Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwales
Literary usage of Dwales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"... tales. for thi ich hold bine for [a] dote, ne chid thu with nenne dwales.
that sayth al his wille Ne never thu ne ..."
2. Specimens of Early English: With Introductions, Notes, and Glossarial Index by Richard Morris (1887)
"See note to XV. 2249, p. 339. 411. Schotte probably =scholte or scholde, shouldest.
'Thou shouldest not boast.' 414. dwales, fools ..."
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