![]() Bal maiden – a woman working at a mine, at smashing ore &c.Bal – a mine (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language, related to palas, meaning 'to dig').Backsyfore – the wrong side first (also found in Devon).Further, possibly a conflation of any (or all) of the previous, and "ess", which may represent a dialectal form of "yes".ī The ruins of Poldice mine, Gwennap Bal maidens at work, showing traditional dress Alternatively, a modification of "aye" based on "yes". Perhaps from Old Norse ei ("forever") + Old English sī(e) ("may it be"), like "yes" (which is from Middle English yes, yis, which is from Old English ġēse, ġīse, ġȳse, *ġīese, equivalent to ġēa + sī ). Ayes (pronounced, 'ace') – yes (see also: "Ess", below).Aye? – I beg your pardon? Yes? What was that?.Arish mow – a stack of sheaves (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language arys).Arish (also written arrish, ersh, aish, airish, errish, hayrish and herrish) - arable field (from Middle English *ersch, from Old English ersc, perhaps influenced by Cornish language arys).Areah, Arear, Aree faa - an exclamation of surprise (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language revedh, meaning 'strange', 'astounding', or 'a wonder').Anvon - a hard stone on which large stones are broken (mining term, from Cornish language anwen, meaning 'anvil')).Ansome - lovely (from "handsome") Me ansome ("my handsome") (familiar way to address a man).Anker - a small barrel (mining term, ultimately from Medieval Latin anceria perhaps influenced by Cornish language keryn, meaning 'open barrel' or 'tub'.Ancient - to describe someone who is a real character, "he's an ancient man".Allycumpooster - all right ( Camborne, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language oll yn kompoester, meaning 'all in order').All-overish – slightly out of sorts, nervous.Ake – a groove made on the stone of a killick ( Mousehole, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language ak, meaning 'a slit', or 'a cleft'). ![]() Agone – ago as in 'a week agone' (mid and east Cornwall).Agerever – pollack ( Marazion, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager euver, meaning 'ugly useless').Ager – ugly ( Zennor, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager).
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