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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... Terence in English , 1641 . AWAY - GOING , 8. Departure . AWAY - THE - MARE . A popular song of the sixteenth century , fre- quently alluded to by writers of that period . Of no man ho tooke any care , But song , heyho , away the mare ...
... Terence in English , 1641 . AWAY - GOING , 8. Departure . AWAY - THE - MARE . A popular song of the sixteenth century , fre- quently alluded to by writers of that period . Of no man ho tooke any care , But song , heyho , away the mare ...
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... Terence in English , 1641 . ( 2 ) Appalling ; awful . North . AWET , v . ( A.-S. ) To know . Be mey horne we schall awet Yeff Roben Hode be nerhande . Robin Hood , i , 93 . adv . ( A.-S. ) A- AWEYWARD , AWEYWARDES , J way . See Away ...
... Terence in English , 1641 . ( 2 ) Appalling ; awful . North . AWET , v . ( A.-S. ) To know . Be mey horne we schall awet Yeff Roben Hode be nerhande . Robin Hood , i , 93 . adv . ( A.-S. ) A- AWEYWARD , AWEYWARDES , J way . See Away ...
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Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in ... Terence in English , 1641 . The backside of the kitchen . Durfey , Fond Husband , 1685 . ( 3 ) A farm - yard ...
Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in ... Terence in English , 1641 . The backside of the kitchen . Durfey , Fond Husband , 1685 . ( 3 ) A farm - yard ...
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Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not ... Terence in English , 1641 . And each of you a good bat on his neck , Able to lay a good man on the ground . George ...
Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not ... Terence in English , 1641 . And each of you a good bat on his neck , Able to lay a good man on the ground . George ...
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... Terence in English , 1641 . BLOCKSTICK , 8. A club . North . BLOCK - WHEAT , 8. Buck - wheat . BLODY , adv . By blood ; of or in blood . BLOGGY , V. To look angry or BLOGG , sour ; to be sullen ; to frown . Exmoor . BLOKNE , v . ( A.-S ...
... Terence in English , 1641 . BLOCKSTICK , 8. A club . North . BLOCK - WHEAT , 8. Buck - wheat . BLODY , adv . By blood ; of or in blood . BLOGGY , V. To look angry or BLOGG , sour ; to be sullen ; to frown . Exmoor . BLOKNE , v . ( A.-S ...
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15th cent Alisaunder ampt Antiq apple applied beat Berks bird blow boil bread called cattle Chaucer Chesh cloth coarse conj cookery corn Cornw Cotgrave Craven Cumb Cursor Mundi Derb Devon dial dirty dish Dorset doth dress drink East Essex Exmoor fellow fish Florio fool Forme of Cury Glouc gode ground hath hawk head Heref horse Huloet iron Jons Kent kind Knave Kyng lady Lanc land Leic Linc Nomenclator Norf North Northampt Northumb old cant term old name Palsgr Parv person piece Piers Pl plant play plough prep pret pron Shakesp sheep Shoreham Shropsh Somers Somerset sort South Spens Spenser stone Suff Suffolk Suss Sussex Terence in English thee ther thou tree Warner's Albions England Warw West Wight wild William de Shoreham Wilts wine woman wood wooden word Yorksh young