An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1840 - English language |
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Page 42
... hence the French écorce in the same sense , with which the Latin cortex is closely akin . Our escort , the French escorte belongs here also , as that which co- vers or protects . And so does our to shroud , in the sense of to cover , to ...
... hence the French écorce in the same sense , with which the Latin cortex is closely akin . Our escort , the French escorte belongs here also , as that which co- vers or protects . And so does our to shroud , in the sense of to cover , to ...
Page 45
... hence to hoax . Hoeck , haeck , haak , a hook , a fish- ing hook , also an angle , a corner , whence our old halke , in the same sense . We say to fish a man , and mean to draw him in by some artifice of discourse , to catch or entangle ...
... hence to hoax . Hoeck , haeck , haak , a hook , a fish- ing hook , also an angle , a corner , whence our old halke , in the same sense . We say to fish a man , and mean to draw him in by some artifice of discourse , to catch or entangle ...
Page 50
... Hence the now familiar and mechanical shake by the hand in sign of either intimate acquaintance , or conclu- sive affirmative of a bargain or word given . The familiar phrase of to challenge a man , as the festive call for him to fill a ...
... Hence the now familiar and mechanical shake by the hand in sign of either intimate acquaintance , or conclu- sive affirmative of a bargain or word given . The familiar phrase of to challenge a man , as the festive call for him to fill a ...
Page 53
... hence ; but , either way , it comes to the same thing . Hoore , the contracted participle present of hooren , behooren , to belong to , to appertain to , to be proper for , to behove . ' S , is , is . The l in stalk is para- gogical ...
... hence ; but , either way , it comes to the same thing . Hoore , the contracted participle present of hooren , behooren , to belong to , to appertain to , to be proper for , to behove . ' S , is , is . The l in stalk is para- gogical ...
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... uses to cleanse the cloth while soaking in water . Hence the Dutch foolen , to tumble about in play , or , we say , to play the fool with , to have a game at as romps [ rumplings ] ; as well as our term 62 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
... uses to cleanse the cloth while soaking in water . Hence the Dutch foolen , to tumble about in play , or , we say , to play the fool with , to have a game at as romps [ rumplings ] ; as well as our term 62 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
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analogous Anglo-Saxon aspirate belongs bend Bije BILDERDIJK bring called CHAUCER chop contracted participle present derives dialect dije dijen direction of sense Doogh Dutch ellipsis etymology evidently explained expression favour fellow female fetch fool formerly spelt French German gode grete grounded groundedly hand head heart heet heeten Hence herte hold hoon HORNE TOOKE horse HUDIBRAS IBID IDEM ijse implying import intermutating Italian JOHNSON says keye labour language Latin literal form maie meaning mede meê metathesis mind nature never original form pain participle past participle present past participle phrase play potential mood præterite pronounce prosopopoeia question quoth regard Saxon schie semid SHAKSPEARE shrewd sounds Spanish spelt by CHAUCER suspect taele tell term thema ther thing thou TITMOUSE travesty trope turn utter verb watir whence Wijse word wote