Egremont has a strong local dialect developed over a period of over 1000 years.

Below are a few words and their translation.

divent; don’t / do not

gadgee; male person

ivver;ever

yam; home

yan; one

tek; take/ taken

fettle; health/ fitness

gahn; going

keks; trousers / pants

nowt; nothing / nought

sec;sort

sen; yourself