Having arst him - Tradução em português

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"Well, but, auntie, he hasn't been here for fifteen years. I heard Mr. Mark telling Mr. Cayley. 'Fifteen years,' he says. Mr. Cayley having arst him when his brother was last in England. Mr. Cayley knew of him, I heard him telling Mr. Beverley, but didn't know when he was last in England—see? So that's why he arst Mr. Mark." The Red House Mystery - By A. A. Milne - U.K. - 1922

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Hi jlmmelo, it's the same as "asked".

Mr. Cayley having asked him when his brother was last in England.

References:

http://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofs ... t_djvu.txt
(Arst. Asked.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_dialect

Dialect words and phrases
abed (in bed)[27]
afore (before)
afront (in front)
agin (against, often when meaning 'next to'as in 'he live agin the Kings Arms')
ahind (behind)
ameant (meant, ought, supposed, or should)
arst (ask/asked)
atop (on top)