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- adjective Archaic spelling of
small .
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Examples
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The internet has been, in some degree, a means of connecting with the smalle planet earth, but has developed into a negative outlet for those willing to continue divisions and separation of those not willing to improve the nation and world.
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There are some smalle misprints too that are mentioned in the review
January 14th, 2008 curufea 2008
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Ther was a PRIORESSE, who lovede hir smalle dog, and also a SQUIRE, who mad manye songes of rappe and had TWO FAT KNIGHTES wyth him, and also a WOMAN WYTH A BABYE AND AN ACCENTE, who coud muche of plesaunte folke remedyes and TWO FOUNDLINGES who travelid all al oon, and an ANTISOCIALE ENGLISHMAN and also a gret manye EXPENDABLES.
August 21st, 2006 chaucerhathblog 2006
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Thanne take oynons, and mynce hem smalle, and seeth hem in oile, til they be al bron; and florissh the disshes, and serve it forth.
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Thanne take oynons, and mynce hem smalle, and seeth hem in oile, til they be al bron; and florissh the disshes, and serve it forth.
Philocrites: Friday Middle English recipe blogging, late edition. 2005
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Thei haue small regarde to brieding: by the reason wherof thei haue smalle store of cattaile.
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But against the earthe, a greate whyle toguether: holding in their hande a boundle of smalle myrte wandes.
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In the beginning of the Christianne faithe (and yet amonge certeine schismatiques as thei saye) one whole lofe was consecrated, of suche bigguenesse, as when the Priest had broken it in a platter into smalle pieces, it, mighte suffise the whole multitude that ware at the masse to participate of.
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Thei are greate sparers, and contente with smalle chaunge, and litle foode.
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That done their Magi (that is to say men skylful in the secretes of nature) layeng the flesh vppon a heape of Myrtus, or Laurelle, and tymbryng smalle wandes about, sette fyre thereon and brenne yt.
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