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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... trees , for the admission of air and water . ABLASTE , 8. ( A.-N. ) A cross - how . Prompt . Parv . The correspond- ing Latin word balista in the Prompt . Parv . does not give a very definite explanation . It is said to be synonymous ...
... trees , for the admission of air and water . ABLASTE , 8. ( A.-N. ) A cross - how . Prompt . Parv . The correspond- ing Latin word balista in the Prompt . Parv . does not give a very definite explanation . It is said to be synonymous ...
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... tree very Kill ivy , else tree will addle no mor It occurs in the Townley My ries , p . 195. See Adyld . addle his shoon " is said in North of a horse that falls up his back , and rolls from one to the other . In Sussex , whe horse does ...
... tree very Kill ivy , else tree will addle no mor It occurs in the Townley My ries , p . 195. See Adyld . addle his shoon " is said in North of a horse that falls up his back , and rolls from one to the other . In Sussex , whe horse does ...
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... TREE , 8. This word occurs in MS . Harl . , 221 ( the Prompto- rium Parvulorum ) , explained by " viburnum , " the wild vine . ALBYN , adj . ( Lat . ) White . ALBYSI , adv . ( A.-S. ) Scarcely ; i . e . with much business or labour ...
... TREE , 8. This word occurs in MS . Harl . , 221 ( the Prompto- rium Parvulorum ) , explained by " viburnum , " the wild vine . ALBYN , adj . ( Lat . ) White . ALBYSI , adv . ( A.-S. ) Scarcely ; i . e . with much business or labour ...
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... tree . ALDO , conj . Although . East . ALDRESS , 8. ( A.-S. ) The wif an alderman . The word oc on a brass plate in the churc St. Stephen , Norwich , given Blomefield , Hist . Norw . , 11 vol . ii , p . 595 . Here ly buried Misstresse ...
... tree . ALDO , conj . Although . East . ALDRESS , 8. ( A.-S. ) The wif an alderman . The word oc on a brass plate in the churc St. Stephen , Norwich , given Blomefield , Hist . Norw . , 11 vol . ii , p . 595 . Here ly buried Misstresse ...
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... trees . Of erberi and alees , Of alle maner of trees . Pistill of Susan ALE - FEAST . A rural festival . The Whitsun ales are common in Oxfordshire , and are conducted in the following manner : Two persons are chosen , previously to the ...
... trees . Of erberi and alees , Of alle maner of trees . Pistill of Susan ALE - FEAST . A rural festival . The Whitsun ales are common in Oxfordshire , and are conducted in the following manner : Two persons are chosen , previously to the ...
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