cabbish n.

a cabbage

< ME. caboche, f. F. caboche (cabbage)

cack n.

excrement

< OE cac f. Lat. cacare (shit)

cack-’anded a.

See cack-handed

cack-handed a.

left-handed; clumsy; also caggy-'anded, kak-’anded , kaggy-’anded, keggy-’anded

??? < OE cac (shit) + hand, h o nd (hand)

cacky a.

polluted with excretement

< OE cac f. Lat. cacare (shit)

cadely a.

in a frail state of health

orig. unknown

cadge 1 v.

to beg; to work as a hawker or street-seller

orig. uncert.

cadger n.

a beggar; a hawker; a street-seller

orig. uncert.

cafflev.

to quarrel; to argue

< OF. caviller (to mock, to rail)

caggy-'anded a.

See cack-handed

cagmag n.

gristly, fatty, meat; meat of poor quality

orig. uncert.

cah-clap n.

a patch of cow dung

< ME ky, kye f. OE cȳ, cȳe) + clappe ( a loud noise, a clap)

cake-'oil n.

the mouth

??? < ON. kaka (cake)+ ME hoil f. OE hol (hollow)

calf-head n.

a fool; see also cawf-'eead

< ONorth. cælf , celf (calf) + OE. hēafod head)

calf-lick n.

a tuft of hair on the forehead lying unevenly

< ONorth. cælf, celf (calf) + OE liccian (to lick)

calf-licked a.

a reference to the thinness of hair at the front of the head ; hair on the forehead lying unevenly ; also cawf-licked

< ONorth. cælf, celf (calf) + OE liccian (to lick)

calker n.

a clog iron; the rear section of a horseshoe; also cawker ,carker, cowker

??? < ME. *calkain, f. OF. calcain (heel)

call v.

to criticize, to verbally abuse or find fault with someone

< ME. callen, kallen, f. ON. kalla ( inter alia: to call by a name, to claim, to assert)

caller a.

cool; fresh

orig. unknown

callit n.

a scold; a nagging woman

??? < ME. callen, kallen, f. ON. kalla ( inter alia: to call by a name, to claim, to assert) + it f. OE. hit

cam n.

a bank; a ridge; a slope; rising ground

< ON. kambr (crest or ridge of a hill)

camlet n.

a form of cloth or a garment made from this

< F. chamelot, camelot ??? f. Arabic khamlat (the pile or nap on the surface of cloth)

cammeril n.

See caumbril

canned a.

intoxicated; drunk

< OE. canne (can, cup)

cannel n.

a candle; also cann’l

< OE. candel

cannily adv.

neatly , skilfully; prudently; cautiously; gently; 'decently

< OE. cunnan (to know, to know how to, to have power to, to be able to )

cann'l n.

See cannel

canny a.

cautious; skilful; shrewd

< OE.cunnan (to know, to know how to, to have power to, to be able to )

cant a

cheery; chatty

??? < LG. kant (edge)

cant 1 v.

to overbalance

??? < OF. cant or LG kant (edge)

cant 2 v.

to speak; to talk; to chat

??? < Lat. cantus ( singing, chant, a song,)

canthrif n.

a gathering, a group (of people)

< Welsh cant (hundred) + tref (town, place)

canty a.

cheerful; lively; brisk

??? < LG. kantig (edged)

cap v.

to astonish; to surprise,; to beat, tosurpass

< OE cæppe, f. Latin cappa (cap)

capped a.

astonished; beaten; surprised

< OE. cæppe, f. Latin cappa (cap)

cappin' a. & ppl.

surprising, remarkable

< OE. cæppe, f. Latin cappa (cap)

cap-steean n.

See cap-stone

cap-stone n.

a coping stone

< OE *cāpe + stān

carding n. & ppl.

the process of disentangling wool after scouring

< F. carder f. F. carde (wool-card, teasel-head)

carker n.

