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Jennings, James

"The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire"


Aa'th. _s._ earth.
Ab'bey. _s._ The great white poplar: one of the varieties of
the _populus alba_.
Ab'bey-lubber. _s._ A lazy, idle fellow.
Abought. _part._ Bought. _See_ VAUGHT.
Abrood'. _adv._ When a hen is sitting on her eggs she is said
to be _abrood_.
Ad'dle. _s._ A swelling with matter in it.
Ad'dled. _a._ Having pus or corruption; hence
Ad'dled-egg. _s._ An egg in a state of putrefaction.
Affeard'. _a._ Afraid.
Afo're, Afo'rn. _prep_. and _adv._ Before; _afore,
Chaucer_.
Again. _prep_. Against.
Agon', Agoo'. _adv._ [these words literally mean
_gone_.] Ago; _agoo, Chaucer_; from the verb to
_goo_, _i.e._ to go; _he is up and agoo_; he is up
and gone.
Alas-a-dAcy. _interj._ A-lack-a-day.
Ale. _s._ A liquor, brewed with a proportion of malt from
about four to six bushels to the hogshead of 63 gallons; if it
contain more malt it is called _beer_; if less, it is usually
called _small beer_.
Al'ler. _s._ The alder tree.
AllA"s. _adv._ Always.


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