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Thread #163316   Message #3894930
Posted By: Mr Red
20-Dec-17 - 12:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: anyone recognise these words?
Subject: BS: anyone recognise these words?
I have been OCRing and fettling a "book" written by a braod Gloucestershire lass. For her own amusemnet over a long time and some time ago.
But these words popped out at me so I did some digging.

Now the question: anyone else come across any of these words

beddytwine        weed that grows up trees, (not convolvulus or Old Man?s Beard). But what?
borning                being born, lambing time.
brivit                looking, searching (looks like brevit in Gloucestershire)
chitting        cutting seed potatoes in half to leave an eye on each, for planting
drindle                a high-waisted long skirt with a wide waistband.
layette                baby?s clothes, and bedding, particularly for new-born infants
nibs                mischievous persons
penning down        as in the sun beating down
spreezed        sore and chapped (a variation of spreathed common in SW UK)