| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Well, Mor, where have you been this long while? (Norfolk). I’sy, Mor, come hither! (Norfolk). Mor or Morther means a lass, a wench. It is the Dutch moer (a woman). In Norfolk they call a lad a bor, from the Dutch boer (a farmer), English boor. “Well, bor!” and “Well, mor!” are to be heard daily in every part of the county. | 1 |
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| “When once a giggling morther you, |
| And I a red-faced chubby boy, |
| Sly tricks you played me not a few, |
| For mischief was your greatest joy.” | |
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Bloomfield: Richard and Kate. |
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