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Traditional dialect spoken in Dorset, England
The Dorset dialect is the traditional dialect spoken in Dorset, a county in the West Country of England. Stemming from Old West Saxon, it is preserved
Dorset_dialect
Variety of the English language
William Barnes' Dorset dialect poetry (1801–1886). Walter Hawken Tregellas (1831–1894), author of many stories written in the local dialect of the county
West_Country_English
County of England
places of Dorset". Dorset. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020. "Dorset Dialect of William Barnes". Dorset Echo
Dorset
English writer, clergyman and philologist (1801–1886)
mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting
William_Barnes
Rock formation in Dorset, England
Bindon Abbey or Salisbury Cathedral. "Aggle" was taken into the old Dorset dialect as meaning "to wobble". The rock is an "eroded relic of iron-cemented
Agglestone_Rock
British blue cow's milk cheese
Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1903 Cheese.com profile Dorset Blue Vinny Portals:
Dorset_Blue_Vinney
Paleo-Eskimo culture (500 BCE–1500 CE)
The Dorset was a Paleo-Eskimo culture, lasting from 500 BCE to between 1000 CE and 1500 CE, that followed the Pre-Dorset and preceded the Thule people
Dorset_culture
Culture of the English county
regional dialect which is still spoken in parts[citation needed]; and their own peculiar food, like the Dorset Knob, a hard biscuit, and Dorset Blue Vinney
Culture_of_Dorset
Crowd flow management mechanism
Retrieved 2025-01-26. Barnes, William (1893). Poems of rural life in the Dorset dialect. University of California Libraries. London : Paul, Trench, Trübner
Turnstile
Variety of chili pepper
the pepper is known as chaiberachi in the Zeliangrong dialect and chudi chusi in the Angami dialect, both meaning "king of chillies". "Naga Mircha" was
Naga_Morich
British surgeon and writer (1853–1923)
Jane (née Knight). As a small boy, he attended the school run by the Dorset dialect poet William Barnes, and later the Merchant Taylors' School and London
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
Sir_Frederick_Treves,_1st_Baronet
Small play house, or play area, for children
Cubbies. "Modern cubby house designs". Retrieved 2012-12-29. "Of the Dorset dialect", Transactions of the Philological Society, B.Blackwell: 51, 1864 Karen
Cubby-hole
Village in Dorset, England
firmer rock and left it standing proud. "Aggle" was taken into the old Dorset dialect as meaning "to wobble". In September 1970 the rock fell to one side
Studland
Australian academic
regularly organises performances of Barnes' poetry in the poet's original Dorset dialect for the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Burton has won several major prizes
T._L._Burton
1850s. Stone published Dorica, a volume of poems, four of which were in Dorset dialect. The volume was inspired by poet William Barnes. In 1912, Stone published
Edward_Daniel_Stone
Southwestern area of England
West England, usually taken to include the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol, with some considering it to extend to all or parts
West_Country
English philologist and Oxford professor
Dictionary (1898) Wright corresponded regularly with Thomas Hardy about the Dorset dialect. On 25 June 1904 Wright was elected to the fellowship of the British
Joseph_Wright_(linguist)
Multicultural London English Sussex dialect Surrey dialect West Country English Dorset dialect Wiltshire dialect Bristolian dialect Cornish English Welsh English
List of Indo-European languages
List_of_Indo-European_languages
Lincolnshire dialect, for example stoän "stone", goä "go" and maäke "make". Grave accents, circumflexes and diaereses are used in the Dorset dialect, in words
English terms with diacritical marks
English_terms_with_diacritical_marks
Barnes: Dorset dialect poet works to be accessible to all". BBC News. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2026. "The National Archives - Dorset History
Dorset_History_Centre
Church in Dorset, England
first and last sermons in the church. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect and much other work including a comprehensive English grammar quoting
Whitcombe_Church
County town of Dorset, England
/ˈdɔːrtʃɪstər/ DOR-chist-ər, also /ˈdɔːrtʃɛstər/ DOR-chest-ər) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route
Dorchester,_Dorset
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
where local witches used to meet. In 1879 the Dorset dialect poet William Barnes presented the Dorset Field Club with a paper in which he wrote "Many
Leigh,_Dorset
Verb form modifying a noun or noun phrase
Middle English, has now been lost — except in some rare dialects such as the Dorset dialect, where it takes the form of a-). Old English present participles
Participle
English painter
membership limited to one hundred. Some of his paintings were named in the Dorset dialect, in which his schoolmaster William Barnes wrote poetry. "Jeanes Wedden
Joseph_Clark_(painter)
Civil parish in Dorset, England
