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Jennings, James

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


To Becall'. _v. a._ To censure; to reprove; to chide.
Bee'A¤s, Bease. _s. pl. [Beasts]_ Cattle. Applied only to
_Oxen_ not Sheep.
Bee-but, Bee-lippen. _s._ A bee-hive
Bee'dy. _s._ A chick.
Beedy's-eyes. _s.pl._ Pansy, love-in-idleness.
Beer. _s. See_ ALE.
Befor'n. _prep._ Before.
To Begird'ge, To Begrud'ge. _v. a._ To grudge; to envy.
LORD BYRON has used the verb _begrudge_ in his notes to the
2nd canto of Childe Harold.
Begor'z, Begum'mers. _interj._
These words are, most probably, oaths of asseveration. The last
appears to be a corruption of _by godmothers_. Both are
thrown into discourse very frequently: _Begummers, I ont tell; I
cant do it begorz._
Begrumpled. _part._ Soured; offended.
To Belg. _v. n._ To cry aloud; to bellow.
Bell-flower. _s._ A daffodil.
To Belsh. _v. a._ To cut off dung, &c., from the tails of
sheep.
BeneA¤pt. _part._ Left aground by the recess of the spring
tides.
To Benge. _v. n._ To remain long in drinking; to drink to
excess.


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