The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by James Jennings
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Bee-but, Bee-lippen. _s._ A bee-hive
Bee'dy. _s._ A chick. Beedy's-eyes. _s.pl._ Pansy, love-in-idleness. Beer. _s. See_ ALE. Befor'n. _prep._ Before. To Begird'ge, To Begrud'ge. _v. a._ To grudge; to envy. LORD BYRON has used the verb _begrudge_ in his notes to the 2nd canto of Childe Harold. Begor'z, Begum'mers. _interj._ These words are, most probably, oaths of asseveration. The last appears to be a corruption of _by godmothers_. Both are thrown into discourse very frequently: _Begummers, I ont tell; I cant do it begorz._ Begrumpled. _part._ Soured; offended. To Belg. _v. n._ To cry aloud; to bellow. Bell-flower. _s._ A daffodil. To Belsh. _v. a._ To cut off dung, &c., from the tails of sheep. |
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