This page gathers the 23 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Cumbria” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.
- butt noun The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- cad verb to mat or felt together
- cold fire noun Fuel laid ready for lighting.
- cove noun A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
- crack noun A chat.
- dick num Ten, in Cumbrian sheep counting.
- fettle noun A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
- forset verb To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
- garbage noun Foul, rotten or unripe vegetable matter.
- hallan noun The passage or space between the outer and inner door of a cottage; the partition between the passage and the room.
- hummer intj A euphemism for the devil or the infernal regions
- jarp noun The act of knocking one's pace egg (“a coloured hard-boiled egg traditionally made at Easter”) against that of an opponent, with the aim of…
- lig verb To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
- lough noun lake, pool
- mask verb To be infused or steeped.
- radge adj Violent or crazy.
- radgie adj Violent or crazy.
- speel noun A splinter; a strip of wood or metal.
- spelk noun A splinter, usually of wood.
- spile noun A splinter.
- teacake noun A bread roll without fruit; a barm.
- twining noun complaining or grumbling
- yan num One.