My favorite word is mither.
And I'm having carrot and coriander soup for dinner. When I'm at home it's tea but when with my middle-class bretheren, it's dinner.
( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:47, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I don't think I've ever used the word 'mither'
Until just then.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:49, Reply)

Do you know what it means?

(berk, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:50, Reply)

Is it to fuss over something?
(Not sure, I'm from the south).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:53, Reply)

Sort of. To bother someone.
As in stop mithering me you bloody cats.
( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:54, Reply)

I wonder how far south the word goes?
Because I don't think I've ever heard it being used.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:57, Reply)

when my mum was being stressy
my dad used to say she was giving off myther-waves
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:29, Reply)

my mum used it all the time
my dad also likes "fettle".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:54, Reply)

I forgot about fettle.
Since moving away from my home town I forgot a lot of words.
( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:55, Reply)

my grandma used to work down t'mill in tod
and the "fettler" was actually the man who came to fettle the machines. as they got paid for what they produced, the poor sod got it right in the neck if he didn't fettle fast!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:56, Reply)

As in 'fine fettle'?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:57, Reply)

no
as in "get it fettled, lad"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:58, Reply)

Meaning?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:58, Reply)

if only there were some magical way you could look this up

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 17:59, Reply)

So it's like a Northern 'Google'?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:00, Reply)

In this instance it means "fix" or "mend"
but you're also right about "fine fettle", as in good mood.
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:03, Reply)

The North is too confusing.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:09, Reply)

confusing shit
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 18:25, Reply)