Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
pardy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb See
parde .
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- interjection obsolete
by God
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thy sins from thy desire Follies, which slay thee whatso do hinder thee, perdie. way thou farest.
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Thou think'st them to o'ertake, Thou thinkest to overtake them, for all thou'rt fettered fast; while thou bearest Thy sins from thy desire Follies, which slay thee whatso do hinder thee, perdie. way thou farest.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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Thy sins from thy desire Follies, which slay thee whatso do hinder thee, perdie. way thou farest.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897
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Great is my sin, in sooth, 'gainst thee, But thou art greater still, perdie.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Anonymous 1879
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Though thou hast slain the chiefs of the Arabs, yet, perdie, Thou shalt not 'scape this day from those that follow thee!
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II Anonymous 1879
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For the love of her, afflicted, as I am, I have become; All that's fallen on me betided from the evil eye, perdie.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Anonymous 1879
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And brim up, I prithee, a cup for me, For this is the water of life, perdie!
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Anonymous 1879
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"And so," cried he, "thou findest thy predictions run counter to thy schemes, perdie; for thou dost mock me in them with a double sense."
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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Orl. O signeur le iour et perdia, toute et perdie.
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Thou thoughtest to do this treason very secretly; but, perdie, one knoweth as much as another; thou hast not availed to compass thine end; I have had better beagles at thy heels than thou thoughtest. '
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio 1344
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