Th'ast ee pait it, thee'st a paid it; thou hast paid it.
In the English translation which accompanies the original song in General Vallancey's paper, some of the words are, I think, beyond controversy misinterpreted, but I have not room to go critically through it. All I desire should be inferred from these remarks is, that, although this Anglo-Saxon curiosity is well worthy the attention of those who take an interest in our early literature, we must be careful not to assume that it is a pure specimen of the language of the period to which, and of the people to whom, it is said to relate.
A GLOSSARY OF WORDS COMMONLY USED IN THE County of Somerset,
BUT WHICH ARE NOT ACCCEPTED AS LEGITIMATE WORDS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;
OR WORDS WHICH, ALTHOUGH ONCE USED GENERALLY, ARE NOW BECOME PROVINCIAL.
A.
A. adv. Yes; or pron. He: as a zed a'd do it; he said he'd do it.
Aa'th. s. earth.
Ab'bey. s. The great white poplar: one of the varieties of the populus alba.
Ab'bey-lubber. s. A lazy, idle fellow.