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Furness Dialect Dictionary

Farm buildings

  • riggin - the ridge of a building
  • eeas - eaves of a roof
  • pentus - penthouse; overhanging eaves
  • yîsts - joists
  • eeasin - eaves gutter
  • dooar - door
    jemmers - butt hinges to doors etc
    sneck - the latch of a door
    kei - a key
  • hô - hall
  • roum - room
  • flooar - floor
  • grund wark - building foundations

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