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... meanings of which is ' the invested cup through which the churndash passes ' , and this meaning seems to have been influenced by the Irish word clab ' mouth ' , of which the diminutive claibín also has the meaning ' perforated cup for ...
... meanings of which is ' the invested cup through which the churndash passes ' , and this meaning seems to have been influenced by the Irish word clab ' mouth ' , of which the diminutive claibín also has the meaning ' perforated cup for ...
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... meaning . The word grist ( 92 ) seems in the context to mean ' flattery ' ; elsewhere in the poem ( p . 36 ) unlawfull grist seems to refer to bribes ; perhaps the basic meaning is ' inducement ' . The phrase pole bushell ( 102 ) is ...
... meaning . The word grist ( 92 ) seems in the context to mean ' flattery ' ; elsewhere in the poem ( p . 36 ) unlawfull grist seems to refer to bribes ; perhaps the basic meaning is ' inducement ' . The phrase pole bushell ( 102 ) is ...
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... meaning ; in the Irish verb " to be " the ending - ( e ) ann is found only in the consue- tudinal present bidheann , not in the punctual present tá ; the auxiliary " to do " would therefore come to be associated with a consuetudinal meaning ...
... meaning ; in the Irish verb " to be " the ending - ( e ) ann is found only in the consue- tudinal present bidheann , not in the punctual present tá ; the auxiliary " to do " would therefore come to be associated with a consuetudinal meaning ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 9 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS TEXTS | 31 |
Captain Thomas Stukeley 15961605 | 77 |
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