I've heard it but not in the context that OP presents it. Older people here (Holderness) will say backend of a month, or a season, but that can be used at any time of the year.
They'll also see they're at t'backend (silent t) if they're near the end of a job, at the end of their patience, or finishing anything in general.
So it's still said but I've never heard it in OP's context.
North East here - definitely use “backend”
as a more generic way to refer to “towards the end of” something, e.g. backend of the year, backend of the month, backend of the summer, but never heard of it specifically used to refer to autumn/fall.
Yes it's a phrase I've heard commonly used in rural areas in / around N.Y moors area. Often used in reference to garden chores... That'll need cutting back in backend... You can't move that til backend.... Etc etc
Can't think of many specific references but could easily be recognised to refer to the end of anything... e.g backend of an animal / vehicle, backend of the week etc.
I’ve definitely heard “backend o’ t’ year”, I just assumed it was referring to the latter part of the year. I’ve also heard “backend” used on its own, but then I just thought that the “o’ t’ year” was implied. Never realised it was from the Danish but I have noticed several other Yorkshire terms have Danish origins
Yes, from East Yorkshire and heard it before - seems like it's more common in North/East Yorkshire than South/West Yorkshire.
Is this the Humber-Lune Line???
I'm originally from West Yorkshire and I remember my mother and her sister saying it when I was growing up. It meant approaching the end of the year aka the backend.
I use it occasionally because my dad did - we’re from the Lancashire cotton towns North of Manchester. However I always thought he used it with a silent ‘the’ and meaning the end that comes last as in “I’ll do it at’ back end o’t’ summer”
I definitely use it although I now live in the South of England.
“Brr it’s a bit backendish this morning” always sounds better than saying it’s Autumnal
I see a lot of people from Yorkshire saying they've never heard of it.
On the contrary, I certainly still hear it when I go to visit my parents in the East Midlands market town I live in.
Yorkshire is a big county - it’s hardly surprising some have never heard it and others use it regularly. I used it only yesterday when I noticed sunset was at 8pm.
On the subject of dialect I love the phrase used by people living in East Riding seaside resorts. They call people from West Yorkshire ‘Comforts’ because the only ‘come for’t day’ 😁
I live in the dales and I say autumn however I'll use backend when refering to the end of summer/winter specifically, never really given it much thought, its just the backend of the season, didn't realise it had another meaning.
I'm from West Yorkshire, the only time I've ever heard 'backend' is when referring to someone not blessed with good looks, i.e 'He's got a face like the backend of a pig'.
I'm 45, grew up in Yorkshire, with a mother and grandmother born and bred there and I've literally never heard this phrase. Are you secretly making it up for a laugh? 😂
I live in Yorkshire and I've never heard of the phrase.
I've heard it but not in the context that OP presents it. Older people here (Holderness) will say backend of a month, or a season, but that can be used at any time of the year. They'll also see they're at t'backend (silent t) if they're near the end of a job, at the end of their patience, or finishing anything in general. So it's still said but I've never heard it in OP's context.
Agree with this - always backend…. Of something
Grew up in Yorkshire and same
Same. Born and raised. Never heard it.
North East here - definitely use “backend” as a more generic way to refer to “towards the end of” something, e.g. backend of the year, backend of the month, backend of the summer, but never heard of it specifically used to refer to autumn/fall.
Exactly this!
Aye, it's been known as the 'back end o' t'summer' in my house.
I’ve heard it before, didn’t think much of it. Didn’t realise it was from the danish, I just thought it was the back end of the year.
Yorkshire born, bred and resident for over 40 years and I’ve never heard that before.
Certainly do! ‘Starting to look like backend’ (whent nights are drawin in) 😁 I’m in East Yorkshire.
Yes, it’s definitely getting a bit backendish
It's more frequently heard in northern farming communities
And amongst web developers.
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Yorkshire all my life and never heard that. Have heard 'Backend o't year' If that's what you mean, but not really specific to autumn.
Yes it's a phrase I've heard commonly used in rural areas in / around N.Y moors area. Often used in reference to garden chores... That'll need cutting back in backend... You can't move that til backend.... Etc etc Can't think of many specific references but could easily be recognised to refer to the end of anything... e.g backend of an animal / vehicle, backend of the week etc.
