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North Staffordshire Dialect Glossary and Pronunciation Guide

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This Glossary was originally  developed by Dr Ian Bloor as an Appendix to the  Centenary Compendium of Jabez Stories ( stories in North Staffordshire dialect) and expanded by Roger Bloor to  include further entries from a variety fo sources.
North Staffordshire dialect has its roots in a variety of sources including Celtic, Old English, Scandinavian and French.  Many words remain unchanged from their original pronunciation and meaning, such as blart ( to cry) from the Old English blætan, or boggart  ( a malevolent spirit) from  bòcan the Celtic for a ghost.

Jabez Dictionary2020 A5
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