"^ ; and in forms sporlin Nhb.^ ; sporling n.Cy.
"^ ; and in forms sporlin Nhb.^ ; sporling n.Cy.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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Written ewr n.Yks. ; and in forms ure Sc. (Jam.) N.Cy.' Nhb.^ ne.Yks.^ m.Yks.^ ; yawer Cum.' ; yewer Nhb."^ e.Yks. ; yooer Cum.^ ; yoor n.Yks.; yower e.Yks. w.Yks.' Lan.^ n.Lan.^ ne.Lan."^ ; yowr w.Yks. ; yowyer w.Yks.^ ; yuer n.Yks.^ ne.Yks.^ ; yure N.Cy.^ Dur.'' n.Yks.^ e.Yks. m.Yks.^ w.Yks. [iu'sr, jiusr, jii'sr.]
(Scotland) A European smelt ().
(US, dialect, obsolete) A young herring.
' ; and in form secket Nhb.' [si-kit.] A small brook; a diminutive of 'sike,' s6.^ (q.v.). n.Cy. (J. H.), Nhb.'
Written coign Nhb.1 Wm. Also in form quint- Glo.1 [koin, kwain.]