from whirl- + blast n. (a blowing or strong gust of wind); apparently a word of the Cumberland dialect, for which Wordsworth is the earliest literary authority 1798 - William Wordsworth, Poems of Fancy (see Example below) From: Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems
By William Wordsworth Volume II, 1800 P. 96
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from complacent as per E-NED, 1656 - Blount Glossographia Complacentious, Complaisant, obsequious, observant, soothing, (and thereby) pleasing; An earlier example, from 1646, is shown below. From: Lustra Ludovici
Or the Life of the Late Victorious King of France, Lewis the XIII By James Howell, 1646 The History of the Life of Lewis the Thirteenth Of the Nativitie and Dauphinage P. 2 from mard or marred (ppl. adj.) spoiled, over-indulged, from mar (vb.) to spoil a child by indulgence (dialect) From: Tales and Sketches of Lancashire life, Volume 7
By Ben Brierley, 1886 Cast Upon the World, The Story of a Waif Chapter VI "Cloggin;" Again 1483 - Catholicon Anglicum: An English-Latin Word-book (see Example below) From: Catholicon Anglicum:
An English-Latin Word-book, Dated 1483 Edited by Sidney Herrtage, 1882 from Old French estudiant, pr. pple. of estudier to study 1387-8 The Testament of Love (in Chaucer's Works), Thomas Usk (see Example below) From: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Compared with the Former Editions, and many Valuable MSS. By John Urry, 1721 The Testament of Love. P. 514 1590 - The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser (see Example below) From: The works of the English Poets from Chaucer to Cowper
Volume III. 1810 Poems of Spenser The Faerie Queene Book II. Canto III. P. 104 1768 - Helenore, Alexander Ross (see Example below) From: The Fortunate Shepherdess
A Pastoral Tale in the Scottish dialect By Alexander Ross, 1768 Canto I. P. 30 DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUNS 3. a tumultuous crowd or array of people; a disorderly assemblage; a mob; a great confusion VERBS to crowd in great confusion (dialect and Scottish) also REBYLLE RABLE, REEBLE RABBLE (Scottish), RIBBLE RABBILL (Scottish) RIBLE RABLE, RIVEL-RAVEL (dialect) CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES a reduplication of rabble (n.) a pack, swarm, of the same type as fiddle-faddle, gibble-gabble, etc. c 1460 - adverb, in the form 'rebylle rable' - The Play of the Sacrament (see Example below) From: Transactions of the Philological Society
Printed 1860 The Play of the Sacrament. R.C. A Middle English Drama P. 127 ? 1598 - Terence in English, Richard Bernard (translated 1598) (see Example below) From: The New Shakspere Society's Transactions, 1875
Quotations for Scraps from Anglo French Londenois, from London 1387-8 The Testament of Love (in Chaucer's Works), Thomas Usk (see Example below) From: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Compared with the Former Editions, and many Valuable MSS. By John Urry, 1721 The Testament of Love. Book I. P. 488 imitative As per E-NED and The Historical Thesaurus of English - 1845 - Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms (1848). An earlier example - 1836 - is shown in the Example below. From: Peter Parley's Almanac for Old and Young
1836 March P. 32 from up- + stir (n.) Cf. Middle Danish opstyr, Norwegian uppstyr riot, tumult, disturbance 1549 - The Hurt of Sedicion, Sir John Cheke (see Example below) From: Epea Pteroenta
Or, The Diversions of Purley By John Horne Tooke Part II, 1805 Of Abstraction P. 187 from Latin vāgientem, pres. pple of vāgīre to cry, squall 1628 - Practic Theories, John Gaule (1629) (see Example below) From: Practic Theories
Or Votiue Speculations upon Christ's Prediction Incarnation Passion Resurrection By John Gaule, 1629 Votiue Speculations upon Christ's Resurrection P. 417 From: The Falls of Clyde,
Or, The Fairies: A Scottish Dramatic Pastoral. By John Black, 1806 Act II, Scene II from Latin protervus forward, bold, pert, wanton, impudent + -ous 1547 - The Latter Examination of Mistress Anne Askewe, John Bale (see Example below) From: Select Works of John Bale
Edited by the Rev. Henry Christmas, 1849 The Latter Examination of Mistress Anne Askewe The Conclusion P. 242 1650 - Sacred Principles, Services, and Soliloquies, or a Manual of Devotions, William Brough (see Example below) From: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1888-1933
From: Reprinted Glossaries and Old Farming Words,
Edited by Rev. W.W. Skeat, and James Britten, English Dialect Society, Vol. III, 1879-80 from Latin cohibit- ppl. stem of cohibēre to restrain, from co(m)- together + habēre to hold: cf. adhibit, exhibit, etc. 1544 - Supplication to our Most Soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the Eyght (see Example below) From: A Supplicacyon for the Beggers
Written about the Year 1529 by (as is believed) Simon Fish Re-Edited by Frederick J. Furnivall, 1871 Four Supplications 1529-1553 A.D. A Supplication to our Most Soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the Eyght, Kynge of England, of Fraunce, and of Irelande, &c. (1544 A.D.) For Evils Now Prevalent P. 25 From: A List of Provincial Words in Use at Wakefield in Yorkshire
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