old rectory on the Dorchester to Wareham road, where for 25 years the Dorset dialect poet William Barnes lived when he was the incumbent rector. Barnes died
Winterborne_Came
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
listed building. The tower has a ring of five bells. The 19th-century Dorset dialect poet William Barnes (1801–86), who was born just outside the parish
Lydlinch
Dialects are linguistic varieties that may differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and other aspects of grammar. For the classification of varieties
List_of_dialects_of_English
Theatrical company
Players (1908–1928) was an amateur theatrical company, based in Dorchester, Dorset. The novelist Thomas Hardy adapted his novels for live performance in collaboration
The_Hardy_Players
William Barnes (1801–1886) is seen as primarily a Dorset poet, especially because of his use of Dorset dialect. John Clare (1793 – 1864) was commonly known
British_regional_literature
British imprint
verses from Thyrsis. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. William Barnes. Ten Dorset dialect poems and Thomas Hardy's Farewell. Later impression, No. 7. Hilaire
The_Quince_Tree_Press
Miracles the Credentials of the Christ William Barnes – Glossary of Dorset Dialect Henry Walter Bates – The Naturalist on the River Amazons. William Wells
1863_in_literature
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
equivalent Asger's Well, though local tradition is that Askers' Well is Dorset dialect for newts' well and refers to the name of the stream flowing through
Askerswell
Hwomely Rhymes (see also 1844, 1862, 1868) The Song of Solomon in the Dorset Dialect Edmund Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (revised in 1868, 1872
1859_in_poetry
Homer, published that year William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect: Third Collection (see also 1844, 1869, 1868) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
1862_in_poetry
Extinct group of Inuit in Nunavut, Canada
scholars to have been the last remnants of the Dorset culture as they had preserved a culture and dialect distinct from the mainland Inuit. Despite their
Sadlermiut
Hwomely Rhymes: A second collection of poems of rural life in the Dorset Dialect Elizabeth Rundle Charles, The Voice of Christian Life in Song Arthur
1858_in_poetry
Topics referred to by the same term
Alberta, Canada YET, the National Rail code for Yetminster railway station in Dorset, UK "Yet" (song) by the American band Exile, 1990 "Yet", song by Spacey
Yet
Topics referred to by the same term
region of England in the novels of Thomas Hardy West Saxon dialect, the Germanic dialect spoken by the West Saxons following Anglo-Saxon settlement Wessex
Wessex_(disambiguation)
including "Neglected Wife" William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect Frances Browne, The Star of Atteghei; The Vision of Schwartz, and Other
1844_in_poetry
Wooden head from Melbury Osmond folklore
The Dorset Ooser (/ˈoʊsər/) is a wooden head that featured in the 19th-century folk culture of Melbury Osmond, a village in the southwestern English county
Dorset_Ooser
Town in Dorset, England
Beaminster (/ˈbɛmɪnstər/ BEM-in-stər) is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester
Beaminster
Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
stone monuments from the Neolithic and Early Bronze periods, including the Dorset Cursus, an earthwork 10 km (6 mi) long and 100 m (110 yd) wide, which was
Wessex
Village in Dorset, England
Old English word risc, "rushes", and survives as Rix and Rex in the dialects of Dorset, Somerset and Devon. "Rixon Coat of Arms / Rixon Family Crest". Archived
Rixon,_Dorset
Creature from English folklore
New Forest at least as recently as the early 20th century. In the dialect of Dorset "to colt-pixy" meant to beat down the remaining apples after a crop
Colt_pixie
Sub-national area of England
time dialect, East Anglian English. In the South West of England, West Country English is a common regional dialect and is the only rhotic dialect spoken
Southern_England
Village in Dorset, England
Ashmore is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, 20 miles (32 kilometres) southwest of Salisbury. In the 2021 census the parish had a population
Ashmore
Colloquial term for a resident of Plymouth
with Plymouth both as a noun and as an adjective for the local accent and dialect. In 1987 Cyril Tawney, in his book Grey Funnel Lines, described its meaning
Janner
accents and dialects are found throughout England, and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect. However, accents and dialects also highlight
English_language_in_England
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
and Dorset via Virginia. The community features a local dialect which is derived from the dialects of the West Country of England and the dialect of Cornwall
Tylerton,_Maryland
Musical genre
parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in the local accent/dialect. The name, taken from the title of the 1967 Scrumpy & Western EP by Adge
Scrumpy_and_Western
Town in Dorset, England
initial "f" to "v" characteristic of many Southwestern English dialects. The East Dorset pottery industry, known collectively as Verwood Pottery, thrived
