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Topic : The term "gradely". |
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| Peter |
Posted on behalf of Trevor - can you help him? My late father - he died in 2002 age 93 - was born and bred in Royston near Barnsley and was a coal miner. at age 62, my mother took him off to Australia to be near my sister - he loved the weather and his lungs cleared so he had an excellent old age. Having a great sense of humour, he would sometimes lapse into a phrase or word and one that sticks in mind, but about which I cannot find reference, is the term "gradely". When challenged the meaning he would grin and say it means 'all is well''everything is fine' - used in response to "How are you [How is ta?"]?" Have you come across this? Trevor Jones |
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| cobbydaler |
The term ‘gradely’ is not widely used in this part of Yorkshire but that’s not surprising. If you read the book ‘A Basic Broad Yorkshire’ by Dr Arnold Kellett, he explains about regional dialects and how they are disappearing. Kellett’s book is a serious attempt at preserving the dialects of Yorkshire by explaining the history of the Anglo Saxon, Celtic and in some cases Norse words still in use today. As an example, I used the word ‘laik’ meaning to play and lug meaning ear as a child; both are examples of Old Scandinavian words. He goes further and attempts to draw approximate boundary lines where the dialects merge and differ. Looking at his map Barnsley is firmly in the WR of Yorkshire - as you would expect. The boundary line, where dialect becomes mixed, passes through the Aire valley and it’s not unreasonable to expect some differences around Silsden. As an example in the WR the word ‘about’ would normally be pronounced abaht, whereas in NR and some parts of ER it’s would generally be pronounced aboot. There is a direct quote of the use of ‘gradely’ in a poem written in 1940 by R P Weston and Bert Lee. The poem entitled “Yorkshire Pudden!” has the line “The ‘taters’ look gradely – the beef is a’ reet” presumably meaning that the Beef and potatoes are fine but what is this attempt at a Yorkshire Pudding doing on my plate! Presumably your Father was using the word to describe a situation that was just fine as it is. Kellet’s book may now be out of print but the ISBN is 1-870071-82-4 Hope this helps |
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