More amazing #Northumbrian skies, this time at Emmanuel Head on #Lindisfarne. Its a navigation aid but i like to think its a portal to another world. #travelphotography #naturephotography #travel #photography #nature #navigation #thewayfaringpath
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Rigg
- Now archaic, retained in place names
-Meaning: Ridge
-Example: ‘Rigg and furrow’ = Ridge and furrow
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Fremd
- Now archaic, from OE ‘fremde’
-Meaning: strange, far off, not related to, at enmity
-Example: “He was mair like a fremd body nor a friend”
(fremd body = stranger)
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Muin
- Meaning: Moon
- Etymology: From OE mōna
Example: "The bairn was ower the muin."
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Stane, Styen, Styan
Meaning: Stone
Example: “He was as hard as ony styen”
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Te Gan (Present participle = Gannin, Gawn)
Meaning: To Go
Example: “Aw’s gannin hyem efter wark”
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Whisht
Meaning: Hush! Be quiet!
Example: “Whisht, lads, haud yer gobs!”
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Clarts
Meaning: Mud, muck, dirt.
Example: “Dinnet† gan through the field, it’s full o clarts!”
† or ‘divvent, dinna, dinn’t, daint’ depending on dialect
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Canny
Meaning: Good, nice, pleasant, or shrewd — depending on context.
Example: “He’s a canny lad, like.” / “Gan canny.” = take care, Bon voyage
#dialect #linguistics #geordie #mackem #northumbrian #durham
Night, night …
#northumbrian #derwent
#bird #photography
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
Our latest podcast is out now. In this episode, we chat about the reasons we're called 'Northumbrian', including what being #Northern means to us.
#northerners #northumbrian
#northumbria
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Night, night…
Name this #northumbrian flier
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#birdphotograohy
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
The Wheel of History Quiz at the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, 2025!
#history #heritage #Northumbria #festival #trivia #archaeologytiktok #culture #morpeth #whatson #whatsonnearme #northumbrian #northeast #whattodo #culture #language #music #townsquare
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An original tune. My first, actually. I've called it Sweeping the Yard and I'd say it's in the style of a Northumbrian Waltz
#folk #harmonica #northumbrian
Brave new world here. Hoping to return to a world of conversation rather than fighting. Here's a picture of a #northumbrian sunrise to start me off.
I’ve heard wersh used in the sense of weak or wishy washy. #northumbrian
Grandma used to say it with such disdain on her face. I think she meant cheap sweets rather than proper chox etc. of which she was all in favour #ketchat #northumbrian . In North Shields they referred to kets in the plural which confused me. Ket to us was plural as well as singular.
Touched by the kind gifts given over my book launch weekend.
Our beautiful brown #Northumbrian #hares feature strongly in my own life & in the story of #TheRewildingofMollyMcFlynn so perfect presents. 🙏
Starting the day dipping into The Private Life of the Hare by John Lewis-Stempel
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