babby n.

a baby

Orig uncertain

back back v.

to move (a vehicle) in reverse (cf former custom of saying 'back! back!' to a cart-horse)

Possibly linked to the earlier practice of calling back! back! to a cart-horse

back ower adv.

( i.e. back over) back again

< OE. bæc + ofer

back'ards-rooad adv.

backwards

< OE. on bæc (in the rear, backward) + -weard ( suffix indicative of a specific direction) + rād (road)

back-end n.

autumn

< OE. bæc + ende

back-endish a.

shortly before the end of the year; the end of the summer

< OE. bæc + ende + –isc

backly adv.

late, backwards

< OE. bæc + -līce

backside n.

bottom, posterior

< OE. bæc + sīde

back-word n.

the withdrawal or cancellation of an invitation or promise etc

< OE. bæc + uord

badger

a dealer; a pedlar; a trader

< ME. bager

badly

sick, unwell; ill

??? < OE. bæddel ( effeminate or homosexual man) + līc

baggin' n.

a snack: particularly one eaten in the fields during harvesting and hay-making; also packin’

??? < the act of carrying food in a bag,

baggy v.

a word used by children to claim something: Ah baggy yon booler: 'I claim that hoop over there. '

< ME. bagge

bags v.

see baggy

bahn aht v.

going out

< ME.. boun f. ON. búinn + ME. aht

bahn v.

(i.e.bound) , making ready; preparing; going; certain: Ah’m bahn ter fettle t’ winders: I’m going to clean the windows; See also bun.

< ME. boun f. ON.búinn

baht adv. & prep

but for; except; save; without; see also See also bairt; bout

< OE. be- ūtan

bain a. & adv.

direct; near; ready; willing,

< ON. beinn (direct'straight,ready to serve)

bainer way n.

nearer route

< ON. beinn (direct, straight) +OE. weȝ

bairn n.

a child ;see also barn, bantling

< OE. bearn (child, son, descendant)

bairn-teams n. pl.

broods of children

< OE. bearn (child, son, descendant) + tē am (family, progeny, descendants)

bairt adv. & prep

see baht

bait n.

food; packed lunch;a snack

< ON. beit, (pasture); beita (food)

bait v.

to offer food to; feed

< ME. beȝȝten ,beyten, f. ON. beita ( to cause to bite)

baith a. & adv.

both; see also beeath

< ME. bāðe f. ON. báðar

bait-poken.

a bag for carrying bait

< ON. beit, (pasture); beita (food) + ??? OF. poke; poque (bag)

bakestone n.

an iron plate or flat stone heated over fire for baking; also bakst'n

< OE. bacan (to bake) + stān (stone)

bakst'n n.

See bakestone

balk 1 n.

a strip dividing sections of land; area in a field where a plough can be turned; see also bauk, bawk

< OE. balca ( ridge, bank)

balk 2 n.

a beam used for attaching horses to plough etc; wooden tie-beam employed in house-building. a cross-beam in a chimney; see also bauk, baulk, baulks

< ON. bálkr (beam, bar,)

balmy a.

See barmy,

bam n.

a practical joke; a trick

abbrev. of bamboozle

ban v.

to curse, to swear

??? < ON. banna (curse)

band n.

a rope; string

< ON. band (band, cord)

band-end n.

inferior quality; worn out; poor substitute

< ON. band + OE ende

bane n.

a bone; see also beean, beyn

< OE. bān

bane-fire n.

a bonfire

< OE. bān + fȳr

bane-grubber n.

See bone-grubber

bang v.

to strike; to beat; to outdo; to excel

??? < ON. banga

bank n.

high ground; a hill

??? < ON. *banke (ridge)

banked a.

bankrupt

< EME. banke, f. F. banque

bantling n.

a child

??? from band (swathe) < ME. bande, f. F. bande ( flat strip or strap) +- ling < ON. -.-lingr (dim. suff.)

banty n.

a bantam hen

abbrev. of bantam (possibly after Bantam in north-west Java)

banward n.

var. of bonewort: a daisy

< OE. bānwyrt (bone-plant)

bar n.

a city gateway (e.g.in the walls of York); a stile

< ME. barre (barrier, obstruction) f. OF.barre

bar prep.

excepting; excluding

< OF. barrer (to debar, prevent)

barf n.

var. of bargh: a hill,

< OE. beorh (mount, hill) ??? inf. by ON bjarg (rock face, precipice)

barfan n.

