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

RAMPS—Wild yerbs.

RAKE—Journey; thoo’s as mich on as thoo can carry at yah rake.

RALLAK, RANT, RANDY—On t’ spree. Ah’ll say neea mair, they’re theer an’ ye mun mak t’ best o’ them.

RAM—Push. Ram it doon. Rank, rancid—this meet’s ram as auld tip. Ram-full—as full as possible.

RAMPADJE—A gurt bustle an’ hurry. Thoo needn’t ta gang at it wi’ seck a rampadje; thoo’ll be tired afooar neet.

RAMPADJUS—With little heed. Du’t be seea rampadjus.

RAMPEN—Aboot t’ siam as reemen. We’d a rampen good dinner.

RANDED—Bacon ’at’s i’ equal parts—fat an’ lean.

RANNEL, RANNELIN—This is a lad’s trick.

RANNEL-BALK—Roof-tree. I’ gurt auld chimlas ye can see ’t gaan across, an’ t’ crane hiuk’t intul’t.