Northumbrian Language Dictionary
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Gaak Stare
 
Gadgie Man
 
Gaffe Cinema
 
Gaffer Boss, Manager
 
Gain Tolerably
 
Gallas Gallows
 
Gallisses Trouser braces
 
Gallowa Horse
 
Gam To mock
 
Gammlin Gambling
 
Gammul Gamble
 
Gammy Lame
Aave getten a gammy leg I have got a lame leg
 
Gan Go
 
Gannin Going
 
Gannin hes ends Shouting excitedly
Wor Geordie's gannin hes ends Our George is shouting excitedly
 
Gannon¹ To cause a fuss
Waat a waye te gannon! What an awful fuss!
 
Gannon² Procedure
Hoo d'ye gannon? What is the procedure?
 
Gan on Go on
 
Gansey¹ A Jersey, A Jumper
 
Gansey² Guernsey
 
Gaol Jail, Prison
 
Gar To make, To cause, To force
 
Garn To yarn, To thread
 
Garsil Small branches
 
Garth An enclosure, A paddock
 
Gaumless Silly, ignorant
 
Gawld Gold
 
Geck Scorn
 
Gee Stubborn
 
Geet Great, Very
Ye've git a geet big gob You have a very big mouth
 
Geordie¹ An inhabitant or native of Tyneside, particularly Newcastle
 
Geordie² The Northumbrian (North Eastern) version of George
 
Gerrof Get off
 
Get Git
 
Getten Got, Gotten
 
Gettin away Dead
 
Gew Gaw A harmonica, Mouth Organ
 
Geyzend Thirsty, Parched
 
Gi Give
 
Gimmer A slut
 
Gissie Pig
 
Giv ower Stop that
 
Glacky Slow, Stupid
He's geet glacky He is very stupid
 
Gleg To squint
 
Glent¹ To ricochet
 
Glent² Glance
 
Gless Glass
 
Gliff A fright
 
Glime To glance slyly
 
Glishy Bright weather
 
Glisk A transient light
 
Glore To glower, Glare
 
Gob Mouth
 
Gobshite Liar
 
Goerl Goal
 
Goerlpoersts Goalposts
 
Goller To shout, To yell
 
Gome To notice, To heed
 
Goniel A fool
 
Goon Gown
 
Gordle A flat iron plate
 
Gore A triangular patch of land
 
Gotherly Kind, Sociable
 
Gowk¹ A fool
 
Gowk² Apple core
 
Gowk³ A cuckoo
 
Gowk day April Fools Day
 
Gowpin A double handful
 
Gowsty Gusty
 
Gox An oath
 
Grafflin Searching
 
Graft Work
 
Graftin Working
 
Graine Clan, Family
 
Graithe To furnish
 
Granfaatha Grandfather
 
Granmutha Grandmother
 
Gree Agree
 
Greet Great
 
Grey Hen A large stone bottle
 
Grip A gutter
 
Gripe A fork
 
Groond Ground
 
Groupe A drain, A ditch
 
Grozer Gooseberry
 
Grumle Grumble
 
Grund Ground
 
Grunge To grunt, To growl
 
Grundston Grindstone
 
Gud Good
 
Guisen Dry
 
Guisin Play acting by people dressed up
 
Guisor¹ A reveller
 
Guisor² A masquerader
 
Gully A large knife
 
Gurse Grass
 
Gutsty Gluttonous
 
Gwan Go on
 
Gyem Game
 
Gyen Gone
 
Gyen aal te smaal Gone to pieces
 
Gyep Gape
 
Gyet Gate
 
Gyetsid Gateshead
 
Gyis Guess
 
Gyuse Goose