The Quest of the Gwidgy-gwee
A Glossary of the dialect words used in this poem.
Blowth : - Blossom ; in flower. "The May is in blowth."
Briton: - The thrift or sea-pink (St Michaels Mount).
Bullies : - Pebbles.
Croggan : - Limpet shell.
Crow : - A sty, "Pigs crow".
Dinsul : - St. Michael's Mount
Dralyers : - Trailing plants or weeds, more especially the wild convolvulus.
Dumbledory, Dumbledrane : - The Cockchaffer (flying beetle).
Durns : - The frame of a door.
Goosey-gen : - A gwiddgy-gwee ( St Just in Penwith )
Gwidgy-gwee - A small black spot or blood blister caused by a pinch or a bruise.
Hagglan : - The Hawthorn
Hedgyboar :- The Hedgehog.
Hepse : - The bottom leaf of a stable type door, a half door.
Hollensmoks : - The sea campion.
Huggo : - A sea cave, a cavern.
Keggas : - Tall umbelliferous plants.
Lisamoo or Lizzamoo : - The cow-parsnip.
Padgypaow :- A lizard or Newt.
Pillyer : - a hummock or small heathy Knoll like an ant-hil, found in light uncultivated land.
Polan : - A salt water pool.
Quilkin : - A Frog.
Randigal : - A rigmarole, a nonsensical, unconnected story.
Rare-mouse : - The Bat.
Muryans : - Ants.
Scow or Scaow :- Th Elder Tree.
Skedgewith :- The Privet.
Teen : - To light.
Tags : - Narcissi. (Mount)