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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

The Dialect of Cornwall

In Conjunction with Brian Stevens

Recorder of Dialect

Dialect words and their meanings.
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Dialect

Meaning

Source Term

Cornish 

Comment

Date

IGOTTY: t

he staple into which the bolt runs to fasten a door.

   

 

 

 

ILES: 

"eye-less." The Sundew, formerly believed to be the cause of liver-fluke in sheep, actually a trematode flat-worm passing a part of its life in snails of marshy land. 

   

Cor. eyles.

 

 

IMAGE MAKER: 

a sculptor.

   

 

 

 

IN AND OUTER: r.

one who does not go fishing in doubtful weathe

   

 

 

 

IN COORSE:

of course.

   

 

 

 

IMGROSSERS:

profiteers in wheat, etc.

   

 

 

 

INHEAD: 

to incite.

   

 

 

 

INKLE:

a coarse tape or narrow webbing used for apron-strings. 

   

Cor. ynkyl.

 

 

INSYDOWT:

inside out.

   

 

 

 

INSENCE: 

to explain to anyone, "I'll insence him into it."

   

 

 

 

IRE STONE: 

compact greenstone.          

     ISH AND ISH:

 "a near thing" 

   

 

Newlyn.

 

ISHENS, USHENS: 

cereal chaff; originally dust after winnowing. .

   

Cor. us, usyon

 

 

ISS FAY: 

yes indeed. [TINNY MARMOT: itinerary musician or player. 

    Cor. us indrawn breath. Us fe.

Pendeen.