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The Boke of Mayd Emlyn choose

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[UK] Mayd Emlyn in Rimbault Poetical Tracts 15: Full swetely wolde she kys With galauntes, ywys, And say it was no synne.
at kiss, v.
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 346: She toke another [lover] that lustily could do [...] Bycause he could clepe her.
at clip, v.1
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 129: Thus by her scole Made hym a fole, And called hym dodypate.
at doddypoll, n.
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 44: Whan she saw her tyme, And with a prety gynne Gyue her husbande an horne.
at give horns (v.) under horn, n.1
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 93: A frere dyd she gyue Of her loue a flake; And sayd in her ouen At any maner of season, That he sholde bake.
at oven, n.
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 188: And the best sporte That sholde me comforte, Whiche is a swete playe, I can it not haue.
at play, n.
[UK] The Boke of Mayd Emlyn line 93: A yonge lusty one She dyd then take [...] full ofte spake To haste the weddynge And all for beddynge, Some sport to make; Her herte to ease And the flesshe to please.
at sport, n.
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