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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.

 "Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"

(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)

The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect

Dialect words and their meanings.
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N WORDS O WORDS P  WORDS Q WORDS R WORDS S WORDS T WORDS U WORDS V WORDS W WORDS X WORDS Y WORDS Z   WORDS

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Dialect Meaning Source Term Cornish Comment Date

Quab

Sickly. Infirm

   

 

 

 

Quaddies

Grumbles. Dawdles

   

 

 

 

Quams

Fainting fits. Stupid ideas

   

 

 

 

Quail.

To fade, wither, wilt

   

 

 

 

Quailaway

A sty on the eyelid

   

 

 

 

Qualker.

A hard fall. "I threw him a regular qualker"

   

 

 

 

Quarry.

A pane of glass

   

 

 

 

Quat. Quatty.

Squat. To flop down, to hide away

   

 

 

 

Quait.

Quiet

   

 

 

 

Queasy

Sensitive. Easily upset

   

 

 

 

Quarrters. Quarters

Lodgings

   

 

 

 

Queel

To wriggle. To coil or twist

   

 

 

 

Quellat. Quellit.

A small enclosure or field. Pig's sty

   

 

 

 

Queens.

Scallops

   

 

 

 

Queer

Bed or layers of ground (miner's term)

   

 

 

 

Queet.

Quiet

   

 

 

 

Queock.

Part of a bullock's hoof

   

 

 

 

Quiddles

Foolish fancies

   

 

 

 

Quignogs.

Conceit. Ridiculous

   

 

 

 

Quilkin.

Frog or toad

   

 

 

 

Quilter.

To beat. To thrash

   

 

 

 

Quilter coats.

Quilted petticoats

   

 

 

 

Quenched away

Died