Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 1G. Bell & sons, 1904 - 1039 pages |
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... Kyng Alisaunder . AARM , S. ( A.-S. ) The arm . Wy- cliffe , Bodl . MS . Aarmed , for armed , occurs in Wyclyffe's ver- sion of the Testament . AARON , 8. ( 4.-S. ) The herb wake- robin . Cotgrave . AAS , S. ( 4.-N. ) Aces . AAT , 8 ...
... Kyng Alisaunder . AARM , S. ( A.-S. ) The arm . Wy- cliffe , Bodl . MS . Aarmed , for armed , occurs in Wyclyffe's ver- sion of the Testament . AARON , 8. ( 4.-S. ) The herb wake- robin . Cotgrave . AAS , S. ( 4.-N. ) Aces . AAT , 8 ...
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... kyng evyn thus he sayd . Lydgate's Minor Poems , p . 4 . ABBAS , S. An abbess . ABBAY , v . ( A.-N. abbayer . ) To bay ; to bark . See Abay . ABBEN , v . To have . Glouc . Dif- ferent parts of the verb in this form are found in Robert ...
... kyng evyn thus he sayd . Lydgate's Minor Poems , p . 4 . ABBAS , S. An abbess . ABBAY , v . ( A.-N. abbayer . ) To bay ; to bark . See Abay . ABBEN , v . To have . Glouc . Dif- ferent parts of the verb in this form are found in Robert ...
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... Kyng Alysaunder , 2442 . ABELE , 8. ( 4.-N. ) The white pop- lar . A common name in the provinces . ABEL - WHACKETS , 8 . A game of cards played by sailors ; the loser is beaten with a knotted handkerchief , of which he re- ceives a ...
... Kyng Alysaunder , 2442 . ABELE , 8. ( 4.-N. ) The white pop- lar . A common name in the provinces . ABEL - WHACKETS , 8 . A game of cards played by sailors ; the loser is beaten with a knotted handkerchief , of which he re- ceives a ...
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... kyng bicome , dude on him faire y - now3 . ( 3 ) s . A habit or custom . ( 4 ) s . An obit , or service for the dead . Apology for the Lollards , p . 103 . ABITACLE , s . ( Lat . ) A habitation , or dwelling . In whom also be ze bildid ...
... kyng bicome , dude on him faire y - now3 . ( 3 ) s . A habit or custom . ( 4 ) s . An obit , or service for the dead . Apology for the Lollards , p . 103 . ABITACLE , s . ( Lat . ) A habitation , or dwelling . In whom also be ze bildid ...
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... occurs as the pl . Murie he ther wrohte , Ah Rymenild hit abohte . Kyng Horn , 1402 . ABOLETE , adj . ( Lat . abolitus . ) An- Skelton tiquated ; obsolete . speaks of " abolete sciens . " ABONE , ( 1 ) v . ( A.-N. ) ABL ABO.
... occurs as the pl . Murie he ther wrohte , Ah Rymenild hit abohte . Kyng Horn , 1402 . ABOLETE , adj . ( Lat . abolitus . ) An- Skelton tiquated ; obsolete . speaks of " abolete sciens . " ABONE , ( 1 ) v . ( A.-N. ) ABL ABO.
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