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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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forthy — 1. adverb /fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ,fɚˈðaɪ/ a) Therefore. Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte...Forthy as now schortlie to conclude Robert Henryson b) For this, for this reason; on this account. Thomalin, have no care for thy. Spenser. 2. conjunction… … Wiktionary
egg — English has two distinct words egg, but surprisingly the noun, in the form in which we now have it, has not been in the language as long as the verb. Egg ‘reproductive body’ [14] was borrowed from Old Norse egg. Old English had a related word, ǣg … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
wryć — dk Xa, wryję, wryjesz, wryj, wrył, wryty rzad. «ryjąc, drążąc, cisnąc zagłębić coś w czymś, wkopać w coś» Wrył narty w zaspę. Koła wryte w piasek drogi. ◊ Ktoś stanął, zatrzymał się jak wryty «ktoś stanął, zatrzymał się nagle, raptownie» ◊ Wryć… … Słownik języka polskiego
nightmares — In folklore, a mare or nightmare is not a distressing dream, but a supernatural being who crushes a sleeper s body by sitting on it (see *hag riding); the word is sometimes mistakenly associated with mare = female horse . Around Durham, it was … A Dictionary of English folklore