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Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Tekene answers to the Sw. tecken, a token; and þer is found as a prefix in P. Plowman in the phr. þer-while = þe while, i.e. in the time that.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Astir, a-stir′, prep. phr. or adv. on the move, out of bed, in motion or excitement.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Beleif, in phr. ore belief = beyond belief, 112.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
The same phr. is in the Manuel des Pechés of Rob. of Brunne, MS.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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