WORD	CLASS	MEANING	ETYMOLOGY	REF
Aa (Aw)		I	phonetic
aall		all	phonetic
aan		own
Aa’ve (Aw’ve)		I’ve
aback	adj	behind
aboon	adj	above
aboot	adj	about	phonetic
abreed	vb	spread out	OE: abraedan
addle	vb	earn	OE: edlean – a reward
adlings	n	earnings
afeared	vb	afraid
aflaid	vb	afraid
afore		before
aforelang		before long
aft	adj	behind	SX: aft	NCW
agane	adj	against
ahaad	vb	hold
ahint	adj	behind
aiblins		perhaps
alang		along	AS: lang
amang		among
a’ aal		as well, also
a-one		one
argy	n	argument	IC: iargr – keen contention
a’ways		always
awd	adj	old
ax	vb	ask	OE: acsian – to ask

baal	n	ball
baccy		nonsense
bairn	n	child, baby	AS: bearn – child
bait	n	food, a snack taken to work.	ON: beita – food
bat	vb	blow, hit	OG: bata – to beat
bits and brats	n	food scraps
biv		by
blaw	vb	blow
Bob’s-a-dyin’	n	noise, racket
breeks	n	breeches
breeth	n	breath
browt	vb	brought
bully	n	comrade, mate, crew of a keel, eldest male in the family	Poss FR: boulie – beloved	NCW
bun	vb	bound
buzzors	n	steam whistles blown at collieries and shipyards to mark shift changes	phonetic
byens	n	bones
byet	n	unfinished work
byre	n	cow shed	AS: byre