New to Me

Out with the northern contingency of the family last night, it once again highlighted the wonders of the "English" language. I'd never come across the term "marra" and was told it meant "mate". Lo and behold, taken from Urban Dictionary:

1.	Marra	109 up, 4 down
	West cumbrian slang, roughly translates to 'Mate'. Highly underused word outside of the glorious Cumbria...Spread the word, its fucking great marra! Alreet marra, whats the crack, like by The Marra Mar 19, 2004 share this 1 comment
2.	marra	52 up, 2 down
	the slang word in cumbrian to say mate or friend asser marra whens'oo ga'an yam by sheiky Sep 8, 2005 share this add comment
3.	marra	17 up, 2 down
	Cumbrian word for friend or 'mate'. Originates from the way marrows are grown in a field, lined up next to each other closely, as if they were friends. Allrite Marra, hows ya doing? marra cumbria mate cumbrian dialect marrow by Stevie Jefferson Jan 16, 2008 share this add comment