The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of York: With a Copious Glossary, Illustrated by Authorities from Ancient English and Scottish Writers and Exemplified by Two Familiar Dialogues, Volume 1 |
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... NARES ' PREFACE TO HIS GLOSSARY . It was the remark of the most learned philologist of modern times , that the language of the Northern Counties was not barbarous , though obsolete . Under the sanction of this great authority , the ...
... NARES ' PREFACE TO HIS GLOSSARY . It was the remark of the most learned philologist of modern times , that the language of the Northern Counties was not barbarous , though obsolete . Under the sanction of this great authority , the ...
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... Nares . ALL - I - BITS , In pieces or in rags . often pronounced au . ALL - LANG OF , Entirely owing to . it to the SAX . ge - langan . The double 1 is Brockett refers ALL - TO - NOUGHT , Completely . He bet him all to nought . ALL ...
... Nares . ALL - I - BITS , In pieces or in rags . often pronounced au . ALL - LANG OF , Entirely owing to . it to the SAX . ge - langan . The double 1 is Brockett refers ALL - TO - NOUGHT , Completely . He bet him all to nought . ALL ...
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... Nares shews that a per se , a , o per se , o , and i per se , i , are used by our early English writers . The expression and per se , and , to signify the contraction & , and substituted for that conjunction , is not yet forgotten in ...
... Nares shews that a per se , a , o per se , o , and i per se , i , are used by our early English writers . The expression and per se , and , to signify the contraction & , and substituted for that conjunction , is not yet forgotten in ...
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... Nares . BALDERDASH , Trifling or obscene language . I can- not assent to the etymon of this word given by Dr. Johnson . A. S. bald and dash ; that of Dr. Jamieson appears much more probable from the A bilder is an ISL . bulldur , the ...
... Nares . BALDERDASH , Trifling or obscene language . I can- not assent to the etymon of this word given by Dr. Johnson . A. S. bald and dash ; that of Dr. Jamieson appears much more probable from the A bilder is an ISL . bulldur , the ...
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... Nares . " To give beest of a business or undertaking , " is to relinquish it . BEET , To help , to assist . " And no man beet his hunger . " P. Plou . " Shame fa you & your trade baith . " " Canna beet a good fellow by your mystery ...
... Nares . " To give beest of a business or undertaking , " is to relinquish it . BEET , To help , to assist . " And no man beet his hunger . " P. Plou . " Shame fa you & your trade baith . " " Canna beet a good fellow by your mystery ...
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2d vol Allan Ramsay Antiq applied Bartas Battle of Otterburne beat BELG Ben Jonson Brand's Pop Brockett Burns called cattle Chauc Chaucer Cheshire clam common corn corruption Cotgrave Craven Cronycle derives Dialect doth Doug Douglas Virg drink Du Bartas dung English etymon expression Fairfax Tasso feaful fellow fire frae frequently gang Gentle Shepherd Glossary GOTH hath hence horse Idem iron Jamieson Johnson King kittle KNAA Lancashire language LEET Linn Lord loup mell Miege milk Minshew Minst Moor Nares nivver obsolete person Piers Plou Plou Poems Præt probably Quentin Durward Richmondshire Ronan's Saxon says Scotland Scottish sense Shaks Shakspeare sheep Shoe's signifies Skinner Spenser stone substantive supposed synonymous Tale TEUT thee thing thou Tim Bobbin Todd Todd's second edition Tusser verb Verstegan Vide weel WELSH Wiclif word