff of a cigarette
 
Blaan Blown
 
Blaan oot¹ Full
Aam aal blaan oot eftor me bait I'm full up after my food
 
Blaan oot² Tired
Aam aal blaan oot eftor gannin hyem fra graftin I'm tired after I go home from work
 
Blackclock Cockroach
 
Black Pudden Black Pudding (Blood, suet and herbs stuffed into sheep or pig intestines)
 
Blare Cry
 
Blash Splash
 
Blashey¹ Wet
It's canny blashey oot theor It's very wet out there
 
Blashey² Poor quality, Thin
Me beors aal blashey My beer has been watered down
 
Blate Shy
 
Blea Bluish
 
Bleb Blister
 
Bleck Dirt, Grease
 
Blerk Man
 
Bliddy Bloody
 
Blinn Blind
 
Blithe Merry, Happy
 
Blither To waffle
He dis nowt but blither He does nothing but waffle
 
Blogged Blocked
 
Blonked Disappointed
 
Body A person
 
Boert Boat
 
Bogle Ghost
 
Bonny¹ Pretty, Handsome
Shus a bonny lass She is a pretty girl
 
Bonny² Accomplished, Skillful
He's a bonny futbaaler He's a skilful footballer
 
Bonny an bad Very ill
Me faatha's bonny an bad My father is very ill
 
Bonny an clivvor Very clever
Wor kid's bonny an clivvor My brother is very clever
 
Bonny lad A term for a friend, mate
Aalreet bonny lad Hello mate
 
Bonny on In trouble
Wuv got wasels in a reet bonny on We've got ourselves into trouble
 
Bool Bowl
 
Boond Bound
It's boond te be off wi aal thon snedge It's bound to be off with all this snow
 
Boonds Bounds
How! gerrof theor ye knaa its oot iv boonds! Hey! get off there you know it's out of bounds!
 
Boord Board
 
Boot Bout
 
Bord Bird
 
Born Burn
Mind ye divvin born yesel watch you don't burn yourself
 
Borst Burst
 
Bowdy Pot-bellied
 
Bowk Belch, Burp
 
Bowld Bold
 
Bowt Bought
 
Braide To vomit
 
Bran A male pig
 
Brank To gag
 
Brant Steep
 
Brass Money
 
Bravely In good health
Yer lukken bravely the daye You're looking in good health today
 
Bray To thump, Thrash
Dee thon agyen an aal bray ye! Do that again and I will thump you!
 
Brea Riverbank, Hillside
 
Breed Bread
 
Breeks Trousers
 
Breet Bright
 
Breeth Breath
 
Brek Break
 
Brewster Brewer
 
Brig Bridge
 
Brikfist Breakfast
 
Brittan Britain
 
Britten Briton
 
Brittish British
 
Brock¹ Break
 
Brock² Broke
 
Brock³ Badger
 
Brocken Broken
 
Broon¹ Brown
 
Broon² Newcastle Brown Ale
Gis a bottle o broon Give me a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale
 
Brossen Burst
 
Browt Brought
 
Browtins up Upbringing
 
Bru Brow
 
Brunt Burnt
 
Brutha Brother
 
Bud Mate
 
Bullet A sweet
Aah howay! Gis one iv yer bullets! Oh come on! Give me one of your sweets!
 
Bum Bailiff
 
Bummin Humming noise
 
Bummlor Bumble Bee
 
Bumpor A glass, Pot
 
Bump the set To get into trouble
He's ganna bump the set sooen He is going to get into trouble soon
 
Bunch Kick
 
Buntin A Fir cone
 
Burn A stream
 
Bus To dress
 
Buss Kiss
 
Byae Bay
 
Byaek Bake
 
Byekun Bacon
 
Byest To thrash