1.      Bodmin

2.      Bude / Stratton

3.      Callington

4.      Camborne

5.      Camelford

6.      Carharrack

7.      Carnon Downs

8.      Chacewater

9.      Goonhavern

10.  Hayle

11.  Helston

12.  Kea

13.  Landewednack

14.  Launceston

15.  Liskeard

16.  Looe

17.  Lostwithiel

18.  Ludgvan

19.  Luxulyan

20.  Madron

21.  Mawgan

22.  Mousehole

23.  Mullion

24.  Newquay

25.  Padstow

26.  Par

27.  Penryn & Falmouth

28.  Pentewan

29.  Penzance

30.  Perranzabloe

31.  Porthlevan

32.  Probus

33.  Redruth

34.  St Agnes

35.  St Austell

36.  St Buryan

37.  St Column Major

38.  St Dennis

39.  Gerrans/Porthscatho

40.  St Gorran

41.  St Ives

42.  St Just/Pendeen

43.  St Ladoca

44.  Saltash

45.  Torpoint

46.  Truro

47.  Wadebridge

48.  Gail Ford

49.  Dave Oates, Troon

50.  Lorna May

51.  Frank Smeeth, St Gennys

52.  Morton-Nance

53.  Joy Stevenson

54.  Fred Ivey

55.  Malcolm McCarthy, Padstow

56.  Mr Timms, Kilkhampton

57.  Mr William Bottrell, Folklore

58.  F.W.P. Jago

59.  M.A. Courtney

60.  Thomas of Pendeen

61.  Cornish Telegraph

62.  Cornishman

63.  West Briton

64.  Cornish Guardian

65.  Wills, of Illogan 1933

66.  Barberry of Ladock 1980

67.  Cynthia Walters Whertley

68.  Terry Knight

69.  Davy Flora

70.  Mr D Green, Redruth

71.  Rundle, Breage & Germoe

72.  Michael Tangye Redruth

73.  Cox, St Cleer

74.  Sandra Vingoe Newlyn

75.  Stevens, Zennor and Sancreed

76.  T. Garland Illogan 1820 –1865

77.  Carter, Marazion 1749 – 1809

78.  H. Lean Camborne

79.  "One and All Magazine Pz, 1868

80.  Cox, St Cleer 1884 – 1963

81.  Horrel - Linkinhorne 1911 – 1979

82.  Wherry, Lanlivery 1901 – 1979

83.  Gubbin, Week St Mary 1912 – 1929

84.  Nicholl Porthmellon 1901 – 1968

85.  Thomas Q Couch

86.  (Jan Trenoodle) 1866

87.  J Thomas (Randigal Rhymes) 1895

88.  Humphrey Clodpole ("The history of the day") 1816

89. Wendron

90. Roach

* Supplied by a member of the London Cornish Association

Dialect

Meaning

Source

Term

Cornish

Comments

Earliest Date Recorded

1

AAKUM

Variation of  ache, hake

53

Mixed

Lelant

2

AALS

Front Room

53, 89*,

Household

WC, 

3

AAPATH

Halfpence, daft person

20, 34, 35, 32*, 90*

mental or physical

WC. MC. EC.

2009

4

AANT or UN

Aunt

53, 30, 32*,

Personal

 MC,

1882 [59]

5

Aar

Are

54, 32*,

General

All

1996 (54)

6

AAWE

Verb: to hoe

28, 32*, 34, 35,  57, 90*,

Gardening

EC. MC

1950's [57]

7

AAWK

Hake

Fishing

8

ABBEN ,ABN

to throw

42

General

WP

1914 (42)

9

Abear

Endure. "I can't abear un" . Dislike

30, 53, 54, 55, 60, 

Personal

MC,NC. WP

1880[60]

10

ABANETHA

A small black velvet cap, worn by old ladies ( for Abernethy )

53

Clothing

St Ives

11

ABRAW

"My mother had to go out to work to keep the house abraw. [together]

42

General

WP 

1980 (42)

12

Abew. Abue

Above. Up above

55, 53

General

WP

13

ABIDE

to accept, agree

2, 28, 30, 34, 38, 35, 89*, 

General

NC EC. MC. WC,

1940

14

ABIDE

'I can't abide un' - used negativly

2, 28, 30, 34, 43, 35, 61, 90*, 

General

ALL,

1940 (43)

15

ABROAD ,

of eyes wide open. "keep your nose abroad. (be ready to smell) See Broad Awake.

34, 35, 53,89*, 90*

 General

Follows "a les"

 MC. EC. WC,

16

ABROAD , to take

to dismantle 

2,  28, 30, 34, 35, 67, 89*, 90* 90*

General

NC. MC, EC

1917

17

ABROAD

in pieces, scat abroad, blowed abroad, gone all abroad, put on a lot of weight.

2, 20, 25,  28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 43, 53, 56, 59 62, 89*,90*

General

ALL

8th Dec 1881 [62]

18

ABROAD

"gone abroad or spread out,  as a gate left open or broken". Also to melt, dissolve or disintegrate as in “The pill went abroad in me mouth”

2, 28, 30, 34, 35, 66, 71, 86, 89*,90*

General

ALL

1933

19

ABROAD

 Scat or Broken. GPO. Old lady posting a parcel to Nigeria. "Clerk, Is that parcel going abroad, missas? Old Lady, "Not unless they scat it in the post, it ednt.

4. 28, 33, 34, 35,  89*,

General

MC. EC.  WC,

1950's (33)

20

ABOUTAGO

a tramp; "A go-about" 

53

General

21

ABUSEFULNESS

Abuse

53

General

22

ACCORDING  TO

"that depends"

2, 53, 28, 35, 89*,

General 

  NC. WC,

23

ACCOUTERMENTS

things strewn abroad

53

  General

24

ACHE, AKEN, HAKIN, AAKUM

a large comfortless house, room or space.

53

  Household

25

`a corn `arrish,

or the stubble left after cutting the corn. It was known as `Pilth', "Pilf', when torn up

2, 28, 30, 34, 35, 71, 89*,

Farming

NC. MC. WC.

1940's

26

ACKER

Digging tool

2, 28, 34 , 35, 90*

Tools

MC, NC.

2009

27

ACKY

Daft

Gulval

General

WC

1930

28

ACKYMILE

the blue tit

52

Nature

N C,

1930's

29

AKEMOULE

Tomtit

15, 28, 35,

Nature

EC

1976

30

ACRE

a Cornish acre of 160 poles see yard, LACE. Old acre was eqal to 60 statute acres.

53, 89*,

  General / Farming

  WC,

31

ACRES

in his acres, i.e. in his glory

60, 53 90*

Personal

WP

1880

32

ACRES

Plenty of space. Acres of room

35,

General

EC

33

Actions

Affectation. Pretending. "Lots of actions with un."

55

General

34

ACCROSHAY

A call in the game of leapfrog played with a corrupt version of French terms

60,53

Game

W.P

1880

35

ACT

to act oneself

53

  Actions

36

ACTIONS

Affectaions "self"

53

  Actions

37

ADAGE

a term of contemt

53

  General

38

ADAM & EVE

Early purple Orchids (Orcid mascula)

70

Flora

WC

39

ADAM & EVE

the Wake Robin, Wild Arum

53

Flora

 MC,

40

ADIT

horizontal way in amine

28, 30, 34, 35, 38,   89*,

Mining

MC WC,

1940

41

ADDER

in the neighbourhood of St Mellon this refers to a Newt

86, 53

Nature

EC

1880

42

ADDER'S  COTTON

lesser Dodder (cuscuta epithyrums)

70

Flora

WC

43

ADDERS MAIT

Wild Arum

70, Gulval, 53

Flora

WP

1909 (70)

44

ADDERS MEAT

Arum Linn 

70, 

Flora 

All

1909

45

ADDERS MEAT / SPIT

Greater Stichwort (Stellaria Holestea)

70, 10

Flora 

All

1909 (70)

46

ADDER PLANT

the greater stichwort

53

  Flora

47

ADDER STANES

  ?

53

Old Cornwall 1 p 45

48

ADDICK or ADDECK

Haddock or Addock

72, 2,

Fishing

WC.EC.

1879

49

ADDICK

a post (deef as a addick)

57

Farming 

N C,

1950's [57]

50

Addle

cracked / loose or made ground

38

Mining

MC

1940

51

ADDLED

cracked, of china 

53

Household

Crowlas

52

ADDLED

Unable to father a child

71, 73, 51

Health

MC

1940's [71]

53

ADDLED

Ones head is confused / Headache

 28, 35, 90*

 General

 E.C

54

ADDLE GUTTER

a dirty drain

30, 53

General

MC, 

55

ADDLE POOL

stinking farmyard effluent.

57, 60

Farming

N C, WP

1880 (60)

56

AADLE ADE or ADDLE ADED

person with little brain power

53, 35, 2,

Farming

N C, MC, EC,

1950's [57]

57

AADLE EGG

non-fertile egg under a hen

30, 32*, 57, 71, 35, 90*

Farming

MC, N C, WC,

1940's [71]

58

ADDLE HEAP

a dunghill

53

Farming

59

ADDLE PATE

a stupid fellow

53

  General

60

ADDLE POOL

a cess pit

53

  General

61

ADDER-WEEDS

wild orchids, adders often found where these plants grew. A warning to keep away.

71

Flora

WC

1940's

62

AD REBBET

bother / trouble

60, 53

General

WP

1880

63

ADE

Head

2, 57, 35,

General

EC. NC,

1950's

64

ADE-TAW

adjustable hitch on horse-gear

2, 57

Farming

EC. NC,

1950's

65

ADGE/ADGY

verb: to make or repair a hedge

57

Farming

N C,

1950's

66

ADGE-STRAW

ground or gutter at bottom of hedge

2, 57

Farming

N C,

1950's[57]

67

ADGY

A gap or opening

53, 53

General

WP

1920

68

ADVENTURER

one who takes shares in a mine

28, 34, 35, 53, 60, 89*,

Mining

WP, MC. EC. WC, 

1880

69

A ESS. A EN

It is / it is not

 28, 90*

General

70

'AFF-RAD

linear measurement of 8ft 3ins

57

General

N C, 

1950's

71

AFE WAY OUSE

Half Way House, many public houses between two towns are so called

30, 53, 87 89*,90*

General

MC, WC,

1866

72

AFEARD

afraid

2, 28, 30, 34, 35, 53, 86, 87,

General

NC. MC. EC

1880

73

AFFER

Arthur

53

  Name

74

AFIRE

On fire; "Tes all catched afire."

2, 28, 35, 53, 89*,90*

  General

 NC. EC. WC,

75

AFORE

before

2, 28, 35, 53, 89*,

  General

 NC. EC. WC,

76

FRAL THAT

for all that

53

  General

St Ives

77

AFTER-CLAPSES

additons, afterthoughts

2, 53

  General

 NC.

78

AFTER CROP

Second growth of hay in a field

34,

Farming

M C

1906

79

AFTER GRASS

second growth of hay

2, 74, 35,90*

Farming

All

1884

80

AFTER LEAVINGS

See after washes

53

  Mining

81

AFTER THAT

"Notwithstanding.". "I'm no fool after that".

34, 53, 72, 89*,

General

MC. WC

1879

82

AFTER WINDING

waste corn

58, 53

Farming

WP

1870

83

AFTERS

Pluck of a slaughtered animal

25

Butcher

NC 

1915

84

AGATE

"all agate." descriptive of earnest attention.

86, 88, 53

Appearance

WC, EC

1880 [88]

85

AGEN

Against

28, 32*, 34, 86, 89*,

General

EC. MC. WC,

1880

86

AGAN

the stomach of a pig; see maagen

87

AGAN or AGLET or HOGLEN

Whitethorn Berries (Hawthon)

28, 32*, 35, 43, 52, 88,

Flora

WP, NC, WC, MC, 

1850 (52)

89

AGAPE See also AGGATE

type of marble. other types are, clincher,clayer, dumpshay, stoner, glasser. 

2,

NC.

90

AGAR

ugly

53

Appearance

Zennor

91

AGLET TREE see also AGGLE

Hawthorn, whitethorn, May (crataegus monogyna) first recorded Borlase 1769

28, 30, 35, 53, 70,

Flora

All

1909

92

93

AGG

to incite; set on; provoke

53, 86, 88,

Behaviour

WC, EC

1880 [86]

94

AGGATE

type of marble. other types are, clincher,clayer, dumpshay, stoner, glasser and Alley.

53 89*,

Games

 WC,

95

AGEREVER

ajyrever : a pollack;

53

Fishing

Marazion, Lord St Levan says it was nemed after the place were it was caught.

96

AGGLE

Hawthorn, whitethorn, May (crataegus monogyna) first recorded Borlase 1769

2,

Flora

NC.

97

Agglegutter

also addle-pool. - A cesspool or evil-smelling pool

5, 30

98

AGIN/GIN

until / by the time that

28, 35, 53, 57,

General

N C, MC.

1950's

99

  AGIN

"looking like a duck agin thunder."

2, 53

 Saying

 NC.

100

AGNAIL

a whitlow, from ange-nail, pain nail.

32*, 53 90*

Health

101

A ess

A edn -  It is. It isn't

28, 35, 71, 90*

General

WC. EC.

1940's

102

AFTER

Arthur

60

Personal

WP

1880

103

AFTER-CLAPSES

something happens after the cause is supposed to have been removed.

60

General

WP,

1880

104

Afterwinding

Light corn left between heavy grain and chaff

60

Farming

WP

1880

105

Afore

Before

28, 35, 59, 60, 89*,

General

WP. EC. WC,

1880

106

Agape

Astonished

 2, 90*

General

 NC.MC,

107

AGAR

ugly

60

General

WC

1880

108

Agate

'All agate'. Expectant

60

Personal

WC,

1880

109

Agen

Again. Once more

2,  28, 35,

General

 NC.

110

Agg (Egg) Algs

To "egg on". Incite. Urge on.

Action

111

Agist

Aginst. Agin - Against

General

112

Aglan, Alget

Berries of the hawthorn

32*, 60

Botanical

MC, WC

1880

113

AGLETWITCH

The earthworm; a restless child

52

Nature / Behaviour

N C,

1930's

114

A'goen

going

 28,

Action

115

AGONE

S/he's gone

2, 53

Action

 NC.

116

AGREABLE

compliant, willing

53

Action

117

AHA

goodbye, especiaaly to a child

28, 35,

General

MC

1974

118

AH FAX

Truly

58

General

WC

1870

119

A'-HOODING

to go wood cutting

15

General

NE

1900

120

AIKEN

aching

53, 35, 89*,

Health

WP, WC,

121

AIGLETS

Fruits of the hawthorn

30, 33, 90*

Flora

MC

1940

122

AIK

Hake (Nickname for St Ives people

20

Fishing

WC

1975

123

AILER

Receiver of stolen goods

60, 53

General

WC

1880

124

'AILER

tarpaulin

2, 57

Farming

N C,

1950's

125

AILMEGGANTLY

Notice in West Britain Newspaper 10/10/1817.

"Take note that thear is a mantrap and spikes ...in those turnips. If any person is caught stealing or pulling up turnips from this ground they shall ailmeggantly be taken up and sent to goaill and take the punishment of the law.

