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

PUTTIN-ON—A famish Lakeland lad used ta say he nivver was browt up ato, he was trailed up bi t’ hair o’ t’ heed. That’s a puttin-on.

PUTTEN-DOON—Butter put into firkins. Fowls or meat salted or cured. Put to death, destroyed, as old horses, dogs, or cats are. What’s come o’ auld Bawty? He’s bin putten-doon a canny while; he gat seea mucky.

PUKE—Ta pick up or vomit.

PYANNOT—See Peannot.

PYATT—A magpie, an’ a saucy barn.

PYFLE—To steal. To eat in a heartless way. Pyklin an’ pyflin, thoo gits nowt doon.

QUAVEREN—Sparring. Ah’ll fell thi as stiff as a stian if thoo co’s quaveren aboot me.

QUARTER—A portion of a boot upper.

QUARTER—The cow’s udder is so spoken of in cases of ailment.

QUARTER—Portion of an animal—front and hind.