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n a perfume aroma Perarogledd
with head over heels Pendramwnwgl, a. headlong Pendraphen, a. huddled; confused Pendrawn, a. giddy headed Pendreiglo, v. to roll the heart about Pendrist, a. having a drooping head Pendro, v. to vertigo; staggers Pendröi, v. to become giddy Pendrondod, n. giddy-headedness Pendroni, v. to be hair-brained Pendrwm, a. heavy headed Pendrymu, v. to grow top-heavy Pendwmpian, v. to be nodding Penddar, n. vertigo; giddiness Penddaredd, n. giddiness Penddariad, n. a growing giddy Penddaru, v. grow giddy-headed Penddifaddeu, a. indispensable Penddiged, n. an inflamed tumour, a bile Penddu, n. the bird black cap; brownwort Pendduyn, n. a botch, a bile Penelin, n. the elbow Penelino, v. to elbow Penes, n. a lady of high rank Peneuryn, n. the yellow-hammer Penfain, a. having a pointed head or top; copped Penfas, a. shallow-pated; stupid Penfeddal, a. soft-headed; simple Penfeddw, a. giddy-headed Penfeinio, v. to accuminate Penfelyn, a. yellow headed Penfoel, a. bare-headed, bald neaded Penfras, a. fat-headed: the cod fish Penffestin, n. helmet Penffestr, n. head-stall; collar Penffetur, a. headstrong Penffluwch, a. bushy-headed Penffrwyn, n. head-stall, muzzle Pen-gadarn, a. strong-headed Pen-gaead, a. closed at the top Pen-galed, a. hard-headed; knapweed Pen-gam, a. having the head turned; obstinate Pen-gamrwydd, n. wryness of the head; perverseness, obstinacy Pen-glog, n. a scull, a noddle Pen-glöi, to close the end Pen-glwm, n. knot at the end Pen-goch, a. red-headed; n. culerage Pen-goll, a. having the end lost Pen-grach, a. scabby-headed Pen-grest, a. scurfy-headed Pen-groes, a. having the end crossed Pen-gron, a. round-head Pen-grwn, a. having a round head Pen-grych, a. rough or curly headed Pen-gyrniad, n. round headed Pen-guwch, n. a cap, a bonnet Penhwntian, v. to be tottering Penhwyad, n. the pike or jack Peniadur, n. a principal; a top Penial, n. a capital; a chief Peniant, n. capitation Penig, n. a nip, a nib, a niddle Penlas, a. blue-headed: n. the knapweed Penlin, n. top of the knee, a knee Penliniad, n. a kneeling Penlinio, v. to kneel down Penlöyn, n. black-cap, titmouse Penllad, n. supreme good Penlle, n. head-stead; numskull Penlliain, n. a head-cloth Penllwyd, a. grey-headed: n. a grayling Penllwydi, n. greyness of the head Penllyw, n. chief leader; the stone next to a corner stone Penllywiawdwr, n. a general Penllywodraeth, n. supreme government Penllywydd, n. a sovereign Penllywyddiaeth, n. sovereignty Pennill, n. verse, stanza Pennilliach, n. trifling verses Pennillio, v. to form stanzas Pennod, n. a close; a chapter Pennoeth, n. a bare-headed Penod, n. conclusion, end Penodi, v. to spedfy, to assign Penodiad, n. specification Penodol, a. particular, especial; definite, specific Penodoli, v. to render definitive Penol, a. capital, principal Penon, n. a pennant, a flag Penor, n. a headpiece; a muzzle Penpryd, n. visage, aspect Penre, n. a hair-lace, a fillet Penrhaith, n. what has chief right, the chief of the law Penrheithiant, n. sovereignty Penrudd, a. ruddy-headed Penrwym, n. a head band Penrydd, a. loose-headed; loose-ended Penryn, n. promontory, cape Pensach, n. the mumps Pensaer, n. chief architect Pensag, n. the hop-plant, hops Pensedd, n. a supreme seat Pensel, n. a grand standard Penswydddg, n. chief officer Pensyfrdan, a. light-headed Pensyfrdanod, n. craziness Pensyfrdanu, v. to craze the head Pentan, n. a fire back, a hob Penteulu, n. head of a family Pentewyn, n. a firebrand Penteyrnedd, n. chief of princes Pentir, n. a headland; a land steward Pentref, n. a village Pentrefaeth, n. a villagery Pentwr, n. a raised heap Penty, n. a penthouse, a shed Pentyriad, n. accumulation Pentyru, v. to heap, to amass Pentywysog, n. supreme prince Penu, to predominate, to specify Penwag, a. empty headed: n. a herring Penwan, a. weak-headed Penwendid, n. weakness of head Penwisg, n. a head dress Penwn, n. a banner, a standard Penwyn, Penwen, a. white headed: n. bald buzzarb Penwyni, n. whiteness of head Penyd, n. atonement, penance Penydiad, n. a doing penance Penydiol, a. atoning, expiatory Penygen, n. a paunch, a gut Penynad, n. a chief-justice Penysgafn, a. light-headed Pepra, v. to keep chattering Pepraeth, n. chattering, babbling Pepru, v. to chatter, to prate Pêr, n. what pervades; sweet fruit: a. delicious, sweet, luscious Peran, n. a pear Perarogl, n. a perfume, aroma Perarogledd, n. perfumery Perarogli, v. to perfume Peraroglus, a. odorus, fragrant Perâu, v. to become delicious Perc, a. compact, trim: n. a perch Perced, n. a wrapper; a bow net Percell, n. a store, a magazine Percu, v. to trim, to smarten Percus, a. trim, smart Perchell, n. a little pig Perchen, Perchenog, n. a possessor, an owner Perchenogaeth, n. ownership Perchenogi, v. to possess, to own Perchi, v. to respect, to revere Perdra, n. deliciousness, sweetness Pereiddio, v. to dulcify Pererin, n. a pilgrim Pererindod, n. pilgrimage Perereinio, v. to peregrinate Perfagl, n. the herb periwinkle Perfedd, n. centre; entrails Perffaith, a. perfect, complete Perffeithrwydd, n. perfection Perffeithiad, n. a perfecting Perffeithio, v. to perfect Perging, n. a screen, a settle: a. skreening, sheltering Peri, n. a causation, a cause: v. to cause; to bid Periad, n. a causing; a bidding Periagur, n. a causer, a cause Periant, n. a causation Perig, a. extreme; perilous Periglo, v. to make extreme; to give extreme unction Periglor, n. a curate, a priest Perlais, n. a melodious voice Perloes, n. rapture, ecstacy Perlysiau, n. aromatic herbs; grocery Perllan, n. an orchard.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