64

Farming

WC

1817

126

AILS

The bristles or awns of barley

53, 35,

Botanical

NC

126a

AISLES

The bristles or awns of barley. Father said this to rhyme with “aisles” or “isles” rather than to rhyme with “ails” Lorna Leadbetter.

2,

Botanical

NC, 

127

AILY

"bindweed"

25

Flora

NC

1915

128

AINGE

the pluck of an animal; see head to hang

2, 53

Farming

NC. 

129

AIPERNT  / APERN

an apron or without T in Bude

60, 2, 32*

General

WC, MC, NC.

1880

130

Airy-mouse

 (Rare mouse) The bat

2, 15, 28, 30, 35, 53, 56, 57, 60, 88,

Nature

ALL

1865

131

Aisy. Aise 

Easy. Unsuspecting

2, 59, 35,

General

 NC. EC.

1882

132

AISLE See also 2 above

a parlour

53

Household

133

AITCH-PIECE

The catch or tongue of a buckle

60,53

General

WC

1880

134

ALL

used frequently as an argumentative, as "all abroad."

86

Behaviour

EC

1880

135

ALLEY

the Allis Shad, (Alosa vulgaris) from its bony nature sometimes called chuck-children.

86

Flora

EC

1880

136

ALSANDERS

the herb, (Smyrnium olusatrum)

86, 2

Flora

EC, NC

1880

137

ARISH RAKE

 used to rake arishes after mowing

2, 15, 34, 90*

Farming

NC. EC. MC.

1931

138

AKAAMANNA

An exclamation of disgust see cak

53,53

General

Cor. Caca

WC

1920

139

AKE

a groove in a stone used as an anchor to take a rope. Paculiar to Cornwall 

60

Fishing

WC

1880

140

AKE

a stake advanced at marbles by a fellow player who is bankrupt;

53

Games

St. Neot

141

AKER

28, 34, 35, 56, 90*

Tools

ALL

142

Aker. Alker

Delight. In a happy or congenial occupation

88

Behaviour

WC

1895

143

Aketha

Quotha

60, 87

General

WC

1880

144

AKKO

verb: to function properly

57

General

N C,

1950's

145

'ALE

verb: to bank up potatoes or heal wound

57

Farming

N C,

1950's

146

ALE HOOF

Ground Ivy 

43

Flora

WC

147

ALAIRE

a short time ago.

53, 60,

General

WC

1880

148

ALARRA

exclamation of children when throwing a ball from beneath the thigh.

53

Games

149

AlaRs

Alas

General

150

Alan 

A hard bare patch of land

53, 88,

General

WC

1895

151

ALANAPPLE

apple given to a young girl (to put under her pillow) on the night of Hallowe'en, usually by an older female relative in the house. Newlyn Tradition.

75

Tradition

WC

1943

152

Alantide

All Saints Day

88

Tradition

WC

1895

153

ALAU

the white water lily

53

Flora

154

ALE'ER

aleer, well e'er; "I seed'n in jest 'leer."

53

Saying

155

ALE-HOOT

ground ivy.

53

Flora

156

ALI-BALI-BO

Itinerant Italian Musician 

28

General

MC

1901

157

ALIFE

"when Siah were life."

53

Saying

158

ALIVE

of a lode containing ore.

53

Mining

159

ALLER

alder tree

2, 15, 57

Flora

EC NC,

1900

160

Alley & ALLEYS

A large marble. A taw

Marbles

2, 20, 28, 30, 34, 35,43 57. 73, 88, 89*, 90*

General

ALL

1895 (88)

161

ALLEE-COUCHEE

"When one child becoming bored and tired was told by another: 'you allez coucher'. An old man when enquiring was told this meant "go to bed".  It is French!

