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English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day

CHAPTER XII
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_Cadder_, for _caddow_; from _caa-daw_, cawing daw.

_Douw_, for _dow_, a dove.

_Par_: for _parrock_, a paddock.

_Fystey_: with long _y_, from _foist_, a fusty smell.

_Sweltered_, over-heated, in profuse perspiration.
_Moize_, thrive, mend.
WESTERN (Group 1): S.W.


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