Verwood
Branch of the Eskaleut language family
called Inuktun.[citation needed] In those dialects, the name is sometimes rendered as Inuktitun to reflect dialectal differences in pronunciation. The Inuit
Inuit_languages
Chapel in Dorset, England
is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship
St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
St_Catherine's_Chapel,_Abbotsbury
Several accents and dialects of Atlantic Canadian English
Newfoundland English refers to several accents and dialects of Atlantic Canadian English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these
Newfoundland_English
Creature in English folklore
"buggard", and "buggart". Boggart is ultimately the typical Lancashire dialect form. These forms all point to an origin with the Middle English word bugge
Boggart
local dialects, as well as from broader differences in the Standard English of different primary-speaking populations. Accent is the part of dialect concerning
Regional_accents_of_English
Variety of English spoken in Scotland
both possible.[citation needed] Bungi dialect of the Canadian Metis people of Scottish/British descent Glasgow dialect Highland English "SCOTS - Corpus Details"
Scottish_English
Type of English geography
a term in the Anglian dialect of Old English wald meaning "forest", — cognate with the Weald, "forest" of the West Saxon dialect term of Old English, from
The_Wolds
Dialect survey of England and Wales
The Survey of English Dialects was undertaken between 1950 and 1961 under the direction of Harold Orton of the English department of the University of
Survey_of_English_Dialects
Insects Darwen : Darreners (from old pronunciation) Derby : Derbians Dorset : Dorset Knobs (from the famous biscuit), Dumplings Dumfries : Doonhamers, Queenies
List of British regional nicknames
List_of_British_regional_nicknames
English London Cockney Multicultural London English West Country dialects (Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Somerset; also parts of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Herefordshire)
Languages of the United Kingdom
Languages_of_the_United_Kingdom
First epoch of the Jurassic Period
first reason is it was taken by a geologist from an English quarryman's dialect pronunciation of the word "layers"; secondly, sloops from north Cornish
Early_Jurassic
Type of sandstone block found in southern England
Wiltshire; in Kent; and in smaller quantities in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Dorset, and Hampshire. Sarsen stones are the post-glacial remains of a cap of Cenozoic
Sarsen
Region of England
and Plymouth with 3.8%. East Dorset has the lowest rate with 1.4%. The Cornish language evolved from the Southwestern dialect of the Brittonic language spoken
South_West_England
Exonym for an Indigenous people of the circumpolar region
language with two major dialects: the Koniag dialect, spoken on the Alaska Peninsula and on Kodiak Island, and the Chugach dialect, spoken on the southern
Eskimo
English Christmas carol from late 18th century
Peyton and Co. p. 71. Barnes, W. (9 February 1882). "Dorset Folk-lore and Antiquities". Dorset County Chronicle and Somersetshire Gazette: 15. Bruce
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)
The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
Words pronounced the same but differing in meaning or spelling
are distinguished in rhotic accents, such as Scottish English, and most dialects of American English, but are homophones in some non-rhotic accents, such
Homophone
The Indigenous peoples speak around 29 different languages and many more dialects. As some of the ethnic groups are very small, their native languages are
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
as funny from modern Italians because the same exact words, in today's dialect of Rome, mean "A black dog eats a beautiful peach", which has a ridiculously
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Celtic frame drum
The English Dialect Society: Trübner & Co. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2011. "FTX-408 - DORSET IS BEAUTIFUL - Village Traditions - Dorset". Folktrax-archive
Bodhrán
King of England from 1509 to 1547
had been imprisoned by his father, including Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, were pardoned. Others went unreconciled; Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of
Henry_VIII
Country in Northwestern Europe
that collectively form what is known as British English. The variety of dialects and accents is often noted, with nearby regions frequently having highly
United_Kingdom
Thomas Batchelor (1775–1838) was an English farmer, writer on dialect, agriculture and poet. Batchelor was born at Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, into
Thomas_Batchelor_(writer)
distinct dialect of Russian. It has a lot in common with South Russian dialects, showing some common features with Ukrainian. This dialect's versions
Languages_of_Canada
English programmer, venture capitalist, and writer (born 1964)