Var. of bargham: a collar for a working horse; also barfin, barkum

< OE. beorȝ an, ( to protect)

barfin n.

see barfan

barguest n.

a prophet of death or disaster/

??? < OE. beorȝ (barrow, burial place) + gāst ( spirit, ghost)

barkum n.

see barfan

barley int.

a word employed in children’s games when a truce is asked for; also barlow

??? < F. parlez (speak, talk)

barley-bairn n.

a child born too early to have been conceived in the marriage bed

??? f. the notion that it may have been conceived during the harvest celebrations. < OE. bærlīc (of barley) + bearn (child, son, offspring)

barlow int.

see barley

barm n.

yeast

< OE. beorma (yeast)

barm-cake n.

a bread-bun; a bap

< OE. beorma (yeast) + ??? ON. kaka (cake)

barm-pot n.

a silly person or idiotic

< OE. beorma (yeast)+ ???OFris. pot (pot)

barmskin n.

an oilskin apron worn by sea fishermen NER

< OE. barm (to bear) + ON skinn (skin, fur)

barmy a.

empty-headed; crazy

possibly a reference to the light frothiness of yeast or barm

barn n.

child; see also bairn

< ON. barn (child)

barrow n.

a grove

< OE. bearu (grove, wood)

bass n.

var. of bast: a basket; a flat plaited bag; a mat,

< OE. bæst (bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made)

bat n.

a blow; a stroke

??? < OF. batte

bat v.

to strike; to hit

??? < OF. batte

bate n.

see bait

bate v.

Var. of abate: to moderate; to lessen’; to diminish

< OF. abatre, abattre (to beat)

bauk n.

See balk 2

bauk v.

to jib (horse)

< OE. balca

baulk n.

see balk 2

baulks n. pl.

wooden beam laid with boards to form a loft

< ON. bálkr (beam, bar, partition)

bauter v.

Var.of balter: to move clumsily , to stumble; to be unsteady on one’s feet manner

??? < ON. cf. Da. baltre , boltre ( to tumble, to wallow)

bawk n.

see balk

bawl v.

to cry; to weep; to shout; cf beal

??? < Lat. baulare ( to bark like a dog)

bawter v.

see bauter

bawther v.

see bauter

beace n.

See boose

beal v.

to roar; to weep; to shout; cf bawl

??? < OE. bylȝ ian

beald n.

a shelter for sheep or cattle; also beeld, , biel, bield

??? < OE. beald (dwelling, building)

beam-mate n.

a weaver’s term for someone working at the other side of a loom

< OE. bēam (plank, tree) + MLG māt ( comrade)

beastlings n.

Var. of beestings: the first milk given by a cow after calving; also beeslings, beestlings, bisslins

< OE. bēost , bȳ stung (beestings)

beasty pudding n.

dish made with beastlings

< OE bēost (beestings) + ??? AN. bodeyn , bodin ( sausage)

beb n. & v.

a sip; a drink; see also bub, bup

??? < Lat. bibere

beck n.

a stream

< ON. bekkr (brook, rivulet)

beclarted ppl. & a.

daubed; smeared with dirt; sticky; see also clarty

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

beeak v.

to bake

< OE. bacan

beeal v.

see beal

beean n.

See bane

beeas 1 n.

See beeast

beeas 2 n.

See boose

beeast n. (s. & pl.)

Var. of beast: cattle; also beeas

< OF. beste

beeastlins n.

See beastlings

beeasty puddin' n.

See beasty pudding

beeath a. & adv.

See baith

beeld n.

See beald

beeld v.

Var. of build

< OE.*byldan (t o build)

beeslings n.

See beastlings

beestlings n.

See beastlings

beet v.

to repair

< OE. bōetan , bētan , (to make better, to make good)

behint adv. & prep

behind

< OE. behindan

belang v.

