An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Company, 1837 - English language |
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Page 70
... grounded in picken , pikken , to fix upon , to pick up or out . We say to pick and chuse ; in the sense of , to select : but the phrase is a travesty of te picken keus ; q . e . to fix upon the choice ; to nail the object of the ...
... grounded in picken , pikken , to fix upon , to pick up or out . We say to pick and chuse ; in the sense of , to select : but the phrase is a travesty of te picken keus ; q . e . to fix upon the choice ; to nail the object of the ...
Page 71
... grounded in eaves and drop , and that it means a listener at the window . What can eaves have to do with window , or dropper with listener ? Eaves is here the travesty of hie wie's ( he who is ) ; but eaves , the drip of the house , is ...
... grounded in eaves and drop , and that it means a listener at the window . What can eaves have to do with window , or dropper with listener ? Eaves is here the travesty of hie wie's ( he who is ) ; but eaves , the drip of the house , is ...
Page 79
... grounded in heer , lord , whence heerschen , to domi- neer , to lord it , and so to be austere , repulsive , dis- gusting , and in a secondary sense applicable to any thing disagreeable , distasteful ; ( see art . HORSE- LAUGH ) . The ...
... grounded in heer , lord , whence heerschen , to domi- neer , to lord it , and so to be austere , repulsive , dis- gusting , and in a secondary sense applicable to any thing disagreeable , distasteful ; ( see art . HORSE- LAUGH ) . The ...
Page 83
... grounded in the same direc- tion of sense , and as teppe worm ; q . e . tormenting , harassing , teazing worm ; and not as a worm like tape . Teppe being as the participle present of tep- pen , to vellicate , to tease , to pull about ...
... grounded in the same direc- tion of sense , and as teppe worm ; q . e . tormenting , harassing , teazing worm ; and not as a worm like tape . Teppe being as the participle present of tep- pen , to vellicate , to tease , to pull about ...
Page 88
... grounded in maed , gemaed , cut down , destroyed ; and a mad - man is a man cut down in regard to that which is the distinction of his kind , namely , reason ; one destroyed as man and reduced to the brute state of animal existence ( no ...
... grounded in maed , gemaed , cut down , destroyed ; and a mad - man is a man cut down in regard to that which is the distinction of his kind , namely , reason ; one destroyed as man and reduced to the brute state of animal existence ( no ...
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Common terms and phrases
Anglo-Saxon appearance ARCHEOLOGY Bede belong chance CHAUCER contraction cunning daer distress drunk Dutch ellipsis evidently evil explained expression fool foul French friar Gauw grete grounded Grouw guit hach haest head heel Heer heet Heeten hell hence hiet Hoeve houde Huif IDEM ijse implying import intermutating Italian Jack Jack Ketch JOHNSON knah labour language Latin literally look Lord maer means mede meé mind monk mood nature never noise once original form original phrase pain paragogical participle present Pasquinade person in question potential mood præterite priest pronounced quoth regard rogue rouw schie seer sense shews sounds stick subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suspect t'el term thema ther thing thou tion travesty turn Tuyf utter verb Voer voeren whence wijse word
Popular passages
Page 278 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king!
Page 270 - Rockabye Baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 264 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 277 - Little Boy Blue, Come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, The cow's in the corn. Where is the boy Who looks after the sheep? He's under the haycock Fast asleep.
Page 253 - Hey, my kitten, hey, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary ! Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, down, And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.
Page 274 - There was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet, And yet this old woman would never be quiet.
Page 251 - The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown: The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town. Some gave them white bread, some gave them brown: Some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town.
Page 146 - The sun and day shall sooner part, Than love or you shake off my heart ; The sun, that shall no more dispense His own, but your bright influence. I'll carve your name on barks of trees...
Page 283 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Page 271 - GIRLS and boys, come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper, and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street. Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will or not at all.