used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
Blancheflour
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
boud
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From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
calld
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From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
dunenounUS /duːn/
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
een
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From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
frae
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From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
gae
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From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
gude
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From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
Jellyflorice
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
kissd
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From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
lightersnounUS /ˈlaɪtərz/
plural of “lighter” — a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
ower
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
rade
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From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
roun
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From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
spy'd
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From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
stable-groom
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From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
carry out
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
tald
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
thro
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
up to a particular time
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
true-love
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From this reading Jellyflorice his true-love spy’d As she rade roun the cross, And thrice he kissd her lovely lips, And took her frae her horse.
Upo
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From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
waith
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From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
wasna
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
weel-days
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From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
at the time that
From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ye’ll take the bridle frae his head, The lighters frae his een; Ere she ride three times roun the cross, Her weel-days will be dune.”
witha
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From this reading It wasna tald into the bower Till it went thro the ha, That Jellyflorice and Blancheflour Were grown ower great witha.
Ye'll
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From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading The queen she calld her stable-groom, To come to her right seen; Says, “Ye’ll take out yon wild waith steed And bring him to the green.
Yule-day
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From this reading When the queen’s maids their visits paid, Upo the gude Yule-day, When other ladies got horse to ride, She boud take foot and gae.
