Dictionary of Phrase And Fable : Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Alusions, And Words That Have a Tale to Tell
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Mortliei". Weil, Mor, when have yov, leen this long while f CNorfoll:;). I'sif, Ma-then; come hither/ (Norfolk). Mor or Morther means a lassj a wench. Itisthe Dutch moer (a -woman). In Norfolk they call a lad a Zior, from the Dutch hoer (a farmer), English boor. " Well, bor !" and " Well, mor !" are to be heard daily in every part of the county. ■When once a giggling morther yon, Aud J 'J, red-faced, chubby boy, Sly IrickB you played mc not a few, Eox raiscliief w.is yt^ur g; eattat joy. JJlaom...fitliJ, '■ Richard aiui Kate." Mor'timer. So called from an an- cestor in crusading times, noted for his exploits on the shores of the Dead Sea {de MoHno Mari). Mortstone. He may rimove Mori- stone, A Devonshire proverb, said in- credulously of husbands who pretend to be masters of their wives. Mort-bay is stopped up with a huge rock called Mortstone. It also means "If you have done what you say, you can accomplish anything." Morven. Fingal's realm ; probably Argyleshire and its neighbourhood.
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