10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «UNCHANCY»
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unchancy nella seguente selezione bibliografica. Libri associati con
unchancy e piccoli estratti per contestualizzare il loro uso nella letteratura.
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The English dialect dictionary
The sign of the cross was considered an antidOtc against the intended evil, and
the spittle an emphatic expression of contempt for the unchancy hag, SPENCE
Flk-Lorc (1899) 111. n.Se. The terrible and 'onchancy ' things that had been seen,
...
2
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Unchancy, adj. 1. Not lucky.] Add; 2. Dangerous, not safe to meddle with, applied
to persons, S. i — " But I doubt ye wad hae come aff wi' the short measure ; for we
gang-there-out Hieland bodies are an unchancy generation, when you speak ...
3
A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Dangerous, not safe to meddle with, applied to persons., S. — " But I doubt ye
wad hae come aff wi' the short measure ; for we gang-there-out Hieland bodies
are an unchancy generation, when you speak to us of bondage." Rob Roy, ii. 206
. 3.
4
From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
(Note: this sense was not found in Ulster, but note the citation below for unchancy
'unlucky', from which the existence of chancy can be inferred; the sense 'risky' is
standard). Cf wanchancy. [OED chancy adj 1 'lucky ... auspicious' Scottish, ...
5
The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers ...
(Captain Easterling & Peter Blood, CaptainBlood Returns32–33) here's
unchancy talk, ill and unmannered ['ee'arr/'ee'err/'ere/hee'arr/hee'err is\be arrn/
hun/oohncharrncy tarrk, ee'ull an'/'n' arrn/ hun/oohnmannert/maynerd/maynert] A
great ...
6
The mirrors of Castle Doone
She says the place is unchancy after mirk." "I think," said Mollie stoutly, "she's a
fool not to take the chance of being driven at least halfway home after working
hard. We're going to picnic up at the Old Village. Even that's far enough on a hot
day ...
7
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
It was true he regarded the difference between a contract and direct employment
as merely a question of degree, and a quibble in any case, and he felt pretty sure
that the Blaines would not risk the maharajah's unchancy friendship by ...
And I don't say that Shamus himself is no' a decent lad enough. But I've cruised
and bargained among Highlanders half my days, and I know them for kittle cattle
and unchancy chiels.' 'Compared with the phlegmatic Saxon,' said Miss Dorcas, ...
9
The Abduction, Or, The Adventures of Major Sarney: A Story ...
... having strayed, and were never heard of afterwards, till their bleached bones
were discovered at the foot of some unchancy hawthorn, or a dead light been
seen to dance over the bottomless moss-well into which the wearied and
daundered ...
10
Kidnapped and Catriona
... fox tow, rope trokings, dealings twa, two twine, part, separate tyke, dog, cur
uncanny, unnatural, strange unchancy, unlucky, ill-fated unco, onco, strange,
weird, unfamiliar (also: very, extremely) untentv, careless usquebaugh, whisky (
Gael.) ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, Emma Letley,
2000
3 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «UNCHANCY»
Vedi di che si parla nei media nazionali e internazionali e come viene utilizzato il termine ino
unchancy nel contesto delle seguenti notizie.
Bring Violators of Divine Rituals in Puri to Book
As consternation and fears of the unchancy due to the violation grow, murky details of a tussle between Daitapati or servitor groups inside the sanctum ... «The New Indian Express, giu 15»
The write stuff: Barn Owl by Jim Crumley
And mine was the kind of childhood that did not pay much heed to flimsy fences. Haystacks were shifting, unchancy creatures, especially at night. They seemed ... «Scotsman, dic 14»
The treasure of Shah Shuja
... obscure and unchancy end, which includes the disappearance of his own vast treasure. A story that continues to fascinate, intrigue and resonate even today. «DhakaTribune, nov 13»