30-6 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Is "clarty" or something like it a northern word, if so what does it mean ? I was watching a friends mole catching dvd and the guy in it referred to the soil as clarty or so it sounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyr8 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 might have said claggy meaning sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Clarty - Yorkshire for "sticky as #### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 "Clatty" means dirty where I'm from. As in: "he's a right clatty *******". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I would say clorty. Around here clorty = very dirty, as in clorty bitch or my hands were clorty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robalex Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Is "clarty" or something like it a northern word, if so what does it mean ? I was watching a friends mole catching dvd and the guy in it referred to the soil as clarty or so it sounded. This is a word that had widespread use in N.Ireland. Nowadays it is more likely to be used in rural areas. I believe the meaning was to describe general muckiness. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Clarty also used in north-east meaning same as above Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snozzer Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Plodging in the clarts means splashing in the muddy puddles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbald Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Clarty means sticky (as above) My grandfather was a mole catcher and he always called moles mowdy-warp which is an old Lancashire word for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Clarty means muddy Claggy means sticky... You can have Claggy clarts.....(sticky mud) but you cant have clarty claggs.......i hope this is as clear as clarts..... I hope your taking notes Lee... shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 clarts is mud or muck KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 More used to hearing clarted, as in "my boots were all clarted up". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutey Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 As mentioned earlier, it is still used here in certain parts of N Ireland. An example would be,, that boy there is a dirty clart. (pronounced clert) some now use the word (blert) instead. Clear as mud I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless1 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Round here it meand dirty too. "My boots are clarty"; "he's a clarty wee ******": for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdeep Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 a claart is the clump of mud that sticks to the bottom of your shoe when crossing a field. The saying I'm covered in claarts comes from having claarts on the bottoms of your shoes, which then end up on the bottoms of your trousers from walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carthos Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Heres a translation, learn it . Who knows it may better your chances in life http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancest...alect_words.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) in Suffolk we pronouce it Carty as in mode of transport see requires Horse Edited October 22, 2009 by pavman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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