A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed a history of the language, and an English grammar (Volume 1).

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Date:: 1819

Credit: A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed a history of the language, and an English grammar (Volume 1). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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$heom. *] plembcn pe king act cc ptanbapb. -] plogen puifce micel op hip genge: • On pip gaep poibe pe king Scephne caecen Robbepc eopl op Blouceptpe. pe kingep pune Benpiep. ac he ne mihce pop he papt ic pap.. Da epcep hi pe lengten pep- tepebe pe punne *] te baei abuton nontib bejep. pa men eten p me lihtebe canblep to aeten bi. *] p pap xm. k. t. Appil. paepon men puibe oppunbpeb. Dep epcep popb- peopbe (^lllelm ^Epce-bipcop op Eantpap-byp-g. •] te king makebe Teobalb JEpce-bipcop. pe pap abbot in pe Bee. Dep epcep paex puibe micel uueppe betuyx pe king *] Ranbolp eopl op Eaeptpe nohc pop%i^5 he nejap him al p he cufce axen him. alpe he bibe alle ofcpe. oc aeppe pe mape lap heom pe paeppe hi psepon him. De eopl heolb LihcoI agaenep pe king. -] benam him al p he ahte co hauen. *] ce king pop pibep -] bepaette him -} hip bpobep CJQil- lelm be K . . . ape in pe cartel. ~] ce eopl peael uc *] pepbe epcep Robbepc eopl op Lrloucepcpe. -] bpohc him pibep mib micel pepb. anb puhcen ppibe on Eanbelmappe- baei agenep heope lauepb -] namen him. pop hip men him puyken *] plugaen. anb laeb him Co Bpipcopc anb biben pap in ppipun. *] .. . cepep. Da pap all 6ngle-lanb pcy- peb map pan aep paep. anb all yuel paep in lanbe. Dep epcep com pe kingep bohcep Benpiep pe hepbe ben Em- pep ic on Alamanie. -~\ nu paep cunceppe in Angou. *] com to Lunbene. *] te Lunbenippce pole hipe polbe taecen *] pcae pleh. *] poplep pap michl: • Dep eptep pe bipcop op Q3in-cepcpe£enpi. pe kingep bpofcep Scephnep. ppac pib Robbepc eopl*] pib pempepice anb ppop heom a%ap p he neupe ma mib ce king hip bpobep polbe halben. *] cuppebe alle pe men pe mib him heolben. anb paebe heom p he polbe iiuen heom up Q)in-cepcpe. *] bibe heom oil- men pibdp. Da hi paep inne paepen pa com pe kingep cuen .. . hipe pepengfte *] bepaec heom. p pep paep inne micel hungaep. Da hi ne leng ne muhcen polen pa pcali hi uc *] plugen. *] hi pupfcen pap pi%ucen *] polecheben heom. anb namen Robbepc eopl op Dlou-cepcpe anb lebben him co Roue-cepcpe. anb biben him pape in ppi- pun. anb ce empepice pleh mco an mynpepe. Da peop- ben $a pipe men becpyx. pe kingep ppeonb *■] ce eoplep ppeonb. anb pahclebe pua^ me pculbe lecen uc pe king op ppipun pop pe eopl. *] ce eopl pop pe king. *] pua biben. Sifcen Sep epcep pachleben pe king *] Ranbolp eopl ac Scan-popb -^ a%ep ppopen anb cpeufcep paepcon p hep noufcep pculbe bepuiken o$ep. -} ic ne pop-pcob naht. pop pe king him pifcen nam in Bamcun. puphe picci paeb. *] bibe him in ppipun. *] ep ponep he let him uc puphe paeppe peb co p popepapbe p he puop on ha'nbom. 1 gyplep panb. p he alle hip capclep pculbe iiuen up. Sume he iap up anb pume ne iap he nohc. anb bibe panne paeppe ftanne he haep pculbe. Da pap 6ngle-lanb puifcc co-beleb. pume helben mib ceking. *] pume mib pempe- pice. pop J>a pe king pap in ppipun. pa penben pe eoplep ~] te pice men p he neupe mape pculbe cumme ut. *] paehcleben pyb pempepice. *] bpohcen hipe inco Oxen- popb. anb iauen hipe pe bupch: • Da %e king pap uce. pa hepbe p paegen. anb coc hip