Asker
Archet
Bally-rag
Bee-pots
Biddle in a barken field
Bit 'n' drap
A girt clavy
Clinkers or tinklebobs
Cowlease
Drongway
Dumbledore
Emmet
Faddle of firewood
Gallycrows
Gilcups
Greygoles
Homhle
Hoss-stinger
A mampus in Yetminster
A pisty-poll
Popples
A Reddick
Sives
A smeech
Welshnuts
Wonthills
Yakkers

These are some words which are unique to the Dorset dialect, spoken in Dorset in the West Country of England.

WordMeaning
A
A-cothedDisease
A-drawenDrawing, for example "He be a-drawen a picture."
A-feardAfraid (Dorset motto, "Who's a-feard?")
AgeanAgainst, for example "'e be runnin' agean thac strong wind."
AggyThe act of collecting eggs[1]
Ailenillness, ailing (verb or noun)[1]
A-lassenLest
Alik'Like
All'sAll this
AmperPustules "I be all out in an amper!"
AllerThe alder tree
AnbyAt a near time, by and by
Annan?An interjectional exclamation. "What did you say?"
Anewst, or AnisteAt nearest
AnighNear, close by[1]
AnklyThe ankle[1]
Any-whenAt any time[1]
ArchetOrchard[1]
ArnA contraction of "e'er a one"
Ash candlesThe seed vessels of the ash tree
AskerWater newt
A-stroutStretched out[1]
A-stoodedStood (as a waggon) immovably in the ground
A-stoggdHaving your feet stuck in either clay or dirt
AtTo play at, to have at
AthirtAcross
AvoreBefore[1]
A-vrozeFrozen[1]
AwakedAwake
AxTo ask[1]
AxenAshes[1]
AyerAir[1]
A-zetSet or planted
A-zew1) To be dry of milk; no longer giving suck "The cow's a-zew" 2) To sew a pond, to drain or draw it dry.
B
BackhouseOuthouse[1]
Backsidebackyard or rear of property[1]
BadSynonym for ill
BallyragTo scold[1]
BandyA stick used for beating dung out of the way, usually long and sturdy with a bent end[1]
BandylagsCrooked/bowed legs
BankroutBankrupt
BarkenBarley[2]
BarryBorrow[2]
BatchHillock[2]
BattenbuoardA tool for tamping thatch on a roof[2]
BavenA faggot of untrimmed branches[2]
Beas'Beast, usually refers to cattle[2]
BeatploughA tool used for cutting turf[2]
BecallTo deride
BeensBecause, possible contraction of 'being as'[2]
Bee-potBeehive[2]
BeknownKnown about
BennitsThe bent tips of grasses and similar[2]
BibberShiver with cold[2]
BideDwell[2]
BiddleBeetle[2]
Bird-kippyTo keep birds from the corn[2]
Bit-an'-drapA bite to eat and a drink[2]
Bit-an'-crimpEvery last scrap of something[2]
BlatchBlack or sooty[2]
BlatherAn uproar[2]
BloothBlossom[2]
BottomSteadfast[2]
BrintonBold, audacious[3]
BrockleBroken[3]
BrucklyBrittle[3]
BudgetA leather pouch for a whetstone[3]
BumbyeBy-and-by[3]
C
CaddieAn uproar or carry-on[3]
CaddleMuddle[3]
CarCarry or move: to car hay is to stack hay[3]
Cazelty weatherExtremely bad weather (casualty weather)[3]
ChawChew[3]
Cheese-lateA floor for drying cheese[3]
ChimleyChimney[3]
ChopSell, barter or exchange[3]
ChumpA log of wood[3]
ClavyMantelpiece[3]
ClinkerIcicle[4]
CockleTangle[4]
CowleaseAn uncut field, meadow[4]
CradlehoodEarly stages of childhood, infancy, still in the cradle[4]
CricketA low stool or chair for a child[4]
CroustyGrumpy, in a bad mood[4]
CurdlesHair curls[4]
D
DabsterSomeone who is skilled in something, an expert[4]
DadderTo confuse or bewilder[4]
DanderVex, anger[4]
DewbitA bite to eat taken first thing in the morning before breakfast[4]
DoughbiakedFeeble-minded[5]
DoutPut out a flame or fire, "Dout the candle" for example[5]
DowndashiousAudacious[5]
DrashelThe strip of wood or concrete at the bottom of a doorway, the threshold[5]
DrawlatchetenIdle, lazy[5]
DrinkyHaving consumed too much alcohol, inebriated[5]
DuckishDark, gloomy[5]
DrongSqueeze or compress[5]
DrongwayA narrow passage or alley; Most commonly a narrow footpath between two fenced fields[5]
DumbledoreBumblebee[5]
E
EetYet[5]
EffetsNewts[5]
EmmetsAnts[5]
EvemenEvening[5]
F
FaddleTo pack or bundle together[6]
FantodFuss[6]
FessPleased with, proud[6]
FlummocksTo scare or frighten[6]
FootlingSomething worthless, beneath contempt[6]
FootyInsignificant, small, trivial[6]
FrithThin twigs that have broken off from trees and bushes, historically used to make brushes; brushwood[6]
G
GakeTo stare open-mouthed, gawk, gape[6]
GallycrowScarecrow[6]
GannywedgeA wide yawn or to spread apart[6]
GilcupA small, yellow flower of the family Ranunculaceae, common in meadows and pasture; buttercup[6]
GirtLarge, great[6]
GleneTo joke with[7]
GlutchTo swallow[7]
GreygoleA small, blue woodland flower of the hyacinth family; Bluebell[7]
GwainGoing[7]
Gwains-onRowdy behaviour (goings-on)[7]
H
HalterpathA path for a horse and rider; Bridleway[7]
HandyThereabouts, an approximation, "Ees 6' or somewhere 'andy" for example[7]
Han'patNearby, close at hand[7]
HatchA small gate[7]
HealTo cover over[7]
HedlenHeadlong[7]
