Is the word "Serry" in general use in Sheffield. My parents and grandparents used to use it, but was wondering who else had if anyone?

My grandad used it a lot. He originated from derbyshire. I tend to find sithee used more commonly around our part ofsheffield (bordering on Barnsley)

What does it mean? I've never heard it before and I've lived in Sheffield most of my life.

Is the word "Serry" in general use in Sheffield. My parents and grandparents used to use it, but was wondering who else had if anyone?

Lived in Sheffield all my life (50 plus years) and never heard the word "Serry" - what's it mean?????????????

I thought it meant something like buddy or mate or pal.

Ahhh....I thought it might be related to 'serried' - as in 'serried ranks'.

I thought it meant something like buddy or mate or pal.

Yes it does - did not want to post that straight away. I am glad I am not the only one - Cheers Guys :)

Yes it does - did not want to post that straight away. I am glad I am not the only one - Cheers Guys :)

Obviously not in general usage in Sheffield though rachel ... not in recent years ... I'd never heard it anyway and I'm getting on a bit myself :)

Looking on the net on WordWeb it came up with the following for "serry"

Verb: serry seree
To crowd; to press together

Maybe this is the true definintion ?

Looking on the net on WordWeb it came up with the following for "serry"

Verb: serry seree
To crowd; to press together

Maybe this is the true definintion ?

There is no such thing as a TRUE definition. Words mean what people use them to mean, not the other way around. There's no Academie Anglaise.

An example of this used would be
Y'oreight serry - as in "are you ok my kind sir"
It may also be accompanied by Youth
Y'oreight serry youth as in "are you ok my younger kind sir"

An example of this used would be
Y'oreight serry - as in "are you ok my kind sir"
It may also be accompanied by Youth
Y'oreight serry youth as in "are you ok my younger kind sir"

I like it though! I wonder if it orginally came from 'sire' There used to be an archaic form 'sirrah' which might have sounded something like "sirra"

Not a great leap from that to 'serry'

The only people I've heard that used to use 'serry' or 'surry' were people I knew in Grindleford & Eyam, as in "ey up serry" meaning "hello friend or youth".
I was going to put a post up about the different dialecs around Sheffield.
Has anyone else noticed the difference in the way people speak, in say Parsons Cross, to the way they speak on the Manor or S9, S7 & S11 & so on, I find the differences very noticeable.

I think the correct spelling for this particular word is "siree" and it did orginate in north derbyshire.it is use as a form of greeting phased out over the years though

the way my grandad used it, it sort of ment 'now then you'. eg, serry young un, hows tha doing?

There is no such thing as a TRUE definition. Words mean what people use them to mean, not the other way around. There's no Academie Anglaise.
uh yeh, what he said...

Sorry to say, I still use the word, and have always assumed rightly or wrongly that it`s spelt `surrey`.
My background is the Hoyland area of Barnsley, and when they were alive all my Dads relatives and friends used it. My Dad used to call it me as in "nah then surrey" when I`d done something wrong! I also do the same with my offspring who tell me that I`m the only person they`ve evr heard using the word!

There are a fair few people out here in t'valley that use it, but I always thought it was a Sheffield turn of phrase myself.

Thanks guys appreciate the responses. :thumbsup:

my grandad uses it still (serry) i come from rotherham and have never ever heard anyone from sheffield use it so i presumed it was a rotherham saying.

in the erewash valley area Eastwood /Heanor they used to use the word "sorry" especially in the pit as in "eh up sorry gis a hand with this "
In D.H Lawrences' sons and Lovers , one of the characters uses the word sorry and the publisher put a footnote explaining that it meant mate .
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Sorry to say, I still use the word, and have always assumed rightly or wrongly that it`s spelt `surrey`.
My background is the Hoyland area of Barnsley, and when they were alive all my Dads relatives and friends used it. My Dad used to call it me as in "nah then surrey" when I`d done something wrong! I also do the same with my offspring who tell me that I`m the only person they`ve evr heard using the word!

Don't be sorry - its a great word. :)

I heard it down here (in cornwall) from someone with a yorkshire accent. Legendary :)

I thought it meant something like buddy or mate or pal.

Yes it does. When I was a kid in the 1950's it was used as a form of address between friends.

Is the word "Serry" in general use in Sheffield. My parents and grandparents used to use it, but was wondering who else had if anyone?

Not heard it for 20 odd years - although it was usually "surry" or "sully" as I heard it. I think it is related to the more general Yorkshire-ism of "sirrah".