SAVE OUR LANGUAGE CORNWALL
LETS CORN
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Aar………….. Are
Aawk………….. Hake (fish)
Abear………….. Endure. "I can't abear un" . Dislike
Abew. Abue………….. Above. Up above
Abroad………….. Asunder. In pieces. Open
Actions………….. Affectation. Pretending. "Lots of actions with un."
Addled………….. cracked
Agglegutter, also addle-pool………….. A cesspool or evil-smelling pool
A ess. A edn………….. lt Is. It Isn't
Afeard………….. Afraid. In fear of
Afterwinding………….. Light corn left between heavy grain and chaff
Afore………….. Before
Agape………….. Astonished
Agate………….. 'All agate'. Expectant
Agen………….. Again. Once more
Agg (Egg) Algs………….. To "egg on". Incite. Urge on.
Agist. Aginst. Agin ……………. Against
Aglan. Alget ……………. Berries of the hawthorn
Agnail ……………. A whitlow. Pain-nail
A'goen ……………. going
Airy-mouse (Rare mouse) ……………. The bat
Aisy. Aise ……………. Easy. Unsuspecting
Aker. Alker ……………. Delight. In a happy or congenial occupation
Aketha ……………. Quotha
AlaRs ……………. Alas
Alan ……………. A hard bare patch of land
Alantide ……………. All Saints Day
Alley ……………. A large marble. A taw
Allis ……………. . Always
Allish ……………. Pale, sickly in appearance
All-on-a-nupshot …………….ln a great hurry. A commotion Unnexpectedly
Amenuts …………….Almonds
Ampassy …………….Etcetera
Anan ……………. What do ee say?
Anatomy ……………. Skeleton. A person very slight and wasted
Anend ……………. On end
Anist. Anyst …………….Close to. Nearby. "Don't come anist me"
Angle-dutch …………….Earthworm
Ancell ……………. A steelyard. Weighing scales
Anker ……………. A small cask or keg, about four gallons.
Anointed ……………. Mischievous. Fun-loving
Ansum ……………. Excellent. good. Beautiful
Antick …………….A buffoon. A fool
Apemt. Appeme ……………. An apron
Apple Bird ……………. The chaffinch
Apple bee. Apple drane…………….The wasp
Aps. Apsen …………….The aspen tree. To fasten
Arclar …………….A Plough
Arg. Argy. Argyfy………………………………Argue
Arish ……………. Stubble. Corn Arish
Arking …………….Harking List
Amm-wrist …………….The wrist
Am …………….Hom. Fog-horn
Amed……………………………..Earned
Arra Wan …………….'eer a one"
Arrant …………….Errand. Message, Shopping parcels
Areeah …………….An exclamation of surprize
Arre. Arree …………….Are you', (Are'ee?)
Arrere. Arear …………….Wonderful, Strange
Arry…………………………any
Arsted. Arst…………………..asked
Arter …………….after
Art-a …………….Are you?
A-sam Partly open door (The door's a-sam)
Ascrode …………….Astride
Asew. Sew …………….Dry."The cow is asew."
Apty cock …………….The ass. Blockhead
Athurt………………………..Arthwart
Attle …………….Rubbish. Useless. Refuse
Atween…………………………sidwalks
Awking…………………………spitting
Awn. Awnlv…………………..own. only
Aunt …………….A title of respect. Dame, lady
Aupens………………………opens.
Auver……………………….over
Auvis. Auvica…………….. Eaves of a house
Avage …………….ed. "The avage is good"
Avise. Advise…………………….Good
Avore………………………Before
Averlooked…………….. Overlooked. Ill-wished
Aw…………………………He. It
Awvergone…………….. Unable to contain oneself- "overgone"
Axed out……………….Asked out
Ayger……………………Eager
A'zackley …………….Not exactly. Not quite in the head
https://www.cornishpasties.org.uk/Cornish_dialect_dictionary.htm