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... meaning of Tannachie , or , as the old spelling has it , Tannachy ? This is a Scotch name . It occurs in Sutherlandshire , Banff- shire , and , till within one hundred and fifty years or so , also in Elginshire . Glencairn , Torquay ...
... meaning of Tannachie , or , as the old spelling has it , Tannachy ? This is a Scotch name . It occurs in Sutherlandshire , Banff- shire , and , till within one hundred and fifty years or so , also in Elginshire . Glencairn , Torquay ...
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... meaning " fidgetty , restless , uneasy . the i , and therefore shortened the i as a conse- Wright's Provincial ... meanings of English spellings , the history of the English language , the history of the French lan- guage , the laws of ...
... meaning " fidgetty , restless , uneasy . the i , and therefore shortened the i as a conse- Wright's Provincial ... meanings of English spellings , the history of the English language , the history of the French lan- guage , the laws of ...
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... meaning " field " makes far better sense than " well , " and on this ground alone the derivation from völlr gains great weight . For instance Bradwell - broad field is much more reasonable than Bradwell - broad well . For what could ...
... meaning " field " makes far better sense than " well , " and on this ground alone the derivation from völlr gains great weight . For instance Bradwell - broad field is much more reasonable than Bradwell - broad well . For what could ...
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... meaning , put a full stop at kin , and effectually prevent their having Accustomed to this constant use of the words in the best serious and serio - comic periodicals , un- accustomed to ' Troilus and Cressida ' on or off the stage ...
... meaning , put a full stop at kin , and effectually prevent their having Accustomed to this constant use of the words in the best serious and serio - comic periodicals , un- accustomed to ' Troilus and Cressida ' on or off the stage ...
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... meaning of which they have long since outlived or belied . Thus a certain locality in Manchester is still known by the appellation of Angel Meadow - two words redolent of ethereal and rustic charms - but is the veriest antipodes of ...
... meaning of which they have long since outlived or belied . Thus a certain locality in Manchester is still known by the appellation of Angel Meadow - two words redolent of ethereal and rustic charms - but is the veriest antipodes of ...
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