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 1 |
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... tion . ABOSTE , V. ( 4.-N. ) To assault . A Bretone , a braggere , Abosted Piers als . ABOTE . ( 1 ) part . p . Chaucer . ( 2 ) pret . About . Piers Pl . , p . 126 . Beaten down . They cum the towne abote . Reliq . Antiq . , ii , 21 ...
... tion . ABOSTE , V. ( 4.-N. ) To assault . A Bretone , a braggere , Abosted Piers als . ABOTE . ( 1 ) part . p . Chaucer . ( 2 ) pret . About . Piers Pl . , p . 126 . Beaten down . They cum the towne abote . Reliq . Antiq . , ii , 21 ...
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... TION , 8. ( Lat . ) Frequent ADEQUATE , part . p . ( Lat . adæqua-. said to be ackerspritted . Ackersprit . See For want of turning , when the malt is spread on the floor , it comes and sprouts at both ends , which is called to acro ...
... TION , 8. ( Lat . ) Frequent ADEQUATE , part . p . ( Lat . adæqua-. said to be ackerspritted . Ackersprit . See For want of turning , when the malt is spread on the floor , it comes and sprouts at both ends , which is called to acro ...
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... tion . ( 2 ) Admonition . ADVEST , v . ( A.-N. ) To put a per- son in possession . ADVICE , 8. ( from A.-N. advis . ) Con- sideration ; reflection . Fair sir , you are well overtaken : My lord Bassanio , upon more advice , Hath sent you ...
... tion . ( 2 ) Admonition . ADVEST , v . ( A.-N. ) To put a per- son in possession . ADVICE , 8. ( from A.-N. advis . ) Con- sideration ; reflection . Fair sir , you are well overtaken : My lord Bassanio , upon more advice , Hath sent you ...
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... tion ; to ask ; to know by asking . I affrayned hym first Fram whennes he come . Piers Pl . , p . 347 . AFFRAYOR , 8. ( A.-N. ) The actor in an affray . Every private man being present be- fore , or in and during the time of an affray ...
... tion ; to ask ; to know by asking . I affrayned hym first Fram whennes he come . Piers Pl . , p . 347 . AFFRAYOR , 8. ( A.-N. ) The actor in an affray . Every private man being present be- fore , or in and during the time of an affray ...
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... tion ; agreement . AGREF , adv . ( A.-N. ) In grief . AGREVE , To take agref is a common phrase in the old writers . And , nece mine , ne take it nat agrefe . Troilus and Creseide , iii , 864 . AGREMED . See Agrame . AGRESSE , v ...
... tion ; agreement . AGREF , adv . ( A.-N. ) In grief . AGREVE , To take agref is a common phrase in the old writers . And , nece mine , ne take it nat agrefe . Troilus and Creseide , iii , 864 . AGREMED . See Agrame . AGRESSE , v ...
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