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 2H. G. Bohn, 1857 - English language |
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Page 23
... Kent . ADDLE - PLOT , 8. A person who spoils any amusement . South . ADDLE - POOL , 8. A pool , or puddle , near to a dunghill , for receiving the liquid that oozes from the dunghill ; in which liquid it is not uncommon , in Sussex , to ...
... Kent . ADDLE - PLOT , 8. A person who spoils any amusement . South . ADDLE - POOL , 8. A pool , or puddle , near to a dunghill , for receiving the liquid that oozes from the dunghill ; in which liquid it is not uncommon , in Sussex , to ...
Page 64
... Kent . AMENDS , 8. ( A.-N. ) An addition put into the scale of a balance , to make just weight . AMENE , adj . ( Lat . amænus . ) Plea- sant ; consenting . AMENNE , v . To amend . As we be wont , erborowe we crave , Your life to amenne ...
... Kent . AMENDS , 8. ( A.-N. ) An addition put into the scale of a balance , to make just weight . AMENE , adj . ( Lat . amænus . ) Plea- sant ; consenting . AMENNE , v . To amend . As we be wont , erborowe we crave , Your life to amenne ...
Page 198
... Kent . Lam- barde . BENETHE , V. To begin . Cov . Myst . BENETOIRE , s . A cavity or small BENATURE , hole in the wall of a church , generally near the door , for the vessel that contained the holy water . BENEVOLENCE , 8. A voluntary ...
... Kent . Lam- barde . BENETHE , V. To begin . Cov . Myst . BENETOIRE , s . A cavity or small BENATURE , hole in the wall of a church , generally near the door , for the vessel that contained the holy water . BENEVOLENCE , 8. A voluntary ...
Page 215
... Kent . BIWAKE , v . To watch ; to guard . BIWARE ,, . To warn . BIWENTE , pret . t . Turned about . BIWEVE , v . ( 1 ) ( A.-S. ) To cover . ( 2 ) To weave ; to work . BIWICCHE , v . To bewitch . BIWINNE , v . ( 4.-S. ) To win ; to gain ...
... Kent . BIWAKE , v . To watch ; to guard . BIWARE ,, . To warn . BIWENTE , pret . t . Turned about . BIWEVE , v . ( 1 ) ( A.-S. ) To cover . ( 2 ) To weave ; to work . BIWICCHE , v . To bewitch . BIWINNE , v . ( 4.-S. ) To win ; to gain ...
Page 223
... Kent . BLIGHTED , adj . Stifled . " Blighted with the heat . " Oxfd . BLIXEN , v . ( 1 ) ( A.-S. ) To quiver . ( 2 ) ( 4.-S. ) To shine . BLIM , v . To gladden . Prompt . P. BLINCH , v . ( 1 ) To keep off . ( 2 ) To catch a sight of a ...
... Kent . BLIGHTED , adj . Stifled . " Blighted with the heat . " Oxfd . BLIXEN , v . ( 1 ) ( A.-S. ) To quiver . ( 2 ) ( 4.-S. ) To shine . BLIM , v . To gladden . Prompt . P. BLINCH , v . ( 1 ) To keep off . ( 2 ) To catch a sight of a ...
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