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The greater majority of the words below are in common use today. Many, however, may only be heard in isolated parts of Somerset and some are no longer in modern day usage.
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| Somerset dictionary: N-Z: | | Somerset | English | Additional Comments | | Nappy | Uneasy | | | Natch | Natural dry cider | | | Natomy | Anatomy, skeleton | | | Nestle tripe | Runt, especially of pigs | | | Nipper | Small boy | | | Nippy | Sharp | | | Noggerhead | Idiot | | | North eye | Squint eyed | | | Nosebag | Nosey parker | | | Nottled, nottlin' | Really cold | | | Nottlins or nettlins | Instines of pigs or calfs | The intestines are tied in knots and boiled for eating | | Nummet, nammet | Consequences | (eg: wha' odds izzit to I? (of what consquence is it to me?)) | | 'Ood | Would | | | 'Ooden | Would not | | | Ope | Opening | | | Ourn | Ours | | | Overlook | Bewitch | | | Ower | Our | | | Pantiles | Roof tiles | | | Parget | Plaster the inside of a chimney with cowdung and lime mix | | | Passen | Parson | | | Peart | Lively | | | Peer | Appear | | | Pelm or pellum | Dust (as in pelmet to keep the dust off curtains) | | | Pew Moanier | Pneumonia | | | Piller | Pillow | | | The Pins | Cataracts | | | Pitch | To settle, particularly with snow | | | Pixie led | Simple minded, crazed | | | Plim | Swell | | | Pole | Nape of the neck, as in pole axed | | | Privy | Outdoor toilet | | | Privy ladle | Long-handled scoop to empty the privy | | | Puggle 'eaded | Drunk, stupid | Cider drinkers can often be recognised by their rosy faces and inability to articulate. They are then considered puggle 'eaded | | Punkies | Will-o-the-wisps, the souls of unbaptized children | | | Purdy | Pretty | | | Rafty | Rancid | | | Rampin | Raving mad | | | Ramshackle | Ricketty | | | Rawd | Rode | | | Ray | To dress | | | Ream | Widen out | | | Revel | A wake | | | Rig | Struggle with walking | | | Rise | Raise | | | Rumatics | Rheumatism | | | Quag | Quagmire | | | Quarter aled | Paralysed | | | Quirky | Argumentative | | | Scollared | Taught | | | Scrammed | Shivering with cold | | | Scrape | Dripping, animal fat when spread on bread | | | Scud | Scab | | | Screws | Rheumatism | | | Sexton's bones | Rheumatism | | | Shard | Slither of wood or metal | | | Shower | Sure | | | Skag | Catch in such a way as to tear | | | Skimmerton | A ride on horseback as a form of ridicule or punishment | | | Small beer | A weak beer, fewer than five bushels of malt per hogshead | | | Smeech | Smoky smelling | | | Smitch | Dust cloud | | | Sno | You know | | | 'Spec | Expect | | | 'spoase | Suppose | | | Spunkies | Will-o-the-wisps, the souls of unbaptized children | | | Starn | Starving | | | 'stead | Instead | | | Stummick | Stomach | | | Swaller | Swallow | | | Tacklacky | Footman who runs alongside his master | | | Tamp | Pat down soil | | | Taiters | Potatoes | | | Tetchy | Irritable | | | Tharns | Thorns | | | Thees | You | | | Theezelf | Yourself | | | Thik | That | | | Thiky one | That one | | | Thunder box | Toilet | | | Thur | There | | | Tidden | It isn't | | | Tiddivale | Decorate | | | Tooked | Taken | | | T'other | The other | | | Traipse | To tramp around | | | Trow | Sailing barge | Designed for use on the Rivers Severn and Parrett | | Truckle | A circular piece of wood or metal placed under an object in order to lift and carry it | | | Turbul | Terrible | | | Tuther | The other | | | Tuttey | Small bunch of flowers, posy | | | Twer | It was | | | Twoant | It won't | | | T'whirr | It was | | | T'whirrdun | It was not | | | 'Twoodden | It would not | | | Um | Them, they | | | Un | One | (eg: 'ees a good'un, in'ur? (he is a good one, isn't he?)) | | Unket | Uncanny | | | Unray | Undress | | | Up | Arise | (eg: she ups and goes) | | Ur | He, it | | | 'urdy | Ruddy | | | Urn | Run | | | Ut | It | | | Vadder | Father | | | Var | For | (eg: whadee do tha' var? (what did you do that for?)) | | Vardin | Farthing | | | Var'n or vor'n | For him | | | Vast | Fast | | | Vayer | Fair | As in a market or funfair, but not as in fair play, which remains as fair | | Verkin | Firkin, a stone, cider-carrying jar | | | Vine | Fine or find | | | Vitten | Fitting | | | Vive | Five | | | Viyur | Fire | | | Vlood | Flood | | | Voaks | Folk | | | Volly | Follow | | | Vool | Fool | | | Vor | For | | | Vower | Four | | | Vorgit | Forget | | | Vright'n | Frighten | | | Vug | Blow with the ebow | | | Vurdur | Further | | | Vurdurmost | Furthest | | | Vurgot | Forgot | | | Vust | First | | | Vy-yul | File (tool) | | | Walkin' out | Courting, dating | | | Wapse | Wasp | | | Warshin | Washing | | | Werden | Were not | | | Wetshod | Wet footed | | | Whirr | Where | | | Whitpot | Bread pudding | | | Whiver | Hover | | | Withy | Willow | | | Wuss | Worse | | | Yeow | Ewe | | | Yer | Here | | | Yer | Your | | | Yer tiz | Here it is | | | Yer uz be | Here we are | | | Yorn | Yours | | | Zackly | Exactly | | | Zeben | Seven | | | Zed | Said | | | Zez | Says | | | Zich | Such | | | Zim | Seem | | | Zix | Six | | | Zmarnin | This morning | | | Zummat | Something | | | Zummerzet | Somerset | | | Zyve | Scythe | |
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