See belong

belder v.

to roar; to bellow

< OE. bellan (roar, bellow, bark)

belike adv.

probably

??? < OE *bilīc

belk v.

to belch

< OE. bealcian, bælcian

bell tinker n.

a strong hard blow; a severe thrashing; a telling off

< OE belle + tinker v. ( pugilistic slang meaning ‘to batter)’ f. tink n.(onom.)

bellaces n. pl .

the tongues of leather boots

??? < OE. bī (near, beside) + OF. laz, las (noose)

bellikin n.

a puppy dog

< OE. bæliȝ, b eliȝ (bag) + ME -kin (dim. suff) i.e. ‘little belly’

bellusses n. pl.

lungs; bellows

< OE. blaest-beliȝ (blowing bag)

belly n.

stomach; abdomen

< OE. beliȝ (bag)

belly-bun n.

Var. of belly-band: harness passing round the girth of a horse

< OE. beliȝ (bag) + ME. bande (strap)

belly-button-'oil n.

the navel

< OE. beliȝ (bag) + OF. boton + ME. hoil f. OE. hol (hollow)

belly-timmer n.

Var. of belly-timber: food

< OE. beliȝ (bag) + timber ( timber, building material)

belly-wark n.

stomach-ache

< OE. beliȝ (bag) + wærc (pain, suffering)

belong v.

to be a native or inhabitant of a place ; to be born in; to come from; also belang

< ME. belongen

belt v.

to strike hard (from beating with a belt)

< OE. belt (belt, girdle)

ben n.

See but and ben

benjy n.

a man's straw hat

??? abbrev. of Benjamin

benk n.

a bench; a seat; also bink, binch

< ??? ON. *benkr

bensel v.

to knock about; to beat; to thrash

< ON. benzla (bending, bent)

bensil v.

see bensel

berryin' brass n.

See buryin’ brass

berryin' n.

See buryin’

besom n.

a broom (usually of twigs tied round stick)

< OE. besma, besema (broom)

bethink v.

to call to mind, to recollect to remember(used reflexively)

< OE. biþe ncan ( to consider, to remember)

betterly a & adv

fine; ok

< OE. betera (better) + -līc (suffix used in the formation of adjectives and adverbs)

bewce n.

See boose

bewer n

a young woman

orig. unknown

bewse n.

See boose

beyn n.

See bane

bezzle v.

to eat or drink greedily; to squander,

< OF. besiler, besillier, beziller, (destroy, ravage, lay waste)

bid v.

to invite to a funeral

< OE. bēodan (offer, reach out)

bidden ppl.a.

borne ;endured; put up with: see bide

< OE. bīdan (wait)

bidder n.

person selected to carry out the bidding for funerals

See bid

bidding n.

invitation to a funeral

See bid

biddy n.

a louse

??? < Gael. bîdeach (very small)

bide v.

to endure, to bear, to put up with

< OE. bīdan (wait)

biel n.

see beald

bield n.

See beald

bield n.

see beald

big n.

barley; also byg

< ON. bygg (barley)

big v.

to build; also byg

??? < ON. byggva, byggja (to settle, to build)

biggerstang n.

scaffolding pole; also bitterstang

< ON. byggva, byggja (to settle, to build) + stong (pole)

binch n.

See benk

binds n. pl.

replaceable timber attached to a ship to avert damage to the hull

< OE. bindan (bind)

bing n.

a bin

< OE. bin (bin, basket)

bink n.

See benk

birk n.

birch tree

< OE. berc, beorc

bishopped ppl.a

confirmed (in the religious sense)

< OE. bisceopian (to carry out the duties of a bishop)

bison n.

See bizen

bisslins n.

See beastlings

bitings n.

grazing land

< OE. bī tan (to bite)

bitin'-on n.

a workman's mid-morning snack

< OE. bī tan (to bite)

bitterstang n.

See biggerstang

bizen n.& a.

an example; something shocking; a disgraceful thing; a scandal; extremely bad; shameful; see also byzon

< OE. bӯ sen ( example); ON. býsn (portentous thing , a wonder)

blaa a.

See blaw

blaan n.

See blain

black-bright a.

extremely dirty

< OE. blæc, blac (black) + beorht (bright, shining, pure)

blackclock n.

a beetle

orig. unknown

bladder n.

a person who can never get things right

< OE. blǣdre, blæddre (bladder)

blag n. & v.

a blackberry; to pick blackberries; also bleg

< OE. blæc, blac (black)

blain n.

a sore on the eye; a stye; a swelling on cow’s udder; a blemish; see also blaan, blein)

< OE. bleȝ en (boil, blister)

blair v.

to cry; to roar; to weep(as a child); bellow (as an animal); see also blare

??? imitative

blairy a.

noisy (as a young child)

See blair

blake a.

yellow; sallow

< OE. blā c , ON. bleikr (pale, white)

blamed a.

damned (a minor swear-word); cf. blessed

< OF. blâmer, blasmer (to blame)

blare v.

