10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAUMLESS»
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
(1) W.Yks. He takes no gaum of what's going on,but i can see: l'm not gaumless (
M.N.); (S.P.U.); You are a gaumless thing (1.5.1.); w.Yks.]. ne.Lan.'. e.Lan.' (2) \Vm
. (Pull) 2. Understanding. sense, judgement, ' gumptiou.' Lakel.' Wm. 'l'hoo Inud ...
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The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood: Illustrated by ...
GAUKER. One who stares vacantly, is contemptibly spoken of as " a gauaker." " A
fond gauaking fellah ! " " What's he gauaking at does tuh think ? " GAUM. " He
tak's noa gaum o' what onnybody says tul GAUMLESS. him," — hasn't the sense
...
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The new British Novelist: comprising works by the most ...
could put secna gaumless* notion as that into yer heed ?” “ A gaumless notion!”
iterated Spour, putting on a look of sincerity offended; “ trowly ye meyek a great
haze-gazej' aboot nowght. Aw tell tha' what, mistress; ye dinna set a reet vallie on
...
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Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream ...
Aw heeard awr Abram telling Betty 'at "he believed his fayther wor gooin to get
kursen'd or summat." "Ho eeah! why what are they baan to call him?" shoo says. "
Nay, aw dooant know, but my mother's been callin' him 'gaumless,' happen ...
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A List of Provincial Words in Use at Wakefield in Yorkshire
Gaumless, vacant, without sense, stupid; "shoo's awther deeaf or gaumless ;" to "
gaum " is to comprehend. Gauvison, an awkward and staring man or woman.
Gawky, awkward, left-handed. Gee. This and other calls used in driving horses
are, ...
William Stott Banks, 1865
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Derwentwater, a tale of 1715 [by E. Duros].
could put secna gaumless* notion as that into yer heed V " A gaumless notion !"
iterated Spour, putting on a look of sincerity offended ; " trowly ye meyek a great
haze-gaze f aboot nowght. Aw tell tha' what, mistress ; ye dinna set a reet vallie
on ...
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The Northern Counties Magazine
A LANCASHIRE TALE. " Gaumless Sammy." Everybody knows Lancashire,
where the cotton comes from. Yet there are fastnesses in the hill-bound wilds of
East Lancashire which are quite unknown. Wanless is one of these. Tip the
narrow ...
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In other words: transcultural studies in philology, ...
Gaumless, gaumers SED 6.1.5 stupid 8.9.3 silly 1.10.5 cart-ladders Bjorkman 70,
80; Rynell 15,312; Thorsen 27 The northern word for 'stupid, silly' is gaumless.
The answers to 6.1.5 and 8.9.3 can be combined on a map showing a distribution
...
J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Richard Todd, 1989
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Pitfalls of a Returning Resident: Lament on Our Times
Would that proportion of my time which was given to that particular Church
activity be invested for another year in such an atmosphere? Under the guidance
of a guy who in my view was gaumless, dull, without much of anything going for
him?
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A glossary of North country words, in use: From an original ...
Isl. gata. Gaum, to comprehend, to understand, to distinguish, to consider. Moe.-
Got. gaumgan. Teut. gauui. Gaumless, silly, ignorant, vacant. "Saup, tostare
vacantly. " What are ye gauping at." Dut. gaapen, to gape. Gawky, «. a vacant,
staring, ...
John Trotter Brockett, 1825
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAUMLESS»
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Markets Live: Shares snap losing streak
Commenter: Gaumless; Location: Partisanville; Date and time: June 10, 2015, 3:24PM. I'd nominate "Portents of Doom", the prelude to the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
'Improvements' could mean loss of Burnley history
I would concede I have written about the lamps before but a number of images of the “gaumless” (the one at the bottom of Manchester Road) ... «Burnley Express, May 15»
Waste not, want not, is right policy in revamp
... currently out to public consultation, will see the removal of landmarks such as the bandstand, Charity Arch and the 'Old Gaumless' street light. «Burnley Express, May 15»
Markets Live: Miners dig ASX hole
Commenter: Gaumless; Location: Banking District; Date and time: May 27, 2015, 12:03PM. @11:53am, very disappointing construction results ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Hockey bungles the message, but Abbott's is a failure of conviction
Dog help us. by Neutral on May 23, 2015 at 7:46 am. Confirmation that Tony Abbott is a gaumless goon. by Alex on May 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm. «Crikey, May 15»
University again restricts twitter
In other words, it was just another business day at an institution whose main clients are 20-year-olds, who, on occasion, behave like gaumless ... «Gannonknight, Apr 13»
