Shropshire word-book, a glossary of archaic and provincial words, &c., used in the county, Part 2 |
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Shropshire Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc ... Georgina Frederica Jackson No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
A.Sax Academy of Armory afore agen al'ays alung ATCHAM BATCH binna BISHOP'S CASTLE BRIDGNORTH bushel called canna cent CHAUCER CHURCH STRETTON CLEE HILLS CLUN coal COLLIERY corn CORVE DALE CRAVEN ARMS despert e'll ELLESMERE English er's Folklore gwein gwun hanna Havelok the Dane horse Ibid Idem inna LUDLOW Maister mighty Missis mornin Nares NEWPORT nuthin O.Du O.Fr O.H.Germ O.Icel o'er obsols õõnna ooth OSWESTRY Parv Pegge Percy Folio Piers Pl Plural Poems poor owd pret Preterite Prompt PULVER PULVERBATCH Qy.com ROBERT BURNS says sha'n SHREWSBURY Shropshire Six-text Skeat Specim STRAT term thee they'n thou TUSSER v. a. and v. n. vocabs Vocabulary w'eer w'en We'n WEDG WELLINGTON Welshampton WENLOCK whad WHITCHURCH William of Palerne word WORTHEN wunna yo'n yore žat
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