HethcropperA horse or pony bred on a heath[7]
Hidy-buckChildren's game, hide-n-seek[7]
HoTo be anxious or to show caution[8]
Hobby HorseWoodlouse[8]
HomhleA duck[8]
Honey-zuckA climbing plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle[8]
Hoss-stingerDragonfly[8]
I
Ice-candlesIcicles[8]
InonOnion[8]
J
Joppety-joppetyAnxious, nervous trepidation[8]
K
KeechTo clear a riverbank of weeds[8]
KitFriend or family, kin[8]
L
LamplooA game of tag in which those caught join hands with the pursuer/s to form a chain[9][10]
LeeryHungry[9]
LerretA traditional, double-ended boat with a flat bottom and high sternposts, which can be launched from a steep bank or beach [9][11]
LimberSkinny, slim, slender[9]
LimnerPainter and decorator[9]
LipBasket[9]
LippenWet weather, rainy, sometimes also referred to as lippy[9]
LisomeCheery, happy[9]
LitterConfusion[9]
M
MagotAn impulse or whim[9]
MainStrength, power[9]
MampusA crowd[9]
MeshMoss[9]
MoudField mouse[12]
N
NammetA light lunch of meat[12]
NearParsimonious, miserly[12]
NickyKindling[12]
NippyPeckish[12]
NirrupDonkey[12]
NotFlowerbed[12]
NuncheonA noon-time meal, luncheon[12]
O
Out ov banInstantly, at once[12]
Over-rightOpposite[12]
P
ParrickA piece of fenced off land, a paddock[12]
PeartHealthy, vibrant, full of life[13]
Peck uponDominate[13]
PeltA rage, to feel angry[13]
PiavioursFlagstones[13]
Piggyback, a pig a back, a pack a backTo carry a child on one's back with their arms around your neck and their legs around your waist.
Pisty pollTo carry a child on one's shoulders with their legs around your neck and their arms around your forehead.
PopplesPebbles[13]
ProgFood[13]
Q
QuineThe corner of a wall[13]
QuobQuiver, shake[13]
R
RaleWalk[13]
RamshacklumUseless[13]
RapSwap, barter or exchange[13]
RatheEarly[13]
ReanConsume food quickly and greedily[14]
ReaphookA curved blade for cutting grasses; Sickle[14]
ReddickSmall garden bird with a red breast, commonly known as a robin (Erithacus rubecula)[14]
ReeveUnravel[14]
RottletrapRickety[14]
S
SatepollA foolish or silly person[14]
ScalyMean, stingy[14]
SivesChives or garlic[14][15]
SmeechA cloud of dust[16]
SnabbleTo snap up quickly; To eat quickly or greedily[16]
Span-newClean and shiny, like new[16]
SprakSpry, lively[16]
T
TiltyGrumpy, irritable, ill-tempered[16]
TinklebobsIcicles[16]
TorrididdleA state of bewilderment or confusion[16]
ToyearThis year; as in today, tomorrow etc.[16]
TwanketenSad, melancholic[16]
U
UndercreepenDevious, sly, underhand[17]
UpsydownUpside down, overturned[17]
V
VangTo earn[17]
VinnyVeiny or mouldy, like the Dorset cheese, Blue-vinny[17]
VittyNeat and proper[17]
W
WarePond[17]
WelshnutWalnut[17]
WerretTo concern or worry[18]
WontMole, small burrowing mammal of the family Talpidae[18]
WoppenBig, heavy[18]
WopsyWasp[18]
WordleWorld[18]
Y
YakkerAcorn[18]
YisEarthworm[18]
YopSpeak rapidly, jabber[18]
Z
ZealeSack[18]
Zet upTo anger, infuriate[18]
ZummatSomething[18]
ZwailSwagger[18]

See also

Wiktionary has a category on Dorset English.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Newton (2014), p. 7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Newton (2014), p. 8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Newton (2014), p. 9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Newton (2014), p. 10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Newton (2014), p. 11.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Newton (2014), p. 12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Newton (2014), p. 13.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Newton (2014), p. 14.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Newton (2014), p. 15.
  10. ↑ Bertha Gomme, Alice (2009). The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc. (Complete). Library of Alexandria Publishing. ISBN 9781465572899.
  11. ↑ "Lerrets and Fishing Off Chesil Beach". Dorset Ancestors. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Newton (2014), p. 16.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Newton (2014), p. 17.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Newton (2014), p. 18.
  15. ↑ Barnes (1863), p. 84.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Newton (2014), p. 19.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Newton (2014), p. 20.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Newton (2014), p. 21.

References

  • Barnes, William (1863), A Grammar and Glossary of the Dorset Dialect, Berlin: A. Asher and Co.
  • Newton, Gill (2014), Dorset Dialect, Sheffield: Bradwell Books, ISBN 9781910551011
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