hafe Half.
hobbled West Quantock dialect for lameness in a woman.
hod Hold.
hose-bird A rascal.
hurd-yed A red-head. In Somerset, red-headed men are always regarded with mistrust.
intack An enclosure.
lay A scythe-blade.
leeat Late.
lile Little.
maw’r or mawther A Suffolk dialect word for daughter or young maid.
may A young girl, a maid.
mools Soil.
’natomy A skeleton.
nummet A midday snack.
nursey To have a child.
parson A signpost, for a road.
pop-weasel To grow angry and scold.
quarter-ail Paralysis.
rhines The deep ditches on the sides of the roads.
roadster A tramp.
robin herdick A robin redbreast.
scramble-footed West Quantock dialect for lameness in a horse.
seeaf Safe.
shut To shoot.
smoot A hole in the bottom of the field wall for hares and rabbits to go through.
spud Turf.
Spunkies Will-’o-the-wisps or marsh lights; Ignis fatuus. These are often believed to be fairies, ghosts, or malevolent spirits who lead people astray, but they also appear as friendly spirits on occasion.
steart-horse A mud sledge.
steean A stone.
sucker A young foal.
tallat An attic or loft.
ta-morn Tomorrow.
teddies Potatoes.
tewit A plover.
thruff Through.
tommy-shop A job where the workers are fed.
till To, towards, or until.
unket Uncanny.
urchin A hedgehog.
wake Weak.