See blair

blarey a.

See blairy

blash v.

to splash

onom.

blashey a.

squally; wet (as with weather), conditions after sudden heavy showers; puddly

See blash

blashy a.

See blashey

blate a.

abashed; bashful

??? < OE. blāt (low, wan, ghastly)

blate v.

See bleat

blather (on) v.

to babble; to talk nonsense; also blether 1; blither

< ON. blaðra (talk stupidly)

blaw 1 v.

to blow; to breathe; also blaa

< OE. blāwan (to breathe, to blow)

blaw 2 v.

to blossom

< OE. blōwan (to flower, to flourish)

blazer n.

a sheet of metal held against fire grate to create a draught and cause the fire to blaze up

??? < OE. blase, blæse ( lamp, firebrand, torch)

blea a.

lead-coloured; bluish black

< ON. blá (dark blue)

blear v .

to dim the vision; to blur (as with tears) to smear; to spread

< ME. bleren ( to have watery or rheumy eyes)

bleat v.

to cry out; to babble; to prate ; also blate, bleit

< OE. blǣtan (to bleat)

bleb n.

Var of blob: a small swelling; a blister; a pimple; a pustule

bleck n.

thick and dirty grease (on bearings, axles, etc)

??? < ON. blek (ink)

bleck v.

to make guilty; to shame

??? < ON. blek (ink) or blekkja (to deceive, to impose upon)

bleezer n.

See blazer

bleg n & v.

See blag

blein n.

See blain

bleit v.

See bleat

blessed a.

damned (a minor swear-word); cf. blamed

<OE. blōedsian , blēdsian , blētsian ( bless, consecrate, ordain)

blether n.

a bladder

??? < Ang. blēdre (bladder)

blether 1 v.

See bluther

blether 2 (on) v.

See blather

blethered a.

out of breath; exhausted

??? < Ang. blēdre (bladder – in the sense of being empty)

blether-'eead n.

an empty (bladder) headed person; a fool See also blether-yed

??? < Ang. blēdre (bladder) + hēafod (head)

blether-skite n.

a gossip

< ON. blaðra (talk stupidly) + ??? skýt ( stem of skjóta - to shoot)

blether-yed n.

see blether-'eead

blewit n.

a type of edible mushroom having a bluish tinge

??? < F. bluette (dim of bleu – blue)

blinnd a., adv & v.

blind

blinn a., adv & v.

See blinnd

< OE blind

blinnders n. pl.

blinkers employed to prevent horse from seeing to the side

See blinnd

blinndin’ n.

rubble for foundation of a road

< OE. blendan (to mix)

blish n.

a blister

< OE. blyscan, (to make red)

blithe a.

merry; cheerful

< OE. blíðe (j oyous, cheerful,)

blither v.

see blather

blonk 1 v.

to sulk; scowl

???< ME. blenken f. OE. blencan (to deceive, to cheat)

blonk 2v.

to disappoint

???< ME. blenken f. OE. blencan (to deceive, to cheat)

blonked a.& ppl.

disappointed

See blonk 2v.

blood-alley n.

a child’s marble streaked with red

< OE. blōd + ??? dim. of alabaster f. OF. alabaster (an Egyptian town)

blowed a.

amazed; overwhelmed; staggered; e.g. Well, I’ll be blowed

< ME. blowede f. OE. blāwan

blow-fly n.

a bluebottle

< OE. blāwan + flēoȝe , flӯȝe

blub v.

a reduced form of blubber: to weep; to cry,

< ME. blubren, blober (to bubble)

blue dunnock n.

a hedge sparrow

< OF. bleu + OE. dun (brown) + uc, oc (dim.suff.)

bluff v.

to blindfold; to deceive; to hoodwink

orig. unknown

bluffs n.

blinkers for a horse; also buffs cf. blinnders

orig. unknown

bluft v.

