aff
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From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
Anton's
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From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
Arthur-Seat
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From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
blaw
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From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
blawing
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From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
cauld
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From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
cumnounUS /kʌm/
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading O gentle death, when wilt thou cum?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading O gentle death, when wilt thou cum?
take in liquids
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
freezesnounUS /ˈfriːzɪz/
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading O gentle death, when wilt thou cum?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
inclemencye
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From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
Marti'mas
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From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
neir
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From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O gentle death, when wilt thou cum?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
prest
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From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
sall
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From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
sicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
snaws
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From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tis not the frost that freezes fell, Nor blawing snaws inclemencye; 'Tis not sic cauld that makes me cry, But my love's heart grown cauld to me.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
wearye
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From this reading For of my life I am wearye.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Now Arthur-Seat sall be my bed, The sheets shall neir be prest by me: Saint Anton's well sall be my drink, Since my true love has forsaken me.
at the time that
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Marti'mas wind, when wilt thou blaw, And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
