“The” West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and Phrases Used in the West of Somerset and East Devon, Volume 13; Volume 17Trübner, 1886 - 876 pages |
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Page xvii
... bout th ' old Bob Snook's wive . I sure ee ' tis riglar ice cold . The form of the possessive used by a native constantly distin- guishes to whom he refers , when there is nothing in the context to show this . [ Aay yuurd Júm zai tu ...
... bout th ' old Bob Snook's wive . I sure ee ' tis riglar ice cold . The form of the possessive used by a native constantly distin- guishes to whom he refers , when there is nothing in the context to show this . [ Aay yuurd Júm zai tu ...
Page xxiii
... BOUT O ' TWENTY . Her didn want nort of he . 6. Emphatic of is common , and loses its consonant . [ Kaa'n tuul eentaa'y hautúv'ur faar sheen dhai bee oa ] is the usual form of , I really cannot give you a description of them . See INTY ...
... BOUT O ' TWENTY . Her didn want nort of he . 6. Emphatic of is common , and loses its consonant . [ Kaa'n tuul eentaa'y hautúv'ur faar sheen dhai bee oa ] is the usual form of , I really cannot give you a description of them . See INTY ...
Page xxiv
... bout of a zix o'clock . About is a curious word in the dialect . It is very commonly used in the sense of " for the purpose of . " I heard a farmer say , " This is poor trade , sure ' nough , ' bout growin ' o ' corn , " which being ...
... bout of a zix o'clock . About is a curious word in the dialect . It is very commonly used in the sense of " for the purpose of . " I heard a farmer say , " This is poor trade , sure ' nough , ' bout growin ' o ' corn , " which being ...
Page xxv
... bout zowin ' o ' whate , " " Purty tool this here , ' bout cuttin ' o ' timber way . " A boy who is to be thrashed , is to have a stick " about his back . " An old man , who alas ! was frozen to death , said to me of some spar - gads ...
... bout zowin ' o ' whate , " " Purty tool this here , ' bout cuttin ' o ' timber way . " A boy who is to be thrashed , is to have a stick " about his back . " An old man , who alas ! was frozen to death , said to me of some spar - gads ...
Page xxvi
... bout thick there job . To is frequently heard where in would be used in standard English . I bide to Lon'on gin I was that bad I could'n bide no longer . Instead of For " Let it Another form of to xxvi INTRODUCTION .
... bout thick there job . To is frequently heard where in would be used in standard English . I bide to Lon'on gin I was that bad I could'n bide no longer . Instead of For " Let it Another form of to xxvi INTRODUCTION .
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Common terms and phrases
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