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Jennings, James

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


Glare. _s._ The glaze of earthenware.
G'lore. _adv._ In plenty.
This word, without the apostrophe, _Glore_, is to be found in
Todd's Johnson, and there defined _fat_. The true meaning is,
I doubt not, as above; _fat g'lore_, is _fat in plenty_.
Gold. _s._ The shrub called sweet-willow or wild myrtle;
_Myrica gale_.
This plant grows only in peat soils; it is abundant in the boggy
moors of Somersetshire; it has a powerful and fragrant smell.
Gold-cup. _s._ A species of crow-foot, or ranunculus, growing
plentifully in pastures; _ranunculus pratensis._
To Goo. _v. n._ [_Gwain_, going; _gwon_, gone.] To
go.
Gookoo. _s._ Cookoo.
Goo'ner. _interj._ Goodnow!
Good'-Hussey. _s._ A thread-case.
Goose-cap. _s._ A silly person.
Graint'ed. _adj._ Fixed in the grain; difficult to be
removed; dirty.
Gram'fer. _s._ Grandfather.
Gram'mer. _s._ Grandmother.
To Gree. _v. n._ To agree.
Gribble. _s._ A young apple-tree raised from seed.
To Gripe, _v. a._ To cut into gripes.


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