The Dialect of the West of England Particularly Somersetshire by James Jennings
Inin. s. Onion.
Ire. s. Iron.
Ire-gare. s. See GARE.
Ise. pron. I. See UTCHY, [West of the Parret].
Ist. [i long]. s. East.
Istard. [i long]. adv. Eastward.
It. adv. Yet, [pronouced both it and _eet>]. see
N'eet.
J.
Jack-in-the-Lanthorn, Joan-in-the-Wad. s. The meteor usually called a Will with the Wisp.
Ignis Fatuus.-Arising from ignition of phosphorus from rotten leaves and decayed vegetable matters.
Jaunders. s. The jaundice.
To Jee. v. n. To go on well together; see To GEE.
Jif'fey. s. A short time: an instant.
Jist. adv. Just.
Jitch, Jitchy. adj. Such.
Jod. s. The letter J.
Jorum. s. A large jug, bowl, &c., full of something to be eaten or drank.
To Jot. v. a. To disturb in writing; to strike the elbow.
K.
The sound K is often displaced by substituting qu, as for coat, corn, corner, cost; quoat or (qu?t) quoin, quiner, quost.
Keck'er. s. The windpipe; the trachea.
Keep. s. A basket, applied only to large baskets.
To Keeve. v. a. To put the wort in a keeve for some time to ferment.
Keeve. s. A large tub or vessel used in brewing. A mashing- tub is sometimes called a keeve.
Kef'fel. s. A bad and worn out horse.
To Kern. v. n. To turn from blossom to fruit: the process of turning from blossom to fruit is called kerning.
Kex, Kexy. s. The dry stalks of some plants, such as Cows- parsley and Hemlock, are called Kexies. As dry as a kexy is a common simile.
Kill. s. A Kiln.
Kil'ter. s. Money.
King'bow, or rather, a-kingbow. adv. Kimbo.
Chaucer has this word kenebow, which is, perhaps, the true one-a kenebow, implying a bow with a keen or sharp angle.
"He set his arms in kenebow."
CHAUCER, Second Merchant's Tale.
Or place the arms a-Kingbow, may be to place them in a consequential manner of commanding, like a king.
Kir'cher. s. The midriff; the diaphragm.
Kirsmas. s. Christmas.
Kirsen. v. a. To Christen.
[These two words are instances of the change of place of certain letters, particularly r.]
Kit. s. A tribe; a collection; a gang.
Kit'tle, Kittle-smock. s. A smock frock.
Knack-kneed. adj. In-kneed; having the knees so grown that they strike [knock] against each other.
Knot'tlins. s. pl. The intestines of a pig or calf prepared for food by being tied in knots and afterwards boiled.
Chapter 1 ad. Yes; I, I, yes, yes; most probably a corrupt pronunciation of ay.
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Chapter 2 What shall utchy do What shall I do.
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Chapter 3 No.3
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