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The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect
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The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect
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| A WORDS | B WORDS | C WORDS | D WORDS | E WORDS | F WORDS | G WORDS | H WORDS | I WORDS | J WORDS | K WORDS | L WORDS | M WORDS |
| N WORDS | O WORDS | P WORDS | Q WORDS | R WORDS | S WORDS | T WORDS | U WORDS | V WORDS | W WORDS | X WORDS | Y WORDS | Z WORDS |
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Below is a list of all the dialect
words beginning with the letter A that we have collected so far. We need the
Societies help in seeing which ones
were used in your area or indeed if your Society can add to the list of A words.
Please check the table below for the Source number allocated to your Society. .
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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 |
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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 |
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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 * London Cornish Association |
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EAR BUSSAS |
ear bussums: tonsils. |
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EAR |
of wheelbarrow: the luggs in which the axle turns; also of a pump |
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C.S.W. 75. |
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EAT THE SUN: |
to bask in sunshine: a miners' expression. |
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EAVE: |
to thaw. See HEAVE. |
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EAVER, AYVER, HEEVERS: |
darnel (grass) Fr.ivraie. |
Cor.
yvre, yvra. |
O.C. V p.476, IX p.49. |
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ECKSHEEN: |
husks of corn; huskings |
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EDJACK: |
idiot, foolish fellow. |
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EEDGE, EEJ, AEEJ: |
scream or screech. Cr.
uj, uja. |
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EENA, MEENA, MORA, MY, |
pisca,
lara, bora, by. Counting out rhymes before a
game. Variants: pasca, lara, bona, by, elke, belke... |
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EGGLETS, AGGLETS: |
haws. |
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EGGS AND BACON: |
a daffodil cultivar 1889. |
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EKEMAULE, EKKYMOWL, EKKYJOEY:
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the tomtit. See
HACKMAL. |
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ELVAN: |
blue porphyry rock. |
Cor. elven, men elven. |
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ELIECOMPANIE: |
the blue tit. 'Bird by day, toad by night' (Polwhele) distorted form of half-remembered Cornish pen paly, pedn paly. Actually name of the plant Inula campama; a sweet was made of its candied root. Also extended to hard-bake, almond toffee. |
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O.C. Ill p.30. |
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ELIZABETH: |
the Martagon lily. |
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ELMING RAKE: |
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ELLECK: |
the red gurnard. |
Cor. elek |
C.S.W. p.75 |
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ELLENS |
A very thin person |
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Personal |
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ELLENS |
Slates clapped together |
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Common |
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WC, |
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EMMET: |
the ant. Archaic English. |
32, 89* |
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MC, WC, |
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EMMUT: |
the eye of the wind. |
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C.S.W. |
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' EN: |
older English suffix:
housen, primrosen. |
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ENT: |
to empty, rain heavily. |
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EPIPHANY: |
dodder plant on furze, the 'devil's saffern'. |
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EPPS |
Stable door |
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Farming |
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ERVINS, HERVINS: |
narcissi; probably for
IRVINE's, an old variety. |
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ERRISH: |
See Arrish. |
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ESTINNEY MARMET, |
(tinny marmot: oddly dressed itinerant musician. See
MOMMET. |
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ETTAW, ETTER: |
(fetter) A shackle to join two chains. |
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See also
C.S.W. |
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EUMERS, EMMERS: |
dried cow dung used as fuel. Also embers. 'Rake the eumers over the fire and make a crow in the ashes. |
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EVIL: |
a sore or boil. |
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EVIL, YEEVIL: |
a farm fork, two pronged hayfork, also three or five pronged
yard fork. O.E. |
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EVERY ONE WEEK: |
every other week. |
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EYEABLE: |
presentable, pleasant to see. |
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