A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary: Of Obsolete and Uncommon Words, Antiquated Phrases, and Proverbs Illustrative of Early English Literature, Comprising Chiefly Those Not to be Found in Our Ordinary Dictionaries; with Historical Notices of Ancient Customs and MannersT. Bennett, 1834 - 467 страница |
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... corruption of au- burn , which was sometimes written abron , from which , by an easy transition , the present word came into use ; but the greater probability is , that Abraham was depicted in the old tapestries with a yellow , or ...
... corruption of au- burn , which was sometimes written abron , from which , by an easy transition , the present word came into use ; but the greater probability is , that Abraham was depicted in the old tapestries with a yellow , or ...
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... afraid ; the latter , however , is a manifest corruption . Were thou afered of her eie ? For of her honde there is no dred . C GOWER'S CON . AM . With scalled brows , blake and pilled berd , Of ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY . 13.
... afraid ; the latter , however , is a manifest corruption . Were thou afered of her eie ? For of her honde there is no dred . C GOWER'S CON . AM . With scalled brows , blake and pilled berd , Of ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY . 13.
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... , said to be a corruption of end irons or brand irons , and more commonly called dogs , on which wood is laid to burn . This is the E general definition found in the lexicons ; but neither the ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY . 37.
... , said to be a corruption of end irons or brand irons , and more commonly called dogs , on which wood is laid to burn . This is the E general definition found in the lexicons ; but neither the ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY . 37.
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... . Dr. Jamieson derives it from tergiverser , and in this sense Butler uses the word ; but may it not be a burlesque corruption of vice versa , used accord- ing to its vulgar acceptation , to go the contrary 56 . A GLOSSARIAL AND.
... . Dr. Jamieson derives it from tergiverser , and in this sense Butler uses the word ; but may it not be a burlesque corruption of vice versa , used accord- ing to its vulgar acceptation , to go the contrary 56 . A GLOSSARIAL AND.
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... corruption of algorism , an Ara- bic word , signifying the art of numeration . Pebbles and milled sixpences were formerly used in Eng . land as counters to reckon by . The Greeks and Romans in the earliest periods used stones , and ...
... corruption of algorism , an Ara- bic word , signifying the art of numeration . Pebbles and milled sixpences were formerly used in Eng . land as counters to reckon by . The Greeks and Romans in the earliest periods used stones , and ...
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ALISAUNDRE ancient anon applied called cant word CHAUCER'S KNIGHT'S TALE CHAUCER'S MERCHANT'S TALE CHAUCER'S MILLER'S TALE CHAUCER'S REVE'S TALE CHAUCER'S ROM cloth CŒUR DE LION colour CORIOLANUS corruption court CRESS custom denote derived doth EASTWARD HOE etymology fair fool formerly French GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE gold GOWER'S grete HAMLET hath head hence HONEST WHORE horse HUDIBRAS IBID JONSON'S king kyng ladies LANGTOFT'S CHRON LEAR London lord MACBETH meaning MERCHANT'S TALE MERRY WIVES MILTON'S modern word NIGHT'S DREAM O. P. GAM O. P. LINGUA O. P. MOTHER BOMBIE O. P. THE FOUR O. P. THE HONEST OTHELLO PARDONER'S TALE person play PLOWMAN'S TALE QUEEN RICH ROMEO AND JULIET ROSE sense SEVEN SAGES Shakspeare shew SHIPMAN'S TALE SHREW signify song species spelt SPENSER'S F SPENSER'S SHEP sword thee thing thou TROI TWELFTH NIGHT wine WINTER'S TALE WIVES OF WINDSOR wold woman worn
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