Flitch, or quite as often Fritch. (From the Old-English flit, or geflit). Not only as explained in the glossary of Wiltshire, impertinent, busy, but, by some boustrophêdon process, good-humoured. “You are very flitch to-day,” that is, good-natured.
Fluders. Worms, which on certain land get into the livers of sheep, when the animal is said to be “cothed.” Called also “flukes,” and “flounders.” See the word “[cothe].”
Gait, A. A crotchet, or, as the vulgar expression is, a maggot. Used always in a deprecatory sense. When a person has done anything foolish he says, “this is a gait I have got.” Doubtless, identical with “get” in Wedgwood, vol. ii. p. 144.
Gettet. Sprung, or slightly cracked. Used throughout the West of England.
Giggle, To. To stand awry or crooked. Said especially of small things, which do not stand upright.
Glutch, To. (From the French en-gloutir). Not simply, to swallow or gulp, as explained in the glossaries, but more especially to stifle a sob.
Gold-heath, The. The bog-moss, (Sphagnum squarrosum), which is used in the New Forest to make fine brooms.
Gold-withey, The. The bog-myrtle, or English mock-myrtle (Myrica Gale), mentioned in Mr. Kingsley’s New Forest ballad,—
“They wrestled up, they wrestled down,
They wrestled still and sore;