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▪ I. nouther, nowther, pron., a., adv.1, and conj. Now dial. Forms: α. 1, 3 nowðer, 3 Orm. nowwþerr, 4–5 nowþer, 4–6 nowþir (5 -ire), 5–9 nowther (5 -ere, -re, 5–6 -ir); 5 nowdyr(e, 5–6 (9) nowder, -ir. β. 3 nouðer, 2–5 nouþer, 4–5 -ir, 4 -ur, 2–9 nouther, 4–6 -ir (5 -ire); 4 (9) nouder. [OE. nowðer...
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nauther
nauther, pron. and conj. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈnɔːðə(r)) Forms: 1 nawðer, 1, 4 nawþer, 5, 9 nawther, 5 nawder; 1 nauðer (-ær), 4 nauþer, 4–5 nauthir, (5 -yr), 4–5 (9) nauther. [OE. nawðer, nauðer (= OFris. nauder), contracted form of náhwæðer (OFris. nahwedder), f. ná na adv.1 + hwæðer whether. See also...
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cunyour
† ˈcunyour Sc. Obs. [a. OF. coignour, quoingneur coiner of money.] = coiner 1.1455 Sc. Acts Jas. II, §59 (1597) That the cuinȝioures..nouther cuinȝie Demy..nor ȝit sex-penny-groates. 1469 Sc. Acts Jas. III, §40 (1597) Black money, stricken and prented be his Cuinzieoures. 1500–20 Dunbar Demonstr. to...
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unfere
▪ I. † unˈfere, n. Obs. [Cf. next, and ON. {uacu}fœ́ra fem., {uacu}fœ́ri neut., a state of trouble or difficulty.] Infirmity, weakness.a 1300 Cursor M. 3556 Sir ysaac þat dughti man, Vnfere and eld a-pon him ran.▪ II. † unˈfere, a. Obs. Also 3–4 unfer, 3 onver, -viere, vnueren. [OE. unfére (= ON. an...
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fornale
fornale, v. Sc. Also 9 forenail. [Of obscure origin; Jam. suggests the sense ‘to nail or fasten up beforehand’.] trans. To alienate the income of (an estate) in advance; in mod. use ‘to spend (money) before it is gained’ (Jam.).1478 Acta Dom. Conc. (1839) 13 He sall nouther sell..na fornale, langar ...
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nother
▪ I. nother obs. variant of nether a.▪ II. ˈnother, pron.1 and a.1 Obs. exc. dial. Also 4 noiþer, 4–5 noþer (4 -ere, 5 -ir, -ire), 5 noder, -yr, nothire, -yr(e, 5–6 Sc. nothir. [var. of other, with n transferred from the article: see N 3.] 1. a nother, an other. (See also another.)a 1300 Cursor M. 3...
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tentive
ˈtentive, a. Obs. exc. dial. Also 4–5 -if(e, -yf, 6 -yue. [a. OF. tentif (14th c. in Godef.), aphetic form of F. atentif; or aphetic form of intentive and (in later use) attentive.] = attentive.c 1386 Chaucer Melib. ¶149 (Harl. MS.) As to warisching of ȝoure douȝter..we schullen do so tentyf [v.r. e...
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theftdom
ˈtheftdom Sc. [Altered from *thefdom, thiefdom.] The action or practice of stealing; theft; thievery.1566 Sc. Acts Jas. I, c. 154 That nouther Lord of Regalitie, Schiref, Barrone, na vthers sell ony theif, or fyne with him of thiftdome done [Record ed. (1814) of thift done]. 1597 Skene De Verb. Sign...
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perdurability
perdurability (pədjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ) Also 5 -blyte, -blete, -bylyte. [In ME. a. OF. par-, perdurablete (12th c. in Godef.). The mod. word is a new formation from perdurable.] The quality of being perdurable; continuous duration; everlastingness; permanence. In mod. use chiefly in Philos.c 1374 Chaucer Bo...
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redder
▪ I. redder, n.1 Sc. and north. (ˈrɛdə(r)) Also 6 Sc. reddar. [f. redd v.2 + -er1.] 1. One who tries to separate combatants or to make peace in a quarrel. redder's lick = redding-stroke (see quot. 1802 and redding vbl. n.2 2).1453 in 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. III. 9 That nouther of thaim sal t...
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syllabication
syllabication (sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən) [ad. med.L. sill-, syllabicātio, -ōnem, n. of action f. syllabicāre, f. syllaba syllable.] a. = syllabification. Tending to give way to syllabification.—R.W.B.1631 [Mabbe] Celestina xviii. 180, I sweare unto thee by the crisse-crosse row, by the whole Alphabet, and Sil...
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green cheese
green cheese a. New or fresh cheese (see green a. and cheese n.1 2 a). b. An inferior kind of cheese prepared from skim milk or whey. c. Cheese coloured green (usually only in parts, with a pattern) with sage; also called sage cheese. The saying to believe that the moon is made of green cheese (for ...
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wither-
▪ I. wither-1, prefix repr. OE. wiþer-, OFris. wither-, OS. withar-, OHG. widar- (MHG., G. wider-), = the adv. wiþer (see wither a.) used with ns., adjs., and verbs (cf. with- 3), chiefly in the sense (1) against, in opposition or hostility, as in OE. wiþercrist antichrist, wiþercwide contradiction,...
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