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 2
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 2
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ... "Ne wist which way he thro the foord mote pass." FORE, Before. Spenser. FORELDERS, Ancestors. A. S. forealdian. Isl. Jbrelli, majores. Dr. Jamieson. 2. In the singular number, the fore udder of a cow. FOR-END, The fore-hand of a horse. 2. The beginning, as the for-end of summer in contradistinction of back ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ... "Ne wist which way he thro the foord mote pass." FORE, Before. Spenser. FORELDERS, Ancestors. A. S. forealdian. Isl. Jbrelli, majores. Dr. Jamieson. 2. In the singular number, the fore udder of a cow. FOR-END, The fore-hand of a horse. 2. The beginning, as the for-end of summer in contradistinction of back-end, the autumn. 3. The early part of life, "the for-end o' my time.," FORGAIT, The start, from fore and gait. "He did not start fair for he gat forgaits omme." FORGIT, Forget. Bishop Jewell uses forgeate. "In gard'ning niver this rule forgit To sowe dry and set wit." FORMILL'D, Ordered, bespoke. A. S. formal, a bargain, a treaty, a covenant. "Formel vel formall quasi dicas paciscenda, vel jam pacta desponsata." Junius. Ray is inclined to derive it from fore and mal, sig-nifying, in the ancient Danish, sermo, a word. "And eche of them yded his busie care Benignely chese, or for to take By her accorde his formell or his make." Chaucer. The verb is in frequent use, but the substantive I never heard. FORRAD, Forward. Isl. foraad. FORRADISH, Rather forward. FOSS, A waterfall. Isl. fors. FOTCH, To fetch. FOTHER, A fodder. A. S. /other. The weight of the fother varies in different places, and even in the same county. The Craven fother consists of 19 pigs or pieces of lead, each pig weighing 123 lbs. "That cost largely of gold & fother." Chaucer. FOTHERAM, A heck, in which hay is put for cattle. FOUD, A fold, also a farm yard. FOUGHTEN, ) ', . FOFFEN, P-"And when Edward the Bruyss, the bauld, Wyst at the King had focktyn seea." Barbour. Dr. Jamieson. "This batayl that I treate of nowe was one of the sorest and best foughten." Froysart's Cronycle. "King...
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