10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEISHEAL»
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deisheal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish language: in which the ...
DAWDIE, adj. Slovenly, sluttish, S. B. 7 To DAWDLE, v. n. To be indolent or
slovenly, Perthshire. 150 DEAN, Dan, 2. DEARTHFU'. adj. A loud stroke as of a
switch, upon To DEBAIT, v. n. lDEASOIL, DEISHEAL. Dnss-101., contrary to
witherboth ...
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American Quarterly Review
The opposite is of course the wrong or unlucky way ;and if a person's meat or
drink accidentally enters the windpipe, or "goes the wrong way," as it is usually
termed, they instantly cry out Deisheal! — an ejaculation expressive of a wish that
it ...
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The American Quarterly Review
The opposite is of course the wrong or unlucky way ; and if a person's meat or
drink accidentally enters the windpipe, or "goes the wrong way," as it is usually
termed, they instantly cry out Deisheal! — an ejaculation expressive of a wish that
it ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
DEASOIL, DEISHEAL, r. Motion contrar to that of the Sun; a Gael. word. V.
mDERSHINS. . To DEAVE, 'u. a. To deafen. V. DEVE. To DEAW, v. 1:. To rain
gently, as if it were dew falling, to drizzle, S. B. A. S. dean-ion, Belg. doze-en, id.
DEBAID ...
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London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
DEISCAL, or Deisheal, in the ancient British customs, a ceremony originally used
in the druidical worship. The temples of the ancient Britons were all circular ; and
the drnids in performing the public offices of their religion, never neglected to ...
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AGE ACIERAGE BERTHAGE CLEARAGE DRIFTAGE FRONDAGE GUARDAGE
MARITAGE PILOTAGE SMALLAGE STERNAGE TRUCKAGE VERBIAGE
ACQUIRAL CONVEYAL DEISHEAL FISHMEAL LACRYMAL NONEQUAL
PARIETAL ...
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Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the ...
And if a person's meat or drink were to affect the wind-pipe, or come against his
breath, they instantly cry out deisheal ! which is an ejaculation, praying that it may
go by the right way." a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and MAY ...
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
... of 1 the Nile, opposite Foua. setta. DEISCAL, or ) in the ancient Britisti custo
DEISHEAL, ) the name of a ceremonj- ginally used in the druidical worship, and
ret] ed in many places down to a very late perioj 1 civil ceremony towards
persons ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
DEASOIL, DEISHEAL, s. Motion contrary to that of the sun, Gael. To DEAVE, v. n.
To deafen. V. Dkve. To DEAW, v. n. To rain gently, to driz- zle, S. B. A. S. deaw-
ìan, Belg. daw-en, id. DEBAID, s. Delay. Barbour. To DEBAIT,v.a. To protect.
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
DEASOIL, Deisheal, R. Motion according to the course of the Sun, &c. We learn
from Pliny, that this custom prevailed among the Gauls as early as his time. " In
adoring the gods and doing reverence to their images, we use to kisse our right ...
