“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
... nough ' 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 ...
... nough ' 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 ...
Page xxiii
... hot ire , else you'll scald yourzul . Her thort herzul ter'ble fine , sure ' nough , but nobody wad'n a - tcokt in - didn lie in her burches vor to tich of a rale lady . In this last , touch has the force of approach INTRODUCTION . xxiii.
... hot ire , else you'll scald yourzul . Her thort herzul ter'ble fine , sure ' nough , but nobody wad'n a - tcokt in - didn lie in her burches vor to tich of a rale lady . In this last , touch has the force of approach INTRODUCTION . xxiii.
Page xxiv
... 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 a very marked intonation or brogue , and ...
... 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 a very marked intonation or brogue , and ...
Page xl
... nough . There idn no good in keepin ' o ' it about no longer . See JUMP 2 , KEEP v . t . 2 , KNACK 1 , LATTY WEATHER , LIKING I , MANg , Of , SPAT . After about , when used to express inexactness of quantity , of is always inserted . I ...
... nough . There idn no good in keepin ' o ' it about no longer . See JUMP 2 , KEEP v . t . 2 , KNACK 1 , LATTY WEATHER , LIKING I , MANg , Of , SPAT . After about , when used to express inexactness of quantity , of is always inserted . I ...
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... nough z - mornin . Tom's a - cold . - King Lear , III . 4 ; IV . 7 . Who lies here ? Who do ' e think , Why , old Clapper Watts , if you'll give him some drink ; Give a dead man drink ? -for why ? Why ; when he was alive he was always a ...
... nough z - mornin . Tom's a - cold . - King Lear , III . 4 ; IV . 7 . Who lies here ? Who do ' e think , Why , old Clapper Watts , if you'll give him some drink ; Give a dead man drink ? -for why ? Why ; when he was alive he was always a ...
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