The most common way to say hello in Norfolk, UK (Broad Norfolk dialect) is "Ar yer orrite bor?". This translates to "Are you alright, boy/mate?" and acts as a standard greeting for "Hello," "How are you?" or "Good morning". It is pronounced roughly as "Arr yerr Aw-Roite buh".
The Norfolk dialect is also known as 'Broad Norfolk'. Ar yer orrite bor? Translation: Hello; Good Morning; Good Afternoon; Good Evening; How are you? 'Ar yer orrite bor' is one of the most common phrases used across the county as a standard form of greeting.
A favourite saying is 'S/he talks a lot of 'squit', meaning to talk nonsense, while to talk 'spuffle' is to spout pompous 'squit'. To 'mardle' is to gossip or chat.
bor pronounced 'buh' in West Norfolk – a term of address, boy or neighbour often used as 'ah bor', an exclamatory confirmation, such as in the following exchange Jimmur -'Thas suffun hot today ent it', Arnie – 'Ah bor'
In Norfolk, the word 'loke' is used to describe a narrow lane or passageway. These examples are from the village of Cley-next-the-Sea. In Norfolk, the word 'loke' is used to describe a narrow lane or passageway.
Translation: Look after yourself. Keep yew a troshin' actually means 'carry on with the threshing', but is also commonly used in Norfolk as a way of saying goodbye and telling someone to take care of themselves.
There does appear to be agreement that the Norfolk accent has a distinctive rhythm due to some stressed vowels being longer than their equivalents in RP and some unstressed vowels being much shorter. Claims that Norfolk speech has intonation with a distinctive "lilt" lack robust empirical evidence.
Bishy Barnaby – ladybird (commonly shortened to bishy): “Do you see that bishy on the leaf over there?” Blunder – to fall: “I blundered over I was so excited to get to Hemsby Beach!” Clever – smart or handsome: “Those new shoes are clever!”
Professor Peter Trudgill, president of the group Friends of Norfolk Dialect (Fond), said the terms were among many regional words for creatures. He said: 'It's excellent to see these words being recognised. 'A wood-louse is known in Norfolk as a sow-pig, also given as just sow in older records.
Everyone has heard of the phrase “Tin Tin Tin”, usually spoken as if it means something. Actually, it should be written more like: 't'in't in't tin.. as in “It isn't in the tin”.
Rummin: adjective, convict slang; 'rum one' rum meaning strange, odd, different, peculiar etc. In Tasmania, an eccentric person, a character or wag, a cheeky person or scallywag.
“Bless up” is the Jamaican way of saying “Have a nice day”, and the phrase is sometimes used as a greeting or goodbye. “Bless up” carries with it some good Jamaican vibes, and you can use it in conversations to wish someone well.
Docking village in the centre of the parish is situated at an elevation of 82.7 metres (272 feet), which makes it one of the highest in Norfolk. It is surrounded by arable farmland having little woodland and is a nucleated settlement, with only one historical hamlet associated with it.
