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jasp, jesp, jespe,
jasp [dʒasp, dʒɛsp]
n. An opaque reddish-brown semi-precious stone consisting of a variety of chalcedony.
jachelt, jachle, jachled, jaggelt, jagger, jauchelt, jauchle, jauchled,
jauchle [dʒɔːxl]
n. A jolt, jerk, joggle. A shift, a struggle against difficulty.
v. To walk as if one had feeble joints, to shuffle. To shake, jolt, joggle.
pt. pp. jauchelt adj. Tossed, buffeted, blown about or over by the wind.
 
See dauchle also.
Jaucob, Jawcob, Jawcob$s,
Jaucob [ˈdʒɑːkəb, ˈdʒɔːkəb, N. I. ˈdʒaːkəb]
n. The personal name Jacob.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Jaucob's ledder: Jacob's ladder. The deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna.
djadd, jaad, jaads, jad, jade, jads, jaud, jaudit, jauds,
jaud [dʒɑːd, dʒɔːd, N. I. dʒaːd]
n. A jade, a perverse woman. Contemptuously: a mare, a horse.
v. To jade.
pt. pp. jaudit
jaak, jaakin, jak, jauk, jaukin, jaukin$,
jauk [dʒɑːk, dʒɔːk, N. dʒaːk]
v. To dally, to trifle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
jaukin [ˈdʒɑːkɪn, ˈdʒɔːkɪn, N. ˈdʒaːkɪn]: Trifling.
jaaner, jander, janner, jaunder, jauner, jaunner,
jaunder [dʒɑːn(d)ər, dʒɔːn(d)ər, N. dʒaːn(d)ər]
n. Idle, foolish talk, empty chatter, rambling conversation.
v. To talk idly or in a foolish or jocular manner. To make desultory conversation.
ja$nt, jaant, jahnt, jant, jaunt, jaunter,
jaunt [dʒɑːnt, dʒɔːnt, N. I. dʒaːnt]
n. A jaunt.
v. To jaunt, go on an outing.
jaap, jaapie, jaapit, jaaple, jaappeet, jaaps, jaapy, jabb, jabbit, jap, japp, japped, jappi, jappin, jappit, japple, jappy, jappy, japs, jaup, jauped, jaupie, jaupin, jaupish, jaupit, jauple, jaupy, jawp, jawpish, jawpit, jowp,
jaup [dʒɑːp, dʒɔːp, N. I. dʒaːp]
n. A splash, a dash of water or mud etc. A quantity of liquid suddenly spilt or thrown in the air. The sound of a splash or shoes when full of water. A spark of fire, a flying fragment of hot metal or other burning material. Surf, broken water, the plash of a wave.
adv. Splash! With a splash.
v. Of water etc.: to dash, splash, ripple, to quiver, to shake in a container, to spill over with a splash. To make a splash by throwing water, striking the surface of water, or puddles etc. when riding or walking etc. To splash, bespatter, sprinkle with mud or water. To exhaust or spoil with rough usage, to knock about, manhandle, to use carelessly or for unsuitable purposes.
pt. pp. jaupit adj. Weary, exhausted or fatigued.
 
jaupie [dʒɑːpɪ, dʒɔːpɪ, N. I. dʒɔːpɪ]
adj. Splashy, muddy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
jaupin: Splashing etc.
jaupin fou: Full to the brim, spilling over.
jaupish: Tricky, difficult.
jauple: To paddle and splash in water.
jaarie, jaaries, jaary, jar, jarie, jarrie, jarries, jaur, jaurie, jaurie, jauries, jaurrie, jaurum, jaury, jawr, jawrie, jawries, jor, jorin, jorr, jorrie, jorrie, jorrum, jorry, jorum,
jaur [dʒɑːr, dʒɔːr, N. I. dʒaːr]
n. A jar.
dim. jaurie An earthenware marble.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
jaurum: U. col. A drink. A bowl of punch
back-jaa, backjaw, back-jaw, bak_ja, chaa, chaar, chaas, ja, ja$, jaa, jaa, jaa-lock, jaas, jah, jahs, jas, jaw, jawe, jaw-lock, jaws,
jaw [dʒɑː, dʒɔː, N. I. dʒaː & tʃaː]
n. The jaw. Talk, chatter.
pl. jaws
v. To talk chatter.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
back-jaw: Impudence, abusive language, to use such language towards. To wrangle.
jaw-lock: Lockjaw.

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