10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGSNEY»
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... Or oracle from heart of oak ;* And if you'll give my flame hut vent, Now in close
hugger-mugger pent, And shine upon me but benignly, With that one, and that
other pigsney/f The sun and day shall sooner part, Than love, or you, shake off
my ...
Samuel Butler, Treadway Russell Nash, 1869
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Hudibras; with notes by T.R. Nash
57 223 Picture, itch of Pie-powder 314 Pigeons, eastern 235 Pigs .... 266 Pigsney
264 Pipkins . . . . . 211 Pique 246, 259 Pithy saws 31 Plagiaries 333 Planetary
nicks 44 Platonic lashing 113 Plato's year 254 Pope 238 Pope's bull 208 Populia
.
Samuel Butler, Hudibras (fict.name.), Treadway Russell Nash, 1835
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Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural ...
“In the Saxon language the name for a girl is “piga,” and its diminutive “pigsney”
is thus explained in Johnson's dictionary: “pigsney, from piga (Saxon), a girl; a
word of endearment to a girl.” In Bay's English and Danish dictionary I find : “
pzlge, ...
Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1860
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The Plays: In 4 Volumes. ¬The maid of honour [u.a.]
As I believe, the pigsney of his heart, Know he's in health, and what's more, full of
glee; And so much I was will'd to say to thee. Soph. Have you no letters from him?
Hil. N0 more words.“ In the camp we use no pens, but write with swords; Yet, ...
Philip Massinger, William Gifford, 1813
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The Routledge Anthology of Renaissance Drama
mistress gallipot To Hogsden, husband? master gallipot Ay, to Hogsden, pigsney.
mistress gallipot I'm not ready, husband. master gallipot Faith that's well—hum—
pist—pist. (Spits in the dog's mouth) Come Mistress Openwork, you are so long.
Simon Barker, Hilary Hinds, 2003
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
... pigs), pigskin, pigsty (See STY), pigtail, pigweed— and the not entirely obvious
pigsney (pig'snye; nyebeing eye preceded by then rather ofan than ofmine
andthine), now only dialfora sweetheart; dim, piggy or piggie,with
reduppiggywiggy.
“In the Saxon language the name for a girl is “ piga,” and its diminutive “pigsney”
is thus explained in J ohnson's dictionary: “pigsney, from piga (Saxon), a girl; a
word of endearment to a girl.” In Bay's English and Danish dictionary I find: “pzlqe
, ...
Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1859
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The Superior Person's Book of Words
... signs of Pieria." He leaves in faint bemusement, under the impression that you
have congratulated him on his dental health. PIGSNEY iv n. Believe it or not, a
term of endearment used when addressing a girl. From the Saxon word for girl.
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Hudibras [by S. Butler]: corrected and amended. With large ...
... I'll maintain : 555 True as Apollo ever spoke, Or Oracle from Heart of Oak ; And
if you'll give my Flame but vent, Now in close hugger-mugger pent, And shine
upon me but beningly, 560 With that one, and that other Pigsney, The Sun and
Day ...
Samuel Butler, Hudibras (fict.name.), Zachary Grey, 1744
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Etymologicon Universale: Or, Universal Etymological ...
Badw, or Bados, (Gr.) A Son, (BaSts, vel BaSos, secundum MS, i/<os, Hesych.)
adjacent to which I find in Hesychius, BaSas, KtvatSos, cos Applets. — Pige, (Sax
.) " Puellula, Dan. Pige. Et inde forsan nostra Pigsney." Skinner has referred Pug,
...
