N
Nasty
Severely,
as in "Take your umbrella with you because it might come on to rain
nasty!"
Neely
Wenglish
for 'nearly'.
Never
(a) An
expression showing complete disbelief; "Is that what he told you? -
Never!"
(b) A firm denial; "Did I take them? - No I never!"
Never right
Having
something seriously wrong, as in "I've told him and told him, til I'm
blue in the face, but he's still at it - he's never right that's for
sure!"
Niblo
A word used
locally for a young male member of the family; "Keep youer eye on Niblo
and see what he's up to!"
Nines, up to...
To the
limit, as in "She fancies her chances, she do - always done up to the
nines, even when she's not going anywhere!"
Noise, a big...
Someone of
importance, as in "He's a big noise with the Legion/Buffs/Masons... "
Nothing for
Not very
partial to, as in "I got a real soft spot for pikelets, but I'm nothing
for rice pudding!"
Not much money to play with
Not a great
deal of surplus cash; "By the time I've paid my way, there's not much
left to play with, I can tell you!"
Now jest
Later on,
as in "I won;t take them now, I'll have them now jest.". Sometimes used
to mean "a short while ago", "... now, what was I saying now jest...?"
c.f.
again,
agen
Now
Rarely used
to mean 'immediately'; "I'll be going up to Murrayfield for the match
now.", or "I'll see to itnow, when I get home."
It's only now that I've arrived! "Now I'm coming down here - it's shameful them buses!".