Dialect of Craven, in the Westriding of the County of York: With a Copious Glossary, Illus. by Authorities from Ancient English & Scottish Writers, & Exemplified by Two Familiar Dialogues, Volume 1 |
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... Wiclif , Verstegan , Elyot , Latimer , Ridley , Hoper , Hall , Bacon , Beaumont , Shakspeare , and other poets and historians corroborate my opinion . * T. Warton . + B. Montagu's Edition of Bacon , vol . 5 , p . 24 . For Many of the ...
... Wiclif , Verstegan , Elyot , Latimer , Ridley , Hoper , Hall , Bacon , Beaumont , Shakspeare , and other poets and historians corroborate my opinion . * T. Warton . + B. Montagu's Edition of Bacon , vol . 5 , p . 24 . For Many of the ...
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... Wiclif . It also occurs in the Version of the Psalms by Stern- hold and Hopkins , 1609 . " Then all the earth full sore afeard . " AFORE , Before . " Now afore God , God forbid , I say tis true . " Sh . Rich . II . iv . 1 . AFORE - LONG ...
... Wiclif . It also occurs in the Version of the Psalms by Stern- hold and Hopkins , 1609 . " Then all the earth full sore afeard . " AFORE , Before . " Now afore God , God forbid , I say tis true . " Sh . Rich . II . iv . 1 . AFORE - LONG ...
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... Wiclif . AX'D OUT , Published three times in the church . AXETH , Asketh . " And in this wise his law taxeth , That what man his daughter axeth . " Gower . " But for thou arest why labouren we . " Chauc . Fr. Tale . AXING , Asking ...
... Wiclif . AX'D OUT , Published three times in the church . AXETH , Asketh . " And in this wise his law taxeth , That what man his daughter axeth . " Gower . " But for thou arest why labouren we . " Chauc . Fr. Tale . AXING , Asking ...
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... Wiclif . " Be your axyngis knoween to God . " Philip . Idem . AXXLE - TOOTH , ASSLE - TOOTH , A grinder . IsL . jaxle , dens molaris , situated near the axis of the jaw . There is another word of the same significa- tion , and probably ...
... Wiclif . " Be your axyngis knoween to God . " Philip . Idem . AXXLE - TOOTH , ASSLE - TOOTH , A grinder . IsL . jaxle , dens molaris , situated near the axis of the jaw . There is another word of the same significa- tion , and probably ...
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... Wiclif . GOTH . bairan , ferre , procreare . " The swane fethars that his arrow bar With his hart bloode the wear wete . " Chevy Chase . BARRING OUT , The Saturnalia enjoyed by school boys at the approaching holidays , when they presume ...
... Wiclif . GOTH . bairan , ferre , procreare . " The swane fethars that his arrow bar With his hart bloode the wear wete . " Chevy Chase . BARRING OUT , The Saturnalia enjoyed by school boys at the approaching holidays , when they presume ...
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2d vol Allan Ramsay Antiq applied Bartas beat BELG Ben Jonson Brand's Pop Brockett Burns called carrion crow cattle Chauc Chaucer clam common corn corruption Cotgrave Craven crooked derives Dialect doth Doug Douglas Virg Du Bartas dung English etymon expression Fairfax Tasso feaful fellow fire frequently gang Gentle Shepherd Glossary GOTH hath hence horse House of Fame Idem iron Jamieson Johnson King kittle KNAA labour language LEET Linn Lord mell Miege milk Minshew Minst Moor Nares nivver obsolete person Piers Plou Plou Poems Præt probably Quentin Durward Richmondshire Ronan's Saxon says Scotch Scotland Scottish sense Shaks Shakspeare sheep shoe Shoe's signifies Skinner Spenser stone substantive Supp supposed Tale TEUT thee thing thou Thou's Tim Bobbin Todd Trans Tusser verb Verstegan Vide wapentake weel WELSH Wiclif word
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