An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1840 - English language |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 61
Page 1
... regards . We say , his manners are bearish , in the sense of rough , bois- terous , rude , beastly . Bear was once spelt bere with us . " She [ Zenobia ] was so swift that she anon them hent , And when that she was eldir , she would ...
... regards . We say , his manners are bearish , in the sense of rough , bois- terous , rude , beastly . Bear was once spelt bere with us . " She [ Zenobia ] was so swift that she anon them hent , And when that she was eldir , she would ...
Page 4
... clothes , & c .; negotiator mercis vilioris . Afval , the same word with our offal , in regard both to sound and to meaning ; and thus importing rejected garbage , useless rubbish . Afval has also the 4 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
... clothes , & c .; negotiator mercis vilioris . Afval , the same word with our offal , in regard both to sound and to meaning ; and thus importing rejected garbage , useless rubbish . Afval has also the 4 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
Page 5
... regard to the one in question , and , of course , in full reliance of their common support as respects his treatment of the obnoxious offender . Like all judgments proceeding from the common feeling of an unprejudiced and disin ...
... regard to the one in question , and , of course , in full reliance of their common support as respects his treatment of the obnoxious offender . Like all judgments proceeding from the common feeling of an unprejudiced and disin ...
Page 8
... regard for him who assumes such conduct . The affected or assumed harshness here referred to , seems to imply its having been put on by the one in ques- tion to answer some undue purpose , for which it not only failed , but incurred ...
... regard for him who assumes such conduct . The affected or assumed harshness here referred to , seems to imply its having been put on by the one in ques- tion to answer some undue purpose , for which it not only failed , but incurred ...
Page 9
John Bellenden Ker. from man to man in society ; social regard ; b and p 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 ...
John Bellenden Ker. from man to man in society ; social regard ; b and p 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 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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