methera

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n. West Cumbrian, Borrowdale (dialect) four in sheep counting of Northern England. The same word was used in Weardale, and it was shortened to mether in Teesdale, Swaledale and other Yorkshire Dales.

“If any lightfoot Clod Dewvale was to hold me up, dicksturping me and marauding me of my rights to my onus, yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, I’d let him have my best pair of galloper’s heels in the creamsourer.”

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Daffyd Demands A Recount

Another variation on Welsh/Lakes sheep counting words, this time from Borrowdale. Discovered with unabashed joy courtesy of sionnach's glorious Dale counting sheep. A variation in Westomoreland had...

tan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovra, dick, yan-a-dick, tan-a-dick and 7 more...

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