prevent occasional overflowing Suffolk
gaffle
of ducks: to feed together in the mud Northamptonshire
laid
of a river or stream: frozen to the bottom East Anglia
plumb
deep hole in the bed of a river Scots
redd , rud
hollow or nest made in the gravel of the riverbed by fish prior to spawning English
soss
navigable sluice or lock Fenland
srath
level ground beside a river Gaelic
stickle
river rapid south-west England
thalweg
deepest part of the bed or channel of a river or lake geographical
trabhach
rubbish of any kind cast ashore by the flood on the bank of a river, or on the seashore Gaelic
watering
road or path liable to flooding Essex
wath
ford in a river, place through which one can wade Cumbria
Springs and Wells
eylebourne
intermittent spring that overflows, usually at the end of the winter rains Kent
fenten
well Cornish
gofer
overflow of a well Welsh
peath
sunken well Cornish
pulk-hole
small open ditch or well Suffolk
rock-spring
perennial spring, the channels of which are in the fissures of rocks Northamptonshire
shute
well Cornwall
stone-water
petrifying spring (found in limestone landscapes) Northamptonshire
upboil
water springing in the bottom of a well or drain, and powerful enough to cause the appearance of boiling on the surface Cumbria
willis
rill from a spring Exmoor
wilm
of water: a fount or stream that surges Old English
Swimming and Splashing
bumbel
to flounder around in water Shetland
dook
to swim in open water Scots
endolphins
swimmers’ slang for the natural opiates (‘endorphins’) released by the body on contact with cold water (Roger Deakin) poetic
glumadh
big mouthful of liquid Gaelic
jabblin, jappin, jiddlin, jirblin, jirglin
playing around with water as children do Galloway
plab
soft noise, as of a body falling into the water Gaelic
plumadaich
making a noise in the water Gaelic
puddle
to play messily with or in water Galloway
skiddle
to throw flat stones so that they skim on the surface of water Galloway
skite
to splash, usually with muddy water Northern Ireland
squashle
to squelch, make a splashing noise Kent
wæter-egesa
water-terror Old English
Water’s Surface
acker
ripple on the surface of the water North Sea coast
beggar’s-balm
froth collected by running streams in ditches, or in puddles by the roadside Northamptonshire
caitein
first slight ruffling of the water after a calm Gaelic
cockle
ripple on the water caused by the wind Exmoor
cuairt-shruth
stream abounding in whirlpools or eddies Gaelic
cuilbhean
cup-shaped whirl in a stream or eddy Gaelic
eynd
water-smoke East Anglia
giel
ripple on the surface of the water Shetland
jabble
agitated movement of water; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples; where currents meet, the surface of the water may be
jabbly
Scots
lhingey-cassee
whirlpool Manx
luddan-mea
oily slick on water Manx
raith
weeds, sticks, straw and other rubbish in a pool or in running water Herefordshire
sgùm
patch of white foam on an eddying river Gaelic
shirr
ruffle or ripple on water; also a gather in the texture of a fabric Cumbria
skim-ice
wafer-thin ice that forms especially on the surface of puddles and pools meteorological
smother
foam on the edge of a river when it is in flood Cumbria
swelk
whirlpool, especially the eddies and swirls of the Pentland Firth Scots
twindle
of stream-foam: to divide into two rows or braids (Gerard Manley Hopkins) poetic
Wetlands
allan
piece of land nearly surrounded by water Cumbria
amod
green plain almost encircled by the bend of a river Gaelic
crannóg
prehistoric lake dwelling Irish
dòirling
islet to which one can wade at low water Gaelic
eyot
small island, especially in a river English
feorainn
grassy area of riverside or shore Irish
haft
island in a pool Midlands
halh
nook; spur of land between two rivers (place-name element) Old English
holm
river island; land formerly covered with water Fenland
peninsula
piece of land that is almost, but not wholly, surrounded by water geographical
wæter-fæsten
place protected by water Old
gaffle