See calker

carlings n. pl.

peas parboiled then fried; usually eaten on Carling Sunday, the fifth Sunday in Lent

< OE. caru, (care: in its earlier sense of grief, sorrow, trouble) + -ling (suffix denoting a sense of ‘belonging to’ or ‘concerned with’)

carlins n. pl.

See carlings

carr land n.

reclaimed low-lying swampy ground

See carr

carr n.

marsh; marshy ground

??? < ON. kjarr (thicket) cf. Da. kjær (pool, pond)

carriage mester n.

a funeral director; an undertaker,

< ONF. cariage (the action of carrying) + OE mægister, mestre (master, leader, teacher)

carse cake n.

brown bread WR

??? < ME. cours (coarse) + ON. kaka (cake)

case-clock n.

a grandfather clock or grandmother clock

< ONF. casse (case) + ??? ONF. cloke, cloque (bell) or MDu.clocke (bell, clock)

cast v.

to throw

< ON. kasta (to throw, to cast)

catched ppl. a.

caught

< ONF. cachier (to seize, to capture)

catchin’s n.

a chasing game for children

< ONF. cachier (to seize, to capture)

cater-cornered adv.

aslant; set diagonally from corner to corner: also catie-cornered, katy -cornered

< F. quatre (four) + AF. corner

catie-cornered adv

See cater-cornered

caud a

cold; also cawd

< Ang. cald

cauf n.

See cawf

cauldron n.

See chauldron

caumbril n.

a curved piece of wood, used by butchers to hang carcasses. See also cammeril

< Welsh cambren f. cam ( crooked) + pren ( wood, stick)

caup v.

See cowp

causer n.

See causey

causey n.

pavement; a paved way; see also causer, caus'a

< ONF. cauciée (causeway)

cauven ppl.a.

the state of having calved

< ONorth. cælfian

cavel n.

a lot cast to determine in which place a miner shall hew; the working space assigned to a miner by ballot'

??? < ON. kafli (piece, bit)

cawd a.

cold; also caud

< Ang. cald

cawf n.

a calf; see also cauf

< ONorth. cælf, celf

cawf-'eead n.

See calf-head

cawf-lick n.

See calf-lick

cawf-licked a.

See calf-licked

cawker n.

See calker

cawl n. & v.

See coul

chafin'-dish n.

See chover

chalder n.

See chauldron

chamber n.

a bedroom

< F. chambre

chap n.

a man

< OE. cēapmann (trader, merchant, dealer )

chapil spice n.

sweets given to children to suck during the sermon in order to keep them quiet; see also pew spice

< OF. chapel (chapel) + espice (spice)

chare n.

an alley; a narrow lane

??? < OE. cerr, cierr, cyrr (turning)

charver n.

a boy, a friend; a mate

< Angloromani chava ( boy, child, man)

chats n. pl.

catkin of the willow ; seed of the sycamore, ash, etc.

< F. chats (cats)

chauldron n.

a coal wagon; see also chalder, cauldron

< OF. chauderon (kettle)

chaumin'–dish n.

See chover

chavel v.

to chew, to gnaw; also chavvle, javvle

< OE ceafl (cheek, jaw)

chavvle v.

See chavel

checker a.

See checky

checky a.

checked (e.g. a red checky dress)

< OF. eschequier (to play chess)

chesford n.

a cheese mould

< OE. cēse + ??? fæt (vat, jar, vessel)

chiel n.

a child

< OE. cild

childer n. pl.

children

< OE. cildru, cildra,

chimbly n

a chimney; see also chimla, chimley, chimler, chumla

< OF. cheminée ( fireplace)

chimla n

See chimbly

chimler n

See chimbly

chimley n

See chimbly

chine n.

the backbone of a pig

< OF. eschine (backbone, spine)

chip n.

a fall in wrestling

??? < ON. kippa (to pull, to scratch)

chip v.

to trip up; to make to stumble;

??? < ON. kippa (to pull, to scratch)

chip-'oil n.

a fish and chip shop; also fish ’oil

??? < OE. *cippian + ME. hoil f. OE. hol (hollow)

chippy n.

