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

WILLY-WAND—A willow.

WISP—A handfull of straw put in shoes or clogs to keep the feet warm. A bit of twisted straw stuck in a hole of a sack—otherwise, a miller’s cloot. To clean a horse; whisp it doon. An’ amair forbye these.

WIAS—A roond streea ring fer a pan ta stand on.

WIASTRY—Waistfulness. Seck waistry as yan niver dud see barn; it’s fair shocken.

WID—With.

WID’NT, WAD’NT—Will not; would not.

WILL-CAN—Be able and willing. Ah deea wish ’at ye will-can come as ye said, it’ll be seea grand ta gang on t’ fells an’ lait ferns.

WILLY-WI’-T’-WISP—Leets i’ dike breeasts at dark o’ neet. Varra flaysome things is willy-wi’-t’-wisp.

WIND—Scent. Wind ’em noo.

WIND—Breath. Ah’s short o’ wind. Ah’s aboot winded.