nature and politics actually point
They do not stimulate us by a picture, however fanciful, of what the analogies of nature and politics actually point to; they seek rather to patch and dislocate current physics with some ancient myth, once the best physics obtainable, from which they have not learned to extricate their affections.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

national aspirations practically abandoned politics
But one after another of the towns submitted to receive Macedonian garrisons and governors; and Athens, once the brilliant leader in national aspirations, practically abandoned politics, and was content to enjoy a reputation partly founded on her past, and partly on the fame of the philosophers who still taught in her gardens and porches, and attracted young men from all parts of the world to listen to their discourses, and to sharpen their wits by the acute if not very useful discussions which they promoted.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

n a pole a perch
in all my life Ermyg, n. what claims respect Ermygu, v. to adore, to revere Ern, n. earnest, pledge Ernes, n. earnest, pledge Erniw, n. harm, hurt Erniwed, detriment, hurt Erniwiad, n. a doing harm Erniwiant, n. detriment, hurt Erniwio, v. to harm, to hurt Erniwiol, a. detrimental, hurtful Erno, v. to give earnest money Ernwy, n. briskness, vivacity Ernych, n. that gives anguish Ernychiad, n. a tormenting Ernychol, a. tormenting Ernychu, v. to torment, to vex Ernyd, n. a precipice, a slope Ertrai, n. ebb, ebb tide Erth, n. an effort, a push Erthiad, n. a making effort Erthrwch, n. a tear, anguish Erthu, v. to make effort Erthwch, n. a puffing Erthychain, v. to puff; to groan Erthrychiad, n. a puffing Erthrychu, v. to mangle Erthyl, n. an abortion, untimely birth Erthyliad, n. abortion Erthylog, a. miscarrying Erthylu, v. to miscarry Erw, n. a slang of land; an acre Erwan, n. a stab, a sting Erwaniad, n. a stabbing Erwanu, v. to stab, to sting Erwawd, n. a panegyric Erwch, n. impulse, a drive Erwig, n. dim, plot of land Erwyd, n. a pole, a perch Erwydd, n. coopers’ staves Erwyd deu, n. dim, stave Erwyll, a. gloomy, dusky Erwyn, a. very white, splendid Erwyr, a. oblique, or wry Erydd, n. an eagle Eryf, n. impulsion, a push Eryfed, n. quaffing Eryl, n. a watch, a look Eryr, n. an eagle; the shingles Eryrai, n. the eagle stone Eryran, n. a young eagle Eryrol, a. aquiline, like an eagle Eryres, n. a female eagle Eryri, n. the shingles: Snowdon Erysdyddiau, adv.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