See bluff

blunderbuss n.

ad. of Du. donderbus : a blunderer; a clumsy individual

< Du. donder (thunder) + bus (gun)

blunk v.

see blonk

bluther v.

to blubber; to weep

onom.

blutherment n.

a soft and slimy substance such as mud

< bluther in the sense ofto make wet with weeping and mucous

bob 1 n.

a bunch or cluster of flowers, fruit, etc

orig. unknown

bob 2 n.

a pre-decimalization shilling (twelve old pence) equivalent to 5p

orig. unknown ???< OF. bobe (a coin worth 1½ p)

bobbin-ligger n.

a textile worker responsible for replacing empty bobbins on a spinning-machine

< F. bobine ( a spinning wheel quill, a skein of thread) + ON liggia (to lie)

bobby-'oil n.

a police station

< Sir Robert or Bobby Peel + ME. hoil f. OE hol (hollow)

bocken v.

to retch; to vomit ; also boke, bowk

< ME. bolken (belch, retch, vomit) f. OE bealcan (belch, bring up, emit)

bodden ppl.

bidden

< OE. bēodan

bod-tentin' n.

the guarding of fields of crops with the purpose of frightening off birds

< ??? ME. bord (bird) + OF atente (the act of attending)

bogey(-man) n.

??? Var of bogle, boggle or boggard; also boman

< ??? Welsh bwg (ghost)

boggard n.

a spectre, a goblin; an evil spirit; also boggart, bogle, boggle

< ??? Welsh bwg (ghost)

boggart n.

See boggard

boggle n.

Var. of boggard

bogie n.

a child’s home-made cart consisting of a board with two pairs of wheels

orig. unknown

bogle n.

See boggard

boke v,

See. bocken

bolse n.

See boose

boman n.

See bogey (-man)

bone-grubber n.

a scrapman; see also bane-grubber; byen-grubber

< OE. bān (bone) + ???*grybban (to dig, to search)

bone-idle a.

extremely lazy (i.e. idle to the bone); also booan-idle

< OE. bān (bone) + īdel (empty, worthless)

bonn v.

to burn

< OE. beornan

bonniwooding v.

collecting fuel for a bonfire

< OE. bān (bone) + fȳr (fire)+ wudu (wood)

bonny a.

pretty; attractive

??? < OF. bone (good)

booan-idle a.

See bone-idle

bool 1 n.

a curved handle (e.g. of bucket)

??? < MDu. boghel or MLG bogel (ring, hoop)

bool 2 n.

a child’s hoop rolled by along using a stick; also booler, bowl

??? < MDu. boghel or MLG bogel (ring, hoop)

booler n.

see bool 2

bools n.

See boose

boonder-stoup n.

See bounder-stoop

boose n.

a stall for a cow; also buist, beace, beeas, bewce, bewse

??? < OE. *bōs (cow-stall)

boose-stake n.

post to which cow is chained

??? < OE *bōs (cow-stall) + staca (pin, stake)

boot n.

something given in addition to make up a short-fall in value: e.g. money equalising a barter or exchange of horses; also bute

< OE. bōte (advantage, good)

bosh n.

the lower section of the shaft sloping down from the belly of a blast furnace; trough of water employed by cutlers to temper blades

orig. unknown cf Ger. böschen (to slope)

boskin n.

a partition between booses

??? < OE. *bōs (cow-stall) + ME. – kin (dim. suff.)

bothery n.

See bottery

bottery n.

Var. of bourtree: an elderberry bush.

orig. unknown

bounder-stoop n.

a boundary stone or post

< AF. bounde f. OF. bunde, bonde (boundary) + ON. stolpe (post, pillar)

bout adv. & prep.

See baht

bowk v.

See bocken

bowl n.

See bool 2

bowt bread n.

bread purchased from a bakery or shop as opposed to being home-made

< OE. bohte + brēad

bowt ppl. a.

bought

< OE. bohte

brade v.

to spread abroad, to gossip

< OE. brā d (broad, wide)

brae n.

a hillside; a riverbank

< ON. brá (eyelid)

braffen n.

See barfan

braffin n.