for 48 years prior to returning to England. Graham was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England. His father was from Pwllheli, Wales, and worked for Westinghouse
Paul_Graham_(programmer)
Ethnic group
between the Dorset and Thule transition. However a subsequent 2012 genetic analysis showed no genetic link between the Sadlermiut and the Dorset or Tuniit
Inuit
Abandoned Middle Age Norse settlements
temporarily settle North America. They appear to have developed their own dialect of Old Norse, now called Greenlandic Norse, not to be confused with the
Norse settlements in Greenland
Norse_settlements_in_Greenland
cultures have therefore been designated "Greenlandic Dorset". Artefacts associated with early Dorset culture in Greenland have been found as far north as
History_of_Greenland
Nationals of Greenland
disappeared, and the Early Dorset culture emerged in western Greenland and the Independence II culture in the north. The Dorset culture, the first to spread
Greenlanders
same as Fucking in the dialect spoken in the region), effective 1 January 2021. In 2010, the inhabitants of Shitterton, Dorset, purchased a 1.5-ton block
Place names considered unusual
Place_names_considered_unusual
County of England
for a sweeping tract of largely downland landscapes that stretches from Dorset in the south west to Dover in the south east and north through East Anglia
Suffolk
Variety of English language
dialect diversity[citation needed]. Northern Canada is, according to William Labov, a dialect region in formation where a homogeneous English dialect
Canadian_English
1779–81 book by Samuel Johnson
wished. The selection also included more Scottish poets (though excluding dialect poetry) and two volumes of translations from the Classical writers. The
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets
Mythical creature of British folklore
and name. However, the word 'pixie' (under various forms) also appears in Dorset, Somerset and to a lesser extent in Sussex, Wiltshire and Hampshire. Similar
Pixie
Film and television trope
who portrays Odysseus in the film, and he subsequently worked with a dialect coach to achieve the accent. James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter remarked
Queen's_Latin
Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä 35 Bog region in Lapland, Finland Finnish (northern dialect) "The bog on which the storage hut standing on a single pillar and belonging
List_of_long_place_names
King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to 924
important as the place where his father was buried, and Christchurch, both in Dorset. Edward marched with his army to the nearby Iron Age hillfort at Badbury
Edward_the_Elder
Part of England where Danish law applied
affected by this clash of cultures, with the emergence of Anglo-Norse dialects. The Danelaw approximately covered Yorkshire, the central and eastern Midlands
Danelaw
South Wales Christmas folk custom
parallels between hoodening and the Christmas Bull tradition recorded in Dorset and Gloucestershire. In south-west England, there are two extant hobby horse
Mari_Lwyd
English musician (born 1946)
actress Toyah Willcox. Robert Fripp was born in Wimborne Minster, a town in Dorset, England, the second child of a working-class family. His mother Edith (née
Robert_Fripp
Annual street fair in Sherborne, Dorset
Fair is an annual street fair held in the country town of Sherborne in Dorset, starting on the Monday following 10 October (Old Michaelmas Day). Originally
Pack_Monday_Fair
(56 km) apart. Dialectal English is often found in literature, for example Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights contains Yorkshire dialect. The United
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
National museum in London, England
Room 49 – Hinton St Mary Mosaic with face of Christ in the centre, from Dorset, southern England, 4th century AD Room 49 – Corbridge Lanx, silver tray
British_Museum
Department of France
The peninsula was originally joined as a single land mass to Cornwall and Dorset in England, meaning that the underlying geological strata of both regions
Manche
Chono Clovis culture Cody complex Comanches Crow Dalton tradition Dene Dorset culture Eyak Folsom culture Greenlandic Inuit Guarani Haida Hell Gap complex
List_of_nomadic_peoples
Polish and French filmmaker (born 1933)
role required having a local dialect, Polanski sent her to London for five months of study and to spend time in the Dorset countryside to get a flavor
Roman_Polanski
Period of European history (about 800–1050)
(Old Norse: Hǫrðalandi) landed at the Isle of Portland off the coast of Dorset. They apparently were mistaken for merchants by a royal official, Beaduhard
Viking_Age
Musical instrument
English Dialect Society, Trübner & Co., 1880 Ireland: Scenery and Character', Mr & Mrs S. C. Halls, How and Parson, London, 1841 "FTX-408 - DORSET IS BEAUTIFUL
Riddle_drum
Culture of the Inuit in the Arctic and Subarctic region
archipelago and northern Greenland. The descriptions "Dorset" and "Pre-Dorset" come from Cape Dorset on Baffin Island, the source of an assemblage which
Inuit_culture
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