“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 xviii
... implies some one else's finger . Stress again in the dialect comes in to mark differences in the meaning of homonyms , which in literary English are marked only by the context ; for instance- " Well nif thick - s to good vor me , he - s ...
... implies some one else's finger . Stress again in the dialect comes in to mark differences in the meaning of homonyms , which in literary English are marked only by the context ; for instance- " Well nif thick - s to good vor me , he - s ...
Page xix
... implying something new , or at least unfamiliar , and out of the common run . A tenant farmer , speaking of some repairs to the dairy window , said to me , They do zay how this here preforated sinc ' s a sight better ' n lattin . This ...
... implying something new , or at least unfamiliar , and out of the common run . A tenant farmer , speaking of some repairs to the dairy window , said to me , They do zay how this here preforated sinc ' s a sight better ' n lattin . This ...
Page xxviii
... implies that the person addressed is not familiar with the trade . Indeed , the has a force analogous to this here , as before explained in the sense of unfamiliar , new - fangled , or supposed to be so by the person addressed . Again ...
... implies that the person addressed is not familiar with the trade . Indeed , the has a force analogous to this here , as before explained in the sense of unfamiliar , new - fangled , or supposed to be so by the person addressed . Again ...
Page xxxii
... implies more than omission of the ; it stands for out of the . See To 2 . Illustrations of various uses will be found as follows under HOME TO , MEET with , Hapse , Post ope , RuSE 2 , RAKE ARTER , SIDELING , TIMES I , HARREST DRINK ...
... implies more than omission of the ; it stands for out of the . See To 2 . Illustrations of various uses will be found as follows under HOME TO , MEET with , Hapse , Post ope , RuSE 2 , RAKE ARTER , SIDELING , TIMES I , HARREST DRINK ...
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... úneebau ́deez braa ynz , ] noise enough to addle one's brains . ADDLED EGGS [ ad · l igz , ad'l agz ] , are those which have been sat upon without producing chickens . ADDLE - HEAD [ ad'l aid ] . Epithet implying WEST SOMERSET WORDS . II.
... úneebau ́deez braa ynz , ] noise enough to addle one's brains . ADDLED EGGS [ ad · l igz , ad'l agz ] , are those which have been sat upon without producing chickens . ADDLE - HEAD [ ad'l aid ] . Epithet implying WEST SOMERSET WORDS . II.
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