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... dictum Quint . R. Quintilian Root Euftathius Sax . Saxon Extraction fc . fcilicet Franco - Gallicum Skinn . Skinner - Gallicum Spelm . Sir Henry Spelman Gerardus Voffius Suec . --- Suecicè Germanicum Sued . Henfh . Henfhaw Teut . Hefych ...
... dictum Quint . R. Quintilian Root Euftathius Sax . Saxon Extraction fc . fcilicet Franco - Gallicum Skinn . Skinner - Gallicum Spelm . Sir Henry Spelman Gerardus Voffius Suec . --- Suecicè Germanicum Sued . Henfh . Henfhaw Teut . Hefych ...
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... dictum fig - fabulofum ; a perplexed , or obfcure fpeech ; a riddle ; a dark fentence : R. Amoσopa , obfcurè loquor ; to talk obfcurely . | ÆRA , Awv , ævum ; an age ; or fome remarkable AD - ULT , Andw , alo , adolefco ; to grow ...
... dictum fig - fabulofum ; a perplexed , or obfcure fpeech ; a riddle ; a dark fentence : R. Amoσopa , obfcurè loquor ; to talk obfcurely . | ÆRA , Awv , ævum ; an age ; or fome remarkable AD - ULT , Andw , alo , adolefco ; to grow ...
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... dictum ; any thing pronounced , or affirmed with truth . ASSASSIN ; Skinn . affirms , vox proculdubio Arabicæ originis ; his reafon is this : fic autem AS - SIDUITY , Eloμai , Elw , dw , Ion . dew , fedeo , tempore belli facri ...
... dictum ; any thing pronounced , or affirmed with truth . ASSASSIN ; Skinn . affirms , vox proculdubio Arabicæ originis ; his reafon is this : fic autem AS - SIDUITY , Eloμai , Elw , dw , Ion . dew , fedeo , tempore belli facri ...
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... dictum quafi bardaccio ; hoc à bardo pro bardato , equus ornatus , et inftru & tus : notum autem eft equitare , apud multas gentes præcipue Gallicam , lafcivo fenfu ufurpari ; et nemo nefcit turpes illos amatores fua Пaidixa , ftudiofe ...
... dictum quafi bardaccio ; hoc à bardo pro bardato , equus ornatus , et inftru & tus : notum autem eft equitare , apud multas gentes præcipue Gallicam , lafcivo fenfu ufurpari ; et nemo nefcit turpes illos amatores fua Пaidixa , ftudiofe ...
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... dictum , quafi ' Ouopoos , elifa duobus locis vocali , et inferto b ; quemadmodum monet etymologus ; qui et alia duo etyma addit ; fed duriora tegulæ quoque cavatæ , et femirotundæ ab imbre appellantur imbrices ; quòd accipiant ...
... dictum , quafi ' Ouopoos , elifa duobus locis vocali , et inferto b ; quemadmodum monet etymologus ; qui et alia duo etyma addit ; fed duriora tegulæ quoque cavatæ , et femirotundæ ab imbre appellantur imbrices ; quòd accipiant ...
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à Lat Æol alfo Alph antient apud atque autem becauſe Belg Cafaub Celtic Celts Chrift Clel commonly written confequently Gr contraction defcended deflectit derived derived à dialect dicitur dictum effe elfe elſe enim etiam etym etymol expreffion exprefs faid fame root fays Skinn feems feen fenfe fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince firft firſt fo called fome fometimes fortaffe fpecies French ftill fuch funt fuppofe Gall Græcis Greek hæc Hefych himſelf hinc Iceland idem inftar Ital Junius language Latin likewife mallem muſt nifi obferves olim omnia origin orthogr perfon perhaps potius præ prefent proprie quæ quafi quam quia fc quòd quoque reafon Revd rived Saxon ſeems Skinn."-but Skinner tamen Teut thefe theſe theſe words thing thofe thoſe tranfpofition ufed uſed vel à verb Verft Voff Voffius whence writes
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