A Yorkshire dialect spelling and pronunciation of 'head', reflecting the broadened vowel sound characteristic of the West Riding accent.
A Yorkshire dialect spelling and pronunciation of 'head', reflecting the broadened vowel sound characteristic of the West Riding accent. Like many Yorkshire dialect spellings, it was recorded in 19th-century dialect poetry and glossaries to capture the distinct oral tradition of the region.
He shook his heead slowly and told her she'd got it all wrong from t'start.
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(UK, _, dialectal) Testy.
(UK, _, dialectal) Headstrong.
(UK, _, dialectal) Flighty.
A British dialectal adjective meaning headstrong, flighty, or easily annoyed — someone who is headish has a tendency to go their own way, get irritable quickly, or act impulsively without thinking things through. It's an old-fashioned regional word that doesn't get much airtime today, but it captures a particular kind of temperament — stubborn, easily provoked, and difficult to pin down.
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(Yorkshire) head.
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