PROVINCIALISMS 



O F 



E A S T-Y ORKSHIRE*. 



EXPLANATIONS. In this Gloflary, a, before a 

 confonant and without the e final, has the accepted 

 power of a Jhjrt^ as in man. a, with the e final \ or 

 7/, denotes the Englijh a, or a Jlender^ as in fate ; oa> 

 the French a, or the Englifh abroad, as in half: 

 tfw, the Italian #, or the Englifh aw, as in law ; aw a 

 fyllable compofed of ajhort, as in hat, and w confunani^ 

 as in word. 



e y the accepted power of e fiort. ea^ a long vowtl> 

 orfimph vocal found) whofe power lies between thole 

 of a jknder and e long, ee^ the ehng, as in feet. eca t a 

 diphthong^ or compound vocnl found, compofed of e long 

 andafiort. ey, zfyllable formed of e J})ort t and y con" 

 fonant. 



o is invariably Jhort, as in hot. oo invariably long^ 

 as in food, ooa, a compound of oo and ajhort. 



The /and the w have their accepted powers aflign- 

 ed them ; excepting the flight deviation in the ;' long, 

 which has been mentioned. Where there is room 

 for ambiguity, the quantity is fpecified. 



ABOON ; 



* More efpecially of the Eaftern Morelands and the 

 Vale of Pickering : the Wolds, Holdernefs, and the 

 Howardian hills, ufe the fame dialccl:, but in a lefs per- 

 fc&ftate, 



