“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 88
... proper braik ubaew't oal dhing - uur aez , ] her's a proper break - about old thing — her is . -October 1885 . [ Dhai bee dhu braik ubaewt's laut u sheep úv'ur aay - d u - gaut , ] they are the break - aboutest lot of sheep ( that ) I ...
... proper braik ubaew't oal dhing - uur aez , ] her's a proper break - about old thing — her is . -October 1885 . [ Dhai bee dhu braik ubaewt's laut u sheep úv'ur aay - d u - gaut , ] they are the break - aboutest lot of sheep ( that ) I ...
Page 89
... proper , which rises nearly vertically imme- diately behind the share , and makes the first real impact upon the soil . It is , in fact , the front meeting - place , the ridge or apex , of the Broadside or Turnvore with the Landside ...
... proper , which rises nearly vertically imme- diately behind the share , and makes the first real impact upon the soil . It is , in fact , the front meeting - place , the ridge or apex , of the Broadside or Turnvore with the Landside ...
Page 112
... proper can'le - wasters - no odds how late anybody is a - gwain home , aa'll warnt they baint a - bed . Patch grief with proverbs ; make misfortune drunk With candle - wasters ; bring him yet to me , And I of him will gather patience ...
... proper can'le - wasters - no odds how late anybody is a - gwain home , aa'll warnt they baint a - bed . Patch grief with proverbs ; make misfortune drunk With candle - wasters ; bring him yet to me , And I of him will gather patience ...
Page 169
... proper croachment . CROAK [ kroak ] , v . and sh . To die - or a die . ( Very com . ) [ Muy bleef uur - z gwaa'yn tu kroak , ] ( It is ) my belief she is going to die . Said of a sick cow . [ Zoa dh - oal mae'ur - v u mae'ud u kroak oa ...
... proper croachment . CROAK [ kroak ] , v . and sh . To die - or a die . ( Very com . ) [ Muy bleef uur - z gwaa'yn tu kroak , ] ( It is ) my belief she is going to die . Said of a sick cow . [ Zoa dh - oal mae'ur - v u mae'ud u kroak oa ...
Page 188
... — with no impli- cation of deception or guile . Be sure - n be there now ; you ' ont decave me , will ee ! I was proper deceived ' bout they there boots , you know I looked vor t'ave em to wear a Zinday ; and you 188 WEST SOMERSET WORDS .
... — with no impli- cation of deception or guile . Be sure - n be there now ; you ' ont decave me , will ee ! I was proper deceived ' bout they there boots , you know I looked vor t'ave em to wear a Zinday ; and you 188 WEST SOMERSET WORDS .
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