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... means simply river . One of the chief tributaries of the Forth above Stirling is the Teth , i . e . the Tath or Tay . Cant's Bridge may simply mean bridge of the Cant , i . e . the Can , i . q . Cam . Gray's Inn . R. S. CHARNOCK ...
... means simply river . One of the chief tributaries of the Forth above Stirling is the Teth , i . e . the Tath or Tay . Cant's Bridge may simply mean bridge of the Cant , i . e . the Can , i . q . Cam . Gray's Inn . R. S. CHARNOCK ...
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... means good - willed or cordial , and waucht a draught ; and " gude- willie waucht " means a hearty drink ; while " gude willie - waught " has no meaning whatever . Every Scotchman to whom I have mentioned this has received it with ...
... means good - willed or cordial , and waucht a draught ; and " gude- willie waucht " means a hearty drink ; while " gude willie - waught " has no meaning whatever . Every Scotchman to whom I have mentioned this has received it with ...
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... means smooth , & c . , and is applied to ice . Here seems to be the same idea . I beg leave to ask some one better versed in philology than myself , whether Sanscrit affords any root that bears out this conjectural etymology ? W. S. ...
... means smooth , & c . , and is applied to ice . Here seems to be the same idea . I beg leave to ask some one better versed in philology than myself , whether Sanscrit affords any root that bears out this conjectural etymology ? W. S. ...
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