peopb -] bepaec hipe in pe tup. *] me laet hipe bun on niht op pe tup mib papep. *] peal uc *] pcae pleh *] laebe on poce co fj^ahng-popb. Daep epcep pcae pepbe opep pae. -3 hi op Nopmanbi pen- ben alle ppa pe king Co pe eopl of Angaeu. pume hepe pankep *] pume hepe un-pankep. pop he bepaec heom til hi aiauen up hepe capclep. *j hi nan helpe ne haepben op pe king. Da pepbe €upcace pe kingep pune Co Fnance. *] nam pe kingep pupcep op Fpance Co pipe, penbe co bi- gaecon Nopmanbi paep puph. oc he ppebbe heel. -] be gobe pihce. pop he pap an yuel man. pop pape pe he ... bibe mape yuel panne gob he peuebe pe lanbep -} laei^e mic pon. he bpohte hip pip to €ngle-lanb. *] bibe VOL. I. hipe m pe capte teb. gob pimman pcae paep. oc pcae hebbe htcl bhppe mib him. *] xpipt ne polbe p he pculbe lange pixan. *] paepb beb anb hip mobepbeien. *] te eopi op Angaeu paepb beb. ^ hip pune Benpi toe to pe pice. Anb to cuen op Fpance to-baelbe ppa pe king. -3 pcae com to pe mnge eopl Benpi. ^ he tochipe to piue. *] al Peitou mib hipe. Dp pepbe he mib micel paepb into €ngle-lanb. *] pan captlep. *] te king pepbe agenep him micel mape pep%. *] po Spaepepe puten hinoht. oc pep- ben pe iEpce-bipcop *] te pipe men betpux heom. *] ma- kebe p pahte p ce king pculbe ben lauepb ] king pile he liuebe. -^ apcep hip baei pape&enpi king. -[ he helbe him pop pabhp 3 he him pop pune. anb pib ^ paehce pculbe ben becpyx heom -] on al Gngle-lanb. Dip and ce obpe popuuapbep pec hi makeben puopen Co halben pe king *] ce eopl. anb ce bipcop. *■] ce eoplep. *] picemen alle. Da pap pe eopl unbeppangen aec Q)in-cepcpe anb aet Eunbenemib micel pupcpcipe. anb alle biben himman-peb. anb puopen pe paip co halben. anb hie papb pone pui?>e gob paip pua p neupe pap hepe. Da pap be king pepen- gepe panne he aeuepc hep pap. *] ce eopl pepbe ouep pae. *] al pole him luuebe. pop he bibe gob jupcipe ^ makebe paip:. Nearly about this time, the following pieces of poetry seem to have been written, of which I have inserted only short fragments; the first is a rude attempt at the present measure of eight syllables, and the second is a natural introduction to Robert of Gloucester, being composed in the same mea- sure, which, however rude and barbarous it may seem> taught the way to the Alexandrines of the French poetry. PUR in seebi wesc spaynge. Is a lonb lhone cokaygne. Dernislonb unber heuennche. Of wel of gobnis hit lliche. Doy parabis be min anb bnyt. Eokaygn is of fainr siyt. What is per in parabis. Bot grasse anb flure anb grenens. Doy per be 101 anb gret bute. Dernismet bote frute. Dernis halle bure no bench. Bot watir man is pursto quench. Bep per no men but two. Bely anb enok also. Elinghch may hi go. Whar per wonip men no mo. In cokaygne is met anb brink. Wi^ute care how anb swink. De met is trie pe brink so clere. To none russin anb sopper. I sigge for sop boute were. Der ms lonb on erpe is pere. Unber heuen ms lonb 1 wisse. Of so mochil 101 anb blisse. Der is mam swete siyte. Al is bai ms per no my te. Der nis baret noptr stnf. Nis per no bep ac euer hf. Der nis lac of met no clop. Der nis no man no woman wr0^. Der nis serpente wolf no fox. £ors no capil. kowe no ox. * Der nis schepe no swine no gotc No non honvyla gob it wote. Noper harate nopher stobe. De lanb isful of oJ>er gobe.$

A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed a history of the language, and an English grammar (Volume 1).

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