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Jennings, James

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

_s._ Rosin.
Rud'derish. _adj._ Hasty, rude, without care.
Ruf. _s._ A roof.
Rum. _s._ Room; space.
Rum'pus. _s_ A great noise.
This word ought to be in our English Dictionaries.
Rungs. _s. pl._ The round steps of a ladder.


S.

The sound of S is very often converted into the sound of Z. Thus
many of the following words, _Sand-tot, Sar, Seed-lip, Silker,
Sim, &c._, are often pronounced _Zand-tot, Zar, ZeeA¤d-lip,
Zilker, Zim, &c._

SAc'cer-eyes. Very large and prominent eyes. [Saucer eyes.
Sand-tot. _s_. A sandhill.
To Sar. _v. a._ To serve--Toearn; as, _I can sar but
zixpence_ a day.
Sar'ment. _s._ A sermon.
Sar'rant. _s._ A servant.
Sar'tin. _adj._ Certain.
Sar'tinly. _adv._ Certainly.
Scad. _s._ A short shower.
Schol'ard. _s._ A scholar.
Scissis-sheer. _s._ A scissors-sheath.
Scollop. _s_. An indentation; notch; collop.
To Scollop. _v. a._ To indent; to notch.
Scoose wi'. Discourse or talk with you.
To Scot'tle. _v. a._ To cut into pieces in a wasteful manner.


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