An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1837 - English language |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 12
... necessarily implied . Mond [ mouth ] springs from the thema mo - en , in the sense of to cut , [ whence our to mow , as well as moth , as * Gabbled , chattered . that which cuts into , makes a hole in ] 12 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
... necessarily implied . Mond [ mouth ] springs from the thema mo - en , in the sense of to cut , [ whence our to mow , as well as moth , as * Gabbled , chattered . that which cuts into , makes a hole in ] 12 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
Page 13
... thema . And yet Minshew and Junius tell you , it is as μvos ( speech ) ; but the mouth of a cow , and of a river , is as good English as the mouth of a man ; and that through which speech is produced can never be the sense of the term ...
... thema . And yet Minshew and Junius tell you , it is as μvos ( speech ) ; but the mouth of a cow , and of a river , is as good English as the mouth of a man ; and that through which speech is produced can never be the sense of the term ...
Page 29
... thema , would be too lengthy a business for these notes , especially as that task has been performed by Bilderdijk in regard to the Dutch term ; and I shall only cur- sorily notice its being the same word with pip , as the disease among ...
... thema , would be too lengthy a business for these notes , especially as that task has been performed by Bilderdijk in regard to the Dutch term ; and I shall only cur- sorily notice its being the same word with pip , as the disease among ...
Page 30
... thema is bo - en , in the import of to enclose , and so to contain , whence spring numerous other terms and forms , in various directions , of an analogous sense . " The veins unfilled , our blood is cold , and then We powt upon the ...
... thema is bo - en , in the import of to enclose , and so to contain , whence spring numerous other terms and forms , in various directions , of an analogous sense . " The veins unfilled , our blood is cold , and then We powt upon the ...
Page 40
... thema zie - en , to draw , in German ziehen , in Dutch tijën , tien , whence touw , rope , as that which is drawn by or that which draws . So that sail is , either way , as that which draws on the vessel or that by which the vessel is ...
... thema zie - en , to draw , in German ziehen , in Dutch tijën , tien , whence touw , rope , as that which is drawn by or that which draws . So that sail is , either way , as that which draws on the vessel or that by which the vessel is ...
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 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