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APPENDIX<br />

Base<br />

Walk (v)<br />

Definition OED Walking n. 1. a. The action of moving or travelling at a<br />

regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot<br />

in turn so that one of the feet is always on the ground; the action<br />

of taking exercise or recreation on foot; (also) a person's gait. Of<br />

a horse or other quadruped: the action of moving at a slow pace<br />

(as opposed to trotting, cantering, galloping, etc.). Also to go a-<br />

walking .<br />

Earliest attestation a1325 (?c1300) (OED)<br />

Example<br />

Also much walking and travell on [/42./] foot, because it draweth<br />

a deflux to the feet, may procure [/43./] the Gout. Also the use of<br />

cold and moist meats, as Cucumbers, Gourds, Lettuce, Endive,<br />

and such [/44./] like. Holland, Gutta.<br />

Tokens 2<br />

Nominalization<br />

Base<br />

Definition<br />

Wambling<br />

Wamble (v)<br />

(Of the stomach) Rolling about in nausea.<br />

Cf. Wamble v. 1. b. Of the stomach or its contents: To be felt to<br />

roll about (in nausea).<br />

Earliest attestation 1398 (OED)<br />

Example<br />

Rasis out of the Assirian toung, translated a pretye libell into the<br />

Greke intreating of the pestilence, shewynge howe and by what<br />

signes it is perceiued to molest theym that [/66./] firste haue it:<br />

the backe aketh, a shewing in maner of y=e= grudging of an<br />

ague, cold therwithall, the body weried and heuy, geuen to<br />

[^f.G1v^] slumber, drousines of the heade, coughing slowly<br />

wa~bling of y=e= stomack, desier to drinke, lothing of meat. &c.<br />

Jones, Dial.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization Waning<br />

Base<br />

Wane (v)<br />

Definition OED Waning n. 1. a. gen. Decrease or diminution in magnitude,<br />

importance, brilliancy, intensity, etc.<br />

Earliest attestation c900 (OED)<br />

Example<br />

The vertue of this herbe is thus. They that ete of the berys or of<br />

the herbe in wanynge of the mone: whan he is in signo virginis:<br />

yf he haue the fallynge euyll he shall be hole therof: or yf he bere<br />

this herbe aboute his necke he shalbe holpen without doubte: and<br />

it hathe many other good vertues. Anonymous, Grete.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization<br />

Base<br />

Definition<br />

Wanting<br />

Want (v)<br />

OED Wanting n. The condition of being without, or lacking,<br />

475

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