NORTHERN ENGLISH
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NORTHERN ENGLISH. An occasional term for: (1) The Northumbrian
DIALECT of
OLD ENGLISH and its successor dialects in the North of England and in Scotland. (2) English as used in the North of England, sometimes extended to include
SCOTS and
SCOTTISH ENGLISH. See
CUMBRIA,
DIALECT IN ENGLAND,
GEORDIE,
LANCASHIRE,
L-SOUNDS,
NORSE,
NORTHUMBRIA,
SCOUSE,
YORKSHIRE.
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