60,  73  89*,

General

WC

1880

162

Allis

Always

General

163

ALLIERS

 A fool

42

General

WC

1914

164

Allish 

Pale, sickly in appearance

10, 33, 88

Appearance

MC, WC

1895 (88)

165

ALLAMOND COMFORTS

almond comfits

53

Sweets / Food

166

ALL-ABROAD

with ones trouser fly open

22, 34, 53 89*, 90*

Appearance

WC. MC

1950

167

All-on-an-upshot

ln a great hurry. A commotion Unnexpectedly

28, 88, 90*

Behaviour

WC

1895 (88)

168

ALLEECAMPAGNE

the bluetitmouse; see elicompanie.

53

Fauna

169

ALLEE-COUCHEE

to go to bed; connects with allicumpooster.

53

Household

170

ALLEY

elley, to aim, try; "you don't elley to do nawthen.

35, 53,

Saying

St. Neot

171

ALLEY

the alley shad; chuck-children. Type of fish, as told in the legend of St Leven. There is still a competition for allis shad fishing in Finistere, Brittany [2011 Ed.]

53

Fishing

172

ALLEY

glass marble

2, 28, 53, 89*,

Game

 WC, NC, 

173

ALLICUMPOOSTER

all correct;

53

General

oll yn composter

174

ALLISH

weak, emaciated

53

Appearance

175

ALLSANDERS

Alexanders (smyrnium olusatrum)

2, 70, 90

Flora

All

1909

176

ALL SEED

Radiola Hill (Linacae linoides)

70

Flora

All

1909

177

ALL THE GOOD

"it will do you good."

53

Saying

178

ALLY-DALLY

a very large blackberry

53

Flora

Mousehole

179

ALMAN

Calender  / Almanack

2, 38,

General

MC. NC

1940

180

ALONGST

along, "alongst and athwart."

53

General

189

ALTER 

of farm animals: to castrate

2, 34, 35, 76,

Farming

NC. MC.WC.

1877

190

ALYER

pathway

2, 

Church Accounts

NC

1512

191

Amenuts

Almonds

53, 60,

Flora

WC

1880

192

AME UP

verb: to shut off stock from field for mowing later.

2, 57

Farming

N C,

1950's

193

AMN'T

am not

53

General

194

Ampassy

the Etcetera always chanted at the end of the alphabel.

53, 57, 86, 88,

General

N C, EC

1880 (86)

195

AMPLUSH, AMPLISH

perplexity, for non-plus

53

General

196

Am

Hom. Fog-horn

Fishing

197

Amed

Earned

General

198

Amm

The wrist

Part of Body

199

AMMEL

freezing rain

57,

General

N C,

1950's

200

AMMERTINKER

to fiddle about, achieving very little.

57,

General

N C,

1950's

201

AMMUTS See also E.

Ants

47,

Nature

MC WC,

1973

202

AMZIZ

hames fitted over horses neck-collar

57,

Farming

N C,

1950's

203

A-NEAR

in "whats a-near?" ie. "What is the use."

10, 77,

General

WC.

1820

204

AN

then; usually 'n

53

General

205

AN

see aunt

53

Name

206

Anan! NAN

What do ee say?

53, 60, 86, 88,

General

WC, EC

1880 (86)

207

Anatomy

Skeleton. A person very slight and wasted

53, 59, 60,

Personal

WC.

1880

208

ANCELL

a steel-yard

53

Measuring tool

209

ANCIENT

unusual, incongrous

2, 52, 71

General

N C, WC.

1930's

210

AND ALL

complete, made and all;

53

General

211

ANEEST

near

53

General

213

ANEK

in "Crying the neck"

53

Farming

214

AN END

to drive an end

53, 60,

Mining

WC

1880

215

Anend 

On end

58, 86

General

WC, EC

1880

216

ANES

nigh, a nigh -from old word Anewst.

53, 86,

General

1866

217

ANGALISH

Gallows

60, 53

General

WC

1880

217

ANGBEW

'tail' of farm gate for fixing hinges.

57

Farming

N C,

1950's

218

ANGELMAINE

the Monk fish (Squatina angelus) Mavagissey

86, 53

Fishing