See chip-'oil

chips n. pl.

firewood

??? < OE. *cippian

chirm n.

a bird noise; chirping

< OE. cirman ( make a noise, cry out)

chisel n.

bran

< OE. cisil, ceosel, cysel (gravel, sand, shingle)

cholter-'eeaded a.

See jolter-’eeaded

chonce bairn n.

an illegitimate child; also chonce-'un

< ME. chea(u)nce f. OF. cheance (an unexpected event) + OE. bearn (child, son, offspring)

chonce n.

chance

< ME. chea(u)nce, f. OF. cheance (an unexpected event)

chonce-'un n.

See chonce-bairn

choose-'oo phr.

whatever person; whoever

< OE. cēosan (to choose, select) + hwā (who, what)

choose-'ow phr.

no matter how; whatever happens

< OE. cēosan (to choose, select) + hū (how)

chotch n.

a church

< OE cirice

chover n.

a small iron fire-basket used to hold burning charcoal or other fuel, for heating things placed on it ; see also chafin’-dish, chaumin'–dish

< OF. chaufer (to warm)

chow v.

to chew

< OE. cēowan (to gnaw, to chew)

chuck v.

to throw

orig. uncertain

chucky n.

a chicken; a fowl

< OE. cicen (chicken)

chuffed a.

delighted; pleased,

orig. unknown

chumla n

See chimbly

chump n.

a fool; a short, thick lump of wood used for fuel

??? < combining ‘chop’ or ‘chunk’ with ‘clump’, ‘lump’ or ‘stump’)

chumpin' v.

the act of collecting fuel for a bonfire; see chump

??? < combining ‘chop’ or ‘chunk’ with ‘clump’, ‘lump’ or ‘stump’)

chunter v.

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble, to complain

imit.

cinders n. pl.

coke

< OE. sinder , synder (slag cinder, dross, scoria)

clack n.& v.

to gossip; to talk maliciously

< ME. clacken (chatter, speak, talk) ??? f. ON.

clacking vbl.n.

chat; gossip; also cleckin’

< ME. clacken (chatter, speak, talk) ??? f. ON.

claes n.pl.

clothes; also clais, cleeas

< OE. clāðas (clothes)

clagged ppl.a

stuck, clogged; thirsty

< ME. clagged ( besmeared, bedaubed) ??? f. ON.

claggy a.

sticky

< ME. clagged ( besmeared, bedaubed) ??? f. ON.

claht n.

See clout n.

claht v.

See clout v.

< ME. clouten (to beat, to strike) f.clout (back of the hand)

claht-'eead n.

See clout-head

claime v.

See clam 1

clais n.pl.

See claes

clam 1 v.

to adhere; to stick; to spread: see also claime, clame

< OE. clǣman, (to anoint, daub, smear)

clam 2 v.

See clammer

clame v.

See clam 1

clammed a.

See clemmed

clammer v.

to climb; also clam , climm, cf. claver. clavver

< ME. clambren (to clamber, to climb)

clap v.

to put in place quickly; to put down; to stick; to apply

< ME clappen (to strike, to thrust) f. OE. *clappian

clap-bread n.

an oatmeal cake, so called because the dough was thrown or clapped onto a board

< ME. clappen , f. OE. *clappian + brēad ,

clart n.

mud; sticky dirt

??? < ME. biclarten (to soil, to defile)

clart v.

to daub; to smear

??? < ME. biclarten (to soil, to defile)

clarty a.

daubed or smeared with dirt; sticky; also beclarted

??? < ME. biclarten (to soil, to defile)

clash v.

to bang; to slam; to knock'

??? onom.

clashy a.

muddy; also employed in relation to heavy periods of wet and stormy weather;

??? onom.

clatter 1 v.

to hit with an open hand; to slap

< OE. clatrung (clattering, noise)

clatter 2 v.

to make a noise; to chatter; to babble

< OE. clatrung (clattering, noise)

claut v.

to scratch; to claw

??? < OE. *clawet f. clāwian (to claw, to scratch)

claver 1 v.

to climb; also clavver, cf. clam, clammer

< ME. claveren (to climb, to claw at, to clutch) ??? f. OE. clifrian (to scratch, to scarify)

claver 2 v.

to talk idly; to chatter; see also clavver 2

orig. uncertain: cf. Gael. clabaire, clabhraichean ( babbler)

clavver 1 v.