NED acorse PP acorsed pp
A-cursien , v. to curse, NED; acursi , S, NED; acorse , PP; acorsed , pp. MD.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

n a plague a pest
ion Egluradwy, a. demonstrable Egluraint, n. splendour Eglurâu, v. to explain Eglurdeb, n. clearness Egluredig, a. exemplified Egluriad, n. explanation Egluriadol, a. explanatory Egluro, v. to manifest Eglurwr, n. an explainer Egluryn, n. an exampler Eglwg, a. manifest, lucid Eglwys, n. a church Eglwysiad, n. a churching Eglwysig, a. of the church Eglwyso, v. to church Eglyd, a. hovering; weavering Eglyn, n. the saxifrage Egni, n. effort, endeavour Egniad, n. a making effort Egnio, v. to endeavour Egniol, a. vigorous, forcible Egnius, a. impeteous, forcible Egored, a. open, expanded Egoredigaeth, n. an opening Egori, v. to open, to disclose Egoriad, n. that opens; the key Egoriadol, a. opening Egredd, n. staleness, acidity Egriad, n. a growing stale Egrifft, n. spawn of frogs Egroes, n. eglantine berries Egroesen, n. eglantine berry Egru, v. to grow stale, or acid Egryd, Egryn, n. a tremble Egrygi, n. hoarseness Egrynedig, a. trembling Egwal, n. a cot, a hut Egwan, a. feeble, dropping Egwanaeth, n. imbecility Egwander, n. feebleness Egweddi, n. dowery Egwy, n. a plague, a pest Egwya, v. to break in blotches Egwyd, n. the fetlock Egwydled, n. a small of the leg Egwyddor, n. rudiment Egwyddori, v. to initiate Egwyddoriad, n. initiation Eywyddorol, a. rudimental Egwl, n. opportunity Egyr, a. sharp, tart, eager Ehagru, v. to make ugly Ehed, n. a flight: a. flying Ehedeg, v. to fly, to skim Ehedfaen, n. a loadstone Ehedfan, v. to hover Ehediad, n. a flight Ehedion, n. refuse of corn Ehedog, a. having flight Ehedol, a. relating to flight Ehedydd, n. a flyer; a lark Ehedyn, n. a winged creature Ehegr, n. the stagger of a horse Ehegru, v. to move rapidly Ehegyr, a. abrupt: ad.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

not also pure a priori
In fact, even if we did not know that the principle of morality is a pure a priori law determining the will, yet, that we may not assume principles quite gratuitously, we must, at least at first, leave it undecided, whether the will has merely empirical principles of determination, or whether it has not also pure a priori principles; for it is contrary to all rules of philosophical method to assume as decided that which is the very point in question.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant

nervous and Pencroft a prey
Cyrus Harding was calm, Gideon Spilett more nervous, and Pencroft, a prey to sullen anger, walked to and fro on the rock.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

near any path and people
It is not near any path, and people are not fond of walking in that direction, because the grass is high and their feet are immediately wet.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

noblemen as poor as poverty
Supposing that he is poor, are not many of your noblemen as poor as poverty?
— from Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe

nation and people are proud
Every nation and people are proud of the flag of their country.
— from The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity by William Wells Brown

nitrogen and phosphoric acid partially
It contains a little nitrogen and phosphoric acid, partially available, as an offset to coarseness and some lack of purity, as compared with the highest grade of fine stone.
— from Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

Norman adventurers pursued a policy
In the anarchy of Southern Italy at this epoch, when the decaying Empire of the East was relaxing its hold upon the Apulian provinces, when the Papacy was beginning to lift up its head after the ignominy of Theodora and Marozia, and the Lombard power was slowly dissolving upon its ill-established foundations, the Norman adventurers pursued a policy which, however changeful, was invariably self-advantageous.
— from Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III by John Addington Symonds

not always produce a profitable
In extremely dry years corn does not always produce a profitable crop of seed, but the crop as a whole, for forage purposes, seldom fails to pay expenses and leave a margin for profit.
— from Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe

nobles also prepared a protest
Then he appealed to the Bohemian nobles who had come to the Council; and they and the leading Polish nobles also prepared a protest against the treatment of Hus, to be presented to Sigismund on his arrival.
— from Bohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 With a short summary of later events by C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

now a perfectly appointed private
In five minutes more he was completely outfitted with clean linen, and when, washed and refreshed and spotless as to high lights, he stepped forth into what was now a perfectly appointed private dining room, he felt himself gradually rising to Mr. Wallingford's own height and able to be supercilious to the waiters, under whose gaze, while his collar was soiled, he had quailed.
— from Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford A Cheerful Account of the Rise and Fall of an American Business Buccaneer by George Randolph Chester

narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate
Vanuatu Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France Venezuela claims all of the area west of the Essequibo River in Guyana, preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; dispute with Colombia over maritime boundary and Venezuelan-administered Los Monjes islands near the Gulf of Venezuela; Colombian-organized illegal narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate Venezuela's shared border region; in 2006, an estimated 139,000 Colombians sought protection in 150 communities along the border in Venezuela; US, France, and the Netherlands recognize Venezuela's granting full effect to Aves Island, thereby claiming a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea; Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's full effect claim Vietnam southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China; establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands; demarcation of the China-Vietnam boundary proceeds slowly and although the maritime boundary delimitation and fisheries agreements were ratified in June 2004, implementation has been delayed; China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands Virgin Islands none
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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