See barfan

braid 1 v.

to vomit

< ME. breiden (fling, hurl) f. OE, breȝ dan ( to move quickly, shake)

braid 2 v.

to mend or make such things as crabpots and nets

< < ME. breiden (to plait, to braid) f. OE. breȝ dan ( weave)

braid 3 (of, after, on) v.

to take after someone; to be like them; to resemble

< OE. breȝ dan

braidy a.

foolish

??? < Gr. βραδύ (slow)

brak ppl.

broke,

< OE. bræc

bramble-nosed a.

having a purple nose through drinking too much; also brummel-neeased

< OE. brē mel, brǣ mel + nosu

brander n.

See brandrith

brandree n.

See brandrith

brandrith n.

an iron trivet; a gridiron

< ON. brandreið (grate)

brant a.

steep; see also brent

< OE. brant (high, steep)

brass n.

money

< OE. bræs (brass, bronze)

brassant a.

See brazen

brassen a.

See brazen

brassen'd a.

See brazen

brassened a.

See brazen

brassent-faced a.

See brazen-faced

brassock n.

charlock; wild mustard; also brazzock

< Lat. brassica (cabbage)

brat n.

an apron ; a child’s pinafore; a rag

< ONorth. bratt f. Celt. brat (cloth)

brattles n.

thunderclaps'

onom.

bravely a.

well, in good health

< F. brave + OE līc

braw n.

See brawn

brawn n.

a boar; boar flesh; pig-meat

< OF. braon, braoun

bray v.

to thrash; to beat, to hammer,

< OF. breier

braying n.

a thrashing; a beating

< OF. breier

brazen a.

shameless; impudent; also brassant, brassen, brassen'd, brassened, brazened, brazzant, brazzen'd, brazzent

< OE. bræsen (brazen, of brass)

brazened a.

See brazen

brazen-faced a.

impudent; cheeky; also brassent-faced

< OE. bræsen + F. face

brazzant a.

See brazen

brazzen'd a.

See brazen

brazzent a.

See brazen

brazzock n.

See brassock

brea n.

See brae

bread-flaik n.

See bread-fleg

bread-flake n.

See bread-fleg

bread-fleg n.

wooden frame or rack suspended from ceiling near the fire - originally used for drying oatcakes but later washing

< OE. brēad + ??? ON. flake, fleke (wicker shield, hurdle)

breeaks n.

See breeks

breckins n.

See breekins

breead-fleg n.

See bread-fleg

breekins n.

bracken

< ON. *brakni,

breeches n. pl.

trousers; also britches; cf. breeks

< OE brēc (clothing for the thighs and loins)

breeks n.

trousers; breeches; also breeaks; cf. breeches

< OE. brē c (clothing for the thighs and loins)

brek v.

to break

< OE. brecan

brent a.

see brant

brewis n.

See browis

bribe n.

a short length of left-over or faulty cloth

???< OF. bribe (a piece of bread)

brig n.

a bridge; land projecting into the sea; see also brigg

< OE.brycg

brigg n.

See brig

brimmer n.

anything abundant or excellent

< ME. brimme, brymme (brim)

brinkside n.

a riverbank

< ME. brink, brenk (rim, edge) ??? f. ON. *brink)+ OE. síde

britch n.

Var. of breech; breech band of a horse's harness

< OE brē c (clothing for the thighs and loins)

britches n. pl.

See breeches

broche n.

a pointed implement; a spindle; a church spire; also broitch

< F broche (pin, spindle)

brock n.

a badger

< Celt. brocc

brocken a. & ppl.

Broken; also brokken

< OE. gebrocen

brod n.

a pointed instrument used in rug-making and thatching; see also thack-brod

< ON. broddr (shaft, spike)

brod v.

to make a rug

See brod n.

broddle v.

to pick out; to poke; to make holes in; to probe; also proddle

orig. unknown

broitch n.

See broche

brokken a. & ppl .

See brocken

brossen a. & ppl.

bursting, having an over full stomach; burst; also brussen

< ON. bresta (burst)

browis n.

a dish consisting of oatcake s mixed with boiling water and dripping; also brewis

< OF. broez, brouetz,

browt a. & ppl.

brought

< OE. brōht

brummel n.

a bramble; a blackberry

< OE. brē mel, brǣ mel

brummel-neeased a.

See bramble-nosed

brussen a.

See brossen

brussen-guts n.

a glutton

< ON. bresta (burst) +OE guttas (guts, entrails)

brussen-gutted a.

greedy

< ON. bresta (burst) +OE guttas (guts, entrails)

bub n. & v.

