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This page gives the English for some of the Cornish phrases and dialect words used in Stronghold: Exodus

Aggle

Very little, almost nothing

Backalong

Formerly in time.

Bamfer

Worry

Betwattled

Confused

Bra

Brave

Core

A period of work, a shift

Dob in

Put in, contribute

Downdate

Worry, dishearten

Drazac

Stupid

Duffer

Fool

Fangings

Earnings, wages

Gakems

Stupid people. Fools

Gommuck

Fool

Guss-on

Go on

Gwreugh astevery ow hanaf

Refill my cup

Hagar

Ugly

Handsome

Good, efficient

Kellyow

Courage

Lugger

A strong man

Maid

Waitress

Marghack

Knight

Marghogyon

Knights

Marracks

Knights

Mingle-com-por

Confusion

Moldrer

Assassin, murderer

Name-up

Famous

Nellow pür

Super power

Ný a assent

We agree

Pare

Gang, company

Pitch-to

Make an effort, get stuck in

Sawsnek

English

Scoggan

Worthless person

Scoot

Leave, hurry away

Scrovy


Scruffing

Fighting

Shammick

Cheat, mean spirited

Shape

Confusiion

Sherming

Big

Skavelli ng-gow

Disreputable, worthless people

Snip

A little bit

Taken on the ground hop

Taken by surprise

Toz

Hurry

Wassacum

What-do-you-call-it

Yow Kernow

Cornwall

Yow Kernow rag an Kernewek.

Cornwall for the Cornish

I have tried to be accurate, although I make no guarantees.

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