Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Rigg
- Now archaic, retained in place names
-Meaning: Ridge
-Example: ‘Rigg and furrow’ = Ridge and furrow
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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Fremd
- Now archaic, from OE ‘fremde’
-Meaning: strange, far off, not related to, at enmity
-Example: “He was mair like a fremd body nor a friend”
(fremd body = stranger)

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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Muin
- Meaning: Moon
- Etymology: From OE mōna
Example: "The bairn was ower the muin."

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The orthography used here follows an etymological convention, drawing on the more Scots-like spellings used by 19th century Northumbrian and Durham writers like Thomas Wilson, and avoids the ‘eye dialect’ spellings often seen in modern representations.

Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Burn, Beck
Meaning: A small stream or brook. “Burn” is found in Northumberland and North Durham, while “beck” is more typical of South Durham.
Examples:
1. “We used te paddle in the burn behint the house.”
2. “There’s trout in that beck if ye knaw where te luik.”

Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Stane, Styen, Styan
Meaning: Stone
Example: “He was as hard as ony styen”

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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Te Gan (Present participle = Gannin, Gawn)
Meaning: To Go
Example: “Aw’s gannin hyem efter wark”

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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Whisht
Meaning: Hush! Be quiet!
Example: “Whisht, lads, haud yer gobs!”

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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Clarts
Meaning: Mud, muck, dirt.
Example: “Dinnet† gan through the field, it’s full o clarts!”

† or ‘divvent, dinna, dinn’t, daint’ depending on dialect

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Northumbrian-Dunelmian WOTD: Canny
Meaning: Good, nice, pleasant, or shrewd — depending on context.
Example: “He’s a canny lad, like.” / “Gan canny.” = take care, Bon voyage

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