See beb

buck n.

impudence; cheek

< Hind. bak , Hindi buk buk

bucker n.

type of flat hammer used in lead-mining used to break up ore

??? < Du. boken, boocken (to strike, to beat)

bud prep., adv. & conj.

but; however

< OE. be-ūtan , būtan , būta (without, on the outside)

buddle n.

a shallow inclined circular vat in which lead ore is washed

orig. unknown cf. Ger. butteln (to agitate, to shake)

budget n.

a milk container carried on the back and held in place with leather straps (as with a rucksack)

< F. bougette (small leather bag)

buff-brat n.

a smock with short-sleeved worn by a buffer

< F. buffle (buffalo) + ONorth bratt f. Celt. brat (cloth)

buffer n.

an individual responsible for polishing or buffing cutlery and such like in the Sheffield area

< F. buffle (buffalo)

buffit n.

small low stool

orig. unknown ??? OF buf(f)et

buffle-'eead n.

See buffle-head

bufflle-head n.

a fool

< F. buffle (buffalo) + OE. hēafod (head)

buffs n.

See bluffs

bug a.

conceited; pompous; proud

orig. unknown

buist n.

See boose

bull week n.

the final working week immediately preceding a holiday

< ON. bole, boli (bull) + OE. wicu, wucu (week)

bullace n.

a wild plum

??? < OF. beloce, buloce,

bull-'eead n.

See bull-head

bullet n

a sweet

< F. boulette (small ball)

bull-head n.

a tadpole; a type of fresh-water fish ( Aspidophorus cataphractes ) ;

< ON. bole, boli (bull) + OE. hēafod (head)

bullie v.

to bowl, to roll along the ground

< F. boulette (small ball)

bullie-beul n.

child's hoop (qv)

< F. boulette (small ball) + boule (ball)

bullspink n.

a bullfinch

< ON. bole, boli (bull)+ (onom.)

bullstang n.

a dragonfly

< ON. bole, boli (bull) + ??? stong (pole)

bumble v.

to flounder, to blunder, to act in a bungling or clumsy way; see also bummel, bummle

onom.

bumbler n.

a bumble-bee; a bungler ; see also bummlor, bummeler

onom.

bummel v.

See bumble

bummeler n .

See bumbler

onom.

bummin' n.

a humming noise, buzzing

onom.

bummle v.

See bumble

bummlor n.

See bumbler

bun n.

a small cake; a small round loaf of bread (i.e. a bread bun)

??? < OF. bugne (swelling)

bun v.

See bahn

bunch v.

to kick; to push

??? onom.

bunkered a.

in a difficult situation; defeated,

orig. uncert.

bunkestered a.

See bunkered

bunniwoodin' v.

See bonniwooding; cf. chumpin'

bup n. & v.

See beb

buppy n.

a baby’s drink

??? < Lat. bibere (to drink)

burler n.

someone who removes knots and extraneous particles from newly-woven cloth

< OF. bourle (tuft of wool)

burn n.

a stream; a brook

< OE. burna

bur-tree n.

an Elder-tree

orig. unknown

buryin' brass n.

savings set aside to pay funeral expenses

< OE. byrȝan (to bury, to hide) + bræs (brass, bronze)

buryin’ n.

a burying; a funeral

< OE. byrȝan (to bury, to hide)

bus v.

See busk

buse n.

See boose

busk v.

'to adorn; to dress (up); to deck: see also bus and buss

??? < ON. búask (to prepare)

buss v.

See busk

bussie n.

a bus fare; a bus station

< F. omnibus f. L. omnibus (for all)

bust a.& v.

broken; to burst; to break

< OE bærst (burst)

but and ben n.

front and back parts of a house

< OE be-ūtan , būtan , būta , (without, on the outside) + binnan (inside, within)  

but n.

See but and ben

bute n.

See boot

butt n.

a short section of ploughed land in an unevenly -shaped field

uncert.

buzzard n.

a nocturnal moth

onom.

buzzer n.

a steam whistle or hooter at a factory or mill

onom.

byen-grubber n.

See bone-grubber

byg n.

See big n.

byg v.

See big v.

byre n.

a cow-house; a cowshed

< OE bȳre

byzon n. & a.

See bizen