See claver 1

clavver 2v.

See claver 2

clavver n.

clover

< OE clǣfre (trefoil, clover)

clawk v.

to scratch; to claw

< ME. clok(e) (a claw) ??? f. ON.

cleak v.

to grasp, to seize

< ME cleken ( to grab, to seize) ??? f. OE.* clǣcan , * clēcan

cleatn.

a piece of iron worn on shoes

< ME. clet ( a wedge, a cleat) f. OE. * clēat

cleckin' vbl n..

See clacking

cleea n.

a claw

< OE. clēa (hook, claw)

cleeas n. pl.

See claes

cleg n.

a horse-fly; cf. hoss-teng

< ON. kleggi (horse-fly)

clemmed a.

hungry or thirsty (in the sense that the throat feels closed up); also clammed

< OE. beclemman (to confine, to restrain, to shut in,)

cletch n.

a brood, a family (of chickens; children etc.)

< ON. klekja (to hatch)

cleugh n.

sluice-gate; mill-race; cf. clough

< OE. *clōh , clōȝes

clew n.

a ball of thread or yarn

< OE. cliwen , cleowen (sphere, ball of thread or yarn)

click v.

to become friends with someone(especially of the opposite sex); to catch

imit.

climm v.

to climb; also clam, clammer

< OE. climban,

clinch v.

a fisherman's term applied to lifting with a winch and chains

< ME. clenchen f. OE. beclenc(e)an (hold fast, fix firmly)

clint n.

shelf of hard or flinty rock

< Da, klint (rock)

clip 1 v.

to shear (sheep), to cut off (wool)

< ON. klippa (to clip, to cut)

clip 2 v.

to embrace; to hug

< OE. clyppan (to clasp, to embrace)

cliver a.

clever; self-opinionated; conceited; having a skill or talent; clever; in good health; also clivver, clivor,

??? < ME. cliver (??? expert in seizing)

clivor a.

See cliver

clivver a.

See cliver

clock n.

beetle

orig. unknown

clocker n.

a hen with chicks; a broody hen

< OE. cloccian, (to cluck, make a noise)

clod n.

a copper coin, a pre-decimalization penny

< OE. clott (lump, mass)

clog on v.

to keep going

< ME. clogge (clog, wooden shoe)+ OE on

cloise n.

See close

clomp v.

to walk noisily; to tread heavily

< MDu. clumpe (wooden shoe)

clonk n.

to hit

echoic

cloot n.

See clout n.

cloot v.

See clout v.

close n.

a field; enclosure; also cloise

< F clos (enclosed place, enclosure)

closet n.

a walk-in cupboard; an outside toilet;

< OF closet dim. of clos (enclosed place, enclosure)

clough n.

a steep-sided ravine or valley; cf. cleugh

< OE. *clō h , clōȝ es

clout head n.

a fool. (i.e. cloth head); see also claht-‘eead

< OE. clū t (patch, cloth) + hē afod (head)

clout n.

a cloth; also cloot, claht

< OE . clū t ( patch, cloth)

clout v.

to hit; to strike also cloot, claht

< ME. clouten (to beat, to strike) f.clout (back of the hand)

clowse n.

a sluice or floodgate; a canal lock

< OE. clū se (enclosure, narrow pass)

clubby n.

See clubster

clubster n.

a stoat

< ME. clop-stert f. ??? ON. klubba (club) + OE. stert, steort (tail)

clumsed ppl.a

See clumst

clumst ppl.a

feeling extremely cold

< ME. clomsen (to become numb with cold) f. ??? ON.

cob v.

to hit; to strike

??? onom.

cobbing n.

a beating; a thrashing

??? onom.

cobble n.

