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 97
... bird . He chasid aripes , briddes of Archadie . MS . Digby , 230 . ARISINGE , 8. ( A.-S. ) Resurrection . Ich y - leve ine the Holy Gost , holy cherche generaliche , mennesse of hal- jea , lesnesse of zennes , of viesse ariz iage , and ...
... bird . He chasid aripes , briddes of Archadie . MS . Digby , 230 . ARISINGE , 8. ( A.-S. ) Resurrection . Ich y - leve ine the Holy Gost , holy cherche generaliche , mennesse of hal- jea , lesnesse of zennes , of viesse ariz iage , and ...
Page 154
... bird . Var . dial . Frequently used with the prefix blind . Warw . BALCOON , s . ( Fr. balcon . ) Α BALCONE , balcony . Howell . This preparation begot expectation , and that filled all the windows , balcones , and streets of Paris as ...
... bird . Var . dial . Frequently used with the prefix blind . Warw . BALCOON , s . ( Fr. balcon . ) Α BALCONE , balcony . Howell . This preparation begot expectation , and that filled all the windows , balcones , and streets of Paris as ...
Page 162
... bird ; according to some , the nettle- creeper ; according to others , the chiff - chaff . The name is also applied to the hay - bird . Leicest . BANKROUT , ( 1 ) s . ( Fr. ) A BANQUEROUT , bankrupt . Nor shall I e'er believe or think ...
... bird ; according to some , the nettle- creeper ; according to others , the chiff - chaff . The name is also applied to the hay - bird . Leicest . BANKROUT , ( 1 ) s . ( Fr. ) A BANQUEROUT , bankrupt . Nor shall I e'er believe or think ...
Page 167
... bird with a long bill . Ray . A whetstone ; a rubber . ( 5 ) Devonsh . BARKFAT , S. A tanner's vat . BARKHAM , S. A horse's collar . North . See Barkholm . BARKLED , 8. Encrusted with dirt , applied particularly to the human skin ...
... bird with a long bill . Ray . A whetstone ; a rubber . ( 5 ) Devonsh . BARKFAT , S. A tanner's vat . BARKHAM , S. A horse's collar . North . See Barkholm . BARKLED , 8. Encrusted with dirt , applied particularly to the human skin ...
Page 168
... BIRD , 8. The yellow water - wagtail . Yorksh . BARLEY - SELE , 8. ( A.-S. ) The sea- son of sowing barley . BARLICHE , 8. Barley . BARLICHOOD , 8. The state of being ill - tempered from intoxi- cation . North . BARLING , S. A lamprey ...
... BIRD , 8. The yellow water - wagtail . Yorksh . BARLEY - SELE , 8. ( A.-S. ) The sea- son of sowing barley . BARLICHE , 8. Barley . BARLICHOOD , 8. The state of being ill - tempered from intoxi- cation . North . BARLING , S. A lamprey ...
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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 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 Morte Arthure Nomenclator Norf North Northampt Northumb old cant term old name Palsgr Parv person piece Piers Pl plant play plough prep pret pron Pudendum Shakesp sheep Shoreham Shropsh Somers Somerset sort South Spens Spenser stone Suff Suffolk Suss Sussex Terence in English ther thou tree Warner's Albions England Warw West Wight wild William de Shoreham Wilts wine woman wood wooden word Yorksh young