well-a-day, lack-a-day Ioed, n. time past; ever Iolad, n. a worshipping Iolaeth, n. adoration, worship Iolaethu, v. to adore Iolawr, n. an adorer Iolch, n. an act of devotion Ioli, v. to praise; to worship Ion, n. a first cause; the Lord Ionawr, n. January Ior, n. the eternal; the Lord Iorn, n. a burst, a thrust Iornad, n. a bursting through Iorni, v. to burst through Iorthawl, a. incessant; diligent Iorthi, v. to be continual Iorthyn, n. assiduity Ir, n. that is pure; that is fresh; a. juicy; green; raw Iraâd, n. a growing juicy Irad, n. pungency, rage: a. pungent; grievous; rueful Iradedd, n. grievousness Iradrwydd, n. grievousness Iradu, v. to render afflicting Iradus, a. rueful, afflicting Irai, n. a sharp point; a goad Iraid, n. grease Iraidd, a. juicy; sappy; fresh Irain, a. full of juice; luxuriant Irâu, v. to grow juicy Irdanc, n. stupor, amazement Irdangawl, a. stupifying, amazing, causing a stupor Irdangiad, n. a stupifying Irdawd, n. succulency; freshness, or rawness Irdra, n. juiciness, freshness Ireidiad, n. an anointing, or greasing Ireidlyd, a. of a grea — from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
Those which were built by Shackleford, of Cheltenham, for the "Hirondelle," which raced with the "Hibernia," between that town and Liverpool, at a pace as great if not greater than any coaches in England, were contracted to be made so that the roof should not exceed a certain height from the ground. — from An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving by Edward Corbett
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He instituted accurate investigations upon particular parts of the organ of hearing and of the eye, by which he was able to give fuller information upon the ligamentum ciliare, the tunica hyaloidea, the lens, and other anatomical points." As great, if not greater, than either as an anatomist was Eustachius, to whom we owe a series of important discoveries. — from The Century of Columbus by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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