See coble

coble n.

a clinker built sea fishing boat with a square stern found mainly along the NE coast of England.

< ONorth. cuopl (small boat)

cock 1 n.

a mound of grass to be made into hay

< ME. cok (a haycock)

cock 2 n.

best player or fighter

< OE. cocc, coc (cock, male bird)

cockbird n.

a lively person

< OE. cocc, coc (cock, male bird) + bridd (young bird)

cockle v.

to spit; to vomit

echoic.

cocklety a.

on an unsteady base; also cogley

f. cockle (meaning “to oscillate unsteadily”) ??? onom.

cod 1 n.

a husk; a pod

< OE. cod(d) ( husk, bag)

cod 2 n.

a pillow; a cushion

< ODa. kodde (pillow)

coddle 1 v.

to roast; to stew

orig. uncertain

coddle 2 v.

to pamper; to nurse overmuch

??? < ONF. caudel ( a hot drink)

cogley a.

See cocklety

coil n.

coal

< ME. coil f. OE. col (coal)

coil-' oil

a coal-house

< ME. coil f. OE. col (coal)+ ME. hoil f. OE hol (hollow)

coil-leader n.

a coal-man

< ME. coil f. OE. col (coal) + ME. loder f. OE. lǣdere (leader)

coit n.

a coat

< ME coit f. OF. cote (coat)

cokes n. pl.

cinders

orig. uncertain

collops n.pl.

thick slices of ham or bacon; a potato sliced thickly and fried; also scollops

orig. uncertain cf Swedish kalops (slices of beef stewed)

collywobbles

stomach disorder; “butterflies” in the stomach; a state of nervousness

< F. colique (colic) + ??? ON. vafla (to move unsteadily)

conkers n. pl.

a children’s game involving the attempted striking and smashing of a conker or horse chestnut, suspended from a string. The horse chestnut replaced the use of a snail shell.

< dialect conker (snail shell) ??? f. AF. conquerour (conqueror)

coo n.

a cow

< OE. cū

cop v.

too capture; to catch; to lay hold of,

??? < OF. caper (to seize)

cope v.

See cowp

copper 1 n.

a large boiler used for heating water for laundering clothes

< OE. coper, copor (copper)

copper 2 n.

a policeman

??? < OF. caper (to seize)

corby n.

a raven

< OF. corb, corbin, corbel: (raven)

cordwainer n.

a shoemaker

< AF. cordewaner (shoemaker)

corf n.

a strong basket once used in carrying ore or coal; also corve

??? < Du. korf; (basket)

corve n.

See corf

cot n.

a knot of hair

< AF. cot (matted wool in a fleece)

cotter v.

to tangle; to become matted

< AF. cot (matted wool in a fleece)

cottered a.

tangled, matted

< AF. cot (matted wool in a fleece)

cotterment n.

a tangled mass of hair or wool

< AF. cot (matted wool in a fleece)

coul n.

a rake; also cowl, cawl , cf. cowle-rake

??? < OE. col (coal) [+ raca (rake)]

coul v.

to scrape together with a rake ; pull together into a heap; also cowl, cawl, cowle

??? < OE. col (coal) [+ raca (rake)]

coup 1 v.

to upset; to overturn, to tip up

< F. couper, f. OF. colp, cop, coup (a blow):

coup 2 v.

See cowp

court v.

to pay amorous attention to with a view to future engagement and marriage

OF. cort, curt, (court)

cowk 1 n.

the core of an apple

orig. uncertain

cowk 2 n.

coke

orig. uncertain

cowker n.

See calker

cowl n. & v.

See coul

cow-lady n.

a ladybird

Formerly ladycow < OE. hlæfdie + cū

cowle v.

