Lakeland Words / A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases as Used in Cumberland and Westmorland, with Illustrative Sentences in the North Westmorland Dialect

by Bryham Kirkby

FIX-FAX—Gristle.

FIASEN—When a lal ’un hes a berry shag gie’n tult, an’ it scowps o’ t’ preserves off, that’s fiasen it. Siam when it licks it’s plate efter dinner.

FIELD, FEEAL, FIELDIN—Hide. Let’s laik at fielden. Yon lal tagalt’s fielded mi specs, an’ nowder hee ner low can Ah find them.

FIUT—Keep up with. Ye gang that fast Ah can hardly fiut ye.

FIUT—Trace. We can fiut a hare on t’ snow.

FIUT—To establish; to introduce. Whia what we’st hev ta fiut ye.

FIUTED—To perform a journey on foot. We fiuted it iv’ry stride.

FIUT-IT—A good dancer or walker. By jen but he can fiut-it.

FUIT-LETH—A quarter of a stone.

FLAAS—Turf for fuel.