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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies The Dialect of Cornwall In Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect |
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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies 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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Vaddy |
Musty. Damp |
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Vady |
Refers to health. Quite well |
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Vanning Shovel |
For sampling tin (mining) |
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Vally. Valley. Vallie |
Value. To care for |
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Vamping |
Vamping about. Walking |
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Vang |
A notion. Idea. To get. To earn |
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Vermen. Vermin |
Vermin |
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Varying |
Sheer lightning. St Elmo's fire |
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Vaather |
Father |
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Vean. |
Little "cheel vean' (little child) |
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Vear |
Barren. unfruitful |
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Vear. Veer. |
A suckling pig. A young pig |
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Veet or Vit |
Feet. Foot |
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Vermust |
Vermin |
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Veor |
Great |
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Vestry |
The smiling of sleeping infants. 'In the vertries' |
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Viestes |
fists |
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Viddler |
Small hook used by fisherman and anglers to dig for lance |
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Vinny |
Road colour. Off colour. Off taste. Going bad. Sour |
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Vinid |
Green. Mould. Mouly. |
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Visit with. |
To call on |
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Visgey |
A sort of pickaxe |
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Vittle. Vitty |
(see 'Fittie') proper. Correct |
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Vittles |
Food |
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Voldry |
A work or clothes A voider |
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Voor. Voore. |
A furrow made by a plough |
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Vower |
Four |
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Voyer |
The headland round a field |
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Vugg |
Holes in mineral vein in which valuable specimens are found |
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Vurden.. |
Farthing |
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Vut |
Foot |
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Vuzz |
Furse |