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lurdan
lurdan, n. and a. Obs. exc. arch. (ˈlɜːdən) Also α. 4 lourdeine, 4–5 lordein, 4–6 lordeyn(e, lurdayne, -eyn(e, 4–6, 9 lurdane, 4, 7 lordan, 4, 7, 9 lourdan, 4–8 lurden, 5 lorden, 5–6 lurdayn, lordayne, 5–8 lordane, 6 lurdon, lordenne, lourdaine, -yne, 6–7 lurdein(e, lourdan(e, -en, 7 lurdain(e, lur-...
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fever-lurden
† ˈfever-ˈlurden [f. fever n. + lurdan (imitating medical names of fevers). Said to survive dial. as fever-lurgan, -lurgy, -largie.] The disease of laziness.c 1500 Blowbol's Test. 75 in Hazl. E.P.P. I. 93, I trow he was infecte certeyn With the faitour, or the fever lordeyn. 1547 Boorde Brev. Health...
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lass
lass (læs) Forms: 4 las, lasce, 4–7 lasse, 6 Sc. lase, 6– lass. [ME. lasce, las(se; perh. a. prehistoric ON. *lasqa, wk. fem. of *lasqar unmarried: cf. MSw. lösk kona unmarried woman. The adj. means primarily ‘free from ties’; hence the above sense and those of ‘unoccupied’, ‘having no fixed abode’,...
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whope
▪ I. whop, n. colloq. or vulgar. (hwɒp) Also 5 whapp, 9 whap, wop. [f. next. Cf. wap n.1] An act of whopping; a heavy blow or impact; a bump.c 1440 York Myst. xxxiii. 199 For a whapp so he whyned and whesid And ȝitt no lasshe to þe lurdan was lente.a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Whop, Whap, a heavy bl...
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new-come
new-come, ppl. a. and n. [new adv. 3 b.] A. ppl. a. Newly arrived; but lately come.c 950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. x. 14 marg., Biscope is forboden þæt he onfoe niwe cumenum preost & to ᵹehælᵹenne ferunga. c 1205 Lay. 8562 Cassibellaune lette..cuðen his kempen þa tiðende neow cumene. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt....
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beggar
▪ I. beggar, n. (ˈbɛgə(r)) Forms: 3 beggare, 4–5 beggere, 4–7 begger, 4– beggar. [See beg v. The spelling in -ar has been occasional from 14th c., but the usual form in 15–17th c., as an ordinary agent-noun from beg, was begger: see 3.] 1. a. One who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives b...
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booth
▪ I. booth, n. (buːð) Forms: 2–5 boþe, 3–6 bothe, 6–7 boothe, 6– booth. Also north. 5–6 buth(e, 6 bouthe, bowthe, Sc. boithe, 6– Sc. buith. [ME. bōþe, bōthe, prob. a. ODa. *bóð (mod.Da. and Sw. bod booth, stall, shop = OIcel. b{uacu}ð fem. dwelling, f. East Norse bóa = Icel. b{uacu}a to dwell. Cf. M...
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