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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... intermutating sounds . V and w are a same aspirate , and , when pronounced continuously , as here , a same sound . F , v , and p , also interchange in use ; fife and pipe are a same word , and so are the Dutch vigghe , bigghe , pigghe ...
... intermutating sounds . V and w are a same aspirate , and , when pronounced continuously , as here , a same sound . F , v , and p , also interchange in use ; fife and pipe are a same word , and so are the Dutch vigghe , bigghe , pigghe ...
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... intermutating sounds , we have only to pro- nounce d as t , and b as p , and the word sounds pet . Stier ruyme , sounds strum . Ruym and our room are the same word . Strontpot and schijtpot are equivalent terms for a same utensil ...
... intermutating sounds , we have only to pro- nounce d as t , and b as p , and the word sounds pet . Stier ruyme , sounds strum . Ruym and our room are the same word . Strontpot and schijtpot are equivalent terms for a same utensil ...
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... intermutate . Je , ever . sounds near to a crow . bas p , sounds a pigeon . Killen , to chill , to cool , to repress , to freeze . Aen , upon . Erg rouw , Erbied j ' aen , pronounce Schie hott , sounds shot . OTHER FISH TO FRY . Said of ...
... intermutate . Je , ever . sounds near to a crow . bas p , sounds a pigeon . Killen , to chill , to cool , to repress , to freeze . Aen , upon . Erg rouw , Erbied j ' aen , pronounce Schie hott , sounds shot . OTHER FISH TO FRY . Said of ...
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... interchanging sounds , sounds piece . But monde , as in the original form of the term at the head of this article , is as monde , mon- ding , the participle present of monden , to speak , to talk , to mouth , to grimace ; and thus a ...
... interchanging sounds , sounds piece . But monde , as in the original form of the term at the head of this article , is as monde , mon- ding , the participle present of monden , to speak , to talk , to mouth , to grimace ; and thus a ...
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... interchanging use of the c and k it is unneces- sary to speak . In the travesties called NURSERY RHYMES , guit repeatedly turns out to be the mask of cat ; and sometimes of cut . See Vol . I. passim in these rhymes . In what other way ...
... interchanging use of the c and k it is unneces- sary to speak . In the travesties called NURSERY RHYMES , guit repeatedly turns out to be the mask of cat ; and sometimes of cut . See Vol . I. passim in these rhymes . In what other way ...
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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 meź metathesis mind nature never original form pain participle past participle present past participle phrase play potential mood pręterite 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