Northumbrian Language Dictionary
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Hyem

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Daa Dad
 
Daad Strike, Blow
 
Daffle To become senile
 
Daft¹ Stupid, Foolish
 
Daft² Fond, Doting
 
Dag Drizzle
 
Daggy Drizzly
 
Daized Numb
 
Damp Gas
 
Dang To strike violently
 
Darg A day's work
 
Darkenin Twilight
 
Darn Dark
 
Dash Shandy
 
Dather Quake, Shake
 
Dattal Obb jobs
 
Dattalman Obb jobs man, Handyman
 
Daye Day
 
Deas Bench
 
Dee¹ Do
 
Dee² Die
 
Deed Dead
 
Deef Deaf
 
Deein Doing
 
Deein he's dickors Performing acrobatics or Dance, Showing Off
 
Deek Look
 
Deg¹ Moisten
 
Deg² Pour
 
Deil The devil
 
Delve Dig
 
Demmed Full to capacity
 
Denched Queasy
 
Dene Valley
 
Deor¹ Dear
 
Deor² Deer
 
Deor knaas I don't know
 
Deppity Deputy
 
Did Do it
 
Dike Ditch
 
Dike lowpers Trespassers
 
Dill To allay pain
 
Diller An unwilling scholar
 
Dinaa Don't know
 
Ding Knock
 
Dinna Lunch
 
Dirl Vibrate
 
Distorb Disturb
 
Div Do
 
Divart To amuse
 
Divvin Don't
 
Divvin knaa Don't know
 
Divvy Fool, Idiot
 
Dobby Spirit, Ghost
 
Docken Dock leaf
 
Docta Doctor
 
Dodd Fox
 
Dode George (short for Geordie)
 
Doiler Idiot
 
Dollar 25 pence (formerly five shillings)
 
Donsie Unlucky
 
Dook¹ To plunge underwater
 
Dook² Bath, Bathe
 
Doon Down
 
Doon bye Down there
 
Doot Doubt
 
Dor Dare
 
Dorna Dare not
 
Dorsent Dare not, Daren't
 
Dort Dirt
 
Dorty¹ Dirty
 
Dorty² Very wet
It's a geet dorty neet the neet It is a very wet night tonight
 
Dose o caad A bout of cold
Aave gettin a dose o caad I have caught a cold
 
Dother Dither, Shake
 
Dottin aboot A casual movement
Aave seen him dottin aboot the Toon I have seen him around Newcastle
 
Double neif Fist
Aal gi ye me double neif I will give you a punch
 
Dovin Dozing
 
Dow To thrive
 
Dowie Depressed
 
Dowly Lonely
 
Dowpy¹ Buttock
 
Dowpy² The youngest child
 
Dowter Daughter
 
Dozzened Spiritless, Withered
 
Dozzent Stupid, Slow
He's geet dozzent He is very stupid
 
Draa Draw
 
Draas Drawers
 
Drack Soak
 
Drap Drop
 
Dree Weary
 
Dreed Dread
 
Droon Drown
 
Droond oot Flooded
 
Droothy Thirsty
 
Drucken Drunken
 
Drumly Confused
 
Dub Pool
 
Duds Clothes
 
Duerl Dole
 
Duff Coal dust
 
Dump Cigarette butt
 
Dunsh To crash
 
Durrum Durham
 
Dut Bowler hat
 
Duytche Dutch
 
Duzzy Dizzy
 
Dwamy Sickly, Faint
 
D'ye¹ Do you
 
D'ye² Did you
 
Dyenish Danish
 
Dyenmark Denmark
 
Dyun Done