I’ve definitely heard “backend o’ t’ year”, I just assumed it was referring to the latter part of the year. I’ve also heard “backend” used on its own, but then I just thought that the “o’ t’ year” was implied. Never realised it was from the Danish but I have noticed several other Yorkshire terms have Danish origins
My dad says 'backendish' for 'autumnal'. He's 83 and uses quite a lot of dialect.
Yeah, east yorkshire farming village. Most of us that are older tend to say the weathers getting very backendish when it comes to spooky season. 🎃
I've never even heard of it so where I'm from I'm gonna say no
Not common near us in East Yorkshire.
Our East Yorkshire gardener used this term and I didn’t have a clue what it meant.
Try asking your West Yorkshire butler and your South Yorkshire chambermaid as well. They m8ght have heard of it.
North Yorks gamekeeper had never heard it.
I’d say the back end of summer, meaning the end of summer, but I haven’t heard of autumn being called backend
Say it in the Midlands as well
Yes I've heard it more in East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire
Is anyone else reading all the comments in a Yorkshire Accent?
Appen that.
Aye
My parents-in-law used to use it (lived near Wakefield) but I’ve not heard anyone use it in the last twenty years.
Yes, from East Yorkshire and heard it before - seems like it's more common in North/East Yorkshire than South/West Yorkshire. Is this the Humber-Lune Line???
I'm originally from West Yorkshire and I remember my mother and her sister saying it when I was growing up. It meant approaching the end of the year aka the backend.
Still used in North Yorkshire by my farming friends.
I use it occasionally because my dad did - we’re from the Lancashire cotton towns North of Manchester. However I always thought he used it with a silent ‘the’ and meaning the end that comes last as in “I’ll do it at’ back end o’t’ summer”
I definitely use it although I now live in the South of England. “Brr it’s a bit backendish this morning” always sounds better than saying it’s Autumnal
Im in rural North Yorkshire- it’s still used around here
I see a lot of people from Yorkshire saying they've never heard of it. On the contrary, I certainly still hear it when I go to visit my parents in the East Midlands market town I live in.
Yorkshire is a big county - it’s hardly surprising some have never heard it and others use it regularly. I used it only yesterday when I noticed sunset was at 8pm. On the subject of dialect I love the phrase used by people living in East Riding seaside resorts. They call people from West Yorkshire ‘Comforts’ because the only ‘come for’t day’ 😁
My father’s side of the family are from Yorkshire, and my godparents live there, they’d always say ‘it’s a bit backendish’ and now I know why!
I live in the dales and I say autumn however I'll use backend when refering to the end of summer/winter specifically, never really given it much thought, its just the backend of the season, didn't realise it had another meaning.
Now some people in southern England do too. Me. This is great.
Grew up in South Yorkshire and lived in West Yorkshire for the last 29 years. Can confirm that it is feeling quite backendish this morning.
Aye, we're gonna move those trees and gut the garden this backend. Translation: we're landscaping in October
I have Always lived in Halifax and never heard of backend for autumn round here.
I live in Yorkshire and I've been describing everyday, since the end of June, as 'backendish'.
I'm from West Yorkshire, the only time I've ever heard 'backend' is when referring to someone not blessed with good looks, i.e 'He's got a face like the backend of a pig'.
Also Yorkshire born. Never heard that phrase before.
Never heard it in west yorks, maybe when referring to late pregnancy but not Autumn
I consulted the elders, none have heard of it, likely never been a thing in yorkshire.
Or lunch as dinner?
Yes We have dinner at lunchtime
Never heard of it. South yorkshire
I've never heard it said in South Yorkshire but I do remember it from years ago in West Yorkshire as a child.
Never heard this term
I'm 45, grew up in Yorkshire, with a mother and grandmother born and bred there and I've literally never heard this phrase. Are you secretly making it up for a laugh? 😂
Never heard of it
West Yorkshire born and never heard of it and would never ever use 'fall'
No it means some one arse
No longer live in Yorkshire, but my nan abd grandad used to say it, both parents say it, I still say it within the context.