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

BARNEY-BRIG, BORO’-BRIG, BABYLON—A children’s game.

Hoo many miles ta Barney Brig?

Three scooar and ten.

Can I get there by candle-light?

Yes, and back again.

Any sticks or stones on the way?

Yes, both. How can I get over?

Put your heels aback o’ your neck

And then jump over.

BARBARY-BARK—A cure fer t’ jawness, an’ that’s a complaint ’at theer’s some queer remedies fer.