of ducks: to feed together in the mud Northamptonshire
laid
of a river or stream: frozen to the bottom East Anglia
plumb
deep hole in the bed of a river Scots
redd , rud
hollow or nest made in the gravel of the riverbed by fish prior to spawning English
soss
navigable sluice or lock Fenland
srath
level ground beside a river Gaelic
stickle
river rapid south-west England
thalweg
deepest part of the bed or channel of a river or lake geographical
trabhach
rubbish of any kind cast ashore by the flood on the bank of a river, or on the seashore Gaelic
watering
road or path liable to flooding Essex
wath
ford in a river, place through which one can wade Cumbria
Springs and Wells
eylebourne
intermittent spring that overflows, usually at the end of the winter rains Kent
fenten
well Cornish
gofer
overflow of a well Welsh
peath
sunken well Cornish
pulk-hole
small open ditch or well Suffolk
rock-spring
perennial spring, the channels of which are in the fissures of rocks Northamptonshire
shute
well Cornwall
stone-water
petrifying spring (found in limestone landscapes) Northamptonshire
upboil
water springing in the bottom of a well or drain, and powerful enough to cause the appearance of boiling on the surface Cumbria
willis
rill from a spring Exmoor
wilm
of water: a fount or stream that surges Old English
Swimming and Splashing
bumbel
to flounder around in water Shetland
dook
to swim in open water Scots
endolphins
swimmers’ slang for the natural opiates (‘endorphins’) released by the body on contact with cold water (Roger Deakin) poetic
glumadh
big mouthful of liquid Gaelic
jabblin, jappin, jiddlin, jirblin, jirglin
playing around with water as children do Galloway
plab
soft noise, as of a body falling into the water Gaelic
plumadaich
making a noise in the water Gaelic
puddle
to play messily with or in water Galloway
skiddle
to throw flat stones so that they skim on the surface of water Galloway
skite
to splash, usually with muddy water Northern Ireland
squashle
to squelch, make a splashing noise Kent
wæter-egesa
water-terror Old English
Water’s Surface
acker
ripple on the surface of the water North Sea coast
beggar’s-balm
froth collected by running streams in ditches, or in puddles by the roadside Northamptonshire
caitein
first slight ruffling of the water after a calm Gaelic
cockle
ripple on the water caused by the wind Exmoor
cuairt-shruth
stream abounding in whirlpools or eddies Gaelic
cuilbhean
cup-shaped whirl in a stream or eddy Gaelic
eynd
water-smoke East Anglia
giel
ripple on the surface of the water Shetland
jabble
agitated movement of water; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples; where currents meet, the surface of the water may be
jabbly
Scots
lhingey-cassee
whirlpool Manx
luddan-mea
oily slick on water Manx
raith
weeds, sticks, straw and other rubbish in a pool or in running water Herefordshire
sgùm
patch of white foam on an eddying river Gaelic
shirr
ruffle or ripple on water; also a gather in the texture of a fabric Cumbria
skim-ice
wafer-thin ice that forms especially on the surface of puddles and pools meteorological
smother
foam on the edge of a river when it is in flood Cumbria
swelk
whirlpool, especially the eddies and swirls of the Pentland Firth Scots
twindle
of stream-foam: to divide into two rows or braids (Gerard Manley Hopkins) poetic
Wetlands
allan
piece of land nearly surrounded by water Cumbria
amod
green plain almost encircled by the bend of a river Gaelic
crannóg
prehistoric lake dwelling Irish
dòirling
islet to which one can wade at low water Gaelic
eyot
small island, especially in a river English
feorainn
grassy area of riverside or shore Irish
haft
island in a pool Midlands
halh
nook; spur of land between two rivers (place-name element) Old English
holm
river island; land formerly covered with water Fenland
peninsula
piece of land that is almost, but not wholly, surrounded by water geographical
wæter-fæsten
place protected by water Old
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