On the search for the word "houdge" found in an inventory in Sussex I've been checking out dialect glossaries and dictionaries available on the Internet Archive. Here are some which regrettably didn't help with this search;
Vol 2 (D-G) - https://archive.org/details/englishdialectdi02wrig
Vol 3 (H-L) - https://archive.org/details/englishdialectdi03wrig
Vol 4 (M-Q) - https://archive.org/details/englishdialectdi04wrig
Vol 5 (R-S) - https://archive.org/details/englishdialectdi05wrig
Vol 6 (T-Z) - https://archive.org/details/englishdialectdi06wrig
https://archive.org/details/cu31924026538813
Also several more local publications:
Cleveland, Yorkshire - https://archive.org/details/aglossaryclevel01atkigoog
Cotswold, Gloucestershire - https://archive.org/details/aglossarycotswo01huntgoog
Isle of Wight - https://archive.org/details/adictionaryisle00longgoog
Mid-Yorkshire - https://archive.org/details/aglossarywordsp00robigoog
Sheffield dialect - https://archive.org/details/sheffielddialect00bywa
Shetland - https://archive.org/details/cu31924026538979
Warwickshire - https://archive.org/details/studyinthewarwic014223mbp
West of England - https://archive.org/details/dialectofwestofe00jenn
My eyes lit up with delight when I saw this post - but sadly, the link for 'Cleveland, Yorkshire' does not work.
ReplyDeleteJudy: Try https://archive.org/details/aglossaryclevel01atkigoog
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