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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... spelling in our dialect , as well as in some others : tongue was formerly spelt tonge , and always so by Chaucer . * More agreeable . + More disagreeable . Neither one nor other , neither that nor this . Make a good use of , employ well ...
... spelling in our dialect , as well as in some others : tongue was formerly spelt tonge , and always so by Chaucer . * More agreeable . + More disagreeable . Neither one nor other , neither that nor this . Make a good use of , employ well ...
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... word bellies never can do . Any one who has heard the sound of a smith's bellows will not be at a loss to account for its effect being likened to a roaring or bellowing . By Chaucer the word is spelt ... Formerly gebrish ; as that which no ...
... word bellies never can do . Any one who has heard the sound of a smith's bellows will not be at a loss to account for its effect being likened to a roaring or bellowing . By Chaucer the word is spelt ... Formerly gebrish ; as that which no ...
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... formerly spelt by Chaucer and others , to yeve ; and our to yield , for- merly spelt to gelde , in the sense of to produce , to give up , or out , or in , is the same word with Dutch gelden , gilden , to be worth , to requite [ return ] ...
... formerly spelt by Chaucer and others , to yeve ; and our to yield , for- merly spelt to gelde , in the sense of to produce , to give up , or out , or in , is the same word with Dutch gelden , gilden , to be worth , to requite [ return ] ...
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... word with our to sire , in the sense of to father , to beget . HORNE TOOKE , the sire of a long race of conundrums , tells us stag is the past ... formerly spelt to staker . " The night is wastid and he fell aslepe , POPULAR PHRASES . 55.
... word with our to sire , in the sense of to father , to beget . HORNE TOOKE , the sire of a long race of conundrums , tells us stag is the past ... formerly spelt to staker . " The night is wastid and he fell aslepe , POPULAR PHRASES . 55.
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... spelt reek , reke , and is grounded in riecken , to smoke , to send forth vapour , of which it is as the participle ... formerly in use with us under the shape of raskail in the same sense ; to which he adds the Dutch rekel , dog ; but ...
... spelt reek , reke , and is grounded in riecken , to smoke , to send forth vapour , of which it is as the participle ... formerly in use with us under the shape of raskail in the same sense ; to which he adds the Dutch rekel , dog ; but ...
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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