“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 xix
... farmer , speaking of some repairs to the dairy window , said to me , They do zay how this here preforated sinc ' s a ... farmers , nif we do keep on having cold lappery saisons . Th's here bringing over o ' fresh meat from America's ...
... farmer , speaking of some repairs to the dairy window , said to me , They do zay how this here preforated sinc ' s a ... farmers , nif we do keep on having cold lappery saisons . Th's here bringing over o ' fresh meat from America's ...
Page xxiv
... farmer say , " This is poor trade , sure ' nough , ' bout growin ' o ' corn , " which being interpreted means , " This is poor stuff of soil for the purpose of growing corn upon . " Here was by no means an unintelligent man ; he had not ...
... farmer say , " This is poor trade , sure ' nough , ' bout growin ' o ' corn , " which being interpreted means , " This is poor stuff of soil for the purpose of growing corn upon . " Here was by no means an unintelligent man ; he had not ...
Page xxviii
... farmer Hawkins had a - tookt a 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 ...
... farmer Hawkins had a - tookt a 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 ...
Page xxxv
... farmer White do'd . See Maze 1 , Ream 2 . 15. After just upon , we omit the connective words , the point of , the act of , and the sense must be inferred from the context . The doctor was jis ' pon gwain , i . e . just upon the point of ...
... farmer White do'd . See Maze 1 , Ream 2 . 15. After just upon , we omit the connective words , the point of , the act of , and the sense must be inferred from the context . The doctor was jis ' pon gwain , i . e . just upon the point of ...
Page xxxviii
... farmer , faarm ; butcher , bèo'ch , & c . Car up they rabbits op 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 ...
... farmer , faarm ; butcher , bèo'ch , & c . Car up they rabbits op 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 ...
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