Northumbrian Language Dictionary
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Maa Mother
 
Maak Mean
 
Mackem¹ A resident/inhabitant of Wearside, particularly Sunderland
 
Mackem² A supporters/fan, Player/employee of Sunderland Football Club
 
Maddle To forget, To be confused
 
Mad het Very hot
 
Maffle¹ To be perplexed
 
Maffle² To fail
 
Mafted To be tired, to be overcome
 
Maftin Stifling
 
Maggie A magpie
 
Magpies Newcastle United Football Club and it's supporters/fans, players/employees
 
Mags Supporters/fans of Newcastle United, Players/employees of Newcastle United
 
Mair More
 
Maister¹ Master
 
Maister² Mister, Mr
 
Maister³ Owner
 
Mal To dress carelessly
 
Malkin A slut
 
Mally¹ Mary
 
Mally² A hare
 
Mam Mother
 
Man Used as an expression towards anyone, regardless of sex
Howay man! Come on!
 
Mang Bran
 
Marrer A friend
 
Marrow A partner, A companion
 
Maslin Flour
 
Mast Brew
Hes the tea masted yit? Has the tea brewed yet?
 
Matterless Immaterial, Unimportant
 
Maugh Brother in law
 
Maumy Mellow
 
Maunder Vague
 
Maunderin Listless, Idle
 
Mawerputh Morpeth
 
Mawks¹ Hands
 
Mawks² Maggots
 
Mawky Rotten
 
Mazed Bewildered
 
Mazen Amazing
 
Mazor An amazing person
 
Me My
Hoo ye! Git off iv me clood! Hey you! Get off of my cloud!
 
Meat Any food
 
Mebbies Maybe
 
Meg¹ Penny
 
Meg² Nutmeg (both in terms of the spice and the move in football)
 
Meg³ To spit
 
Mek Make
 
Mekkin gyem Making fun
 
Mell¹ Beetle
 
Mell² A hammer, A Mallet
 
Mell³ Meddle
 
Mense Polite, Gracious
 
Menseful Graceful
 
Merika America
 
Merikun American
 
Merta Motor
 
Mertacycle Motorcycle
 
Mesel Myself
 
Messet A mongrel dog
 
Mevvies Maybe
 
Meyte Might
 
Mickle Much
 
Midden Out of date
 
Middin A dung heap
 
Midgies Gnats
 
Mind¹ To remember
 
Mind² To have an intention
 
Minit Minute
 
Mint Fantastic
 
Misdoot To doubt, Suspect
 
Missy coo! An off putting exclamation during a sport or game
 
Mistriss Missis, Mrs
 
Mizzle Slight rain, drizzle
 
Mizzle off Go away
 
Mizzy A quagmire
 
Monifeet A centipede
 
Moongin Moaning
 
Moont the cuddy A childrens game
 
Moose Mouse
 
Moot A meeting
 
Mooth Mouth
 
Moothy Mouthy
 
Morda Murder
 
Morn Morning
 
Mortal Extremely drunk
 
Mortalious Extremely drunk
 
Moudiheap Molehill
 
Moudiwarp Mole
 
Mow To stack
 
Moy Head
 
Muckle¹ Big
 
Muckle² very
 
Muerst Most
 
Mun Must
 
Munda Monday
 
Mune Moon
 
Munnet Must not, Mustn't
 
Mushells Mussells
 
Mutha Mother
 
Muthy Close, Sticky, Clammy