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bellibone
† ˈbellibone Obs. rare. [? corruption of F. belle bonne or belle et bonne fair and good; if not a humorous perversion of bonnibel, q.v.] A fair maid, a bonny lass.1579 Spenser Sheph. Cal. Aug. 61, I saw the bouncing Bellibone. Ibid. Apr. 92 Gloss., A bellibone, or a Bonibell, homely spoken for a fai... Oxford English Dictionary
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bonnibel
bonnibel arch. (ˈbɒnɪˌbɛl) Also 6 bonibell, 7 bonnie-bell, 6 and 9 bonnibell, 8 bonibel, 9 bonny belle. [app. f. bonny a. + belle a. and n.; but possibly f. F. bonne et belle good and fair: cf. the equivalent bellibone.] Fair maid, bonny lass.1579 Spenser Sheph. Cal. Aug. 62, I saw the bouncing, Bel... Oxford English Dictionary
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bouncing
▪ I. bouncing, vbl. n. (ˈbaʊnsɪŋ) [f. bounce v.] 1. Striking, knocking, banging, thumping.1583 Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 59 With rip rap bouncing thee ram to the chapter is hurled. 1589 Nashe Almond for P. 13 a, Hauing worn out three or four pulpits with the vnreasonable bounsing of his fists. 187... Oxford English Dictionary
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may
▪ I. may, n.1 poet. (arch.) (meɪ) Forms: [? 1 mǽᵹ], 3 maȝȝ, mayȝ, 3–4 mai, 4–6 maye, 5 mey, 4– may. [Perh. a. ON. m{obar}yj- (nom. mǽ-r, accus. m{obar}y, mey; Sw. mö, Da. m{obar}) = Goth. mawi:—OTeut. *maujâ-, *ma{supg}wjâ-, fem. f. *magu-z (Goth. magu-s) boy, son: see maiden. The OE. poet. mǽᵹ kins... Oxford English Dictionary
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