See coul

cowle-rake n.

a rake used for clearing out soot and ashes from a furnace or oven; cf. coul

??? < OE. col (coal) + raca (rake)

cowls n. pl.

clumps of partly burnt or dried heather, collected as fuel

??? < OE. col (coal)

cowp v.

to exchange; to trade;; also caup, cope, coup, kowpe

< ON. kaupa , (to buy to bargain, to barter, to exchange)

cowter n.

the blade in front of plough share

< OE. culter (dagger, knife )

crack n.

a friendly chat or coversation

??? < the verb – see next

crack v.

to chat; to talk; to boast

< OE. cracian (to resound, to crack)

crake n.

a crow; a raven

< ON krâka (crow) krâkr (raven)

crammal v.

See crammle

crammel v.

See crammle

crammely a.

awkward ;tottery; wobbly; stiff in the joints; see also crammocky

orig. uncertain

crammle v.

to hobble; to shuffle

orig. uncertain

crammocky a

.

See crammely

cran n.

a measure of fish amounting to 37 gallons or about 750 fish

orig. uncertain

cranch n.

something hard and brittle

??? onom.

cranky a.

ill; infirm; faltering; unsafe;

??? < Du. or Ger. krank (sick, ill)

craps n. pI.

the residue formed in rendering fat; chunks of fat on sale in the butcher's shop;

???< OF. crappe (siftings)

cratch n.

fireside chair made of wood

< OF. creche, crache ,cresche (manger, crib)

cree v.

to partially cook grain or rice; to simmer

< F. crever (to burst, to split)

creeak v.

to croak; to creak

echoic.

creeaked a.

bent; crooked; also crewkt

< ON. krókr (crook, hook)

creel n.

a whicker basket; a basket for carrying fish

??? < OF . *creille variant of greille (fine hurdle-work))

creep hole n.

a hole made in a drystone wall to permit the passage of sheep; see also cripple-'oil

< ME. crepe + hoil f. OE. crēopan (to creep, to crawl) + hol (hollow)

crewkt a.

See creeaked

crine v.

to shrivel; to shrink

< Gael. crìon (to wither)

cripple-'oil n.

See creep hole

croose a. & adv.

See crouse

crouse a. & adv.

brisk; proud; self-assured; immodest; audacious, lively; jolly

< ME . crūs , crous ??? f. MLG. krūs (crisp)

crowdy n.

a thick gruel of sweetened oatmeal and water; porridge

orig. unknown

cruck n.

a curved piece of timber used in framework of a house

< ME. crok , croc , f. ON. krókr crook, hook,

crud n.

curd

< ME. crud ( coagulated milk; curds)

cruddle

to curdle; to congeal

< ME. crud ( coagulated milk; curds)

cruse a. & adv.

See crouse

cuddy n.

a donkey; a hedge sparrow

??? < dim. of Cuthbert

cundef n.

See cundith

cundith n.

a covered drain; also cundef, cundy

< OF. conduit

cundy n.

See cundith

curn n.

See curran

curran n.

a currant; see also curn, curren, curran-berry

< AF. raisins de Corauntz (raisins of Corinth)

curran-berry n.

See curran

curren n.

See curran

Cursamus n.

See Cursmas

Cursmas n.

Christmas: also Cursmis, Cursamas, Kesmas, Kersmass

< OE. Cristes mæsse ( the festival or mass of Christ)

Cursmis n.

See Cursmas

cushat n.

a ring dove; a wood pigeon

< OE. cūscute , cūscote , cūsceote (dove, wood pigeon)

cussen a.

overcast, gloomy

< ME. casten ( cast [a shadow], give [shade]) f. ON. kasta (. to cast, to throw)

cussen-muck n.

a heap of grit and waste from quarrying

< ON. kasta (to cast, to throw) + ??? myki ( dung)

cut n.

a canal

< ME. cutten (to cut) ??? f. OE. * cyttan

cutten v. pa. pple .

cut

< ME. cutten (to cut) ??? f. OE. * cyttan

cutter v.

to speak softly

??? echoic

cype v.

See sipe