Lakeland Words; A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases as Used in Cumberland and Westmorland, with Illustrative Sentences in the North Westmorland Dialect (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...liuks a reg'lar hang-dog liuk, he's neea good. HAWKY--Hod. What t' wo'ers hes ta tek lime an' stians up wi'; an' t' man 'at sarras t' wo'ers. HARDlN--Rough material used for coarse aprons. A hardin brat. HARRIED--Tired; more than sufficient. Ah's fairly harried. Ye've harried mi' wi' meat. HARRY--When t' poddish hes been sarra'd oot, an' ther's some left, that's Harry. HATTY-CAP--A lads' gam. HASK--Rough, dry, kizened. It maks yan's hands hask to howk amang lime. Mi skin's as hask as owt. Well watter's ower hask to wesh in. HAUVED--A sheep mark. Hauf a lug off. HAY-BAY--A great commotion. He kickt up a gurt hay-bay aboot his money. HAFFLE--To waver; to speak unintelligibly. HANSEL-MONDAY--The first Monday in the new year, when it is customary to make children and servants a present. HAUNCH--To throw. HANG-GALLOWS--A sheepish, slenkin appearance. He'd his heed doon atween his legs, an' liukt a reg'lar hanggallows liuk. HARKS-'TA--Hear tha. Harks-ta at that noo. is that thunner? HACKEN--A term of disgust. T' gurt brossen hacken wad eat tell he dud hissel a mischief. HEART-SLUFT--Sickened; sorrowful; cast-down. Ah was heart-sluft when Ah fand oot Ah'd ten mile ta walk ower t' fell, an' dark ano. She was heart-sluft when her mudder deed. They war heart-sluft when it rained day by day, an' seea mich hay doon. HEED-RIGGS--The unploughed margins, or the margins that are ploughed in a contrary direction owing to turning, er t' heed riggs. HER, SHE--Let her alian, noo she's fit ta len oot, she's a gay whent 'un is. Ah won't say wheea, but it's ai genuine Lakeland spak. A Highlander or a Welshman (vide "Valentine Vox") we expect to hear use the feminine pronoun, but the above had reference to a man considerably advanced in years, and the practice among us o...