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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... Latin vanus , & c .; to which may be added the French faner ( to fade ) and foin , and the Latin foenum [ hay , as faded grass ] , and the Italian fieno , and Spanish heno [ hay ] , as well as affanno of the for- mer language , and the ...
... Latin vanus , & c .; to which may be added the French faner ( to fade ) and foin , and the Latin foenum [ hay , as faded grass ] , and the Italian fieno , and Spanish heno [ hay ] , as well as affanno of the for- mer language , and the ...
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... Latin terms circulator and circumforaneus , and the Italian ciurmatore , seem the nearest substitutes in import ; for the Dutch kwakzalver [ quack - doctor ] , the Spanish saltimbanco [ saltabancos ] , whence the French saltimbanque ...
... Latin terms circulator and circumforaneus , and the Italian ciurmatore , seem the nearest substitutes in import ; for the Dutch kwakzalver [ quack - doctor ] , the Spanish saltimbanco [ saltabancos ] , whence the French saltimbanque ...
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... Latin altus , are not also the above word ? Our hill , and the Dutch heuvel , hovel , in the same sense , are clearly of this stock ; so are our height , head , [ the Dutch hoofd , the German haupt , ] & c . & c . & c . Time , in its ...
... Latin altus , are not also the above word ? Our hill , and the Dutch heuvel , hovel , in the same sense , are clearly of this stock ; so are our height , head , [ the Dutch hoofd , the German haupt , ] & c . & c . & c . Time , in its ...
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... Latin bombus , the hum of a bee , the blast of a trumpet , or the hum of applause , and bombilare , to make the humming of a bee ; and in a same direction of sense our term bumble - bee evidently belongs here ; as also in the direction ...
... Latin bombus , the hum of a bee , the blast of a trumpet , or the hum of applause , and bombilare , to make the humming of a bee ; and in a same direction of sense our term bumble - bee evidently belongs here ; as also in the direction ...
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... Latin pace , our peace , pax , pacis , the Spanish paz , the French paix , of all which the Dutch paijs , pais , peis , is another form and a same word . the like source are also the Latin pacare and Of pangere , pepigi , pactum , and ...
... Latin pace , our peace , pax , pacis , the Spanish paz , the French paix , of all which the Dutch paijs , pais , peis , is another form and a same word . the like source are also the Latin pacare and Of pangere , pepigi , pactum , and ...
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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