“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 xvi
... farm . Abundant examples will be found in the text and in the Word Lists of all these varieties of vowel pronunciation . B , and often d , before le are not sounded - we say buum'l , buun · l , muuml , tuuml , truunl , anl , aaml , nee ...
... farm . Abundant examples will be found in the text and in the Word Lists of all these varieties of vowel pronunciation . B , and often d , before le are not sounded - we say buum'l , buun · l , muuml , tuuml , truunl , anl , aaml , nee ...
Page xxviii
... farm . This form is invariable in the Exmoor Scolding . The ( Ib . p . 23 ) is never omitted in the West before a thing to which attention is called . We should not say " Look at fire , " as in Leicester , but " Look to the vire . " 5 ...
... farm . This form is invariable in the Exmoor Scolding . The ( Ib . p . 23 ) is never omitted in the West before a thing to which attention is called . We should not say " Look at fire , " as in Leicester , but " Look to the vire . " 5 ...
Page xxxvii
... Farm ' Perry's . - Dec . 12 , 1887. Her zaid how her'd a - bin op Wrangway . I be gwain down station arter some coal . ( h ) Upon is omitted very frequently ; the prep . on is first expanded into upon the top of , and then contracted ...
... Farm ' Perry's . - Dec . 12 , 1887. Her zaid how her'd a - bin op Wrangway . I be gwain down station arter some coal . ( h ) Upon is omitted very frequently ; the prep . on is first expanded into upon the top of , and then contracted ...
Page xxxviii
... Farm ' Perry's way Maister's compliments.— Dec. 1887. See PUSKY . Final d is dropped after n or 7 , whether followed by a vowel or not . See FIND , MAUND , MILD , WILD , RIND , SEND , and also Word Lists . 22. Initial letters and ...
... Farm ' Perry's way Maister's compliments.— Dec. 1887. See PUSKY . Final d is dropped after n or 7 , whether followed by a vowel or not . See FIND , MAUND , MILD , WILD , RIND , SEND , and also Word Lists . 22. Initial letters and ...
Page xli
... farm , & c . Plainish sort o ' groun ' ' pon Sometimes , however , this termination has the force of rather , or inclined to be , but there is nothing to show this except intonation or context . See -ISH . Er is also a very common ...
... farm , & c . Plainish sort o ' groun ' ' pon Sometimes , however , this termination has the force of rather , or inclined to be , but there is nothing to show this except intonation or context . See -ISH . Er is also a very common ...
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