Mo   10 #1 Posted January 18, 2005 Heres one for all you real Sheffielders.  Can you think of any words used in dialect that may not be easily understood elsewhere?  I'll set the ball rolling.  crozzled - well done, as in I like my bacon crozzled.  brussen - full up, as in That meal ant arf left me brussen  throng - busy, as in thronger than Throps wife  Any more for any more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
screamingwitch   10 #2 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by Mo Heres one for all you real Sheffielders.  Can you think of any words used in dialect that may not be easily understood elsewhere?  I'll set the ball rolling.  crozzled - well done, as in I like my bacon crozzled.  brussen - full up, as in That meal ant arf left me brussen  throng - busy, as in thronger than Throps wife  Any more for any more?  nesh and mardy i know that this has never been heard of down south, not sure about nesh aunty x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
_Ren   10 #3 Posted January 18, 2005 i always say i'm nesh (not sure of spelling cos its probably a made up word!) meaning always cold. nobody has heard of it! sorry is this what you meant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
screamingwitch   10 #4 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by _Ren i always say i'm nesh (not sure of spelling cos its probably a made up word!) meaning always cold. nobody has heard of it! sorry is this what you meant?  when i was down south i called someone a mardy arse and they went "what"? mardy being miserable  is nesh known to southerners?..thats what i meant aunty x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #5 Posted January 18, 2005 Brossen is fairly widespread over northern England on both sides of the Pennines.  Nesh is also used outside Yorkshire but I haven't actually heard it on my travels. Some think it could have a connection with the french for snow (neige) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
djbaker2 Â Â 10 #6 Posted January 18, 2005 when i say i'm going to work '2 while 10' i get some funny looks from my flatmates who are from down south. They say '2 until 10' i realise this is correct but when i first said it they couldn't even work out what i meant!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
_Ren   10 #7 Posted January 18, 2005 and do you say "i've got a pot on my arm" if say you've broken a bone....its a cast everywhere else! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
djbaker2 Â Â 10 #8 Posted January 18, 2005 oh and i'm from chesterfield and have never heard Brussen, thronger than frops wife or crozzled. how beautifully diverse a dialect sheffield has Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mo   10 #9 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by cgksheff Brossen is fairly widespread over northern England on both sides of the Pennines.  Is that a typo or is brossen the same as brussen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #10 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by Mo Is that a typo or is brossen the same as brussen?  Yes, "brossen" with an "O" with same meaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest poppins   #11 Posted January 18, 2005 I don't think Mardy Arse will ever go out of style, it gives you such a good feeling to say it to someone, more so when they don't know what it means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ronin   10 #12 Posted January 18, 2005 corsey edge - pavement (edge of causeway) bobbar - as in poo, rubbish. sh**e (as in 'that last thread were bobbar') spice - sweets, confectionary   must be loads more.......still thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...