Mither
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Words like bellock, 'complain,' and mither , 'bother someone,' were taken as idiolect, though later realised to be widespread in the Midlands. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Perks Teachable Survivor Perks. I cannot comment on the Manx origin posited above, but can confirm Irish common usage and likely origin. The link provided by Martin Smith is to an article in the Daily Telegraph which quotes Steve Gerrard, at his trial, saying he had received a lot of mither i.
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"to mither" in Dutch
Go on out, kid, it's just a scratch. You start the trial injured and won't let anyone heal you beyond this state. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. Can the word mither - a regional word that I have come across more and more recently - be used as a noun? I understand that it isn't listed as a noun in dictionaries, but my husband uses it as a noun and I am trying to make sure that it grammatical features allow that.
I have seen the definition for mother and the OED lists a few senses such as the one mentioned. Some are adjectives, transitives etc. The sense that I'm using it in seems to be a noun, does it?
Steven Gerrard told the court he had suffered "a lot of mither" during his career as a professional footballer, meaning he is frequently bothered by others. From The Telegraph, 24 July The Steven Gerrard example is the same context as I am using it. He is from Liverpool and I'm just down the road in Manchester. The link provided by Martin Smith is to an article in the Daily Telegraph which quotes Steve Gerrard, at his trial, saying he had received a lot of mither i.
Since Gerrard is a Skouser it may well be a word widely used and understood in Liverpool, a city with a vast Irish influence. So for example in fairly widespread Irish vernacular of English, you could refer to a mithered person.
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I cannot comment on the Manx origin posited above, but can confirm Irish common usage and likely origin. Liverpool as a historic port city, has a huge Irish diaspora, particularly from the middle s, when many of the arriving emigres came from Gaelic speaking districts. Refs craicing-the-irish-language-code , hidden-dublin. By clicking "Post Your Answer", you acknowledge that you have read our updated terms of service , privacy policy and cookie policy , and that your continued use of the website is subject to these policies.
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I have looked at 'mithering' which means to bother. The context that it is used in my region is 'you'll be in mither if you do not stop what you're doing'.
MartinSmith offered this example: Since hardly anyone knows what it means I'd say you can use it however you want. What research have you done?
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In looking for a delexical usage, 'had a mither' returns only 4 Google hits, and these are for the dialect form of 'mother'. Here's one example of it being used as a noun telegraph. Some are adjectives, transitives ect. This context does seem to be regional.
- Mither | Definition of Mither by Merriam-Webster;
- Steven Gerrard trial: what does 'mither' mean?.
- Sea Mither!
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