british english - Why is the Yorkshire dialect called Tyke? - English . . . As OED says, tyke originally came from Old Norse tík - female dog, bitch It's not exclusively reserved for Geordies (or people from Newcastle), but as OED also points out, it often does have that sense - "perhaps originally opprobrious; but now accepted and owned [by them]"
What does what for mean and where did it come from? It's "slang", first recorded by OED 1873 Routledge's Yng Gentl Mag Feb 137 1 It'll give you what for if it touches your lips , with the definition to give (one) what for = to inflict severe pain or chastisement
colloquialisms - Etymology of got the monk on - English Language . . . (For the meaning of Tyke, see Why is the Yorkshire dialect called 'Tyke'?) A search for the phrase turns up several fairly recent publications that use it precisely in the sense of "sulking " From Ajay Close, Forspoken (1998) [combined snippets]: 'Don't be so nesh '
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etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange @osknows, well wikipedia says: "Broad Yorkshire or Tyke The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse; it should not be confused with modern slang "; so if not Old Norse then Old English is common root –
Usage of the cubalow - Has anyone heard the phrase? Instances of cubelow appear in geographically distant parts of Australia in 1875, 1890, and 1900 From Robert Bruce (of Wallelberdina, South Australia), "The Flies: A Puff for Professor Holloway)," in The Dingoes, and Other Tales (1875):