_A farmer._
Enclitic _here_ (always written _’ere_: _this ’ere_, _that ’ere_, etc.)
is very common. Of enclitic _there_ I have found no example in Jerome.
The assimilation of _m_ in himself (hisself) is regular.
_Nouns._
The vulgar tongue has a strong liking for _diminutive forms_ ending in
_-y_, _-ey_. I have found in Jerome the following instances.
_matey_ (dim. of mate): term of address.
_cockey_ ( » » cock) » » »
_sonny_ ( » » son) » » »
_baccy_ (dim. of tobacco > bacco).
_ninny_ ( » » nincompoop); non compos mentis = simpleton.
Cf. _milky_ = milkman; _dusty_ = dustman; _bricky_ = bricklayer; _posty_
= postman (Baumann).
Sometimes, the tendency to form words ending in _-y_ seems to extend also
to _the Participle_.
_humpy_ (humped?) = dull, miserable (T. T. T. 156. 20).
_dotty_ (dotted?) = dizzy, idiotic (Tommy And Co. 61. 28).
(Cf. _dreaming_ > _dreamy_; _chatting_ > _chatty_, etc.)
An instance of _double-possessive_ appears in Sketches p. 201. 8.
They told him as ’ow it was _folks’s_ own fault that they were
poor.
(Cf. Swed. »_hanses_ rock», etc.)