An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1837 - English language |
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Page 158
... bije wie's sounds peewish [ peevish ] . JOHNSONS'S remark at this word , is ; " Junius , with more reason than he commonly discovers , supposes peevish to be formed by corruption from perverse ; SKINNER rather derives it from beeish ...
... bije wie's sounds peewish [ peevish ] . JOHNSONS'S remark at this word , is ; " Junius , with more reason than he commonly discovers , supposes peevish to be formed by corruption from perverse ; SKINNER rather derives it from beeish ...
Page 164
... bije hiet hin placke aen bije - luy ; q . e . here the industrious one orders the rod to be laid on the drone [ idle one ] ; in this case industry causes idleness to be duly punished . The expression he beat him black and blue , is ...
... bije hiet hin placke aen bije - luy ; q . e . here the industrious one orders the rod to be laid on the drone [ idle one ] ; in this case industry causes idleness to be duly punished . The expression he beat him black and blue , is ...
Page 246
... bije oock's ; q . e . there is talk , and the bee also [ besides ] ; you will find not only talk [ saws ] enough , but a sting with them ; you will not only have words but stinging ones into the bargain . Saé , as the abbre- viation of ...
... bije oock's ; q . e . there is talk , and the bee also [ besides ] ; you will find not only talk [ saws ] enough , but a sting with them ; you will not only have words but stinging ones into the bargain . Saé , as the abbre- viation of ...
Page 247
... bije , bee , as a stinging insect . Oock , also , besides . ' S , is , is . " His weapons holy saws of sacred writ . " SHAKSPEARE . " The foolish old poet says that the souls of some women are made of sea - water : this has encouraged ...
... bije , bee , as a stinging insect . Oock , also , besides . ' S , is , is . " His weapons holy saws of sacred writ . " SHAKSPEARE . " The foolish old poet says that the souls of some women are made of sea - water : this has encouraged ...
Page 275
... bije , bie , in the same sense , and the ellipsis of bie - vlieg ; q . e . piercing - fly , and thus fly with a sting or prickle ; bie being as the participle present of bi - en , pi - en , to prick , to pierce , to sting , and also to ...
... bije , bie , in the same sense , and the ellipsis of bie - vlieg ; q . e . piercing - fly , and thus fly with a sting or prickle ; bie being as the participle present of bi - en , pi - en , to prick , to pierce , to sting , and also to ...
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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 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 toyen travesty trope turn utter verb whence Wijse word wote