andweardnes f. presence , CP: present time .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Waggen , v. to shake to and fro, Prompt., CM, PP; waggid , pp. , W. Waghe , sb. wall, H; wah , S; see Wowe .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

in the same way possum , I can , for *potsum (cf. pot-est , 752 ); prōsum , I am of advantage , for *prōtsum (cf. prōd-esse ); legēns , reading , for *legents (from the stem legent- , cf.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

perpetual Perseus, -eî , Perseus , a Greek hero, son of Jupiter and Danaë persôna, -ae , f. part, character, person per-suâdeô, -êre, -suâsî, -suâsus [ per , thoroughly , + suâdeô , persuade ], persuade, advise , with dat.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

In the Malay Peninsula, at least in the States which are under British protection, offensive weapons are seldom worn now-a-days except on State occasions and for purely ceremonial purposes; and warfare, it may be hoped, is now a thing of the past.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

perpetual Perseus, -eī , Perseus , a Greek hero, son of Jupiter and Danaë persōna, -ae , f. part, character, person per-suādeō, -ēre, -suāsī, -suāsus [ per , thoroughly , + suādeō , persuade ], persuade, advise , with dat. ( § 501.14 ), often with an object clause of purpose ( § 501.41 ) 321 per-terreō, -ēre, -uī, -itus [ per , thoroughly , + terreō , frighten ], thoroughly terrify, alarm per-veniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventus [ per , through , + veniō , come ], arrive, reach, come to pēs, pedis , m. foot .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Nor did he seem in the least disappointed that our patronage was limited to a few post card pictures, and, strange to say, he declined a gratuity.
— from In Unfamiliar England A Record of a Seven Thousand Mile Tour by Motor of the Unfrequented Nooks and Corners, and the Shrines of Especial Interest, in England; With Incursions into Scotland and Ireland. by Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler) Murphy

I was in the know about his dairy butter at fifty per cent. profit—though the Lord knows I wouldn't say a word against him now he's dead and gone."
— from Dry Fish and Wet: Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

Fines were also imposed for various offences, such as absence from parade, &c. Privates who could not raise the money, were, in default of paying such fines as they had incurred, to be picketed, or tied neck and heels for an hour .
— from Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Mrs. Lanaghan

In Quebec he published several volumes of original French-Canadian literature, among which were: Le Foyer Canadien in three volumes, eleven hundred and thirty-six pages; La Littérature Canadienne, in two volumes, seven hundred and eighty pages; Essais Poétiques, Lemay, in one volume, three hundred and twenty pages; Les Anciens Canadiens, P. A. de Gaspe, in one volume, four hundred and twelve pages; Mémoires de M. de Gaspe in one volume, five hundred and sixty pages; Canadians of Old (English) in one volume, three hundred and thirty pages; Mère Marie de l’Incarnation, L’Abbé H. R. Casgrain, in one volume, four hundred and sixty pages; Vies des Saints, Abbé Casgrain, in one volume, seven hundred and fifty pages; Lives of the Saints (English) in one volume, seven hundred and fifty pages; Chansons Populaires du Canada, Ernest Gagnon, in one volume, three hundred and seventy-five pages; Contes Populaires, Paul Stevens, in one volume, two hundred and sixty-five pages; Traité d’Art & d’Histoire Militaire, L. T. Sugor, in one volume, four hundred and seventy-two pages; Instructions Chrétiennes pour les Jeunes Gens, in one volume, three hundred and twenty pages; and Le Protestantisme, Etc., Abbé Guillaume, five hundred and fifty pages.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

Thus, by this law, the whole expense of supplying food to the people during the remainder of the year 1846, and the entire year of 1847, was made a local charge, the Treasury lending the money at five per cent, per annum, which money was to be repaid at furthest in ten years.
— from The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John, Canon

“We are willing,” said he, “to make the loan at five per cent, per annum on two conditions.”
— from Abner Daniel: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben