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... recorded in OED before the 19th c . gnarled knotted . This spelling - form is not otherwise recorded until the 19th c . , but OED gives knar , knur , and knurl as com- mon 16th - c . words for a knot in a tree- trunk , and the spelling ...
... recorded in OED before the 19th c . gnarled knotted . This spelling - form is not otherwise recorded until the 19th c . , but OED gives knar , knur , and knurl as com- mon 16th - c . words for a knot in a tree- trunk , and the spelling ...
Page 199
... recorded else- where of disavouched , ' repudiated , con- tradicted ' other each preceding one ( OED other pron . B2c ) 2 uneven irregular , inconsistent 4 tainted infected ( with some kind of men- tal illness ) 170 ΙΟ 5 redeliver The ...
... recorded else- where of disavouched , ' repudiated , con- tradicted ' other each preceding one ( OED other pron . B2c ) 2 uneven irregular , inconsistent 4 tainted infected ( with some kind of men- tal illness ) 170 ΙΟ 5 redeliver The ...
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... recorded elsewhere . If it derives from the Latin verb sistere it would mean ' unresting ' . This could be applied to a door , but this particular door is obviously refusing to move . F4's insisting could be defended as a derivative of ...
... recorded elsewhere . If it derives from the Latin verb sistere it would mean ' unresting ' . This could be applied to a door , but this particular door is obviously refusing to move . F4's insisting could be defended as a derivative of ...
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