'Wiltshire Words', compiled by George Edward Dartnell and the Rev. Edward Hungerford Goddard (publ. 1893) reveals a picture of country life over a century ago with words relating to agricultural practices such as ploughing and haymaking, village customs, children's games, ailments, trades and much else relating to the rural way of life.

Play our Wiltshire Dialect Quiz and then try and read the paragraph below.

An oddy zammy payzed his cart brake and started along an unked road lined with iron pears. In the distance he heard a ting- tang, it was getting late and he had a jobbet of griggles to deliver and he did not wish to be seen as a berry- moucher.

Hurrying along he passed field-workers returning from vagging the wheat. Hungry, after a deedy day, he agged into his bread and flare. He was not a quiddle but a little mizzy- mazey at times.